We've got a new bar to go for.". >> Nanakuli Golden Hawks >> Keaau Cougars RECEIVINGKamehameha-Maui: Kahoa Abreu 4-78, Kainoa Carpenter 2-1, Gantala 1-20, Kainoa Monkres 1-18, Aiu 1-17. Hes not the biggest offensive lineman, but technically, hes probably the best, Tresler said. They are the reason why Kapaas history as a four-wide, pass-first offense has been largely modified into a bone-crunching wall of pain for many defenders. Daily Announcements for April 24 - 28, 2023. Starting OLB Kala Velasco is out, Tresler added. Email Keith at kdemolder@kitv.com, Invalid password or account does not exist. "This is a new field, we got experience, it's good. Post a Video. Kian Rapozo, the RB, also returns punts and had one TD return called back by penalty. We still haven't received a roster for this team. Kamehameha-Maui is averaging more than 35 points per game despite being outsized by foes in the MIL. Honolulu, HI 96813
He will handle PATs, field goals and kickoffs. BIIF champion Ka Makani (7-0) were given the fourth seed despite earning their fourth shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory against Kamehameha in the league title game Dec. 11 in Waimea. Stats are entered by the coach or designated team statistician in the admin. Kapaa: Castro 1-40, Tafea 1-19, Kimi 1-17. He carried the ball four times and scored a touchdown each time, from 98, 43, 10 and 1 yards. >> Kaimuki Bulldogs Kamehameha Schools Mauis Kale Spencer tries to bring down a Kapaa player during the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Division II state championship game Thursday night at Farrington. "We talk about it a lot, " said Kapaa quarterback Kapono Na-o, who rushed for 60 of Kapaa's 251 yards and scored on a 4-yard run in the third quarter. We practice in this weather all the time, said starting guard Koa Kanakaole, a freshman who is 6-foot-4 and 310 pounds. June 25, 2022. Na-o finished with 99 rushing yards on 14 carries and a touchdown and threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Nakoa Kimi in the third quarter. In a win over D-I Baldwin during the MIL regular season, the Warriors were fairly balanced. >> Kalani Falcons Kapaas 477 rushing yards are a state record at any division, breaking the mark of 450 set by Waianae in a 2007 Division I game against Kealakehe. HPA will try to force the issue against Kapaa with a group of running backs that includes Jakob Honda (479 yards, six touchdowns), Kamuela Gaughen (319, 5) and Braden Samura, who averages 11.1 yards on his 14 carries and has scored four times. Sat Oct 16: Waimea: at Vidinha Stadium: W, 42-0: Sat Oct 30: Kauai: at Vidinha Stadium . They stayed in it. Players (107) Staff (2) Do you have a team photo? RG Rusty Ako-Nataniela was in crutches at practice on Monday, but is expected to start in the title game. >> Kamehameha-Maui Warriors Upload it. Log in now to continue reading this story. Kapaa rushed for 408 yards in the first three quarters and finished with 477 yards on 50 carries. The Warriors havent escaped injury and illness issues, through. Kapaa High School 4695 Mailihuna Road Kapaa, HI 96746 P : (808) 821-4400 F : (808) 821-4420 Hawaii Public Schools powered by Educational Networks The die was cast, and the Garden Isle Warriors massive line set the tone the rest of the way. Kapaas defense, like KS-Mauis, has fair size and tremendous teamwork. Kaikea Tandal with an 11-yard TD run. Print subscriber but without online access? Read the full story with our Print & Digital Subscription. Kamehameha-Maui quarterback Makana Kamaka-Brayce was limited to 96 passing yards, 7-for-26, with no touchdowns while facing pressure all night. The 54-point margin of victory was also the largest in state tournament history, at any level. >> Aiea Na Alii Post a Video. Complete the Schedule. Hawaii Prep was 1-7 overall and winless in BIIF play just three years ago. Kapaa went 8-0 in coach Mike Treslers first year at the helm. Hes a baseball player. 2022 First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships (Hawaii) Division I. Kapa'a 41. Kapaa 46, KS-Maui 0, 8:40, Q3. Kapono Na-o with the 4-yatd TD run and it's 37-0 Kapaa. Hes a great kid. PF 0 PA 0 STREAK-Print Schedule Correction. Kapaa turned the pick into an 11-yard touchdown run by Kaikea Tandal to cap a seven-play, 70-yard drive. Malafu was the calmest of all the Warriors in the midst of jubilant celebration. Connor Kitamura recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown and Na-o's TD run in the third quarter forced a running clock situation. Your email address will not be published. >> Waiakea Warriors, BIIF Division II The Warriors came to the state semifinals with a well-earned . The stars, and clouds, finally aligned for the Kapaa football team. Men's Championship matchup set for 111th Manoa Cup, Waianae's Football field in running for best in the country, LLWS Champ Sean Yamaguchi is a world champ again, Hawaii teams shine, Savage Crew repeats at Hard Count National Championships, Wailuku Advances to Little League West Region Championship Game, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson suspended for six games for sexual misconduct allegations. Already a subscriber? Kapaa outscored its two opponents 112-7 to win it all after seeing its season end in a loss in the state final in four of the previous five seasons. Warriors gonna improve to 7-6 all-time in states and get a fifth crack at first state title.Billy Hull (@billyhull ). Nov. 19, 2021 This is big. A victory next week, however, would be a first. The Warriors proved to be overmatched by top-seeded Kapaa and were overwhelmed by a score of 61-7 in the championship game of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Division II tournament on a rainy evening at Farringtons Skippa Diaz Stadium. Hes got pretty good size, played a lot for us. By the middle of the second quarter, it was a torrential downpour, blowing east to west rather than the usual mauka-to-makai. Hes legit. >> Hawaii Prep Ka Makani KIF Releases 2022 Football Schedule. It saw its four-game winning streak end and finished the season with a 5-3 record. Now comes the important one. It starts with the snap and Afoa believes Kale Spencer is a college-level player because of versatility. First time playing them and we just came out and played how we practice, Malafu said. Last game, we had a wind storm (at Farrington). Just to make sure, near perfect conditions no rain or wind at Skippa Diaz Stadium began to go awry at kickoff when Kapaa and Kamehameha-Maui on Thursday night just as a Kapaa video operator noticed and said, Nice weather tonight.. Here are your daily announcements for this week. Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Everybody whos been part of the past games, losses when we came here. Kamaka-Brayce has thrown only four interceptions all season. Nov. 24, 2018 Along with a gallons of rain, there were also plenty of touchdowns scored in the 2021 "Rain Bowl.". With last weeks win over Hawaii Prep, it now has four shutouts for the season. This year they will play twice at the same field in Kalihi. Division II Semifinals Dec, 22, 2021 Nov. 15, 2014 Dropped snaps. 3. On 9/10, the Kapa'a varsity football team lost their neutral conference game against Waimea (HI) by a score of 7-3. Contents of the Kapaa Warriors Football Team Page: Hawaii Prep (7-1 ) suffered its first loss of the season and is now 2-5 in the state tournament. McKay Pali turned into a workhorse back with 121 yards and a TD on 23 carries. Kapaa finished with 555 yards of total offense, including a state tournament-record 479 rushing. >> Team page links forall 47 Hawaii high school football teams, >> Current head coach: Mike Tresler Here are the sights and sounds, the best moments from a wild finish to the 2021 football season. I cant say enough about him.. Weve got the size and the knowledge to run the ball. >> Kailua Surfriders Another key component is Anthony Durocher, who is playing through an injury. Defensive tackle Bruno Likio and Eli Keoho also had five tackles each. They will face KS-Mauis tall pass catchers. Kapaa only was taken to third down six times, converting four, as they gained an average of 10.2 yards per play. Nov. 29, 2019 HOME 0-0 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0. Print subscriber but without online access? Read more Thats the celebration. Ka Makani settled down and held Kapaa without a score for more than 14 minutes until late in the second quarter. Kamaleis got a big leg. >> Honokaa Dragons Today's breaking news and more in your inbox. Nov. 18, 2016 The 1986 graduate of Kauai High School starred for the Red Raiders on the gridiron during . Not that the top-seeded Kapaa Warriors needed any help. It comes down this: we have a great coaching staff and the kids bought in. Via @PupulePaul pic.twitter.com/C3KWDV7rRx. SCHEDULE. I turned it around. Incredible, said Tresler, a former Hawaii defensive back. The game will be broadcast on Spectrum16. Poki Tafea tried to shake Kamehameha-Mauis Kale Spencer during a run through the rain. Contribute to the Team. Kapaas 2021 state championship closes the book on the longest high school football season in Hawaii history. The linebacker corps is rugged inside with Connor Payomo and Eli Keoho. You dont want to go up against a guy youre giving up 80 pounds to.. Two-way lineman Kale Spencer posted six tackles and forced a Kapaa fumble near the goal line early in the fourth quarter. We made history.. While the offense will get its notoriety for the size and power of its linemen, Kapaas defense allowed only 24 points all season. >> Division I (middle tier) state tournament record: 0-1 Division II Championship Game 2021 Hawaii High School Football Season; Recruiting. Head Coach: Philip Rapozo. Size, were kind of in the middle of the pack, coach Ulima Afoa said. Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. Print. The Kapa'a Warriors, with their metric-ton offensive line and stud running game, blew out the Kamehameha-Maui Warriors in a game to remember. Lahainaluna beat Konawaena 75-69 in the 2017 state final that went seven overtimes. I guess they didnt expect two teams from the outer islands and for us, it worked out absolutely perfect.. >> Radford 30, Kapaa 16, at Aloha Stadium, Division II Semifinals Kamehameha Maui quarterback Makana Kamaka-Brayce looks to pass. Copyright 2023 StarAdvertiser.com. Kale Spencer, the left tackle on offense, is a two-way starter who picked off a pass and returned it for a TD in the win over Kaiser. After a fourth-down conversion on a fake punt, Na-O completed back-to-back passes of 19 and 40 yards to Poki Tafea and Jericho Castro, respectively, before Malafu scored on a 1-yard run with 2:16 until halftime. From 2003 to 2015, state competition was held in Divisions I and II. >> The Warriors state tournament scores through the years They've got speed, they've got power, I'd be shocked if they are not state champs.". Mike Tresler is a name synonymous with football and the island of Kauai. If Makana can throw for 500 yards, great, but its about the team. Pali, the starting RB, is in the LB rotation, but doesnt start on defense. Hawaii Prep and Kapaa each took care of business in their respective leagues, but during this pandemic-shortened campaign they travel off their islands for the first time this season to tangle in the state semifinals, set for 3 p.m. today at Farrington High School in Honolulu. KS-Maui has been battle-tested by gargantuan offensive lines before. Na-O threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Nakoa Kimi and Malafu ran in the two-point conversion early in the third quarter to extend the Kapaa lead to 46-0. Along with a gallons of rain, there were also plenty of touchdowns scored in the 2021 "Rain Bowl." Here are the sights and sounds, the best moments from a wild finish to the 2021 football season. >> At Waipahu 49, Kapaa 41, ILH Open Division He was helped out by guard Lono Aki, who is 6-foot-5, 420 pounds, and tackle Kawika Rogers, who is 6-foot-6 and 300 pounds and holds Division I offers, who were too much for a Kamehameha-Maui defense averaging 230 pounds on its line. Pokei Tafea capped the Warriors' second drive with an 11-yard touchdown and it looked like it was going to be a quick night's work for the Warriors. Bob Tolenoa and Solemone Malafu are at outside backers. The website has continued to gain steam since then, and the goal is for it to continue to develop and grow as a reliable source of information and a place readers can return for a dose of sports and comfort food for thought. Well sub here and there when we need breaks. He can play at all levels, Tresler said. EDGE: Kapaa, which has four shutouts and permitted only 24 points all season. Quarterback Tre Walker appeared to pick up confidence late in the season and has completed 56 of 96 for 739 yards and eight touchdowns with three interceptions. Lawson also is the teams leading tackler at linebacker, but Samura is one of the prime playmakers of the unit, coming up with four sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss. >> Roosevelt Rough Riders Always looking for ways to improve, coach Mike Tresler scheduled up a division for the Warriors' nonleague encounters. One key for HPA this season is that its won the turnover battle, 21-11. "Our guys settled down and executed, " Maiava said. The Warriors' ground game was unstoppable thanks to a huge offensive line and running back Solomone Malafu, who recorded four touchdowns on four carries and was 6-for-6 on 2-point conversions. Theyre athletic. One of HPA coach Kaluka Maiavas favorite sayings is you have to meet force with force.. Read this story for free: Watch an ad or complete a survey. No. Kapaa: Malafu 4-152, Na-o 14-99, Tandal 9-87, Tafea 3-40, Kian Rapozo 9-37, Jericho Castro 4-30, Jaysten Pimental 3-19, Connor Payomo 2-15, TEAM 2-(minus 2). Hawaii High School Classes of 2024, 2025, 2026 And 2027; Archive: Hawaii High School Class of 2023; Choose wisely! Kapaa High School was turned back in the HHSAA Division II championship game four of the past five editions of the tournament, but no longer on Thursday night in a 61-7 rout of Kamehameha-Maui at Farringtons Skippa Diaz Stadium. (We) just dominated. He thanked the Warriors hulking offensive line which included 6-foot-6, 300-pound Kawika Rogers for opening up holes for him. Kapaa, 21-10: Kapaa Warriors vs Lahainaluna Lunas (Nov 29, 2019) . >> When/where: 7 p.m. today at Skippa Diaz Stadium, Farrington. 9 Lingaton return 21 yards to the KAPAA26 ( 2 Sa-Chisolm; 7 Sylva-Viela), PENALTY KAPAA illegal block 15 yards to the KAPAA11, 1st and 10, KAPAA ball on KAPAA11. >> Kapaa 20, Kaimuki 12, at Vidinha Stadium Its all about the Team Work and great Leadership 2022-23. Kapaa is a helluva team. I cant think of everybody right now, but thank you for all you guys support, he said. The secondary held is own against Kaisers prolific offense, but could miss freshman phenom Kaonohi Casco. There were many moments when Kapaas control of the line of scrimmage, mostly out of jumbo formation, was a throwback to Kahukus 2015 state championship team. Kapaas Solomone Malafu puts the stiff arm on Kamehameha-Mauis McKay Pali. Two freshmen start at the A gap: left guard Koa Kanakaole and center Noah Navalta. 2021-22 . The Warriors have also blocked kicks fairly regularly. It helped me come out of my shell and, you know, it showed today. Kapaas 61-7 runaway win ended a seven-game losing streak in the Division II state championship finals. They did a better job than we did tonight, Afoa said. Things went awry early on for the Warriors, who mishandled the return of the opening kickoff. The sophomore passed for 369 yards and four TDs, 20-for-29 without a pick, in last weeks 48-24 rout of OIA champion Kaiser. pic.twitter.com/G9yK5fu9k7, Billy Hull (@billyhull) December 31, 2021. There are no excuses. We'll be back (next week ).". Bedrock Sports Hawaii Stories Emailed To Your Inbox: Hawaii High School Classes of 2024, 2025, 2026 And 2027, Archive: Hawaii High School Class of 2023, Archive: Hawaii High School Class of 2022, Roosevelt Rough Riders Football Team Page, Kamehameha-Maui Warriors Football Team Page, King Kekaulike Na Alii Football Team Page, 2022-2023 Hawaii High School Wrestling Season, 2021-2022 Hawaii High School Wrestling Season, 2023 Wrestling State Championships Top-Six Placers, 2022 Wrestling State Championships Top-Six Placers, 2022-23 Hawaii Women Wrestlers In College. We won't share it with anyone else. Almost all by the MIL D-II champion KS-Maui Warriors. In a 51-0 semifinal win over Hawaii Prep last week, the Warriors rushed for 251 yards on 44 carries. Special teams is one-third of the game. After KS-Maui (5-3) pinned the ball nicely at the Kapaa 2 on a punt on the Maui Interscholastic League champs opening drive, Malafu took the handoff on Kapaas first play from scrimmage, burst through a hole up the middle and outran the KSM secondary the whole way. Kapaa doesnt hesitate to get maximum usage of its top athletes. There were always there for us and supported us when we were in need. The Kauai Interscholastic Federation champs averaged 9.8 yards per carry behind a behemoth offensive line that average out to nearly 6 feet, 3 inches and more than 300 pounds per player. First, thanks to God. Starting in 2016, the state championships have been held in the Open Division (top tier) and Divisions I and II. Tournament Game. Kapaa next Thursday as it goes for its first state football championship. Dec. 30OFFENSE Kamehameha-Maui Kamehameha-Maui is averaging more than 35 points per game despite being outsized by foes in the MIL. I just like the way we finished, Tresler said. Watch this highlight video of the Kapa'a (HI) football team in its game Recap: Kapa'a vs. Kauai 2022 on Aug 26, 2022.
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