Kamehameha exploded on offense in the second quarter, scoring three straight times in the frame en route to a 42-7 beatdown of host Leilehua at Hugh Yoshida Stadium that improved the Warriors to 4-0.
“It feels good,” coach Kaeo Drummondo said about being unbeaten. “(Starting) 4-0 is good, but we have to keep getting better.”
Warriors quarterback Jevin Bolos-Reyes threw just five passes, completing four of them for 135 yards. Three of his four completions went for long touchdowns.
“You game-plan and expect certain things. You see it happen and we call it, then they have to execute and he did that,” Drummondo said. “The offense did a great job. We made a certain call, got the look we thought we wanted, and they executed.”
His top receiver was Ty Perkins, who caught two of Bolos-Reyes’ passes for 91 yards and two scores. Perkins finished with 99 yards on three grabs.
“If you look around the state, you see explosive players everywhere,” Drummondo said. “You need them. If you don’t have them, you have to develop them. We’re fortunate to have a couple explosive players with the ball in their hands.”
Bolos-Reyes was also the leading rusher for the Warriors, finishing with 62 yards on four carries.
“Just getting more comfortable in the system. Getting more comfortable with the unit, with the verbage, with the scheme, the play calling,” Drummondo said about Bolos-Reyes’ development as starting quarterback. “It’s nice to see. As the season progresses, we progress, we grow.”
The game’s overall leading rusher was Leilehua’s Cole Northington, who finished with 99 yards on 17 rushes.
Kamehameha’s 10-play opening drive led to a 25-yard field goal attempt for Kain Tubania, which floated and fell short.
The second drive also didn’t end well for the Warriors. Leilehua botched a punt snap, setting Kamehameha up on the Mules 2-yard line. The Warriors gave it right back. With Bolos-Reyes sidelined due to a cut in his mouth, Kamehameha tried to run the ball in with a wildcat quarterback. The snap bounced off a blocker’s helmet, and Leilehua recovered.
After two failed offensive drives, the Warriors defense took matters into their own hands. They forced a Leilehua three-and-out. Another botched punt snap resulted in the ball falling deep in the end zone, where Kala’i Quon-Kaleiopu recovered the ball for the opening score.
“We started kinda slow on that side of the ball,” Drummondo said about the offense. “We were fortunate with the high snap. Defense and special teams bought our offense some time to get things going. That’s how it’s gotta be every week, playing complementary football. All three phases have to complement each other and pick each other up.”
After being held scoreless in the first quarter, the Kamehameha offense returned with renewed focus in the second. The Warriors needed just three plays to score their first offensive touchdown. Following a pair of runs to start the first drive of the second quarter, Bolos-Reyes and Perkins connected for their first touchdown, a 53-yard catch-and-run.
That connection continued to work wonders for the Warriors. Bolos-Reyes opened the next drive with a 29-yard run, then found Perkins in the end zone for a 38-yard touchdown.
Bolos-Reyes later picked up the hat trick with a 38-yard touchdown pass to Moe Passi. The one-play scoring drive made it three straight scores for the rejuvenated Kamehameha offense.
The backups took over in the second half and scored two more times. Hayzn Botelho connected with Taimane Purcell for an 11-yard TD, then Nainoa Simmons-Kaohelaulii scored on a 3-yard run.
Leilehua managed to prevent a shutout with a late touchdown drive. The Mules leaned on Northington for 48 yards on four carries, then quarterback Hanohano Plunkett threw a 22-yard touchdown strike to Camren Flemister.
“We had a game plan. Each and every week we come in with our game plan and try to execute the best we can, try to improve every week,” Drummondo said. “We tell them, we’re not always as good as think or as bad as we think when we watch the film. We’ll digest it for about 12 hours and look at the film tonight and tomorrow. We have league play coming up, so we’ll have to flip the page pretty quick.”
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Kamehameha 42, Leilehua 7
At Hugh Yoshida Stadium
Kamehameha (4-0, 0-0) 0 0 0 7 — 7
Leilehua (3-3, 2-0) 7 21 7 7 — 42
KS—Kayden Quon-Kaleiopu fumble recovered in the end zone (Kain Tubania kick)
KS—Ty Perkins 53 pass from Jevin Bolos-Reyes (Tubania kick)
KS—Perkins 38 pass from Bolos-Reyes (Tubania kick)
KS—Moe Passi 38 pass from Bolos-Reyes (Tubania kick)
KS—Taimane Purcell 11 pass from Hayzn Botelho (Brady Akau kick)
KS—Nainoa Simmons-Kaohelaulii 3 run (Akau kick)
Leil—Camren Flemister 22 pass from Hanohano Plunkett (Maci Rivera kick)
RUSHING—Kamehameha: Bolos-Reyes 4-62, Botelho 3-26, Passi 6-23, Kailer Chow-Agor 3-19, Simmons-Kaohelaulii 3-13, Nainoa Melchor 3-6, Dreyton Stone 1-3, TEAM 3-(minus 8). Leilehua: Cole Northington 17-99, Flemister 1-5, Plunkett 3-(minus 7), Zaeven Newman 1-(minus 9), TEAM 2-(minus 33).
PASSING—Kamehameha: Bolos-Reyes 4-5-0-135, Botelho 8-10-0-79, Pono Kahaulelio 1-1-0-6. Leilehua: Plunkett 12-24-0-89.
RECEIVING—Kamehameha: Perkins 3-99, Passi 1-38, Raiden Morris 2-27, William Myricks 2-17, Kala Hardie 2-13, Purcell 1-11, Kalai Bradley 1-9, Noah Aki 1-6. Leilehua: Flemister 6-38, Northington 1-21, Timothy Arnold 2-20, Logan Peters 1-7, Layton Domingo 1-3, Matteus Ioane 1-0.
Waipahu 43, Waianae 20
At Waianae
Waipahu (2-3, 2-1) 8 15 6 14 — 43
Waianae (0-5, 0-2) 7 7 0 6 — 20
Wain—Coen Alcos 44 run (Brysen Ferreira kick)
Waip—Eric Stephens 25 pass from Elijah Mendoza (Tai Aipia-Barrett run)
Wain—Dayton Kuhiiki 6 run (Kaden Nauer kick)
Waip—Stephens 20 pass from Mendoza (Ezekiel Stewart kick)
Waip—Stephens 15 pass from Mendoza (Ezra Nahoopii run)
Waip—Jayden Chanel 40 pass from Mendoza (pass failed)
Waip—Chanel 19 pass from Mendoza (Stewart kick)
Waip—Stephens 16 pass from Mendoza (Stewart kick)
Wain—Jaceten Schlitzkus 6 pass from Maximus Kahalewai-Sapigao (no PAT)
RUSHING—Waipahu: Anieli Teleaai 18-94, Mendoza 1-8, Nahoopii 1-5. Waianae: Kahalewai-Sapigao 15-97, Alcos 6-74, Kuhiiki 10-68, Alika Idica 10-41, Kingston Keala 2-5, Joey Iokia 1-(minus 3).
PASSING—Waipahu: Mendoza 21-34-0-268. Waipahu: Kahalewai-Sapigao 13-30-0-133.
RECEIVING—Waipahu: Stephens 9-127, Chanel 6-91, Chazen Rodillas-Vesido 2-40, Aipia-Barrett 4-10. Waianae: David Maxwell Jr. 3-57, Jordan Kaio 4-28, Jaceten Schlitzkus 3-23, Kuhiiki 2-14, Alcos 1-11.
