Waianae, HI — The Golden Hawks waited until the fourth quarter to find their scoring touch. Nanakuli got a scoring touchdown and a receiving score from Joseph Lewis IV, and scored 22 points in the final quarter to beat visiting Radford. “They were crazy plays. We got execution from all around that made those plays happen,” Lewis IV said. The Golden Hawks (4-4) went up 16-6 on a 62-yard pass from Keahi Ah Sui to David Kalili, and Christian Asinsin’s 2-point conversion run with 11:44 remaining. The Rams (6-2) answered on the next possession on a 36-yard scoring pass from Kalob Victorino-Avilla to Olijah Gomez, which made it 16-12 with 10:20 remaining. The conversion pass failed. Nanakuli answered on a 56-yard touchdown pass from Ah Sui to Lewis IV with 8:43 remaining. The 2-point conversion pass from Ah Sui to Kalili made it 24-12. Nanakuli’s Branztyn Reyes capped the scoring on a 4-yard run with 1:52 left. “That’s the story of the year, sometimes it takes us time to get going,” said Nanakuli coach Kili Watson. “It’s a blessing and a curse, but tonight it was obviously a good thing and we came out with the win.” Ah Sui completed 11 of 16 passes for 204 yards. He was intercepted by Radford’s Jalin LeGrand and Syncere Dillard in the first half. Kalili had four catches for 97 yards and Lewis IV had four receptions for 87 yards. Radford had already qualified for the OIA Division II final against Kaiser next Friday. The winner will earn the league’s lone berth in the state tournament. The Cougars beat the Rams 34-14 on Nov. 5. “We came into this game with a game plan on how to play the game,” said Radford coach Fred Salanoa, who added he pulled a few starters during the game. “No disrespect to Nanakuli, I did have a talk with their head coach, we need to make sure our guys are ready for next week.” Victorino-Avilla had 211 passing yards for the Rams, who averaged 41.2 points over their first six games. Jack Carlson had four receptions for 97 yards. “Our defense is a resilient group,” said Watson. “We really emphasize swarming to the ball.” The Rams scored on the opening possession on a 12-yard rum by Michael Hayslett, which capped a seven-play, 78-yard drive. The Golden Hawks took an 8-6 lead on an 8-yard run by Lewis IV, who also converted the 2-point conversion run, with 2:39 left in the first quarter. Nanakuli had a golden opportunity to score late in the half after a 26-yard punt return by Reyes put the ball at the Radford 13. After a 6-yard sack by the Rams’ Dillard, Golden Hawks quarterback Ah Sui scrambled inside the 5, but fumbled the ball and Radford’s Zander Writesel recovered at the 3. ——— Kyle Sakamoto, Star-Advertiser