OIA Red final: Farrington-Kahuku update (12:35 pm)
. . . 12:35 a.m. Penalties: Farrington 12 for 132 yards, Kahuku 13 for 160 yards. Billy Hull has the penalty yardage for the OIA White final, which was also a festival of yellow flags. I never saw so many illegal blocks (Pearl City) [...]
Preview: Waipahu-Pearl City, OIA White final
November 4, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Football
Waipahu (7-3, 6-2) vs. Pearl City (9-1, 9-0) On paper: Two high-octane, run-and-shoot offenses could combine for 21 points in a matter of minutes, right? When these two teams met a month ago, Pearl City escaped with a 13-8 win. The Chargers’ prolific attack — 335 yards per game — managed to gain just 203 yards against [...]
Preview: Campbell-Leilehua, third place
November 4, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Football
. . .. . .. . Campbell (8-2, 6-2) at Leilehua (8-1-1, 7-1) On paper: Their previous meeting resulted in a 32-13 win for the Mules, limiting Campbell to 88 passing yards. The rematch will again be at Hugh Yoshida Stadium. Unlike years [...]
Preview: Farrington-Kahuku, OIA final
November 4, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Football
Farrington (10-0, 8-0 OIA) vs. Kahuku (9-1, 7-1) On paper: Their last meeting, a 14-13 win by Farrington before a full house, had as much to do with Farrington’s defensive prowess as Kahuku’s kicking game. Bad long snaps led to a botched field-goal opportunity in the first half, and a blown PAT in the second. Despite [...]
Kamehameha-Punahou: Extra (updated Friday)
November 4, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Football
(This is the rest of the story I wrote last night for today’s game report. Space limitations and I usually overwrite, but thankfully, there’s our blog here.) Another Kamehameha three-and-out led to a 37-yard field goal by Kaimi Fairbairn. The drive was set up by Steven Lakalaka’s 51-yard jaunt out of a Wildcat formation, and [...]
Kamehameha-Punahou update (10:34 p.m.)
10:34 p.m. Woo! What a game. A truly great championship game. Hat’s off to both teams. 9:41 p.m.: Punahou stops Kamehameha inside the 2 on back-to-back quarterback sneaks, time expires. Punahou wins 24-17. 9:39 p.m. Pass complete, Stevens to Bush-Loo, first down Kamehameha at the Punahou 2. Third time they tried that play-action, and Stevens [...]
Tyler Taumua Stat Ticker update
October 27, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Football, Hawaii Sports
Oh yes, it’s that time again, ladies and germs, to elaborate and congratulate these fine football teams. Perhaps no compliment would be more apt than one to Tyler Taumua as we examine the Tyler Taumua Stat Ticker. It’s been a few weeks since we last examined the junior running back’s prolific numbers. With the Great [...]
Kaimi Fairbairn: Interview footage (Parts 1-5)
October 23, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Football, Recruiting
Fourth and the season
October 23, 2011 by Paul Honda
Filed under Football
Correction on the key fourth-and-1 play by Campbell late in yesterday’s game with Aiea. I thought I saw Justin Tago-Su‘e sneak it over for a first down, but I got mixed up after talking with the coaches and wrote that it was backup QB Isaac Hurd. It was Tago-Su‘e who snuck over for the key [...]
‘Iolani/Pac-Five recap
(Here’s the story of last weekend’s football game between ‘Iolani and Pac-Five. We had limited space in the print edition.) No touchdown passes for Reece Foy, no problem for the aerial attack of ‘Iolani. Instead, the Raiders rushed for 189 yards and got touchdown runs from Kody Mento and Jordan Lee for a 21-6 win [...]