Video: Early Contenders No. 25 Kahuku
The Red Raiders recorded more than 50 sacks last year and added six more in season opener on Friday. It wasn't the resounding opener
Kahuku (Hawaii) had fantasized about all off-season, but it was more than enough.
The nation's No 25 team according to MaxPreps needed two fourth-quarter touchdowns and a superb defensive effort to score a 24-0 win over Leilehua on Friday night.
According to
HawaiiPrepWorld.com, the Red Raiders got a first-half touchdown run from sophomore quarterback
Sol-Jay Maiava and
Enoch Nawahine largely did the rest offensively with 163 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Kahuku, the defending Oahu Interscholastic Association champs, limited Leilehua to just 40 yards and got interceptions from
Alex Fonoimoana-Vaomu,
Lauina Falatea,
Kaonohi Kaniho and
Nalu EmersonFirst year coach Makoa Freitas loved the defensive effort, "but there's a lot more we can do better," he said.
Kahuku sophomore quarterback Sol-Jay Maiava rushed for a first-half touchdown.
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Kahuku junior Peter John Mataira heads down field in his team's season-opening win on Friday.
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Kahuku sophomore quarterback Sol-Jay Maiava before Friday's game.
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Kahuku gave up just 40 yards in a 24-0 season-opening win over Leilehua on Friday.
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