Kahuku dominated Saint Louis 49-14 tonight, breaking the Crusaders’ string of the first four consecutive Open division Hawaii High School Athletic Association state football championships.

A crowd close to the capacity of 3,500 at Skippa Diaz Stadium at Farrington High School saw the Red Raiders win their ninth state championship and first since 2015 when they beat the Crusaders 39-14 (when Division I was the highest classification).

Kana Loa Kaluna led Kahuku’s offense with 138 yards on 16 carries and three touchdowns.

The Red Raiders (10-0) jumped to a 28-0 lead, with Kana Loa Kaluna scoring on touchdown runs of 6 and 4 yards, Malosi Lefau returning an interception 29 yards for a touchdown and Liona Lefau catching a 19-yard touchdown pass from Jason Mariteragi.

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Three of Kahuku’s touchdowns came after Saint Louis turnovers. The Red Raiders limited Crusaders star quarterback A.J. Bianco to 11 of 20 passing for 143 yards and -4 yards on six carries.

Saint Louis (6-4) got back into the game with a 2-yard touchdown run by Boston Opetaia and a 46-yard pass to Trech Kekahuna from Bianco, making it 28-14 at halftime.

Kahuku started the second half strong, too, with Mariteragi finding Kainoa Carvalho on touchdown passes of 61 and 16 yards. Carvalho caught six passes for 135 yards.

Liona Lefau had an interception with 4:18 left in the third quarter to halt a Saint Louis drive.

Kaluna scored again on another 17-yard run by Kaluna with 8:45 left in the game for the final score.

This was the 16th time Kahuku and Saint Louis met in a football state championship or Prep Bowl (the de facto state championship game before 1999), with Kahuku winning for the sixth time.