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While coaches went through their Hawaii High School Athletic Association pre-championship round meeting at Aloha Stadium, media members got a close up of the championship and runner-up trophies. They also go to admire the details of each helmet, all six of the programs that reached the final round of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. Protection can be a work of art. Back in the 1990s, gauging the fashion meter of each team in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation […]

Saint Louis quarterback Chevan Cordeiro might have stepped out of Tua Tagovailoa‘s expansive shadow with his otherworldly performance against Mililani last week, but there is still work to do. Cordeiro will suit up for his third straight state title game on Saturday, trying to pick up his second crown to double up on Tagovailoa. He was a backup to the phenom the last two years. This time he will be asked to carry the load. The last time the Crusaders […]

Under the sun, championship trophies and mint-condition football helmets are glorious. Especially at Aloha Stadium on a gorgeous, sunny and breezy day. Six teams will compete for three state titles on Saturday. Today’s press conference featured four of the six head coaches. Open Division coaches Cal Lee of Saint Louis and Makoa Freitas of Kahuku were not able to attend. Division I title-game coaches Kaeo Drummondo of Hilo and Eddie Klaneski of Damien were there, however. So were D-II title-game […]