Waimea opens season with 67-6 rout of Kaimuki
The Waimea Menehune celebrate a touchdown in the end zone. | Photo: Nate Ragragola
Waimea opened its season in dominant fashion Saturday night, cruising past visiting Kaimuki 67-6 at Hanapepe Stadium.
The Menehune scored on their opening kickoff, with Kepa Pablo returning it for a touchdown to give Waimea an early lead.
Waimea added a defensive touchdown later in the first quarter when Makai Calvin recovered a fumble and returned it for a score. Chance Gomes then connected with Kana’i Huihui-Caberto on a touchdown pass to make it 20-0 after one quarter.
Waimea continued to pull away in the second quarter. Paka Cintron-Chandler scored twice on touchdown runs, while Kolby Correa added another rushing touchdown as the Menehune took a 41-0 lead into halftime.
Correa added a touchdown pass to Kaulana Makua early in the third quarter before Kaikea Miyashiro scored on a rushing touchdown.
Pablo added another touchdown on the ground with 3:44 remaining in the third quarter.
Kaimuki got on the scoreboard with 3:18 left in the quarter when Robert Patricio recovered an offensive fumble for a touchdown.
Miyashiro closed the scoring with his second rushing touchdown of the night with 11:53 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Waimea finished with 10 touchdowns in the victory, while Kaimuki was held to a single score.
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