The Waialua Bulldogs have not hit a historical low just yet, going 0-9 this season after an 0-8 year in 2017. The Bulldogs have lost 18 in a row since winning the OIA Division II in a thrilling one-point win over Waipahu in 2016. The losing streak still has seven games to go to match the 25 in a row from 1996-98 under Harold Tavares and George Watanabe. It took Chico Cappello four years to dig out of the hole. […]
Kalaheo still felt that it had plenty to play for despite being eliminated from OIA playoff contention prior to Saturday night’s matchup with Kalani. Despite ending up just a game behind Kaiser for the fourth and final playoff bid in Division II, the Mustangs sent their 10 seniors out winners with a 22-7 victory over Kalani at Kailua’s Alex Kane Stadium. Two close key losses for Kalaheo (3-7 overall) would have swung its postseason fate. A 28-12 loss to the […]
Pac-Five finished its season with a 3-5 record after beating Waialua, 14-6, in its final game of 2018 on Friday at Aiea. The Wolfpack put together a modest winning streak when they got off to a 2-1 start. Their win total doesn’t sound like much but it is the team’s most since 2015, when the current class of seniors were freshmen. The two-win improvement is Pac-Five’s biggest from one year to the next since 2010-11. The team gave as good […]
There’s something endearing about the two coaching Wendells in Hawaii high school football. They’ve been around for a long while and are among the most respected guys in the coaching fraternity here. Their teams hardly ever play against each other, but they did Friday night. We’re talking about Wendell Look of ‘Iolani and Wendell Say of Aiea, who took their teams out onto Na Alii’s rainy, puddled field for a regular-season finale. And, despite the 30-3 final score, it was […]
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 […]
These cats have known their share of bumps and bruises. Losing linebacker Tyrese Tafai to another shoulder injury could have devastated Campbell’s defensive unit. But as the talented junior underwent surgery earlier in the week, his teammates found their second wind. Just seven days after a rejuvenating 28-27 win over Kahuku, No. 4 Campbell went to Kapolei and shut out the Hurricanes 28-0 on Saturday night. “The defense threw its first shutout. Our defensive coaches did a great job,” Campbell […]
Around these parts in the ‘burbs, Nick Au is like a rock star. The Moanalua quarterback was mobbed by friends, family and fans during the team’s postgame celebration for seniors after throwing seven touchdown passes in three quarters of Saturday’s 56-6 home victory over Nanakuli that finished Na Menehune’s regular season with an undefeated (8-0, 7-0 OIA D-I) record. The playoffs are looming and the school is preparing for the possibility of hitting new heights. Moanalua has never won an […]
For a brief, brief moment after Saturday’s 12-3 win over Pearl City at Skippa Diaz Stadium, Kaimuki senior defensive lineman Sama Paama called the victory “satisfying.” And then he clarified himself. “But never satisfied,” the 6-foot-5, 330-pound University of Washington commit said. “We’re not done yet. We still have a job to do and that’s the championship.” The Bulldogs are in familiar territory as they will compete in the OIA Division II playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. What’s different […]