Campbell made an early statement Saturday, scoring on its first three possessions against visiting Waipahu, and never let up.
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who didn’t start the game, completed 20 of 32 passes for 433 yards and three touchdowns and the No. 5 Sabers (2-0) scored the game’s first 23 points en route to a 51-14 non-league victory.
“He’s still learning, he’s still young,” Campbell coach Darren Johnson said of his sophomore quarterback. “He’s surrounded by good people and he throws a good football. We’re happy to have him.”
Nine Campbell players caught passes. Tana Togafau-Tavui had four catches for 124 yards and Mason Muaau had six for 96.
“I believe we have the best in the state receiver-wise,” Sagapolutele said.
Rowen Bucao scored on a 9-yard run, Sagapolutele hit Kanoa Ferreira on a 16-yard touchdown pass and Cristian Wyckstandt hit a 32-yard field goal with 1:32 remaining in the first quarter.
Campbell’s Mason Faoa returned an interception 18 yards for a score, which made it 23-0 with 40 seconds to go in the first.
The Marauders (1-1) cut their deficit to 23-7 on Joshua Manu’s 1-yard sneak and Xavier Transfiguracion’s PAT kick with 34 seconds left before halftime.
Togafau-Tavui played quarterback for Campbell’s first possession and Sagapolutele went the rest of the way.
“We came late to practice yesterday because I had to pick up my receiver, 18 (Muaau, who also didn’t start the game), because he didn’t have a ride,” Sagapolutele said on why he didn’t start.
The Sabers scored on their first drive of the second half on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Sagapolutele to Muaau to make it 30-7.
On the next Waipahu series, Campbell’s T’nias Tavale had a sack and Ieremia Lemaota added two more. The Sabers blocked the punt attempt and Zechariah Alualu-Tuiolemotu returned it 2 yards for a score to make it 37-7 with 5:38 left in the third.
“It was a good defensive series. We want to see more of it,” Johnson said.
In the fourth, Togafau-Tavui caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Sagapolutele to make it 44-7 with 9:41 remaining.
Waipahu answered on a 52-yard scoring strike from Manu to Liatama Uiliata with 6:01 remaining and Campbell capped the scoring on Sagapolutele’s 2-yard sneak with 3:01 left.
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CAMPBELL 51, WAIPAHU 14
at Campbell
Waipahu (1-1) 0 7 0 7 — 14
Campbell (2-0) 23 0 14 14 — 51
Camp—Rowen Bucao 9 run (Cristian Wyckstandt kick)
Camp—Kanoa Ferreira 16 pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Wyckstandt kick)
Camp—FG Wyckstandt 32
Camp—Mason Faoa 18 interception return (kick failed)
Waip—Joshua Manu 1 run (Xavier Transfiguracion kick)
Camp—Mason Muaau 8 pass from Sagapolutele (Wyckstandt kick)
Camp—Zechariah Alualu-Tuiolemotu 2 blocked punt return (Wyckstandt kick)
Camp—Tana Togafau-Tavui 40 pass from Sagapolutele (Wyckstandt kick)
Waip—Liatama Uiliata 52 pass from Manu (Transfiguracion kick)
Camp—Sagapolutele 2 run (Wyckstandt kick)
RUSHING—Waipahu: Faafetai Failauga 15-6, Manu 10-(minus 15). Campbell: Bucao 10-60, Chauncee Lopez 4-21, Kanoa Ferreira 1-18, Togafau-Tavui 2-9, Miles Parlet 1-4, Sagapolutele 6-(minus 20).
PASSING—Waipahu: Manu 14-27-2-134. Campbell: Sagapolutele 20-32-1-433, Togafau-Tavui 3-4-0-26.
RECEIVING—Waipahu: Uiliata 7-96, Chazen Rodillas-Vesido 3-16, Tai Aipia-Barrett 2-15, Failauga 2-7. Campbell: Muaau 6-96, Togafau-Tavui 4-124, Jourdain Berinobis-Pyne 3-40, Kamaehu Kopa-Kaawalauole 3-32, Bucao 2-32, Abang 2-15, Dallas Fonseca-Juan 1-87, Rusten Lopez 1-24, Kanoa Ferreira 1-9.
Junior Varsity—Campbell 42, Waipahu 6
