Micah Kanehailua threw three touchdowns as Kamehameha defeated Waiakea 25-18 in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation football game on Friday night at Paiea Stadium.
Micah Kanehailua threw three touchdowns as Kamehameha defeated Waiakea 25-18 in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation football game on Friday night at Paiea Stadium.
Kamehameha had ball-security issues in the first half with four turnovers, but none in the second half. Waiakea spread out its four turnovers with two in the first quarter and two in the fourth quarter.
On the game’s opening play, Isaiah Mahaulu picked off Kanehailua and returned the ball 54 yards to Kamehameha’s 2-yard line. Waiakea couldn’t move the ball and settled for Tyler Kerr’s 25-yard field goal.
Kamehameha answered on the next series with a six-play, 65-yard scoring drive, capped by Kanehailua’s nine-yard scoring strike to Bayley Manliguis.
In the second quarter, Kanehailua and Manliguis hooked up again with a 24-yard touchdown reception for a 13-3 lead, after the PAT kick attempt failed.
Waiakea changed its offense to open the second half with quarterback Gehrig Octavio rolling out and either running or throwing.
The visiting Warriors chewed up nearly seven minutes with a 13-play, 67-yard scoring drive. Robert Aku plowed in from a yard out on third-and goal to trim Kamehameha’s lead to 13-10.
In the fourth quarter, Kanehailua scrambled away from a hard pass rush, and gave the private-school Warriors a bit of breathing room with a 5-yard TD pass to Alapaki Iaea for a 19-10 advantage.
On the kickoff, Kamehameha recovered an onside kick, but went three-and-out. Then David Kalili intercepted Octavio, and six plays later Batacan scored on a 21-yard run for a 25-10 lead.
Waiakea got the ball at midfield, and six plays later Octavio rushed in for a 1-yard touchdown, and converted the two-point run.
On the kickoff, Waiakea didn’t kick the ball 10 yards, and the ball rolled out at their 45-yard line. From there, Kamehameha ran 10 plays, advanced the ball to the 14-yard line before turning the ball over on downs.
Waiakea got the ball back at their 14-yard line, but only 15 seconds remained on the clock.
In the junior varsity it was Waiakea 28, Kamehameha 26.
Waiakea 3 0 7 8 — 18
Kamehameha 7 6 0 12 — 25
First quarter
Wai— FG 25 Tyler Kerr, 9:46
KSH — Bayley Manliguis 9 pass from Micah Kanehailua (Kala Muller kick), 8:23
Second quarter
KSH — Manliguis 24 pass from Kanehailua (kick failed), 5:06
Third quarter
Wai — Robert Aku 1 run (Kerr kick), 5:44
Fourth quarter
KSH — Alapaki Iaea 5 pass from Kanehailua (run failed), 8:49
KSH — Kaeo Batacan 21 run (kick failed), 6:00
Wai — Gehrig Octavio 1 run (Octavio run), 3:51