VIDEO: Kahuku coach Vavae Tata
By Paul Honda on October 6, 2015Kahuku head coach Vavae Tata chats after his team’s win over Waianae.
Kahuku head coach Vavae Tata chats after his team’s win over Waianae.
Highlights from this showdown of unbeaten titans in the OIA Red. Kahuku (7-0, 6-0) is ranked fourth in the Star-Advertiser Top 10. Waianae (6-1. 6-0) is No. 6.
It’s No. 4 Kahuku (7-0, 6-0) against No. 6 Waianae (6-1, 6-0) in a showdown for first place in the OIA Red. Both teams have already sealed first-round byes in the OIA Division I playoffs. FIRST QUARTER Huuuge break for Waianae, recovering what was an pouchy (PK Tate Ebel with the recovery), but quick moving on-side kick. Brilliant. But then after getting the ball in its territory, they run, run, run and punt. I was hoping they’d go for a […]
Kahuku senior running back Sefa Ameperosa missed last Friday’s 63-0 victory over Waipahu due to a sprained ankle he suffered in practice last week. Ameperosa, however, has been cleared to play for the Red Raiders (7-0, 6-0) in Saturday’s Oahu Interscholastic Association first-place battle at Aloha Stadium against Waianae (6-1, 6-0). Ameperosa has not been practicing this week as a precaution, according to Kahuku offensive coodinator John Hao. Ameperosa was on crutches last week so he could stay off the […]
It’s a rivalry, no doubt. A rivalry that has been dominated for over a decade by the guys from the North Shore. Kahuku and Waianae meet Saturday night at Aloha Stadium with the OIA Red division championship at stake. Two storied programs that have remained true to what they’ve always been about, smashmouth football at its finest. First-year coach Walter Young has done a great job coming back from a season-opening 20-point loss to Kamehameha to run the table through […]
Maybe the entire scoreboard should have been blacked out. Only the score was displayed on Waipahu’s board on Friday night against No. 4 Kahuku — no clock — so there was little else to look at besides the rapidly ballooning lopsided tally rung up by the Red Raiders. Kahuku rolled up 417 yards of offense exclusively on the ground as the Marauders were powerless to stop them in the trenches, resulting in a 63-0 rout. It was five points off the […]
Scoring highlights from Kahuku-Leilehua football. OIA Red football. Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Hugh Yoshida Stadium. Video: Paul Honda.
Couldn’t help it. There were many moments during Saturday night’s 41-6 win at Leilehua that took Kahuku fans back. Sefa Ameperosa ran inside and out — mostly in — over and over in the first nine minutes. Moments into the second quarter, the durable running back, was a go-to guy with 12 carries for 94 yards. It was a pace that wasn’t sustainable, not that one high school RB should carry the ball more than 40 times in a single […]