Moanalua and Farrington showed a penchant for running the ball. No surprise at Farrington, but Moanalua? Michael Feliciano had been a rushing-yardage machine early in the season. On this night, however, defenses locked down the two running backs, leaving the jet streams above to Farrington QB Bishop Rapozo and Moanalua QB Alakai Yuen. The two combined for nearly 700 passing yards as Farrington rallied for a 42-35 win.
It was a breakout game for young Alakai Yuen. Sure, the Moanalua offense is geared up, an offensive juggernaut — but only with the right combination of field vision, passing skills and toughness in its trigger man. On Saturday night, there was absolutely no doubt that man was Yuen, who passed for 345 yards, five TDs and no picks (21-for-35) before going down with a neck injury during a late-game drive into Farrington territory. No. 6 Farrington’s 42-35 win was […]
On a night when two normally prolific running backs — Michael Feliciano of Moanalua and Challen Faamatau of Farrington — found just about every nook and cranny occupied by the enemy, the fate of their title-contending teams may have gone in opposite directions. Moanalua isn’t a widely accepted title contender, but certainly most fans can agree that they are a playoff threat. Feliciano, who is capable of breaking off a 200-yard rushing game any time, was limited to 3.5 yards […]
Hot conditions here at Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium for this OIA Blue showdown. JV game won by Farrington, 30-14. FIRST QUARTER Govs drove to the Moanalua 36 and stalled. MOA then drove to the FAR 37 and stalled despite two great fake punt calls. One snap went to the up back, who ran for a first down. The second fake resulted in a pass from another up back, but the receiver fell down before he could get one more yard for […]
Ball control was the winning formula in what may have been the most exciting football game of the season in Hawaii so far. Waianae wound up tripping Moanalua in overtime 43-37 with a steady diet of between-the-tackle runs in the game that also featured a dash of everything else. When the game was on the line, the Seariders (1-1) didn’t veer much from their pound, pound, pound plan, adding in an occasional pass to keep Na Menehune honest in the […]
The best of the four OIA Division I playoff games this weekend could be at Kaiser Stadium as the host Cougars (4-3) take on Moanalua (3-4). Kaiser hasn’t won a Division I playoff game in the state championship era (since 1999) and has lost six in a row to Na Menehune dating back to 2004. Moanalua is coming off a strong effort against No. 2 Mililani, losing 46-28. The winner faces the Trojans next week in a quarterfinal game. Kaiser, […]
Moanalua’s Kawika Keama-Jacobe passed for 284 yards and four TDs, but Mililani’s defense sacked him six times and picked him off five times in a 48-26 win at John Kauinana Stadium. RB Vavae Malepeai rushed for 122 yards and three TDs for the unbeaten Trojans in the regular-season finale.
Dick Tomey came to the University of Hawaii nearly four decades ago, a somber, authentic man who spoke his mind each week on his weekly show. With a shortage of talent and depth, he turned a 3-8 team into a consistent winner. Special teams? He turned fans on to the joys of net punting yardage. Defense? Oh, he relished building a stingy unit. And often enough, he said this of the forward pass: “Three things happen when you throw the […]