Part 1 Part 2 Part 1 has game highlights. Part 2 has post-game interviews with Kalani head coach Greg Taguchi and offensive coordinator Ron Lee following the Falcons’ 34-17 road win over the Mustangs.
I had the opportunity to watch four contenders for the Oahu Interscholastic Association White Division title over the weekend, and walked off the Kailua field Saturday night with a distinct sense of the league’s pecking order. Kaiser routed Radford in every aspect for a 48-7 result on Friday night and Kalani handed Kalaheo its first league loss, 34-17 on Saturday. The standings remain close. Kaiser leads at 2-0, and four other teams — Kalani, Kalaheo, Radford and Nanakuli — are […]
7:16 p.m. A busted punt — too much penetration forced the punter to run on fourth and about 30 — led to a quick score by Kalani to open the game. Noah Brum’s lob to Trevor Yamashita in the end zone gave the visiting Falcons a 7-0 lead early. Then came a shanked punt by Kalaheo and Kalani is driving again. The Falcons defense has bottled up Kalaheo’s prolific running back, Makena Johnston, so far. He broke about 85 yards […]
Call it the Carney Curse. When Kalaheo traveled to Kaiser to play Kalani in 2010, Mustangs running back Jesse Carney ran over the Falcons for 379 yards on 15 carries in a 59-22 blowout. Fans took time out of their day back then to call the Star-Advertiser to complain about the Mustangs running it up on the OIA’s perennial whipping boys. They were just as upset that Carney jumped over legendary names like Damien’s Kama Bailey, ‘Iolani’s Joe Igber and […]