KAILUA � A banged-up but rejuvenated Kailua football team is now in the O�ahu Interscholastic Association quarterfinals.

The Surfriders pounced on and then held off Campbell, 21-0, in first-round playoff action last night to advance to Friday�s quarterfinal at defending state runner-up Leilehua.
Kailua, which started the OIA Red Conference Eastern Division season at 0-3, now has won three of its last four games and is 4-5 overall.
�This week was different, we practiced harder and as a family,� said Surfriders linebacker Martin Lagazo, a 5-foot-6, 195-pound senior who recovered three fumbles last night. �Before we used to play as individuals, but now we play as a team. We believe in the coaches, and they believe in us.�
Kailua wasted no time in making believers of a statewide OC16 TV audience, converting two early fumbles into touchdowns for a 14-0 lead barely three minutes into the game. Keola Kiko-Kahawai recovered a loose ball on the Sabers� second play from scrimmage after the opening kickoff, giving the Surfriders possession at the Campbell 30-yard line.
They cashed in three plays later, on Chevy Mikaele�s 29-yard TD pass to Eric Lum, who then kicked the extra point for a 7-0 lead. On the Sabers� first play after the ensuing kickoff, Lagazo recovered a fumble at the Campbell 20 and Kailua scored two plays later on Bubba Sato�s 25-yard scamper up the middle.
Lum�s PAT made it 14-0 with 8:49 still to play in the first quarter.
�We just couldn�t execute,� said Sabers coach Amosa Amosa.
Campbell settled down after that and it remained 14-0 until the third quarter, when another fumble recovery by Lagazo � this time near midfield � set up another Surfriders touchdown.
Kailua converted five plays later on Mikaele�s 10-yard scoring pass to Corey Lau. Lum�s extra point made it 21-0 with 8:50 remaining in the third quarter.
The Surfriders suffered major injuries last month, losing starting quarterback Kahaku Iaea to a fractured collarbone and standout linebacker Calen Friel to a torn knee ligament.
But players like Lagazo and Mikaele have stepped in admirably, Kailua coach Gary Rosolowich said.
�The kids are battling,� Rosolowich said. �I give them all credit.�
Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456. Read his blog on high school sports at preptalk.honadvblogs.com
CAMPBELL (4-5) 0 0 0 0 � 0
KAILUA (4-5) 14 0 7 0 � 21
Kail � Eric Lum 29 pass from Chevy Mikaele (Lum kick)
Kail � Bubba Sato 25 run (Lum kick)
Kail � Corey Lau 10 pass from Mikaele (Lum kick)
RUSHING � Campbell: Sy Delizo 7-6, Samson Anguay 4-27, Christian Carlos 4-3, X-tian Reyes 1-(minus-5), Maika Ulufale 2-(minus-12), Nilo Omalza-Agbayani 1-10, Andrew Haina 1-4. Kailua: Sato 11-40, Lau 2-1, Clint Aina 11-40, Keola Kiko-Kahawai 1-9, James Jones-Kamanu 11-(minus-9), Keoki Sausi 2-3, Mikaele 2-9.
PASSING � Campbell: Carlos 2-3-0�3, Reyes 0-1-0�0, Ulufale 14-27-0�158. Kailua: Mikaele 8-15-0�139, Lau 0-2-1�0.
RECEIVING � Campbell: Jordan Szadkowski 7-73; John Aiwohi 2-6; Anguay 3-26; Carlos 1-20; Christian Abcede-Abregano 1-20; Tim Friend 2-16. Kailua: Lau 4-87, Lum 3-45, Dustin Kalai 1-7.
JV score: Kapolei 42, Roosevelt 0
OTHER SCORES
Big Island Interscholastic Federation
Hawai�i Prep 56, Ka�� 6
Kamehameha-Hawai�i 42, Kohala 12

Maui Interscholastic League
Lahainaluna 20, King Kekaulike 6