The Pearl City Chargers pounded out a lopsided 43-8 win over the Kalaheo Mustangs Friday night at Kailua High School's Alex Kane Stadium to improve to a perfect 3-0 in OIA Division 2 varsity football regular season standings. Kalaheo fell to 1-2.
Pearl City jumped on the Mustangs scoring 23 points in the first quarter that included a recovered fumble in the end zone for a touchdown on the Mustangs opening drive and a safety. The Chargers built a 37-0 lead at the half. The second half moved along with the 35 point lead rule that enforced a running clock.
The Chargers explosive offense and special teams has lit up the scoreboard so far during the regular season scoring 105 points while the Chargers stingy defense has held opposing offenses to 28 points.
CHARGERS SCORING SUMMARY
1st Quarter
Pearl City (10:21) Kasey Kikuyama fumble recovery in end zone (Zameer Kahn PAT)
Pearl City (7:43) Calvin Mock 27 yard touchdown pass from Kekainalu Simon (Zameer Kahn PAT)
Pearl City (5:26) Safety
Pearl City (0:44) Isaiah Asinsin 37 yard touchdown pass from Kekainalu Simon (Zameer Kahn PAT)
2nd Quarter
Pearl City (5:33) Charles Freitas 13 yard touchdown run (Zameer Kahn PAT)
Pearl City (0:45) Charles Freitas 4 yard touchdown run (Zameer Kahn PAT)
3rd Quarter
Pearl City (8:56) Andre Carter 20 yard touchdown run (2-point conversion run failed)
The Chargers return to action on Friday, September 2, on the road at Waialua. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00pm. No Junior Varsity game scheduled.
GO CHARGERS!
THE GREAT ESCAPE!
#9 ISAIAH ASINSIN
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Chargers wide receiver Isaiah Asinsin showed his skills after the catch scoring on a 37 yard
touchdown toss from QB Kekainalu Simon with:44 seconds left on the clock in the first quarter.
Asinsin's touchdown was the third touchdown scored by the Chargers in the fiirst quarter.
Photo by Barry Villamil | [email protected]
Photo by Barry Villamil | [email protected]
Photo by Barry Villamil | [email protected]
Photo by Barry Villamil | [email protected]
Photo by Barry Villamil | [email protected]
Photo by Barry Villamil | [email protected]
TRENCH WARFARE, FAST & FURIOUS
#4 ZION TUPUOLA-FETUI & #54 CARSON HERNANDEZ
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Photo by Barry Villamil | [email protected]
Zion Tupuola-Fetui and Carson Hernandez exhibit their speed, power,
and quickness in wreaking havoc in the Mustangs backfield. The
Charger D is loaded with hard hitting talent at every position in 2016.
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Photo by Barry Villamil | [email protected]
JUNIOR VARSITY
PEARL CITY 20
KALAHEO 21
The Kalaheo Mustangs were cruising along with a 21-0 lead after 3 1/3 quarters of play before the
Chargers caught fire scoring 20 unanswered points inside of four minutes to play in the ball game.
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Caden Chung stretches the ball over the goal line scoring on a 20 yard run
to pull the Chargers within one point of Kalaheo's lead at 21-20 with 1:42
left in the fourth quarter. The Chargers went for the win attempting to convert
a 2-point conversion that failed. Kalaheo took possession of the ball on the
ensuing kick-off and ran out the clock for the win.Chung also scored the
Chargers second touchdown at 4:06 of the fourth quarter on a 80 yard bomb.