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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
No. 1 Kahuku makes a stand
By Paul Honda
Honolulu Star Bulletin
Never mind the No. 1 ranking, the Kahuku Red Raiders know better than to do their haka dance after a victory.
They danced well last night, stopping Mililani running back Dalaunte “Taz” Stevenson at the 1-yard line with 13 seconds to play, preserving a thrilling 35-27 win before about 4,000 at Carleton Weimer Field.
The hard-earned win lifted Kahuku (9-0 overall) into the semifinals of the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference playoffs. Mililani’s season ended at 7-3 overall despite a heroic effort.
The Trojans trailed by 15 points in the fourth quarter, but rallied to cut the lead to eight, then started a drive from their own 17. A 15-yard lob from Trent McKinney to Hassan Richardson gave Mililani first and goal at the 1-yard line. Two sneaks by McKinney were stuffed, and after a Kahuku time out, Stevenson was stopped by lineman Kona Schwenke.
Time ticked down and Mililani lined up for another dive play to Stevenson, who was hit again by Schwenke, then wrapped up by linebacker Ben Mamea as he fumbled. Johnny Tupola, one of several two-way starters, recovered for Kahuku, ending Mililani’s upset bid.
“Our coach (defensive coordinator David Te’o) said to stack the gaps. Mililani did a good job moving the ball,” Schwenke said of the clutch defensive play by the Red Raiders.
“It feels good. Our goal is to win the OIA, then states, so this is a big step,” said Schwenke, who has committed to play at BYU.
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NO. 1 KAHUKU 35, NO. 9 MILILANI 27
At Carleton Weimer Field
Mililani (7-3, 5-3) 7 13 0 7 — 27
Kahuku (9-0, 7-0) 0 14 14 7 — 35
Mil–Dalaunte Stevenson 1 run (Reid Watanabe kick)
Kah–Ben Mamea 7 run (Cameron Mercado kick)
Mil–Trent McKinney 6 run (Watanabe kick)
Mil–McKinney 1 run (kick blocked)
Kah–Tyrone Brown 4 run (Mercado kick)
Kah–Sage Kaka 17 pass from Moe (Mercado kick)
Kah–Fonoivasa Mataafa 19 run (Mercado kick)
Mil–Colby Lum 24 pass from McKinney (Watanabe kick)
RUSHING–Mililani: Stevenson 6-(-2), McKinney 22-67, Zachary Payomo 5-22, Edward McKinnon 1-2, team 1-(-1), Watanabe 1-1. Kahuku: Johnny Tupola 8-37, Moe 4-9, Brown 15-129, Mataafa 2-19, Mamea 5-33.
PASSING–Mililani: McKinney 22-37-0-348. Kahuku: Moe 8-13-2-133.
RECEIVING–Mililani: Richardson 8-98, Lum 5-82, Stevenson 3-69, Bryson Calma 3-69, Kama Paulo 2-27, Spencer Sword 1-3, Nainoa Pihana 1-0. Kahuku: Vea 2-53, Sage Kaka 2-34, Jackson Kaka 1-18, Shairone Thompson 1-13, Mataafa 1-10, Kaipo Pearl 1-5,
Junior varsity–Kahuku 19, Kapolei 7
Kahuku stonewalls Mililani
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
KAHUKU — Kahuku came up with a goal-line stand with 13 seconds remaining last night to hold off Mililani, 35-27, for a pulsating quarterfinal victory in the O’ahu Interscholastic Association football playoffs.
A vocal, energized crowd of about 3,500 at Carleton E. Weimer Field watched the Red Raiders improve to 9-0 overall. They will face Castle in Friday’s 4 p.m. semifinal at Aloha Stadium.
Mililani, which had first-and-goal from the 1-yard line with under a minute remaining but was stopped short on four run attempts, ends its season at 7-3.
“It’s too bad somebody had to lose,” said Kahuku coach Reggie Torres.
The Red Raiders were in a precarious situation after falling behind 20-7 in the first half, before scoring 28 straight points to go up, 35-20, after Evan Moe’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Sage Kaka with 8:52 left in the game.
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