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ON THIS DATE IN 2019: Kalei Akagi full of big plays for Leilehua

By Jerry Campany on November 16, 2020

In a reminder of what we are missing, on this date last year Kalei Akagi popped two big scores and Leilehua beat Baldwin 34-7 in the opening round of the state tournament at War Memorial Stadium. Akagi scored on a 72-yard reverse to begin the game and later broke the plane on a 91-yard kick return. Sophomore Jemell Vereen rushed for 174 yards and the Mules defense stepped up with a score. The Mules left Maui with the victory and […]

ON THIS DATE IN 2002: Castle wins rare OIA football crown

By Jerry Campany on November 15, 2020

On this date in 2002, Castle won its first OIA championship since 1945. The Knights shut out surprised rival Kailua 25-0 at Aloha Stadium. Castle lost 20-0 in the regular season meeting with the Surfriders. Jared Suzui gave Castle all the points they needed on an 82-yard punt return in the second quarter. The defense made it hold up and added on with an interception return for a touchdown by Antone Watanabe and a blocked field goal return by Ikaika […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1970: Damien needs team effort to tie Iolani

By Jerry Campany on November 14, 2020

Even in a tie game, sometimes there is a winner and a loser. On this date in 1970, Damien scored with 45 seconds left and converted the extra points to deny Iolani its first win with a 22-22 deadlock. Damien was denied its second victory. The Monarchs trailed 22-16 when Roger Kurt hit Tony Narvaes for a 23-yard touchdown. Despite the heroics, Anthony Chun took Kurt’s place for the conversion and completed a clutch pass to Mel de Laura to […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1965: McKinley’s John Coen breaks scoring record

By Jerry Campany on November 13, 2020

It was only a few years after Roger Maris and Babe Ruth, but McKinley’s John “Cyclone” Coen never had to worry about an asterisk. On this date in 1965, Coen scored two touchdowns and McKinley beat Saint Louis 20-0 in front of a crowd of 6,371 at Honolulu Stadium. Coen’s scores gave him 108 points for the season, breaking the 101 set by Abe Dung of Saint Louis 20 years before. Dung set his mark in seven games. Coen needed […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1982: Sekeli Wily paves way to Kahuku title

By Jerry Campany on November 12, 2020

On this date in 1982, Lakei Heimuli shrugged off a hamstring injury and Kahuku beat Farrington 7-0 to win the OIA East title in front of 11,229 wet fans at Aloha Stadium. Red Raiders coach Clarence Lavarias told the media before the game that linebacker Sekeli Wily would be moving to the offense. He kept his word, but Heimuli still received the bulk of the carries. Wily served as the lead blocker and made all of the difference. Kahuku quarterback […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1929: Hilo beats Maui in thrilling finish

By Jerry Campany on November 11, 2020

On this date in 1929, Hilo traveled to Maui and left with a lot to talk about on the trip home. Hilo beat Maui 7-6 in the game at the Kahului Fairgrounds, but it went down to the last seconds. Hilo scored when George Kekoolani scored on a clever triple pass to tie it with under two minutes left. Hilo had one more trick in its bag, with Ah Chong Young dropping back and hitting Kekoolani for the conversion. Maui […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1973: Vincent Passas takes to the air to beat Punahou

By Jerry Campany on November 10, 2020

With the state tuned in to see two of Hawaii’s all-time great running backs on this date in 1973, Saint Louis quarterback Vince Passas took matters into his own hands. Passas threw for 178 yards on 11 completions to lead the Crusaders to a 30-0 win in front of 9,087 fans at Honolulu Stadium for the rare televised game. His effort took some of the shine off a matchup between Saint Louis running back Ed Kini and Punahou’s Mosi Tatupu. […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1985: Kalani Hallums leads Waianae to Leeward crown

By Jerry Campany on November 9, 2020

On this date in 1985, Kalani Hallums hooked up with Bryant Moananu twice to lead Waianae over Waipahu 14-6. The victory in front of 6,083 at Aloha Stadium gave Waianae its tenth Leeward district crown in 11 years. Hallums led the Seariders 64 yards on 10 plays on their second drive of the game, completing all three of his passes. He did it again on Waianae’s next drive, covering 45 yards on five plays after a punt. In a harbinger […]

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