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WATCH: Cover2 OT on Saint Louis, Punahou and Mililani and the sneaky Surfriders in OIA D-I

By Billy Hull on September 27, 2019

Hawaii Prep World editor Billy Hull sat down with KHON2 sports director Rob DeMello for the fourth installment of Cover2: Overtime. Topics discussed include a look back at Saint Louis vs. Punahou and a look ahead at the Crusaders against Mililani, plus Kailua is in a sneaky position to make the playoffs in OIA Division I and the dreaded coin flip could come into play for playoff seedings in both the Open Division and Division II. In case you missed […]

Kahuku center Marcus Lombard named Polynesian Bowl All-Star

By Billy Hull on September 26, 2019

Kahuku center Marcus Lombard has been named a Polynesian Bowl All-Star. The 6-foot, 285-pound senior is the 18th Red Raider to be selected to the game in the four years of its existence and the fourth offensive lineman (Vili Fisiiahi, Enokk Vimahi, Micah Soliai Howlett). Lombard is the 23rd player from a Hawaii high school selected to the 2020 game. The other players are Saint Louis linebackers Jordan Botelho and Nick Herbig and defensive tackle Stanley McKenzie, Punahou defensive back […]

Kamehameha lands its first Polynesian Bowl All-Star for 2020

By Billy Hull on September 26, 2019

Kamehameha outside linebacker/defensive end Ezra Evaimalo, a University of Hawaii commit, has been named a 2020 Polynesian Bowl All-Star. Evaimalo is the first Warrior selected to the game after Kamehameha had four players — linebackers Hoku Arias and Tiger Petersen, defensive lineman Kupono Blake and offensive lineman Lokahi Pauole — selected to the 2019 game. Evaimalo is the 22nd player from a Hawaii high school selected to the 2020 game. The other players are Saint Louis linebackers Jordan Botelho and Nick Herbig […]


Q&A: Saint Louis coach Cal Lee on key battle with Mililani

By Paul Honda on September 26, 2019

This game means everything. Football is life. So are academics. God. Family. Life as a Saint Louis Crusader means being a Crusader for life. Saint Louis, ranked nationally at No. 6 in the USA Today Super 25 and No. 7 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 and No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Top 10, has a big showdown on Friday with No. 3 Mililani. Coach Cal Lee recalls his friendship with a former Los Angeles Rams head coach, and how life […]

Q&A: Mililani coach Rod York on the showdown with No. 1 Saint Louis

By Paul Honda on September 26, 2019

One game, 19 future FBS players. No football program matches Saint Louis this year, but Mililani is matched by almost no one else. The Trojans have seven players with FBS-level offers and/or commitments so far. Mililani was a winning program with a solid tradition. Rod York became head coach a decade ago and went into lab mode. He tested. He tweaked. He refined. The establishment of a JPS program was also key, and now players arrive at the high school […]

Saint Louis’ Koali Nishigaya up for national award

By Jerry Campany on September 25, 2019

Saint Louis receiver-turned-emergency running back Koali Nishigaya has been nominated for the USA Today’s Super25 player of the week. The good thing for Nishigaya is that the award is up to a popular vote each week and Hawaii seems to rule the internet. Remember American Idol? Fans can vote here Nishigaya is up for a vote against 14 other ballers. On Wednesday he sits fourth with 6,092 votes behind Matthew Rueve of St. Xavier (12,785), Good Counsel’s Sy’Veon Wilkerson (11,861) […]

Gutsy Kamehameha comeback upends Punahou in 5 sets

By Nick Abramo on September 25, 2019

Its backs were against the wall and No. 3 Kamehameha refused to give in against top-ranked Punahou in a three-hour, 10-minute, five-set ILH girls volleyball match Tuesday night The Warriors fell behind twice and pulled it out, 22-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-20, 15-12 at Kekuhaupio Gym. It was an incredible match, complete with nasty-good defense, long rallies and potent attacks. All that, plus back-and-forth momentum all night long. “Compared to our last match against Punahou (a 25-18, 25-17 loss), we came […]

WHAT’S AT STAKE: 5 games to watch

By Billy Hull on September 24, 2019

There are three weeks left in the regular season and the playoff races are starting to take shape. These might not necessarily be the best matchups over the next 18 days, but in terms of playoff importance, they rank right at the top. Waianae vs. Farrington >> Friday, 7:30 p.m., Skippa Diaz Stadium >> The Seariders are the only team in the OIA Open Division without a victory in division play, but a win against the Governors would likely result […]