Damien football

THIRD IN A SERIES This summer, head coaches from all 28 Oahu high school varsity football teams are being asked to recount their football playing days. One coach who has already been interviewed for this multi-part series pointed out what he thinks may be the value of this endeavor: “A lot of times, you only hear about coaches when they’re getting released or are having a special season. It’s super hard to have a special season, so this should shed […]

The only difference between the 2017 and 2018 Damien Monarchs football teams appears to be the fewer number of victories. The Monarchs generated three fewer points per game and allowed nearly the same amount of points as a year ago, but the effort turned from 10 wins last year to five this season. Damien averaged 20 points per game but that number has dropped a little bit in each of the last three years. The defense had a hand in […]

It’s not too often that you have a winning season, win your final game … and pack it up for the year without a trophy to show for it. Yet that was the case for Damien on Saturday night. The Monarchs traveled to Castle and defeated the OIA playoff-bound Knights 26-10 behind a breakout game from running back Logan Lauti, then celebrated a 5-4 year (5-3 ILH Division I) with family and supporters on their way to the team bus […]

Good things came in twos for Damien in a 16-7 road win at Kailua on Friday night. Logan Lauti scored two touchdowns and Kyle Kinney intercepted two passes as the Monarchs outlasted the Surfriders in a slugfest. Lauti’s first score was a 5-yard pass from Duke Ho’ohuli that broke a scoreless tie as the first-half clock expired. His second touchdown of the evening gave the Monarchs a two-possession lead with 9:59 remaining in the fourth quarter and proved to be […]