Punahou, Farrington continue to ground, pound

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While powerhouses Kahuku and Saint Louis have found success through the aerial game, Punahou and Farrington — both still unbeaten — have relied heavily on the cornerstones of defense and the ground attack.

Farrington, which zoomed four notches up to No. 2 in The Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 (to be released in print Tuesday), ran 45 [...]

Week 2: Iolani at Mililani

Photos from Friday night’s nonconference football game between ‘Iolani and Mililani. Photos by FL Morris / fmorris@staradvertiser.com

OIA Red West preview

“The road goes through them. They’re definitely loaded now,” the Leilehua coach said. “Two years ago, we won the JV title, but our only loss was to Mililani, and they didn’t have Trent (McKinney) then.”

OIA Red East preview

There have been deeper, larger and bigger teams in the storied gridiron history of Kahuku football. There may not have been, however, a squad this balanced from position to position in some time.

OIA White preview

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Smaller schools like Kalaheo can endure all the challenges of academic issues and low turnout numbers.
Yet, when August comes around, things change in a hurry. Though the Mustangs were so few back in the offseason that they had to cancel a game at Lahainaluna, they could ascend [...]

Open season

Football season started around the state on Friday with a slew of games, including Saint Louis’ win over Roosevelt and Mililani’s tough victory over Kaimuki. The Star-Advertiser’s FL Morris was on hand to shoot the Saint Louis game while Jamm Aquino trekked to Mililani.