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Leilehua smooth in 35-0 dashing of Farrington

By Nick Abramo on August 2, 2019

Leilehua got off to a fine start to the 2019 football season Friday night, dumping Farrington 35-0 at the Govs’ Skippa Diaz Stadium. The nonleague victory doesn’t mean as much as it would if Farrington was at full strength. The home team was missing 19 players, mostly due to academic probation, according to coach Daniel Sanchez. But that doesn’t take away from the fine form the Division I Mules were in, especially for a season opener against a team that […]

GAME NIGHT 8/2: Leilehua/Farrington

By Nick Abramo on August 2, 2019

Leilehua 35, Farrington 0, FINAL 9:53: Game over. 9:49: Aina-Chaves in at QB for Farrington. 9:48: Backup quarterback Kekoa Turnagan finds Ramos with an 8-yard TD pass. LEILEHUA 35, FARRINGTON 0, 5:02 left in fourth quarter. Running clock. 9:41: Mules are driving. 9:37: Farrington just misses a pass from Chaffin to Rios in the end zone on a fourth-down play. Leilehua takes on downs. 9:35: Peleafei returns the punt 23 yards for Farrington to the Leilehua 34. 9:34: Farrington punts […]

GLORY DAYS: Coach Mark Kurisu and the 2019 Leilehua Mules

By Nick Abramo on June 30, 2019

EIGHTH IN A SERIES This summer, head coaches from all 28 Oahu high school varsity football teams are being asked to recount their football playing days. One coach who has already been interviewed for this multi-part series pointed out what he thinks may be the value of this endeavor: “A lot of times, you only hear about coaches when they’re getting released or are having a special season. It’s super hard to have a special season, so this should shed […]

CLOSING THE BOOK: Leilehua Mules

By Jerry Campany on October 24, 2018

The Leilehua Mules revved up their offense and returned to perennial contender status the program has held for so long, winning as many games as it had since Mark Kurisu‘s first go-round as coach in 2011. The Mules have improved on their win total four years in a row for the first time since Nolan Tokuda‘s squads from 2005-2008. Leilehua was held below three touchdowns only three times, all of them losses, but the offense generated the program’s most points […]

Marauders flip the script on Mules

By Jason Kaneshiro on October 20, 2018

Turnovers fueled Leilehua’s second-half surge against Waipahu in their regular-season meeting. When the teams met again — with far higher stakes — on Friday, Waipahu did the taking. The Marauder secondary, living up to the school’s nickname, swiped four interceptions in the second half and Waipahu knocked off No. 9 Leilehua 29-6 in the semifinals of the OIA Division I playoffs. The win sent Waipahu, the division’s third seed, to next week’s championship game against the winner of Saturday’s semifinal […]

GAME NIGHT 10/19: Leilehua/Waipahu

By Jason Kaneshiro on October 19, 2018

Waipahu 29, No. 9 Leilehua 6, FINAL  Final box At Leilehua Waipahu (7-4, 5-2)    6    7    7    10    —    29 Leilehua (8-3, 6-1)    3    3    0    0    —    6 Lei-FG Akoni Tom-Makue 20 Waip—Branson Jay Reyes 99 kickoff return (kick failed) Lei—FG Tom-Makue 41 Waip—Cody Marques 10 run (Brycen Amorozo kick) Waip—Alfred Failauga 43 run (Amorozo kick) Waip—Deacon Kapea 12 interception return (kick failed) Waip—FG Amorozo 38 RUSHING—Waipahu: Alfred Failauga 29-187, Marques 6-9, Jayven Reyes 1-(-1), Matthew Fiesta 2-(-3), Team 1-(-11). […]

Tom-Makue’s leg helps end Damien’s state tourney hopes

By Kyle Sakamoto on October 7, 2018

Leilehua has emphasized special teams the past few weeks and Akoni Tom-Makue is leading the way. The Mules kicker made three first-quarter field goals and had a key punt late in the game as host Leilehua beat Damien 23-17 on Saturday in an OIA-ILH Division I game. “I have a lot of confidence in my O-line — they block for me and I just get the points done with my leg,” Tom-Makue said. Leilehua quarterback Max Nichols threw two touchdown […]

GAME NIGHT 10/6: Leilehua/Damien

By Kyle Sakamoto on October 6, 2018

Leilehua 23, Damien 17 (final)———- Damien scores on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Jake Holtz to Makanale’a Meyer with 9:57 left in the fourth. Souza makes the PAT. Monarchs within 23-17. Leilehua’s offense has found a rhythm in the second half. Nichols hits Kalei Akagi on a 48-yard touchdown pass with 6:34 left in the third quarter. Tom-Makue makes the PAT. Damien’s Christian Souza makes a 43-yard field goal to get the Monarchs within 16-10 with 8:07 left in the […]

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