MILILANI — Fred Culp recovered a loose Kailua punt snap in the end zone and Taz Stevenson scored on two second-half touchdown runs last night to help Mililani hold off the visiting Surfriders, 21-12, in O'ahu Interscholastic Association playoff action at soggy John Kauinana Stadium.

The Trojans, the No. 4 seed in the OIA Red Conference Western Division, improved to 5-4 overall and advance to this week's quarterfinals at East champion Kahuku (7-1).

Mililani began the season 0-3 but has won five of its past six games.

"We have a lot of pieces together now and we're ready to give Kahuku a good fight," said Stevenson, a junior receiver.

East No. 5 Kailua's season ends at 2-6.

The Surfriders began the season 0-5 but four of the losses came by narrow margins and they came out strong last night, marching 65 yards in just six plays after the opening kickoff, culminating in Calen Friel's 2-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt failed, but Kailua led 6-0 less than three minutes into the game.

"They have a physical approach to football and they really came in here wanting to win," Mililani coach Darnell Arceneaux said. "All of their losses were close and they could have easily won the East. I dug up some tapes and watched their games, so we knew they were a very good football team."

The Surfriders held the Trojans without a first down through the first quarter and dodged a bullet when defensive lineman Kepu Tauatevalu knocked the ball loose from Mililani quarterback Matt Milton, who was heading to the end zone near the 5-yard line early in the second quarter.

Linebacker Rock Trueman recovered in the end zone for a touchback, but the Trojans got their own break four plays later when a low punt snap was mishandled and recovered in the end zone by Culp.

Corey Nakagawa's PAT gave Mililani a 7-6 lead with 6:47 remaining in the half.

"Even if (the punter) had caught the ball, I think we would have blocked it," Arceneaux said. "We take pride in our special teams and work hard on it. Sua (Manuma) punted well and gave us good field position the whole game. It was a total team effort."

The Trojans stretched the lead to 14-6 midway through the third quarter after Stevenson's 19-yard TD run on third-and-5, and Stevenson scored again with 2:43 left in the quarter on a 3-yard run that was set up by Veni Manu's fumble recovery on the Kailua 11.

It was one of several fumbles and slips by the Surfriders on the muddy field.

"It was a tough environment and we didn't manage it very well," Kailua coach Gary Rosolowich said. "(Mililani) had to play on it, too, but we just made too many crucial errors and turnovers."

EXTRA POINT: Kailua sophomore running back Isaac Sato, who was taken away by ambulance in the fourth quarter after landing on his head during a tackle, was moving his hands and legs and should be OK, Rosolowich said.

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456. Read his blog on high school sports at preptalk.honadvblogs.com.

KAILUA (2-6) 6 0 0 6—12

MILILANI (5-4) 0 7 7 7—21

Kai — Calen Friel 2 run (kick failed).

Mili — Fred Culp fumble recovery in end zone (Corey Nakagawa kick).

Mili — Taz Stevenson 19 run (Nakagawa kick).

Mili — Stevenson 3 run (Nakagawa kick).

Kai — Manako Tuifua 1 run (kick failed).

RUSHING — Kailua: Isaac Sato 17-36, Friel 3-5, Styren Kahale 3-9, Bobby Lastimosa 5-(minus-7), Wa'a Kekauoha 4-7, Keoki Reis-Moniz 1-26, Tuifua 1-1. Mililani: Stevenson 9-43, Trout Kekai 18-40, Trevor Lee 2-7, Matt Milton 3-16, Iosua Manuma 5-23.

PASSING — Kailua: Lastimosa 6-13-0—83, Kahale 0-1-1—0. Mililani: Milton 1-3-0—4, Manuma 4-9-0—30.

RECEIVING — Kailua: Sato 1-40, Corey Lau 2-16, Kekauoha 1-12, Kapena Alameda 1-3, Kahale 1-12. Mililani: Stevenson 2-13, Culp 3-21.

OIA WHITE

CAMPBELL 34, KAISER 14: Quarterback Lalo Respicio passed for five touchdowns for the Sabers, who clinched the second seed in the OIA White.

CAMPBELL (8-1, 7-1) 7 0 14 13—34

KAISER (3-6, 3-5) 14 0 0 0-14

Kais — Jarrin Inagaki fumble recovery in end zone (Kekoa Kim kick).

Camp — Daniel Masifilo 44 pass Lalo Respicio (Robert Repgala kick).

Kais — Inagaki 5 run (Kim kick).

Camp — Brandon Ahuna 25 pass from Respicio (Repgala kick).

Camp — Masilio 40 pass from Respicio (Repgala kick).

Camp — Arthur Aiwohi 66 pass from Respicio (Repgala kick).

Camp —Masifilo 13 pass from Respicio (kick blocked).

RUSHING — Campbell: Ahuna 6-26. Samson Anguay 3-42, Damon Fuentes 1-4, Respicio 2-(minus 15). Kaiser: Laa Awong 2-(minus 22), Jesse Kauhola 26-165, Inagaki 11-65.

PASSING — Campbell: Respicio 17-33-1—334, Fuentes 0-3-0—0. Kaiser: Awong 4-8-2-19, Inagaki 0-2-1-0, Kauhola 2-4-0-21.

RECEIVING — Campbell: Masifilo 3-97, Aiwohi 4-101, Braxton Maluenda 2-32, Anguay 5-57, Ahuna 3-47. Kaiser: Cory Hironaka 3-21, Todd Takanishi 1-8, Jordan Woodall 1-5, Kauhola 1-6.

JV score — Campbell 21, Kaiser 14.

Reported by Coach Patrick Samsonas

RADFORD 28, WAIALUA 15: James Jennings ran for a touchdown and caught a pass for another score as the Rams took a 28-0 lead after three quarters in beating the Bulldogs in an OIA White Conference game.

RADFORD (7-2, 7-1) 7 14 7 0—28

WAIALUA (2-7, 2-6) 0 0 0 15—15

Rad — James Jennings 5 run (Mosiah Anuma kick).

Rad — Brad Osborne 3 pass from Pouesi Togiailua (Tama Fiaseu kick).

Rad — Fiaseu 3 run (Fiaseu kick).

Rad — Jennings 6 pass from Doug Brown (Fiaseu kick).

Wail — Kaleo Lopez 90 kick return (Kainoa Rosa kick).

Wail — Rosa 9 run (William Sacapulo-Uepa run).

RUSHING — Radford: Anuma 1-15, Togiailua 1-8, Jennings 10-73, Fiaseu 10-51, Ikaika Kamaka 1-2, Brown 3-16, Shawn Putman-Curry 1-3, Joseph Omstead 3-1, Amo Se'ei 3-7. Waialua: Rosa 9-49, Sacapulo-Uepa 6-(minus 2), Lopez 1-3.

PASSING — Radford: Manuma 10-18-0-146. Brown 5-9-0-35, Togiailua 1-1-0-2. Waialua: Sacapulo-Uepa 6-24-3-82.

RECEIVING — Radford: Deshawn Robinson 2-25, Christopher Nichols 1-6, Osborne 6-55, Jennings 2-26, Putman-Curry 2-42, Fiaseu 1-13, Pierre Verrett 1-5, Sean Ouchie 1-11. Waialua: Lopez 4-34, Rosa 2-48.

JV score — Radford 42, Wailalua 7.

Reported by Reanna August-Agadin

MIL

KAMEHAMEHA-MAUI 23, KING KEKAULIKE 19: Eli Ferreira hit Camerin Yip with a 49-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to rally the Warriors past the Na Ali'i in a Maui Interscholastic League game.

KING KEKAULIKE (2-4, 1-3) 13 6 0 0—19

KAMEHAMEHA (2-4, 2-2) 3 13 7 0—23

KSM — RYAN MOUNTCASTLE 29 FG

KK — Arrone Santos 5 run (James Gamponia kick).

KK — Edrian Dela Cruz 5 run (run failed).

KK — Santos 10 run (kick failed).

KSM — Jordan Camara 6 run (pass failed).

KSM — Devyn Tavares 54 fumble return (Mountcastle kick).

KSM — Cameron Yip 49 pass from Eli Ferreira (Mountcastle kick).

BALDWIN 40, ST. ANTHONY 0: The Bears (5-1, 4-0) rolled past the Trojans (1-5, 2-3). Statistics of the game were unavailable.

BIIF

HAWAI'I PREP 17, KAMEHAMEHA-HAWAI'I 7: Ka Makani (6-1, 5-1) beat the Warriors (1-7, 1-4) in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation game. Statistics of the game were unavailable