Baldwin flag football team brings down Punahou Buffanblu
Baldwin flag football players Navaeh Ranis and Kailea Moniz — a couple of young two-way threats — led the way Thursday against Punahou. Ranis finished with two receiving touchdowns and two interceptions, and Moniz completed 23 of 34 passes for 265 yards and four touchdowns and had 11 pulls as No. 4 seed Baldwin beat Punahou 33-18 in the quarterfinals of the Hawaii Dental Service/HHSAA Girls Flag Football Division I State Championships at Mililani.
“It means a lot to Baldwin,” coach Dean Kramp said. “Everywhere we went on Maui, they asked us who we play and we said, ‘Punahou’ and they were like, ‘Ooh, good luck. ’ No one thought we were going to win except us.
” Baldwin, the MIL champion, will play Mililani in today’s semifinals at 7 p. m. at Mililani.
The Trojans upset No. 1 seed Waianae 25-12 on Thursday. Ranis, a freshman, caught 10 passes for 144 yards, and one of her interceptions was a pick-6.
“It’s definitely scary. I wasn’t expecting to do this much on this team, especially with a bunch of upperclassmen,” Ranis said. “I just push through as hard as I can.
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