Nick Au threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns, and Trequan Henderson had two long touchdown returns, leading Moanalua past Aiea 38-26 on Friday.
In the first half, it looked like a shootout between Moanalua’s Au and Aiea’s Kayson Castillo was in the works. Au had already thrown for 180 yards and two scores, while Castillo had passed for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
But in the second half, things turned into a roller coaster of momentum shifts. Aiea pulled close as Austin Mogote scooped up a loose ball forced by Babu Capanang and returned it 65 yards for a score.
That made it 24-20. But on the very next play, Henderson took the kickoff 85 yards to put Moanalua back up by two scores.
Aiea scored to get it back to a one-possession game, but Na Alii’s final drive was ended when Henderson intercepted a pass from Fabian Bautista and returned in 88 yards to the house.
Castillo was knocked from the game in the final frame following a brutal tackle by Moanalua’s Micah Kim. Castillo was taken to the hospital after the game because of a shoulder injury and a concussion.
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GAME SUMMARY
Moanalua 38, Aiea 26
At Moanalua
>> Aiea (1-1-1, 1-1) 0 13 13 0 — 26
>> Moanalua (2-0, 2-0) 10 7 14 7 — 38
Moanalua — FG Luke Palalay 32
Moanalua — Ezra Grace 25 pass from Nick Au (Palalay kick)
Aiea — Zacharia Kalahiki-Basque 30 pass from Kayson Castillo (kick blocked)
Moanalua — CJ Paleafei 2 pass from Au (Palalay kick)
Aiea — Kalahiki-Basque 48 pass from Castillo (Thomas Hulett kick)
Moanalua — Buffalo Kruize III fumble recovery in end zone (Palalay kick)
Aiea — Austin Mogote 65 fumble return (Hulett kick)
Moanalua — Trequan Henderson 85 kickoff return (Palalay kick)
Aiea — Kalahiki-Basque 10 pass from Castillo (kick failed)
Moanalua — Henderson 88 interception return (Palalay kick)
RUSHING — Aiea: Fabian Bautista 12-30, Keoni Young-Takaki 1-15, Babu Capanang 3-0, Team 1-(minus-5), Castillo 3-(minus-19). Moanalua: Rudy Kealohi 5-31, Makana Spencer 5-14, Lawsen Lee 4-13, Jacob Copeland 3-7, Au 6-6, Javon Monaco 1-2, Tre Barnett 1-0.
PASSING — Aiea: Castillo 10-27-3-192, Bautista 3-5-1-9. Moanalua: Au 23-32-2-275, Kealohi 5-6-0-16.
RECEIVING — Aiea: Dylan Soberano 7-49, Kalahiki-Basque 4-124, Capanang 1-15, Bautista 1-13. Moanalua: Paleafei 10-126, Kealohi 9-100, Lee 3-20, Drayden von Oelhoffen 3-1, Grace 2-38, Monica 1-6.
* JV — Moanalua 26, Aiea 6
