Leilehua football

No. 8 Leilehua kept itself in the race for the top seed in the OIA Division I playoffs with a resounding 41-13 win over Castle in a game in which the visiting Mules (6-1, 4-1 OIA D-I) repeatedly pounced on the Knights’ (2-4, 2-2) errors. Unfortunately for Leilehua, it doesn’t control its own destiny to get said top seed. Its lone loss came to No. 6 Moanalua (5-0, 3-0), a narrow 24-20 defeat at home on Aug. 30. But on […]

Leilehua head coach Mark Kurisu took a deep breath, found a seat on the bench and nodded toward former Mules quarterback Andrew Manley. “You should be interviewing Coach Drew,” an understandably drained Kurisu said after the 10th-ranked Mules’ 34-26 win over No. 7 Damien on Friday night. Kurisu’s deference to the Mules’ offensive coordinator was rooted in a performance in which senior quarterback Kekoa Turangan threw for three touchdowns and junior receiver Kalei Akagi, who began the season as the […]

The Leilehua Mules aren’t over last week’s close loss to Moanalua. They might never get over it, but that might be just fine. The 10th-ranked Mules bounced back on a rainy homecoming night with an emphasis on defense and the ground attack, limiting Aiea to 126 total yards in a 41-0 runaway at Hugh Yoshida Stadium. >> CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE GAME The emergence of sophomore Jemell Vereen adds a valuable facet to the Mules’ quick-paced, […]