Hawks tame the Menehune, 38-21

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Waimea High’s Nohili Ragragola, center, splits the Buckeye Union Hawks’ defense en route to a 20-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, during a preseason football game at Hanapepe Stadium.

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Buckeye Union’s Shamar Parker is stopped by a Waimea High defender on the Menehune 30-yard line in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, during a preseason football game at Hanapepe Stadium. Parker scored two touchdowns in the Hawks’ 38-21 win.

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Buckeye Union’s Darius Haskin, right, is chased by Waimea High’s Kody Erdmann, center, in the third quarter on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, during a preseason football game at Hanapepe Stadium. Haskin scored two touchdowns in Buckeye Union’s 38-21 win.

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Buckeye Union’s Lasana Keita celebrates after a fumble recovery for a touchdown in the second quarter on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, during a preseason football game against Waimea High at Hanapepe Stadium.

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Waimea High quarterback Kyka Linoz finds a hole after salvaging a broken play in the first quarter on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, against Arizona’s Buckeye Union at Hanapepe Stadium.

HANAPEPE — Working in front of a strong contingent of Buckeye Union supporters wearing a variety of supporter wear patterns, the Hawks from Buckeye, Arizona struck early on Saturday, and held off a challenge put on by the host Waimea High during a preseason football contest at Hanapepe Stadium, 38-21.

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