TGI Report Facing an experienced Punahou team, Waimea built a 14-10 fourth-quarter lead before falling 24-10. Sophomore Jordon Dizon scored both of the Menehunes’ touchdowns. “We’ve got many miles to go before we reach the promised land,” Waimea coach Jon
TGI Report
Facing an experienced Punahou team, Waimea built a 14-10 fourth-quarter lead before falling 24-10.
Sophomore Jordon Dizon scored both of the Menehunes’ touchdowns.
“We’ve got many miles to go before we reach the promised land,” Waimea coach Jon Kobayashi said from Oahu. “We have a lot of work to do. And we know it’s going to be tough in the league [KIF] this year.”
Kobayashi said the Buffnblu worked well out of the single-wing, an offense similar to Waimea’s.
“They spread us out a little,” the coach said. “They’re a very good team. No pushover at all.”
Last year in Hanapepe, Waimea went ahead of Punahou early in the game, holding on for a 21-13 victory. Saturday began in similar fashion. Waimea went ahead 7-0 on a Dizon touchdown and Adrian Agan extra point.
Punahou responded with a score of its own in the second quarter and then went ahead in the third quarter on a field goal.
The Menehunes didn’t get discouraged. Agan, who spent the entire night at quarterback, led his team on a 95-yard drive that ended in Dizon’s second score. Agan added the extra point to put Waimea ahead 14-10.
But the experienced Buffnblu charged right back, scoring quickly. On the Menehunes’ ensuing possession Punahou came up with an interception and drove in for the game-sealing score.
“We weren’t consistent,” Kobayashi said. “That’s what we were lacking.”
King Kekaulike 3, Kapa’a 0
A 47-yard field goal from King Kekaulike’s Daniel Scott decided this one with 10 minutes to go in the fourth quarter.
A decent-sized crowd braved a persistent drizzle to watch the King Kekaulike and Kapa’a play a game that saw neither penetrate the 20-yard line with any frequency.
-Story by sports editor Jason Gallic
