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Backups shine in Red Raiders' win over Golden Hawks


ScoringLive staff
September 24, 2023, 1:46am

  

Sat, Sep 23, 2023 @ Nanakuli [ 6:30 pm ]

Kahuku

56

Nanakuli

7

Final 1 2 3 4 T
Kahuku (12-2-0) 21 21 7 756
Nanakuli (1-6-1) 0 0 0 77
Kanoa Torres 23 yd
Sitani Suguturaga 161 yd 3 TD



Kahuku showcased its roster depth in the valley Saturday night.

Six different players reached the end zone as the Red Raiders alternated between their starters and backups in a 56-7 mercy-rule victory over host Nanakuli in an OIA contest.

Junior Beau Pruett had his best game of the year with 151 total yards from scrimmage on just six touches. He scored on a 75-yard pass to give Kahuku a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and ran in a 22-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for the final points of the game.

Backup quarterback Sitani Suguturaga completed just three passes in the win, but they were all for TDs. His first pass of the game went to Pruett on a 75-yard bomb and his next pass was good for a 60-yard catch-and-run by Diezel Kamoku to give the Red Raiders a 35-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Suguturaga's final completion went to Cairo Lauaki for a 26-yard TD on Kahuku's first possession of the second half.

Kamoku finished with three receptions for 83 yards and two scores in the game. His first TD grab came on a 9-yard slant from Tulilele Tagovailoa-Amosa to open up the game's scoring.

Tagovailoa-Amosa threw for just 68 yards in the win, but he did start a possession with a 41-yard scramble for a TD with 1:36 remaining in the first half.

The Red Raiders (6-1 overall) had three possessions in the first half that were one-play drives.

Vaaimalae Fonoti racked up 95 yards on the ground with a 10-yard TD run on just five carries. He nearly scored on the first play of the drive that he scored on, but he was stopped after a 54-yard gain.

Kahuku added a special teams score before the end of the first quarter when Madden Soliai blocked a punt and returned it to the 1-yard line before pitching it back to Sione Pasi for the score.

Nanakuli (1-4) avoided the shutout when Carmelo Moses-Fuller intercepted Suguturaga for a 57-yard pick-6 at the start of the fourth quarter.




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