Not every pick-six is built the same, something Kamehameha senior Kaleomakanamai Kuamoo-Quihano can remind himself when thinks about his personal highlight. ADVERTISING Not every pick-six is built the same, something Kamehameha senior Kaleomakanamai Kuamoo-Quihano can remind himself when thinks about
Not every pick-six is built the same, something Kamehameha senior Kaleomakanamai Kuamoo-Quihano can remind himself when thinks about his personal highlight.
While defending a corner route against Waiakea, Kuamoo-Quihano snagged an interception and scored on a 95-yard return with no time left on the clock.
That put an exclamation point on Kamehameha’s 47-0 victory over Waiakea in a BIIF game on Saturday at Ken Yamase Memorial Stadium.
On a smaller scale, Kamehameha won the turnover battle against Waiakea, 3-2, surrendering two fumbles. Last week against Hawaii Prep, Kamehameha had nine turnovers, including seven fumbles.
But the last turnover of the game was the most entertaining, especially with Kuamoo-Quihano aware that there was a host Warrior on his tail.
“It felt great, but I never expected to make it all the way,” he said. “Toward the end, I was tired and exhausted. When I looked back I saw No. 1 (Waiakea’s Cody Alvaro-Thomas). I have to thank my blockers for getting me into the end zone.”
Kamehameha (4-0 BIIF Division II, 6-1) excelled at the basics — blocking and tackling and got a handful of big scoring plays from their multi-offensive package.
The visitors almost hit for the cycle with their TD scoring: run, pass, interception, and punt. The only one missing was a kickoff return touchdown.
“I thought our O-line played pretty well, controlled the line of scrimmage, and we ran the ball well,” Kamehameha coach Dan Lyons said.
It looked like the visiting Warriors didn’t eat breakfast because they were hungry for points and scored with their spread, triple I-formation option and zone-read ground attack.
From the defensive side, Kamehameha senior rush end Jashen Mathieu had two sacks, giving him 20 for the season. He missed two sacks when quarterback Ka’iolana Kon wiggled away from him.
Thaze Gomes also had a sack while Kamehameha’s offensive line allowed only one sack to Ryan Evangelista in the fourth quarter, when the game was on ice.
Once the visiting Warriors started scoring, it became contagious. It also became a long day for the host Warriors, even with the 35-point mercy rule clock after halftime.
In the first quarter, quarterback Kaimialoha Like threw a quick out to Kilohana Haasenritter, who raced down the left sideline for a 69-yard score.
Waiakea (0-4 BIIF Division I, 1-6) offered its lone offensive highlight earlier in the first quarter when Kingsly Kalili made a one-handed, full-extension 33-yard reception from Kon.
In the second quarter, Israel Bowden went in motion and ran to the left. The ball was snapped, and Like threw a three-yard scoring strike to Bowden.
It was a play-design to figure if Waiakea was in zone or man. No one tracked Bowden, which meant there was a breakdown somewhere. No one was near him.
Later in the second quarter, Kamehameha ran its triple I-formation option with Bryce Furuli as the dive back. He ran three straight times for 22 yards.
At the Waiakea 15, Paniau Lindsey scored out of the spread when Kamehameha’s zone-read worked to perfection.
The O-line zone-blocked and blew open a Mauna Kea-sized hole. Like made an easy read and gave the ball to Lindsey, who waltzed in untouched.
Then the visitors added to the touchdown diversity with an option score. Haasenritter was in the backfield, Like pitched him the ball and a 14-yard TD followed for a 28-0 cushion.
In the third quarter, Bowden brought the Kamehameha faithful to their feet when he fielded a punt, followed a wave of sideline blockers and scored on a 55-yard return.
Then Kalewa Lindsey recovered a fumble, and his cousin Paniau Lindsey later added his second TD of the day, a 17-yarder, before Kuamoo-Quihano’s time-expired pick-six.
