VIDEO: #7 Kapolei at #8 Kailua
By Paul Honda on August 26, 2015No. 7 Kapolei at No. 8 Kailua OIA Blue Conference (Division I) Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 Resumption of postponed game (lightning 8/21/15)
No. 7 Kapolei at No. 8 Kailua OIA Blue Conference (Division I) Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 Resumption of postponed game (lightning 8/21/15)
FIRST QUARTER Kailua takes the lead on Noah Auld’s 8-yard TD pass on fourth down to Martin Tigilau. KAIL 7, KPO 0, 1:04. Kailua had stalled on its previous possession with an incomplete pass by Auld on fourth and 4 at the Kapolei 13. The wet field — it rained during pre-game warmup for about 15 minutes — played a factor. Kapolei QB Ezra Savea lost control of a low snap but recovered for a 1-yard loss. On the next […]
The second of two Saturday games involving two ranked teams kicks off around 6:30 p.m. as No. 8 Kapolei (1-1, 0-1 OIA BLUE) travels to Kailua to face the 10th-ranked Surfriders (2-0, 1-0 OIA BLUE). Kailua has been the surprise of the 2015 season so far beating both Castle and Leilehua. Now the Surfriders have to try and end a five-game losing streak to Kapolei. In fact, Kailua’s only win ever against the Hurricanes came back in 2004. 9/19/2014: Kapolei […]
After scoring just five touchdowns in its first six games last year, Kailua matched that mark on opening night of Joseph Wong’s second season as head coach. The Surfriders had trouble finding the end zone for most of last season and struggled a bit finishing drives early in their nonconference game against visiting Castle on Friday. But senior quarterback Noah Auld and receiver Martin Tigilau connected on three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and Kailua pulled away to a […]
Circumstances fell into place for the Kailua vs. Castle football rivalry this year. The neighboring Windward-side schools did not play last year due to Oahu Interscholastic Association’s decision to move away from the East-West divisional alignment. When this year’s schedule came out, the Knights vs. Surfriders was not listed, either. But, things have changed since the original schedule was made and Castle visits Kailua on Friday at 7:30 p.m. for a regular-season nonleague game. Originally, Castle was scheduled to play […]
In the short term, there’s problems. Long range, things will be OK for the Waipahu and Pearl City football programs. Due to players who have been deemed academically ineligible, two upcoming nonleague football games have been downgraded to scrimmages — Pearl City at Castle, and Waipahu at Kailua. Both contests, which would not have been included in the league standings if played, were originally scheduled for Aug. 7. Instead, Pearl City will visit Castle for a 9 a.m. scrimmage on […]
It was a long, slow, dark and quiet walk back to the locker room for the Kailua Surfriders after Saturday night’s 25-14 football loss to Aiea at their newly renamed Alex Kane Stadium. Nobody said much. All eyes were downcast. Coach Joseph Wong’s head was staring straight down, and he seemed to be blanketed by the darkness and searching for some kind of light. Some players walked even slower than the rest, hobbling along and nursing their minor injuries. The […]
No big surprises at Kalaepohaku on Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders moved the ball efficiently and often through the air. Ryder Kuhns was sharp, getting the ball deep to Drew Kobayashi early, spreading the ball all over the field. The receivers are making the right reads and their QB is on point. Kailua’s back-to-glory-days offense is about smashmouth football. They had some nice breakaways, but for the most part kept working on the intricacies of the offense, mostly handoffs between the […]