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GAME NIGHT 8/19: Aiea/Campbell

By Hawaii Prep World on August 19, 2017

Aiea has not beaten Campbell since 2010, a string of seven straight losses. Wendell Say is 4-10 all time against Campbell and 3-3 against Darren Johnson. Aiea has not had a 100-yard rusher against Campbell since Pepe Lopez had 166 in 1989, a span of 15 games. Campbell leads the series 15-8. Krenston Kaipo was the third quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards for a Darren Johnson-coached team last week, joining Ranson Kepa of 2002 Kailua (373 yards) […]

VIDEO: Campbell holds off Farrington

By Paul Honda on August 12, 2017

It was a night of highs and lows for the Campbell Sabers, who fended off Farrington 26-20 in the OIA Division I regular-season opener for both teams. Campbell head coach Darren Johnson chatted after the game.

Big stats, bigger learning curve for Sabers

By Paul Honda on August 12, 2017

In the life of Randall Okimoto, there’s always the virtue of resourcefulness. After all, with a young offense, inconsistent production and a tough regular-season opener on the road, his Farrington Governors found ways to stay close. It was enough grit by Farrington for his counterpart, new Campbell coach Darren Johnson, to wince just a bit despite a 26-20 victory on Friday night. It was Campbell’s first win over Farrington since 2001, ending an 11-game losing streak to the Governors. “We […]


GAME NIGHT 8/11: Farrington/Campbell

By Hawaii Prep World on August 11, 2017

Two teams coming off season-opening losses will attempt to turn it around against each other out in Ewa Beach as Campbell, looking for its first win under head coach Darren Johnson, hosts Farrington, which lost to Kamehameha, 34-15, last Friday in the first varsity game held at Skippa Diaz Stadium. No. 8 Farrington Governors Head coach: Randall Okimoto, 16th season, 111-63-3 2017 Governors roster VS. No. 9 Campbell Sabers Head coach: Darren Johnson, first season (10th overall), 72-35-1 2017 Sabers […]

Faumui plays a big role in Kapolei win

By Nick Abramo on August 5, 2017

If the name Aaron Faumui sounds familiar, it’s because the Kapolei senior defensive lineman who was carrying a big stick Friday night in a 23-7 nonleague, season-opening road win over Campbell was a member of the 2015 Radford Division II state champions. Faumui was a youngster for the Rams before he transferred to the mainland. He’s back on Oahu and was an integral part of the sixth-ranked Hurricanes’ victory in the second installment of the Sledgehammah Showdown. Faumui had three […]

GAME NIGHT 8/4: Kapolei/Campbell

By Hawaii Prep World on August 4, 2017

10:17: Game over. Final score, KAPOLEI 23, CAMPBELL 7. 10:13: Kapolei drives, but Pokii Adkins-Kupukaa picks off a pass in his own end zone. Sabers ball. 10:05: Campbell punts. 6:16 left in game. 9:57: Aaron Faumui sacks Kaipo in the end zone for a safety. KAPOLEI 23, CAMPBELL 7, 10:18 left in fourth quarter. 9:50: Titus Mokiao-Atimalala splits two defenders down the left sideline to catch a 35-yard touchdown pass from Kalaola. Bantolina kicks the extra point. KAPOLEI 21, CAMPBELL […]

Saint Louis and Campbell bang heads [+video]

By Nick Abramo on July 27, 2017

Near the end of Thursday’s football scrimmage on the Saint Louis campus, coaches Cal Lee of the Crusaders and Campbell’s Darren Johnson greeted one another jovially behind the line of scrimmage. Seeing the two ol’ deep-rooted veterans of football wars shaking hands was a sure sign that the long-awaited high school season is here. And the best joke of the day was at Johnson’s expense. One of the assistant coaches came over to Johnson when the scrimmage was done and […]

PREP FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN: No. 9 Campbell

By Billy Hull on July 26, 2017

Darren Johnson was perfectly content. Teaching football to little kids and taking 7-on-7 teams to mainland tournaments was enough for Johnson, a former head coach at Kailua and Kaimuki, to get his coaching fix. He had no plans to return to coaching at the high school level. But when the job at Campbell opened up and fellow coaches encouraged him to take the job, Johnson decided it was time to give it one more run. “It had to be the […]