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There\u2019s an old adage that football isn\u2019t for everyone. There can be no doubt that football is definitely for Castle quarterback Kela Shea.<\/p>\n

In everything he does, his work ethic is his base. \u201cI think I get it from my uncle and my papa,\u201d said Shea. \u201cNothing comes easy without working hard. You won\u2019t earn anything without it. I don\u2019t like things easy. I like the challenge of football.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the bulk of his youth, Shea\u2019s athletic focus was firmly on basketball, which he continues to play, but his progression to football was natural given his family connections. His grandfather, John Kapele, was a standout at Castle in the \u201950s before moving on to Brigham Young University and, ulti- mately, to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles. Shea\u2019s uncle, John Kapele Jr., also played for Castle and Saint Louis School before following in his father\u2019s lead and moving on to BYU for his college years. John Kapele Jr. also was the head coach at Kalaheo for a time, and most recently was an assistant at Kailua for five seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The family football focus is on Kela now. He enters Friday night\u2019s Oahu Interscholastic Association crossover game 7 p.m. at Aiea with six starts under his belt dating back to last year, including Castle\u2019s pre- season game with Kamehameha last weekend. Shea spent his first two years at Kailua before transferring to Castle on the eve of spring ball in 2011.<\/p>\n

In Knights head coach Nelson Maeda, he found a coach who is also known for his own work ethic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s preparing us for life after high school,\u201d Shea said of Maeda. \u201cI like his discipline. He\u2019s strict on discipline and respect, and he teaches character. I really like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shea hadn\u2019t played organized football until enrolling in high school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had played basketball during my whole elementary and intermediate days in the PAL leagues,\u201d said Shea, who is the son of Kea Shea and Aulii Rosa. \u201cBecause of my uncle (Kapele Jr.), I always thought about playing quarterback. The footwork and fundamentals are kind of similar to basketball. Quarterback is a hard posi- tion, but I felt comfortable. To know the game mentally was harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shea has plenty of speed (he\u2019s been clocked at 4.8 in the 40-yard dash), and Castle\u2019s spread offense enables him to use his strong arm as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I can do them both (running and throwing) equally,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I have to run, I can run. I don\u2019t try to run people over; I just try and get the yardage. Reading the defense is the challenge \u2014 some teams disguise their defenses really well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s like math class,\u201d he added. \u201cIf you have the answer, everything can go well. For me, because of my family, it\u2019s easy to be a leader, but I\u2019m still working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cohesiveness is invariably a lead characteristic of a productive offense, and Shea likes the team unity the Knights have developed from spring practice to now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like we\u2019re getting closer,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve developed trust, and it hasn\u2019t been hard to create that trust because everyone was already close.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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