The genius kid almost did it for Aiea.

With one last possession, freshman quarterback Caizel Jesus-Kapesi seemed on the brink of leading Na Alii back for a miraculous championship victory.

Instead, Kailua defensive lineman Delton Kurahashi-Choy Foo brought the boom, sacking Jesus-Kapesi with 52 seconds left to preserve Kailua’s 21-19 win in the OIA Division I championship game at Bino Neves Stadium.

This is Kailua’s first league title since 2001. Coach Joe Wong was drenched by a Gatorade shower on a cold night in Pearl City, but managed to smile postgame.

“We’ll take it any which way. It was a dog fight and Coach Mika (Liilii of Aiea) and his staff had a great game plan. We stuck with what we do,” Wong said. “It’s about who’s going to make more plays. We played Waipahu twice and it c

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