Nine touchdowns later, No. 2 Kahuku had a 61-9 win over Division II powerhouse Konawaena. Here are the highlights, plus post-game chats with Kahuku quarterback Robbie Sauvao and running back Wes Alo-Maiava.
Division I Waipahu’s 34-13 win over preseason No. 7 Waianae on Friday night was the statement win of opening weekend of prep football in Hawaii. The Marauders, who won the OIA Division II title and advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament last year, snapped a five-game losing streak to the Seariders dating back to 2008 and were rewarded by voters in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Football Top 10. In rankings released today, the Marauders jumped in at No. 9 […]
Kahuku’s 61-9 win over Konawaena on Saturday had all the hallmarks of Red Raider tradition on the gridiron. First-year head coach Sterling Carvalho chatted after the win at Carleton Weimer Field.
It’s almost unheard of — a Division II football team traveling over the water and up to Kahuku — for a game. The Konawaena Wildcats did just that, and Coach Brad Uemoto‘s plan for strong competition without any serious injury results came through. Uemoto chatted after his team’s 61-9 loss.
Punahou linebacker Maninoa Tufono, a four-star recruit with nearly 40 Division I offers, ended his recruiting process on Monday by committing to Southern California. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound senior chose USC out of a top five that included Texas, UCLA, LSU and Washington. He posted a video announcing his commitment on his Twitter page. C O M M I T T E D 👑“It take a village to raise a kid and this is my story…🌹” pic.twitter.com/tC1HGmZKXa — 5🌹 (@maninoa_tufono) August […]
Sam Delos Reyes was not crazily busy Saturday. Not like last year and all those years before. The Campbell Sabers were playing the Hilo Vikings in a season-opening football game, and Delos Reyes was not the man constantly making sure if everything — the whole production — was in order. Those days are gone, and Delos Reyes was relaxed to da max — or at least as much as he could be. He still had a duty to perform, and […]
St. Francis and Radford lined up in customary handshake lines at the end of a competitive first meeting, a cross-league, cross-division game that went 28-21 to the Saints at John E. Velasco Stadium. They got about halfway through the postgame ritual before it got chippy, broke down, and players went their separate ways, gesturing at each other, slightly tarnishing the season opener for both teams. Head coaches Kip Akana and Lon Passos shook hands, though. That — and a couple of […]
Game one is in the books for first-year head coach Sterling Carvalho. The former offensive coordinator has already left an imprint, merging the best of both worlds as No. 2 Kahuku overpowered Konawaena 61-9 on Saturday night at soggy Carleton Weimer Field. The Red Raiders were in sledgehammer mode early with running backs Wes Alo-Maiava and Toalei Lefau. Alo-Maiava rushed for 130 yards and touchdowns of 55, 5 and 5 yards in the first half, while Lefau rushed for a […]