Aiea held off Kailua 25-14 for its first victory of the season on Saturday at the Surfriders’ newly dedicated Alex Kane Stadium.
Na Alii’s win kept Kailua (0-3, 0-3 OIA Blue) winless in a game full of punts, turnovers, penalties and other mistakes by both teams.
"Kailua is a tough team and they’re going to break through and get a win," Aiea coach Wendell Say said. "We were hoping it wasn’t against us. We weren’t really able to capitalize enough on their mistakes."
The Surfriders took an early 7-0 lead when Martin Tigilau connected with Koolau Gaspar for a 37-yard score.
Aiea (1-1, 1-1) pretty much kept the Kailua offense in check after that.
"The effort was there," said the Surfriders’ Joseph Wong, who is still hungry for his first win as a head coach. "But the execution is not there. We can’t be starting drives first-and-20 or first-and-15 and expect to do much with that."
Na Alii fought back for a 7-7 tie, going on a 65-yard drive after a bad Kailua punt snap. Kobe Kato, one of two Aiea quarterbacks who played, hit Austin Hartbarger for an 11-yard score.
Early in the second quarter, Ariq Vergado-Duclayan’s interception led to a 13-7 Aiea lead, when the other quarterback, Jordan Liilii, threw a fade pass for a 6-yard TD to Derreyl Ogawa-Staples.
Another bad Surfriders punt snap after the ensuing kickoff led to another Aiea touchdown and a 19-7 edge. Kailua punter Toa Uta recovered the snap in the end zone, but he dropped it and Na Alii’s Cory Walton recovered for the score.
In similar fashion, Kailua answered with 5:43 to go when Liilii was hit in the end zone and coughed up the ball. Peter Albinio recovered for a touchdown to cut the gap to 19-14, well within striking distance.
Two huge personal foul penalties on Kailua helped Aiea to its next score to virtually put the game away. A 22-yard Liiliii pass to Ogawa-Staples set up Kody Ongory-Mathias’ 1-yard TD plunge.
"I liked the way we hung in there," Say said. "And the kids will learn that they have to play as a team and not as individuals to win."
The Surfriders threatened with a 38-yard run by Dwight Richardson, but he fumbled on a hit from Gabe Igafo and Na Alii’s Bradley Padama-Kinere pounced on it.
Aiea closed it out with its running game along with Ian Fonsca’s interception.
At Kailua
| AIEA(1-1, 1-1) |
7 |
12 |
0 |
6 |
— |
25 |
| KAILUA (0-3, 0-3) |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
— |
14 |
Kail—Koolau Gaspar 37 pass from Martin Tigilau (Colin Kubota kick)
Aiea—Austin Hartbarger 11pass from Kobe Kato (Micah Peters-Valdez kick)
Aiea—Derreyl Ogawa-Staples 6 pass from Jordan Liiliii (kick failed)
Aiea—Cory Walton fumble recovery in end zone (kick failed)
Kail—Peter Albinio fumble recover in end zone (Kubota kick)
Aiea—Kody Ongory-Mathias 1 run (kick failed)
RUSHING—Aiea: Rexy Kolone 6-38, Ferenesi Laulemana 3-21, Kodi Ongory-Mathias 10-16, Lincoln Tappe 2-4, Liilii 3-2, Ogawa-Staples 1-(minus-8), Kato 4-(minus-24). Kailua: Paepaeiva Silifaiva-Kaeha 13-54, Dwight Richardson 2-46, Jimmy Dean Crowell 4-21, Tigilau 8-8, Tristan Futa 3-(minus-15) , TEAM 2-(minus-55).
PASSING—Aiea: Kato 13-18-2-103, Liilii 10-23-1-103. Kailua: Tigilau 4-16-2-54, Futa 0-2-0-0.
RECEIVING—Aiea: Tappe 8-56, Harbarger 4-42, Ogawa-Staples 4-35, Walton 3-21, Ongory-Mathias 2-31, Jarod Alama 1-12, Pohaku Kealoha-Cambe 1-9. Kailua: Gaspar 1-37, Keelan Kaleiohi-Palama 1-9, Mario Lagazo 1-5, Isaiah Damo-Agcaoili 1-3.
OIA RED
CASTLE 44, WAIPAHU 9
After a blackout halted play Friday night with just under four minutes before halftime, the Knights blew away the Marauders when play resumed Saturday with 34 third-quarter points.
Castle’s Micah Halemanu and Royce Simeona-Townsend both returned interceptions for touchdowns, Quinn Aquino returned a blocked punt for a TD and Chad Figueroa returned a punt to the house.
At Waipahu
| CASTLE (1-1, 1-1) |
7 |
3 |
34 |
0 |
— |
44 |
| WAIPAHU (0-3, 0-3) |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
— |
9 |
Cast—Willie Ewaliko 5 run (Laura Tyler kick)
Cast—FG Tyler 25 Waip—Faamoni Solaita 4 interception (Storm DeAsis kick)
Cast—Ryan Mohika 1 run (Tyler kick)
Waip—Stephen Lee tackled in end zone
Cast—Micah Halemanu 62 interception (kick failed)
Cast—Royce Simeona-Townsend 32 interception (kick failed)
Cast—Quinn Aquino block punt return (Mohika run)
Cast—Chad Figueroa punt return (Tyler kick)
RUSHING—Castle: Ryan Mohika 13-75, Ewaliko 5-24, Kalani Scanlan 1-9, Lee 3-5, Isaiah Lewis 1-2, Figueroa 1-(minus-5). Waipahu: Nehemiah Palimoo 22-31, Maurcell Melton 7-29, Gavin Marques 1-(minus-2), Blaise DeAsis 4-(minus-36).
PASSING—Castle: Lee 3-5-0-48, Ewaliko 4-9-2-37. Waipahu: B. DeAsis 6-24-1-40, Marques 0-2-1-0.
RECEIVING—Castle: Sione Pikula 3-36, Figueroa 2-46, Mohika 1-1, Bryson Aiwohi 1-2. Waipahu: Abraham Contado-Gandaoli 2-16, Brandon Tom 1-13, Jordan Taylor 1-8, Nehemiah Palimoo 1-4, Andrew Pecpec 1-(minus-1).
Junior varsity—Castle 38, Waipahu 30
FRIDAY’S LATE BOXES
NO. 5 FARRINGTON 47, MOANALUA 27
At Moanalua
| FARR (3-0, 3-0) |
7 |
30 |
7 |
3 |
— |
47 |
| MOAN (1-2, 1-2) |
12 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
— |
27 |
Far—Ranan Mamiya 18 run (Kekoa Sasaoka kick)
Moa—Walter Peters 1 run (kick failed)
Moan—Karson Cruz 52 pass from Kawika Keama-Jacobe (pass failed)
Far—Mamiya 25 run (Challen Faamatau pass from Montana Liana)
Far—Seufagafaga Luafatasaga 10 fumble return (Sasaoka kick)
Moan—Cruz 40 pass from Keama-Jacobe (Thomas Sheridan kick)
Far—Faamatau 24 pass from Montana Liana (CJ Liana pass from M. Liana)
Far—Mamiya 16 run (Sasaoka kick)
Far—Faamatau 6 run (Sasaoka kick)
Moan—Michael Feliciano 30 pass from Keama-Jacobe (Steve Feliciano pass from Keama-Jacobe)
Far—FG Sasaoka 42
RUSHING—Farrington: Mamiya 14-97, Faamatau 16-115, Liana 5-8, CJ Liana 3-5, Freedom Alualu 3-30, Bugsy Tui 1-4. Moanalua: Michael Feliciano 2-(-1), Rodson Kealohi 1-(-2), Peters 6-19, Keama-Jacobe 8-0, Team 2-(-30).
PASSING—Farrington: Liana 11-21-1-117. Moanalua: Keama-Jacobe 28-51-2-574, Kealohi 1-1-0-3.
RECEIVING—Farrington: Kingston Moses-Sanchez 2-30, Mamiya 3-26, Keola Kealoha 3-14, Faamatau 2-24, C. Liana 1-23. Moanalua: Steve Feliciano 2-8, M. Feliciano 10-154, Karson Cruz 10-310, Kealohi 4-60, Peters 3-45.
JV—Farrington 35, Moanalua 15
NO. 8 LEILEHUA 46, NO. 9 WAIANAE 27 At Waianae
| LEILEHUA |
20 |
14 |
6 |
6 |
— |
46 |
| WAIANAE |
0 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
— |
27 |
Lei—Austin Molina 36 pass from Randy Neverson (Jadan Gilliland kick)
Lei—Lauriano Lucas 86 pass from Kalanimoku Pauole (Gilliland kick)
Lei—Neverson 21 run (kick failed)
Waian—Ikaika Paaoao-Ahina 32 interception return (Stanton Spencer kick)
Lei—Molina 1 pass from Pauole (Tyreek Keough pass from Pauole)
Lei—Neverson 17 pass from Pauole (kick failed)
Waian—Maika Koko 6 pass from Ioane Kaluhiokalani (Spencer kick)
Lei—Gilliland 10 pass from Anthony Ugalino (kick failed)
Waian—Jurick Valdez 15 run (Spencer kick)
Lei—Jensen Cassium 26 pass from Kaleo Piceno (kick failed)
Waian—Spencer 15 pass from Jorell Pontes (pass failed)
RUSHING—Leilehua: Neverson 6-43, Pauole 9-13, Mark Ferido 5-9, Cassium 1-0, Beau Jaeger 1-0, Gilliland 2-(minus-2), Ugalino 4-(minus-7), Piceno 6-(minus-23). Waianae: John Barbieto 12-31, Pontes 3-15, Royce Carrick 2-14, Jurick Valdez 3-14, Sheldon Bailey 1-11, Triston Wilbur 2-11, Faaoli Luafutu 1-2, Javen Towne 2-(minus-2), Kaluhiokalani 7-(minus-39).
PASSING—Leilehua: Pauole 10-22-2—219, Neverson 1-1-0 36, Ugalino 2-4-0—25, Piceno 2-3-0—26. Waianae: Kaluhiokalani 12-23-2—131, Pontes 1-3-0—15.
RECEIVING—Leilehua: Cassium 3-40, Lucas 2-126, Molina 2-37, Keough 2-34, Toma Savea 2-27, Neverson 1-17, Piceno 1-15, Gilliland 1-10, Paul Enos 1-0. Waianae: Spencer 4-92, Barbieto 4-32, Robert Delenia 2-15, Koko 1-6, Carrick 1-4, Valdez 1-(minus-3).
Junior varsity—Waianae 39, Leilehua 28
