Kaiser 45, Nanakuli 14, FINAL
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BOX SCORE
At Kaiser Stadium
Nanakuli (5-4, 4-3) 0 7 0 7 — 14
Kaiser (8-1, 6-1) 21 14 10 0 — 45
Kais—Dre Falls 9 pass from Easton Yoshino (Kyler Halvorsen kick)
Kais—Mason Yoshino 20 pass from E. Yoshino (Halvorsen kick)
Kais—Kamakana Mahiko 15 pass from E. Yoshino (Halvorsen kick)
Kais—Mason Yoshino 13 pass from E. Yoshino (Halvorsen kick)
Nan—Tahj Hauhio 15 run (Keola Bright kick)
Kais—Mason Yoshino 18 pass from Brock Perriera (Halvorsen kick)
Kais—Jesse Stroede 9 pass from Perriera (Halvorsen kick)
Kais—FG Halvorsen 31
Nan—Bright 50 pass from Sedric Crawford (Bright kick)
RUSHING—Nanakuli: Hauhio 20-73, team 1-(minus 1), Crawford 6-(minus 18). Kaiser: Ethan Lynch 6-28, Hunter Phelps 5-25, Kilohana Lacanilao 7-20, Perriera 1-(minus 3), E. Yoshino 2-(minus 28).
PASSING—Nanakuli: Crawford 7-24–1-106. Kaiser: E. Yoshino 16-23–2-289, Perriera 7-10–0-69.
RECEIVING—Nanakuli: Nainoa Paz 3-18, Josh Mahuka 2-31, Bright 1-50, Randy McCabe 1-7. Kaiser: M. Yoshino 8-146, Jesse Stroede 5-97, Falls 3-46, Mahiko 4-53, Lynch 2-21, Xavier Kepa 1-(minus 5).
Junior varsity — Kaiser 33, Nanakuli 6
Kaiser again three-and-out.
Nanakuli turns it over on downs.
(10:22) Kaiser ball on its 42. Cougars run three times and punt.
Fourth down and Crawford hits Keola Bright out of the slot for a 50-yard TD as he breaks a tackle and scores. Nanakuli cuts it to 45-14 with 10:22 remaining.
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END 3. Kaiser 45, Nanakuli 7.
Long delay for an injured Nanakuli player. Lafaele Matautia is able to hobble off.
Kaiser ball on the Nanakuli 18. Halvorsen boots a 31-yard field goal that might have been good from 61.
Nanakuli ball on its 20 as running clock has begun. Golden Hawks three-and-out.
(11:51) Kaiser on its 35 to start the second half. Perriera in at QB and he goes 5-for-6 on the drive with a 9-yard TD to Stroede to make it 42-7, 9:19, Q3. Fourth different Kaiser receiver with a TD grab in the game.
Kaiser will receive.
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HALFTIME BOX
At Kaiser Stadium
Nanakuli (5-3, 4-2) 0 7
Kaiser (7-1, 5-1) 21 14
Kais—Dre Falls 9 pass from Easton Yoshino (Kyler Halvorsen kick)
Kais—Mason Yoshino 20 pass from E. Yoshino (Halvorsen kick)
Kais—Kamakana Mahiko 15 pass from E. Yoshino (Halvorsen kick)
Kais—Mason Yoshino 13 pass from E. Yoshino (Halvorsen kick)
Nan—Tahj Hauhio 15 run (Keola Bright kick)
Kais—Mason Yoshino 18 pass from Brock Perriera (Halvorsen kick)
RUSHING—Nanakuli: Hauhio 13-55, team 1-(minus 1), Sedric Crawford 5-(minus 16). Kaiser: Ethan Lynch 6-28, Kilohana Lacanilao 1-1, E. Yoshino 2-(minus 28).
PASSING—Nanakuli: Crawford 3-10–1-22. Kaiser: E. Yoshino 16-23–2-289, Perriera 1-1-0-18.
RECEIVING—Nanakuli: Nainoa Paz 2-4, Josh Mahuka 1-18. Kaiser: M. Yoshino 7-131, Jesse Stroede 4-88, Falls 3-46, Mahiko 3-42.
Junior varsity — Kaiser 33, Nanakuli 6
(:29) Nanakuli ball on its 20. They take a knee. HALF.
(4:05) Kaiser ball on its 41. Cougars back up to second-and-long after a hold. Yoshino takes a hit as he delivers a completion to Falls for 11 yards. Third-and-10. Yoshino does his best Russell Wilson scramble and hits Stroede for 12 yards and a first down. Storde has a great one-handed bobble catch called back by a hold. Completions to Falls and Yoshino put the ball at the Nanakuli 23. Kaiser gets to the 8 but Yoshino is sacked by Mahuka who spins and throws Yoshino to the turf and he is down. Scary moments here as he hit the ground hard. Good sign as he’s able to get up and walk off though. Brock Perriera into the game at QB. Perriera with a good-looking ball to the end zone caught by Mason Yoshino for the 18-yard TD. 35-7, :29, Q2.
(6:49) Nanakuli ball on its 37. Now a lineman down for Nanakuli, which had 21 players to start. First play after the injury and Hauhio rips off a 26-yard run for Nanakuli’s longest play from scrimmage. Third-and-4 for Nanakuli with the clock ticking down to five minutes. Incomplete. Fourth down and Josh Mahuka is wide open. 18-yard pass to the 15 and Tahj Hauhio with a 15-yard TD run. 28-7, 4:13, Q2.
(7:10) Kaiser ball on its 39. Two quick incomplete passes and it’s third-and-10. Deep ball just flutters in the air against the wind and is picked off by junior Kawika Keopuhiwa who is hurt on the play.
(7:21) Hauhio with a nice 52-yard return on the kick to the Kaiser 45. First play and the pass is picked off off the tip by Ethan Domen.
(8:45) Kaiser ball on its 48. Cougars march right down the field through the air with Yoshino hooking up with Yoshino for the second time. 13-yard TD makes it 28-0 Kaiser, 7:32, Q2. Mason Yoshino 5 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD. Easton Yoshino 11-14, 218 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT.
(10:23) Nanakuli ball on its 35. Joseph Chin with Kaiser’s third sack of the game and it’s third down. Deep ball by Crawford is overthrown. Punt.
(11:38) Kaiser ball on the Nanakuli 44. Mason Yoshino with an 8-yard reception to give him 90 yards on four grabs. Lynch stuffed for only a yard and it’s third-and-1. Easton Yoshino’s pass is high and it’s fourth down. Lynch stopped short for no gain and Nanakuli takes over on downs.
Incomplete pass and Nanakuli will punt.
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(1:14) Golden Hawks on their 20. Third-and-10 as quarter ends.
(1:45) Kaiser ball on its 47. Yoshino to Stroede for 38 yards to the 15. Yoshino then puts some extra zip on a 15-yard TD pass to Kamakana Mahiko. 21-0 KAIS, 1:14, Q1. Yoshino 7-9, 159 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT.
(2:51) Nanakuli ball on its 20. Hauhio with positive yardage on first down and after an incomplete pass on second down, gets 2 yards on third down but still short of the marker. Nanakuli will punt after a Kaiser timeout to keep the wind at the Cougars’ back.
(3:00) Very short punt and Kaiser has it on the Nanakuli 20. Wheel route to Mason Yoshino is complete for a 20-yard TD. 14-0 Kaiser, 2:51, Q2.
(4:29) Nanakuli ball on its 20. Tanaka with a sack for Kaiser for a loss of 8. Tanaka shoots through on third down for his second sack in three plays to force a punt.
(6:00) Kaiser will start on the Nanakuli 42. Easton hits Mason for 22 yards but is then sacked by Chazton Kawelo. Ethan Lynch goes 17 yards on his first carry and then gets 3 on third-and-2. First-and-goal. Easton Yoshino hits Dre Falls on the 9-yard TD on the slant. 7-0, 4:29, Q1.
(7:28) Nanakuli ball on its 20. Brannon Tanaka stops Hauhio for a TFL. Hunter Yamada in on another TFL and it’s third-and-16. Incomplete pass and a three-and-out.
(8:58) Kaiser ball on its 39. Freshman Easton Yoshino at QB. Yoshino hits Mason Yoshino on the go route out of the slot for 40 yards and then a short pass to Jesse Stroede goes for 15 yards to the 6. Nanakuli’s Cameron Vaivai with a sack and then Randen McCabe with an INT in the end zone on third down for Nanakuli.
(12:00) Golden Hawks start at their 20 after a touchback by Kyler Halvorsen. Sedric Crawford at QB. RB Tahj Hauhio rips off a 9-yard run on second down to move the chains. Crawford completes his first pass short to Nainoa Paz for 4 yards and Hauhio stopped 2 yards short on third down. Punt.
Nanakuli will receive.
TEAM CAPTAINS
Nanakuli: Deuce Yin, Kapono Apana, Lafaele Matautia
Kaiser: Dre Falls, Aisea Toetu’u
Looks like Nanakuli has 21 players suited up for tonight’s game.
Kaiser’s JV teams goes on to win 33-6. Varsity will start about 7:45 p.m.
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Series history: Kaiser leads 9-5-1
Nanakuli roster
Kaiser roster
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