![Vavae Malepeai pulled in another offer before starting his senior season. Darryl Oumi / Special to the Star-Advertiser](https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/vavae.jpg)
Utah State offered Mililani running back Vavae Malepeai a scholarship this week, according to the Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance website.
Malepeai, a key comoponent in the Trojans’ run to the Division I state championship, will play his senior season for Mililani this fall.
As a junior, 6-foot, 195-pound running back rushed for 1,244 yards and 23 touchdowns and added 194 receiving yards with a TD.
As a sophomore, Malepeai gained 1,375 rushing yards with 20 TDs, when Mililani finished as the D-I state runner-up.
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