Lahainaluna Football v. King Kekaulike W29-0 (August 25, 2012)

CHRISTIAN WHITEHEAD

Thanks to Fred Sinenci for taking photos of the game for me while I was on vacation in San Diego. And thanks to ESPN550.com for broadcasting the radio broadcast of the game on-line. As a result, I was able to follow the game on the internet from my hotel room at the Embassy Suites San Diego.

Coming into the game, I was concerned about the x-factor known as King Kekaulike. They moved to Division II for this season, as their enrollment apparently dipped under 1,000 for the first time ever.  This gave the Lunas another team against which they had to contend for the Division II title. However, the one new enrollee I was concerned about was Jay Braun, an athletic freak of a junior who transferred after two years at Seabury. While there, Braun was a beast in soccer and track. And despite his size, his speed was comparable to Keelan Ewaliko but he was incredibly strong, benching 225 pounds a high of 14 times at the recent combine. Given that, I was curious to see whether Braun would make an impact.

Turns out the Lahainaluna defense is the real deal. They were awesome against Keaau, whose offense struggled to move the ball for positive yardage against the Lunas. When you think about it, the 14 points came off of a pick 6 interception for touchdown and the second touchdown came after the Lunas fumbled a punt snap deep in their own territory.  Against Na Alii, the Lunas’ defense was again dominant. Braun had an okay debut, but the Lunas’ kept him under control for most of the night.

The Lunas won this game easily 29-0.

 

 

Overall Record: 2-0 
MIL Record: 1-0

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For Maui News article, click here for preseason recap, click here for game story and click here for game stats.