Sophomore quarterback Tyler Gines-Hufana threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Kyson Kealoha with 17 seconds remaining Friday night to help lift Moanalua to a thrilling 17-13 comeback victory over visiting ‘Aiea.
A Senior Night crowd of about 2,500 watched Na Menehune overcome a 13-0 third-quarter deficit to improve to 7-2 overall and 5-1 in the OIA Division I standings, tied for first place with Leilehua (6-3, 5-1) with one week left in the regular season. Na Ali’i, who started the season 3-0, dropped their fourth game in the past five outings to fall to 4-4, 2-4.
After Andy Nguyen’s extra point made it 17-13, he sailed the ensuing kickoff into the end zone for a touchback. ‘Aiea completed two quick passes to gain 10 yards, then threw a Hail Mary way down field only to have it intercepted by Shonn Keaunui as time expired.
Moanalua’s victory was especially hard-fought considering it was missing starting quarterback Isaac Haney and starting running back Kalino Judalena due to a hand and knee injury, respectively…