Spring Practice Day 14 Reports

Stephen Tsai:

In a preview for Saturday's Warrior Bowl, the Mauka and Makai teams competed in heated — and vocal — 2-minute drills.
Shane Austin threw well for the Mauka, capping a drive with a ricocheted pass that he caught. Hey, he was open.
The only scoring came on a 70-yard psss from Makai's Brent Rausch to wideout Malcolm Lane.

Jason Kaneshiro:

On the Makai team’s possession, Brent Rausch spotted single coverage on Malcolm Lane on the right side and hit him in stride for a 70-yard touchdown, with the rest of the team following Lane to the end zone.
“I know there’s going to be a couple people looking for my head (on Saturday), but that comes with the turf,” Lane said.

On SportsHawaii, Kahuluu Imua Warriors:

It was spirited! Austin started out really well with many accurate throws, most to Pollard. A TD was called back because an Oline jumped to early, then a theoretical sack by Ahmad but despite the great play by the offense the D held deep in their territory.

...and NelsonO:

The Warriors unveiled their new punt formation today under the direction of Coach Tormey. Since I am not supposed to divulge new formations, I just wait until Stephen Tsai mentions it. Actually this formation may be new to Hawaii, but I have seen other teams utilize this formation.

Filling in as the punter today was defensive tackle Tuika Tufaga. He will be placed on scholarship, but I can tell you it is not because of his punting ability.

The Warriors spend a lot of time practicing their red zone offense. Probably because if they can squeeze the ball into the small windows of the red zone, they can squeeze the ball into anyplace. This morning, Royce Pollard made a beautiful catch in the end zone on a pass from Greg Alexander.

The NFL-bound David Veikune observed practice today. LaCount also observed practice and he is absolutely huge.