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King Kekaulike scored 38 points in the first half of a 53-0 win over Kulanihakoi in a Maui Interscholastic League Division II football game Friday at King Kekaulike High School.
According to ScoringLive.com, King Kekaulike running back Wayne Kahula opened the scoring on a 36-yard touchdown run 45 seconds into the game. Easton Decoite added the extra point. Kahula finished with seven carries for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
Also in the first quarter, Nainoa Mata scored for Na Alii on an 11-yard interception return and again on an 11-yard pass from Slade Kamaunu. Both extra-point attempts were unsuccessful.
In the second quarter, Kahula scored his second touchdown of the game on a 55-yard run, and Syrus Vafaie added a 49-yard touchdown run. Kamakoamaikalani Kaiwi scored on a 10-yard run with one second remaining in the half, giving King Kekaulike a 38-0 lead.
Kanoa Kuailani scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter. In the fourth, quarterback Kingston Goliday completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kaumali'i Malaqui before a safety ended the scoring.
According to ScoringLive.com, Goliday completed 6 of 8 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown. Kamaunu was 3 of 4 for 45 yards and a touchdown and rushed six times for 71 yards.
Vafaie had two carries for 61 yards and a touchdown. Mata caught four passes for 41 yards, including his first-quarter touchdown.
Kulanihakoi quarterback Joey Rivas was 7 of 24 for 126 yards with four interceptions. Kulanihakoi receiver Aiden Clark caught five passes for 107 yards, while Austin Mcleod carried twice for 12 yards.
King Kekaulike improved to 4-2 overall and will face Kamehameha Maui on Oct. 17. Kamehameha Maui won the teams' first meeting 31-7 on Sept. 18.
Kulanihakoi fell to 0-6 and is scheduled to face Kamehameha Maui on Oct. 24.