Kauai High School - Ke Kuhiau Yearbook (Lihue, HI)

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Alfredo Marquez, center, Ramon Yama- . '16 6,45 Ml? if ,211 if eff ,.,,,ulz, .if S 'VHS 1 own-0 tv tfvwwg. Bob Watari shoots through the scattered Menehune secondary on a quick opener. Kato and Marquez clear the way while Agaboo l16l looks on. 1949 GRID RECORD Kauai 6 McKinley 7 Kauai 6 Farrington 0 Kauai 7 Waimea 0 Kauai 44 Kapoa 0 Kauai 6 Waimea 13 Kauai 14 Kapoa 0 Kauai 34 Waialua 7 Kauai 6 Waimea 34 Total 123 Total 61 With our new coach, Seichi Ono at the helm, the Red Raiders of Kauai high made their impressive mark on the gridiron last fall. Coming from Springfield College with the huge task of adjusting himself to an entirely different athletic system and new school, our mentor did remarkably well by guiding the Raiders to five out of eight wins and a KIF runner-up spot. Although finishing only second in the KIF, losing the crown to Waimeo's Menehunes .91- for the first time in six years, the Reds dis- played a brand of sportsmanship and courage on and off the playing field that will long be remembered. Honored for their sterling play, Harry Ya- maguchi, guard, Stanley Kaluahine, end, Ed Hanki, end, and William Texeira, halfback, capped first team positions on the KIF all- star list. moto, guard, Akita Ogoshi, tackle, Richard Doi, quarterback, Robert Watari, halfback, and Kenneth Higuchi, fullback, were put on the second team. . The Raiders made their 1949 debut under the kleigs of Honolulu Stadium versus the iejuvenated McKinley Tigers. Undoubtedly, the feature of the contest was Kauai's bril- liant stonewall defense, which held the Micks four times within the five yard line. Dick Gomard's conversion gave the city boys the 7-6 edge over Kauai. Acting as hosts to the Farrington Governors the Raiders avenged a previous defeat by up- setting the over-confident visitors 6-O. Allen Napoleon's beautiful 26 yard toss to Stan Ka- R?

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HARUO FUKUMOTO Center End luahine provided the game-clinching touch- down. Kauai high got off to a bang in the KIF as they handed the favored Waimea Mene- hunes o convincing 7-O defeat. The well- knit Raider passing and running attacks click- ed almost mechanically as they camped under the shadow of Waimea's goalposts for a large part of the game. A key block by Hanki opened the gates for Napoleon's five yard TD jaunt. ln what many consider the high water mark of Kauai high football for the past decade, the Raiders smashed the Kapaa Clippers 44-O, establishing a new KIF scoring record, A hard-charging Red line led by co-captain AKITO OGOSHI TSUYOSHI SASAKI Tackle Halfback fl f. X--x, QQIQ . i,,c l Q BEN VICTORINO HARRY YAMAGUCHI Fullback All-Star Guard Harry Yamaguchi rushed the Homesteaders unmercifully. Outclassed in every department the Greens yielded a six-pointer on the first play from scrimmage and yielded six more thereafter. Aspirations for an undefeated season were killed when a determined band of Menehunes pounded out a I3-6 triumph before 2,500 startled fans. Slow in starting, the Reds could not be denied in the third quarter as spark- plug Billy Texeira dashed 48 yards to the promised land. A crunching block by Al Mar- quez opened the way. Under overcast skies the Raiders prepared for the finale by routing the Oahu Rural league Vilaialua Bulldogs, 34-7. ROBERT WATARI ALLEN NAPOLEON Halfback Quarterback