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Castle’s stunning comeback clinches playoff spot

By Christian Shimabuku on September 29, 2018

A 21-yard field goal attempt was all that stood between Castle and an improbable comeback victory over Aiea on Saturday night. No point in trying to guide the chip shot, Knights kicker Cheyden Costa told himself with four seconds left in regulation. He was going to boom the kick. “I just felt a little nervous there but I thought to myself ‘It’s just a practice thing.’ I’ve been doing it over and over again,” he said. “I felt great. It […]

Seariders overcome 3 deficits to earn first win

By Nick Abramo on September 29, 2018

Staring down the barrel of a possible winless season, Waianae’s football team showed yet again just how much of a backbone it has. The Seariders celebrated their homecoming by fighting back from deficits of 6-0, 12-6 and 19-15 to beat No. 10 Farrington 28-25 on Saturday night. “All our kids, they come with that sense of toughness,” Waianae coach Walter Young said after the victory. “They played with a sense of pride tonight all the way to the end.” It […]

No. 9 ‘Iolani enjoys rare trip to the valley

By Billy Hull on September 29, 2018

‘Iolani head coach Wendell Look said most of his coaching staff had never been to the valley for a football game. In just the second meeting ever between the Raiders and Nanakuli, No. 9 ‘Iolani inched one step close to securing a state tournament berth with a 39-0 shutout of the host Golden Hawks on Saturday night. Senior running back Kaua Nishigaya rushed for three touchdowns and quarterback Jonah Chong threw two touchdown passes, including one to Carter Kamana, who […]


GAME NIGHT 9/29: Mililani/Kahuku

By Paul Honda on September 29, 2018

No. 4 Mililani 38, No. 2 Kahuku 10, FINAL At Carleton E. Weimer Field Mililani (6-2, 4-0) 14 3 7 14 — 38 Kahuku (4-2, 1-1) 0 3 7 0 — 10 MIL—Kilifi Malepeai 5 run (Kekoa Kuloloia kick) MIL—Maka Hill 25 pass from Dillon Gabriel (Kuloloia kick) MIL—Liam McGahee FG 46 KAH—Duke Heffernan FG 25 MIL—Ryan Chang 12 pass from Gabriel (Kuloloia kick) KAH—Robbie Sauvao 55 run (Heffernan kick) MIL—Malepeai 2 run (Kuloloia kick) MIL—Malepeai 1 run (Kuloloia kick) […]

GAME NIGHT 9/29: ‘Iolani/Nanakuli

By Billy Hull on September 29, 2018

No. 9 ‘Iolani 39, Nanakuli 0 at Nanakuli H.S. field ‘Iolani (6-2, 5-1) 19 13 7 0 — 39 Nanakuli (0-8, 0-6) 0 0 0 0 — 0 Iol—Rexton Suzuki 1 run (kick failed) Iol—Jonah Miyazawa 20 pass from Jonah Chong (Mika Makekau kick) Iol—Kaua Nishigaya 12 run (pass failed) Iol—Nishigaya 18 run (kick blocked) Iol—Carter Kamana 11 pass from Chong (Makekau kick) Iol—Nishigaya 1 run (Makekau kick) RUSHING—‘Iolani: Nishigaya 15-102, Cole Ichikawa 5-17, Suzuki 7-12. Nanakuli: A’alona Aleka 15-59, […]

GAME NIGHT 9/29: Castle/Aiea

By Christian Shimabuku on September 29, 2018

Castle 30, Aiea 27, FINAL ———- 9:33: COSTA MAKES IT. CASTLE WINS 30-27 WITH 23 UNANSWERED POINTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. UNBELIEVABLE. 9:30: Castle calls its last timeout on the Aiea 4 with four seconds left. Costa will line up for the game-winning field goal. Aiea coach Wendell Say is doing his best to freeze Costa, calling a timeout right before he gets set up. 9:27: Castle continues to ground and pound and has a fresh set of downs at […]

GAME NIGHT 9/29: Farrington/Waianae

By Nick Abramo on September 29, 2018

Waianae 28, No. 10 Farrington 25, final 9:43: Game over. Last gasp pass falls incomplete. 9:42: Millare gets open and the ball sails out of his hands with 9 seconds left. Could have been a touchdown. 9:41: EJ Liua catches a 10-yard pass for a first down. 9:40: Fourth and 10. 30 seconds to go. 9:37: It’s third down and 10 from the Farrington 30 for the Govs. 0:37 to go in game. 9:34: Seariders are punting from their own […]

Washington lands commitment from Kapolei’s Buelow

By Billy Hull on September 29, 2018

Kapolei offensive lineman Julius Buelow is the latest Hawaii prep football recruit to commit to the University of Washington. The 6-foot-8, 320-pound senior announced his commitment on Twitter, picking the Huskies out of an offer sheet that includes Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Fresno State, Hawaii, Kansas State, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Oregon, Oregon State, TCU, UCLA, Utah, Utah State, Virginia and Washington State. Only four players in the senior class from Hawaii have more offers. I’d like […]