Kahuku controlled the ball and the clock, but Campbell rallied for a touchdown and successful extra-point kick with 19 seconds left to eke out a 28-27 win in Ewa Beach. Full highlights are below, along with a post-game interview with clutch playmaker Titus Mokiao-Atimalala. The sophomore played defensive back for the first time, and as a wide receiver hauled in nine passes for 147 yards and the game-deciding touchdown.
The Hawaii High School Athletic Association is considering the use of instant replay to help officials in the 2019 state football tournament. Chris Chun, the HHSAA executive director, will be meeting with the National Federation of High School Associations football rules committee in January to discuss it and seek approval to use instant replay on an experimental basis. According to Matt Sumstine, who is the coordinator of officials for the state tournament, five states use instant replay for football in […]
There were 51 teams in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision that won games Saturday and, in a milestone spread across multiple time zones, four of them were guided by starting quarterbacks from Hawaii high schools. Saint Louis School graduate Chevon Cordeiro, making his first appearance for the University of Hawaii in place of the injured Cole McDonald, joined already established signal callers: Mililani’s McKenzie Milton (Central Florida), Pearl City’s Jordan Ta‘amu (Mississippi) and the Crusaders’ Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama) in delivering […]
McKinley’s Migguel Camacho, who rushed for a school-record 306 yards and five touchdowns in a 34-19 win over Waialua on Saturday night, has taken over the rushing lead on Oahu. Here are your statistical leaders in all games on Oahu through games played Oct. 6. 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.
A stunning 28-27 win by No. 6 Campbell over No. 4 Kahuku defied all logic. After all, Kahuku owned time of possession, controlled the line of scrimmage, and operated its game plan to near perfection. Big Red ran the ball 52 times for 213 yards, often out of their patented elephant formation with Wes Alo-Maiava (77 rushing yards before injury) and Zealand Matagi (102 yards) as wildcat QBs. In all, Kahuku had 67 plays from scrimmage. Campbell had 38 snaps […]
Kawe Johnson has always had a knack for excellence. He also had the clutch gene as a two-way standout at Kahuku, becoming the Star-Advertiser defensive player of the year as a senior. On Saturday night, it was Johnson’s ability to analyze, and then communicate with his offensive unit at Campbell that showed that he hasn’t lost that gift. Now offensive coordinator at Campbell, Johnson called a timeout in the final minute and made a key adjustment. Because of Campbell’s clutch […]
The Kamehameha defense was sizzling hot Saturday night in a 27-0 pounding of Waianae. The Warriors kept the defensive motor running all night long, and 18 of their tackles went for negative Waianae yardage. In the end, the Seariders were held to minus-25 yards rushing and 154 passing for a net total of 129. As usual, there was the Hoku Arias factor. The linebacker had a fumble recovery and two sacks, including one in which he stripped the ball from […]
Leilehua has emphasized special teams the past few weeks and Akoni Tom-Makue is leading the way. The Mules kicker made three first-quarter field goals and had a key punt late in the game as host Leilehua beat Damien 23-17 on Saturday in an OIA-ILH Division I game. “I have a lot of confidence in my O-line — they block for me and I just get the points done with my leg,” Tom-Makue said. Leilehua quarterback Max Nichols threw two touchdown […]