GAME NIGHT 10/6: Campbell/Kahuku

No. 6 Campbell 28, No. 4 Kahuku 27, FINAL

At Campbell
Kahuku (4-3, 1-2 OIA Open) 0 14 7 13 — 27
Campbell (5-3, 2-1 OIA Open) 0 7 7 14 — 28
CAM—Branden Frysinger 37 fumble return (Jadon Arola kick)
KAH—Zealand Matagi 2 run (Duke Heffernan kick)
KAH—Mason Paulo 16 pass from Robbie Sauvao (Heffernan kick)
CAM—Sky Lactaoen 7 run (Arola kick)
KAH—Matagi 2 run (Heffernan kick)
CAM—Pokii Adkins-Kupukaa 3 pass from Krenston Kaipo (Arola kick)
KAH—Paulo 21 pass from Sauvao (run failed)
CAM—Titus Mokiao-Atimalala 29 pass from Kaipo (Arola kick)
JV—Kahuku 41, Campbell 3

RUSHING—Kahuku: Wes Alo-Maiava 17-77, Toalei Lefau 8-12, Sauvao 5-11, Alan Talanoa 1-2, Matagi 19-104, Alex Fonoimoana-Vaomu 1-5, team 0-(-5). Campbell: Krenston Kaipo 2-(-4), Sky Lactaoen 8-49, Kaniela Kalaola 2-(-9).

PASSING—Kahuku: Sauvao 8-15-0-118. Campbell: Kaipo 7-12-0-153, Kaniala Kalaola 10-14-0-126.

RECEIVING—Kahuku: Paulo 6-89, Heffernan 2-29. Campbell: Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala 3-39, Titus Mokiao-Atimalala 9-147, Poki‘i Adkins-Kupukaa 4-84, Christian Quiambao 1-9.
Kahuku gets a return to its 20 by Heffernan. Sauvao incomplete pass to Heffernan. Time out, Kahuku, :06 left, last chance. Do they have a rugby play here? Pass to Paulo, who laterals to a lineman and it’s a fumble, game over.

Manuma returns the kickoff to the Campbell 20. :46 left. Kaipo to Titus, 21 yards. Then a 30-yard bomb to Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala on a diving catch. Time out, Campbell, :30 left. Wooooooohh…Next snap, incomplete pass. Then it’s Kaipo to Titus on a go route, TD from 29 yards out. Game is tied, time out by Kahuku. Campbell can take the lead with the PAT. :19 left. AROLA’S KICK IS GOOD. CAMPBELL 28, KAHUKU 27, :19, Q4.

Kahuku in no rush here, content to drive and milk the clock dry. Seven carries in a row by Matagi as they near mid-field. Then it’s Lefau for two more carries, a first down at the Campbell 41 with 4:05 remaining. Alo-Maiava has been out since the first series of the second half, might have been a shoulder injury. Offsides, Campbell. 8-yard pass from Sauvao to Heffernan for a first down at the 28. Elephant set, direct snap to Matagi, but a flag falls against Kahuku. Holding on Kahuku. Matagi gains 6, plus facemask on Campbell. Ball at the 16 with 1:10 left. Sauvao rolls right, completion to Lefau, flag is down. Ineligible man downfield on Kahuku. Ball on the 21, :58 left. Sauvao drops back and launches to the right corner of the end zone, Paulo wide open, 21-yard TD. That’s his second TD, both times in single coverage. PAT, holder loses the ball. KAHUKU 27, CAMPBELL 21, :50, Q4.

Sabers’ first play of the fourth quarter, Kalaola is sacked by Kenai Liua and Tausili Fiatoa. Incompletion, and it’s fourth and 10. Kaipo under major pressure, heaves up a prayer and Titus Mokiao-Atimalala hauls it in at the 5. Three plays later, Adkins-Kupukaa enters and takes a screen pass from Kaipo, and scores for a 3-yard TD. CAMPBELL 21, KAHUKU 21, 8:50, Q4.

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Third quarter ends with Campbell on the move again. Kalaola with a 13-yard pass to Titus Mokiao-Atamalala, and then a 23-yard gash up the middle by Lactaoen.

Kahuku grinding away on the ground, then an unsportsmanlike conduct call on Campbell moves the ball to the Sabers’ 17. Time out, Campbell, with 2:15 left in the third. Three more gives to Matagi, who scores from the 2 out of the elephant set on a handoff from Alo-Maiava. Classic Kahuku. KAHUKU 21, CAMPBELL 14, 1:19, Q3.

Impressive drive by Campbell, seven plays, 69 yards, to tie the game. Kaipo’s screen pass to Adkins-Kupukaa turns into a 35-yard gain down the right sideline. Sky Lactaoen’s 7-yard draw to paydirt brings this game to a stalemate again. CAMPBELL 14, KAHUKU 14, 5:40, Q3.

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HALFTIME
Solid first half on the ground by the visiting Red Raiders: 26 carries for 100 yards. Sauvao attempted just nine passes (for 60 yards), very patient and opportunistic. Campbell with 100 yards of total offense in the first half: minus-5 on the ground and 105 through the air.

At Campbell
Kahuku 0 14 xx xx — 14
Campbell 0 7 xx xx — 7
CAM—Branden Frysinger 37 fumble return (Jadon Arola kick)
KAH—Zealand Matagi 2 run (Duke Heffernan kick)
KAH—Mason Paulo 16 pass from Robbie Sauvao (Heffernan kick)
JV—Kahuku 41, Campbell 3

RUSHING—
Kahuku:
#13 Wes Alo-Maiava 13-67,
#44 Toalei Lefau 4-5,
#23 Sauvao 4-(-5),
#14 Alan Talanoa 1-2,
#26 Matagi 4-8,
#1 Alex Fonoimoana-Vaomu 1-5

Campbell:
#12 Krenston Kaipo 1-(-5),
#36 Sky Lactaoen 1-0

PASSING—
Kahuku:
#23 Sauvao 4-9-0-60

Campbell:
#12 Kaipo 2-4-0-12,
#13 Kaniala Kalaola 6-9-0-93

RECEIVING—
Kahuku:
#18 Paulo 4-60

Campbell:
#5 Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala 1-0,
#1 Titus Mokiao-Atimalala 4-50,
#3 Poki‘i Adkins-Kupukaa 2-46,
#2 Christian Quiambao 1-9

Campbell makes it interesting in the final 26 ticks of the half. Kanaola’s rifle shot to Poki‘i Adkins-Kupukaa nearly turns into a TD. He breaks two tackles and is brought down at the 2-yard line as time expires. 44-yard gain, but for naught. HALF.

Ensuing kickoff is a squibber and recovered by Kahuku’s Joseph Taufa near the left sideline at the Campbell 25. They drive to the 1 on a pass from Sauvao to Paulo, but two penalties push the Red Raiders back. Time out, Campbell, with the ball at the 11 and :38 left in the half. Second and goal, and another false start by Big Red. Trips right on third and goal. Sauvao looks left, pumps once and heaves a high spiral to the corner, where Paulo hauls it in for a 16-yard TD. KAHUKU 14, CAMPBELL 7, :26, Q2.

Alex Fonoimoana-Vaomu with a 25-yard return to the Kahuku 45. Now they grind on the ground, not out of the elephant, but out of their basic pistol, offset-I. Alo-Maiava is churning out 5-yard bites, and Alex Fonoimoana-Vaomu’s 5-yard gain on a fourth-and-short fake punt is key. Robbie Sauvao’s 14-yard play-action pass to Mason Paulo on third and 5 gives Kahuku first down at the Campbell 15. Time out, Sabers, with 2:38 left in the first half. False start, Kahuku. Alo-Maiava for 8 yards, plus a Campbell flag. Then a chop call on Campbell, ball at the 2. Zealand Matagi leaps over the goal line for Kahuku’s first TD. Running into the kicker called on the PAT, which is good. Five-yard penalty assessed on the kickoff. KAHUKU 7, CAMPBELL 7, 2:19, Q2.

Again, some self-inflicted wounds by Kahuku. A false start to start the drive, then a 5-yard loss on the ground. Time out, Kahuku at the Campbell 45, 8:19 left in the second quarter. But Campbell’s defense comes up huge with a sack by Branden Frysinger, who returns the ball 37 yards for the game’s first TD. WOW. CAMPBELL 7, KAHUKU 0, 8:06, Q2.

Campbell has to punt and a bad snap leads to a partial block. Returned to the Campbell 35 by Tevita Faleta. Huge break for Kahuku.

Kahuku sticking mostly with the elephant, but a dropped pass derails the drive. Turnover on downs at the Campbell 28 shortly into the second quarter.
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Kaniala Kalaola enters at QB, Sabers conservative and three-and-out, punt downed at the 50.

Despite a holding call, the Red Raiders go to the elephant formation and pound their way out of a hole. Wes Alo-Maiava with gains of 9, 15, 9 and 2 yards to the 37, then another hands-to-the-face call on Big Red. Ethan Erickson’s 41-yard punt is muffed by Campbell at the 20, ball goes backward, recovered by the Sabers at the 10. Field position advantage now with Kahuku, 5:10 left in the first quarter.

Peter Manuma’s 62-yard return on the opening kickoff gives Campbell first down at the Kahuku 20, but they go backwards with two procedure penalties. Sabers will punt from the 35. Ball downed at the 2.

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PRE-GAME
6:45 p.m. JV game goes to Kahuku, 41-3. Coin toss for varsity: Kahuku wins the coin toss. Campbell will receive facing the makai end zone. Wind here is 5-10 mph, crossing the field from the mountain side sideline.

5:15 p.m. Conditions at Campbell’s home field have remained steady since 3:30 p.m. Sunny, partly cloudy and a bit more breeze than last week’s Saint Louis-Campbell game. And it has been dry so far while parts of Oahu were cloudy this afternoon.

JV game is at the half. Kahuku leads Campbell 14-3.

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SERIES HISTORY: Kahuku leads 21-5-2 and Campbell hasn’t beaten the Red Raiders in Ewa Beach since 1977.