The top six teams remain the same in this week’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser Football Top 10, but two new faces made the jump into the rankings. No. 1 seed Moanalua and No. 2 seed Leilehua both lost in the OIA Division I playoffs over the weekend, setting the stage for Hilo at No. 9 and Waipahu at No. 10 to re-enter the rankings. The Vikings began the year at No. 10 but fell out of the rankings after getting blown out […]
After handing Kamehameha-Hawaii its first loss of the season in the BIIF championship game, the Hilo Vikings will enter the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships as the No. 6-ranked team in the state according to the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball Top 10. The Vikings are two spots ahead of the Warriors, who dropped to No. 8 following the four-set loss. KS-Hawaii will open its Division I state tournament this afternoon hosting Waianae at 4 p.m. The winner […]
Campbell’s Titus Mokiao-Atimala is only receiver on Oahu to top 1,000 receiving yards this season. The Sabers host Kahuku on Friday night in the semifinals of the OIA Open Division playoffs. Here are your statistical leaders in all games on Oahu through games played Oct. 20. For statistical leaders in Open Division games only, click here. For statistical leaders in Division I games only, click here. For statistical leaders in Division II games only, click here.
Owners of a 23-game winning streak, the unanimous No. 1-ranked football team in the state of Hawaii for the entire season, the Saint Louis Crusaders, begin postseason play this week with a winner-take-all ILH championship game against Punahou on Saturday at Aloha Stadium. Despite winning the head-to-head matchup against the Buffanblu, 35-28, in the regular season, there is no tiebreaker advantage. The winner of Saturday’s game is the ILH champion and will play in the Open Division state tournament beginning […]
It sounded strange and extreme enough. Not only would Kamehameha-Hawaii forfeit to Hilo in the final regular-season game — a makeup date due to Hurricane Olivia — but would Division II league leader KS-Hawaii have to forfeit its playoff games due to a little-known by-law in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation handbook? Fortunately, for all parties, there will be no further forfeitures. KS-Hawaii did, as first reported by Nick Abramo on Hawaii Prep World, forfeit Friday’s game with D-I Hilo […]
After choosing to forfeit its football season for using an ineligible player on Friday, St. Francis on Sunday withdrew that agreement with the ILH. In addition, St. Francis head of school Dr. Casey Asato filed an appeal with the ILH in an effort to get three of its victories back and possibly still qualify for the Division II state tournament. The appeal is based on a rule in the ILH handbook that states a school must forfeit games in which […]
The contrast in styles led to an incredible turnaround by the Castle Knights. After falling to Moanalua 40-36 in a game in August, the Knights revised their game plan, went to a smashmouth offensive attack and stymied Moanalua’s pass-heavy blueprint for a 28-14 upset win in the OIA Division I semifinals at John Kauinana Stadium. Senituli Punivai rushed for 231 yards and two TDs as Castle (5-6) advanced to the title game on Friday at Aloha Stadium against Waipahu.
Moanalua found a magic formula early on and stuck with it. Eight wins and no losses into the season, Na Menehune had no reason to change their stunningly effective short-passing game. Castle? A season of struggle included a controversial practice video. The Knights didn’t have a winning formula of their own until linebacker Senituli Punivai was converted to quarterback. Since then, Castle’s rough 0-4 start has turned into gold. Punivai, operating almost exclusively out of an elephant formation, rushed for […]