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Hawaii Tribune-Herald
One 36-point victory and some 340-plus yards on the ground later, Waiakea coach Moku Pita doesn’t see any reason to change things up again.
The Warriors are back to being run-heavy.
“We’re a smash-mouth team,” Pita said Thursday.
That philosophy represents a marked change from the preseason, when Pita talked of adopting the run-and-shoot under new offensive coordinator Kai Ako with Gehrig Octavio at the controls.
Makoa Andres spurred the turnabout. The senior running back returned to the lineup last Saturday and Waiakea suddenly began relying on the run, stomping Keaau 42-6 as both Andres and Octavio each surpassed 100 yards on the ground in the Warriors’ first win.