After a stellar junior year, much was expected of Naia Graham as he and the Surfriders entered the 2014-15 prep soccer season.<\/p>\n
Despite missing the first four games, Graham delivered big once again for Kailua, scoring a state-leading 28 goals in 11 appearances. He scored in all 11 games he played, while tallying five goals each on three separate occasions (versus McKinley, Farrington and Kaimuki).<\/p>\n
Graham was recently named an OIA East First Team All-Star. (All-stars are chosen in a vote of league coaches at season’s end.) He also was East’s Co-Player of the Year (shared with Kaiser High’s Christian Longnecker) in 2013-14 after scoring 13 goals.<\/p>\n
Kailua finished 9-6 overall last year and captured the OIA White title, shutting out Waialua (1-0) and Waipahu (6-0), respectively. A pair of heartbreaking losses on penalty kicks to both Honokaa and Seabury Hall ended Kailua’s bid for a state title at the Division II soccer championships.<\/p>\n
Kailua teammate Dustin Imanaka also was named to the First Team as a defender. Colin Kubota, Trevor Tam and Ripley Quebral earned Honorable Mentions.<\/p>\n
In Division I, Kahuku had a pair of First Team All-Stars in Gabriel Pinheirol-Alves and Peter Hyatt. Senior attacker Pinheirol-Alves scored a team-high 14 goals for Kahuku. Hyatt is a senior midfielder.<\/p>\n
Kahuku finished 11-5 overall and took fifth in the OIA Red post-season tournament. The team went on to the DI soccer championships and reached the quarterfinals with a first-round win over Baldwin before losing to eventual state champ Mililani.<\/p>\n
The Red Raiders also placed midfielder Mikel Sodini and defender Stokes Nihipali-Botelho on the East’s Second Team, while Jurell Kai and Braxton Medeiros received Honorable Mentions.<\/p>\n
Jhonah Felipe was named to the First Team from Kalaheo. A senior attacker, he scored 16 goals for the Mustangs, who finished 8-5-2 overall.<\/p>\n
The Mustangs went 7-1-2 in the season to earn the East’s No. 2 seed for the OIA Red postseason tournament. A win over Castle lifted Kalaheo into the semifinals, where it dropped a heartbreaker to eventual OIA and state champ Mililani, in the second overtime. Kalaheo finished fourth in the OIA after a loss to Kapolei. The Mustangs moved on to the DI state championships the following week, but losses to Punahou and Moanalua ended their season.<\/p>\n
Mustang goalie Jack Bell was picked for the Second Team, while teammates Tommy Capllonch, Thomas Focht, Jaimes Geren, Jonathan LeVine, Kai Morgan and Triston Thulin received Honorable Mentions.<\/p>\n
DJ Chinen made the Second Team from Castle. A senior attacker, he scored 11 goals for the Knights, who finished 5-8 overall. Earning Honorable Mention were Devin Gaspar, JP Linhares, Micah Moon, Alex Tovar and Kai Zimmerman.<\/p>\n
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