If the Red Raiders varsity win deserves the description of “beatdown,” then the JV squad’s 56-0 rout of the Waimea Menehune was a full-blown mugging. The only areas of the game the Menehune team controlled were penalties and fumbles. The
If the Red Raiders varsity win deserves the description of “beatdown,” then the JV squad’s 56-0 rout of the Waimea Menehune was a full-blown mugging.
The only areas of the game the Menehune team controlled were penalties and fumbles. The Waimea JV team consistently threw errant passes at unopen receivers and ran hap-hazardly into ball-stripping hoards of Raider defenders.
The repeated mistakes kept the potent Raider offense on the field long enough to rack up eight touchdowns.
Raider quarterback Bradson Hiranaka connected with ease and accuracy to a variety of offensive weapons, mainly running back and linebacker Gage Gusman.
Toward the middle of the third quarter it was apparent the Menehune team could neither defend its end zone nor score themselves.
But things did interesting once late in the game when the Menehune tried to dupe the Raiders on trick play.
What started as a handoff from quarterback Cody Owen to running back Cole Parongao quickly turned into a pass downfield to an open receiver. But as soon as Parongao let the the ball fly, Raider defender Teila Huni came from out of nowhere to pick the pass and dash any Waimea hopes of finishing the games on a positive note.
