OIA Red football playoffs begin this weekend

A rare first-round playoff game is a good omen for the Leilehua football team.

The Mules, who struggled to fifth place in the OIA West, open the league’s Red Conference playoffs on the road at Moanalua on Friday at 7 p.m.

The last time Leilehua played in the first round of the tournament was 2007, when quarterback Andrew Manley came up from the JV and not only led Leilehua to the OIA title, he helped them earn a state championship.

A team has not come out of the opening round to reach the semifinals since.

The winner of the Leilehua-Moanalua clash takes on Mililani in the quarterfinals. Castle visits Waianae on Saturday to vie for the right to play Kahuku.

Farrington has the top seed on the other side of the bracket and will play Saturday’s winner when Kailua visits Kapolei. Waipahu and McKinley tangle at Roosevelt on Friday, with the winner playing Campbell.

The semifinals are scheduled for Oct. 25 at Aloha Stadium with the championship Nov. 1 and the third-place game for a state berth on Nov. 2.

Kahuku, Mililani top seeds in OIA volleyball

Kahuku is the top seed from the East and Mililani has the West’s top spot in the OIA Red volleyball playoffs, which begin Wednesday.

The top two seeds from each division don’t play until Thursday in the double-elimination affair.

Wednesday’s first-round pairings are Aiea vs. Kalani and Farrington vs. Waianae — both at Farrington — and Castle vs. Pearl City at Leilehua before Kaiser plays the Mules.

Moanalua is the second seed in the East and Kapolei is the second seed in the West.

Roosevelt and Nanakuli are the top seeds in the OIA White tournament, which begins Thursday with Radford vs. Kaimuki and Waipahu vs. Kalaheo at Kalaheo.

WEEKLY HONORS

Honor Roll

FOOTBALL

Cody Lui-Yuen, Radford: Threw for exactly 358 yards for the third time this season, tossing five touchdowns in a 45-0 win over Roosevelt.

Larry Tuileta, Punahou: Threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns in a 35-32 win over Saint Louis on Friday.

Ryder Kuhns, Saint Louis: Threw for 322 yards and four touchdowns in a loss to Punahou.

Robert Faleafine, Mililani: Threw four touchdown passes in a 35-7 win over Waipahu on Friday.

Stephen Lee, Castle: Threw for a career-high 315 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores in a 28-13 win over Kaimuki on Friday to clinch a playoff berth for the Knights.

Ranan Mamiya, St. Francis: Threw the first two touchdown passes in school history and rushed for 186 yards and a score in a 61-26 loss to Kamehameha on Saturday.

Chazz Troutman, Nanakuli: Ran for 203 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-14 win over Kalaheo on Friday.

Sanele Lavatai, Farrington: Rushed for 118 yards and two TDs in a 21-7 win over Kahuku on Thursday to complete an undefeated regular season in the OIA Red East.

Kainoa Simao, Kamehameha: Rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns in a win over St. Francis.

Keoni-Kordell Makekau, ‘Iolani: Caught 15 passes for a (Prep Bowl/state championship era) school-record 220 yards, breaking Raul Pacheco’s single-game mark of 219 yards set on Nov. 4, 1992, in a loss to Saint Louis. Makekau set the mark in a 31-19 win over Pac-Five on Friday, as ‘Iolani clinched the No. 1 seed in the ILH Division II playoffs.

Devan Stubblefield, Saint Louis: Caught 11 passes for a career-high 186 yards and two touchdowns against Punahou.

Kanawai Noa, Punahou: Had six catches for 160 yards and two touchdowns against Saint Louis.

Tsubasa Brennan, Pac-Five: Recovered two fumbles, intercepted a pass and had four catches for 40 yards against ‘Iolani.

Marc Ma, ‘Iolani: Had nine tackles and three sacks against Pac-Five.

Solomon Matautia, Campbell: Returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown and the winning score to give the Sabers an 18-14 win over Kapolei on Friday to clinch an opening-round bye in the OIA Red playoffs.

Bobby Lum, Hawaii Prep: Carried the ball 31 times for 235 yards and three touchdowns against Kamehameha-Hawaii.

Keoni Yates, Kealakehe:Ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Waiakea.

VOLLEYBALL

Kaiu Ahuna, Kamehameha-Hawaii:Had 25 kills, 12 of them in the second set, in a win over Hilo.

McKenna Rose Granato, Punahou:16 kills in a three-set win over ‘Iolani.

Sara Watanabe, ‘Iolani:Led the Raiders with 11 kills in the loss to Punahou.

CROSS COUNTRY

Jakob Dewald, Mililani: Won the OIAWest title with a run of 16 minutes, 6.9 seconds at Pearl City.

Makai Clemons, Kalaheo. Ran three miles in 16:18.19 at Central Oahu Regional Park to take the OIA East crown.

Maile Shigemasa, Pearl City:Finished in 19:25.70 on her home course to win the OIA West girls championship.

Lina Schell, Kaiser: Beat Kalaheo’s Percie Lyons by 13 seconds with a time of 20:01.44 to win the OIA East girls championship at CORP.

AIR RIFLERY

Shane Xu, Kalani:Led all scorers with 495 points as the Falcons upset Pearl City in the OIA team semifinals on Saturday.

Joshua Mauricio, Leilehua:Shot a 514 to lead the Mules over Moanalua.

Kristi Takaki, Pearl City: Tied for top honors with teammate Ashley Somera in a win over Roosevelt to reach Saturday’s OIA team championship.

BOWLING

Kasandra Kitagawa, Sacred Hearts:Led all bowlers with a 209 game, 46 pins over her average, in a win over St. Francis.

Alika Vendiola, Damien:Rolled a 263 game — four pins off the league’s season high — and 628 series in a win over University on Wednesday.

Wilvin Suniga, Damien:Put together a 666 series against ‘Iolani, the third-highest mark in the ILH this season.

Jennifer Lee, Castle:knocked down 211 pins in her high game and had a 547 series at K-Bay Lanes.

Kylie Maililay-Madrona, Pearl City: Had a 236 game and 529 series at Schofield Lanes on Thursday.

Bradley Nakamura, Pearl City:Rolled a 671 series at Schofield Lanes on Thursday. 

Athlete of the Week

Absolom Henry
Radford receiver

The senior had five catches for a school-record 185 yards and two touchdowns in a 45-0 win over Roosevelt on Friday.

Henry, whose two touchdown catches included a 91-yarder, leads the OIA White Conference with 794 yards receiving in seven games.

Henry has posted four of Radford’s best receiving totals since 1973, and passed Shawn Putnam-Curry’s Prep Bowl/state championship-era school record of 181 yards set on Sept. 14, 2007.

TOP 10 POLLS

Voted on by coaches and media from around the state. First-place votes in parentheses. Ten points for first-place votes, nine for second, eight for third, etc.