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Kahuku QB lands big Pac-12 offer

By Billy Hull on November 7, 2017

After playing one of the best games of his young career, Kahuku sophomore quarterback Sol-Jay Maiava earned a big-time offer from the Pac-12 on Tuesday. Very BLESSED n GRATEFUL to say that I have received an offer from The University of Oregon!!! #GoDucks🦆 #WinTheDay #DoSomething #RR4L #808FB pic.twitter.com/elLFQA9F79 — Sol-Jay Maiava ™ (@Jay_4QB) November 7, 2017 Maiava, who is 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, adds Oregon to an offer sheet that includes Michigan, Utah, Fresno State and Hawaii. Maiava missed the […]

Q&A: Waianae LB Kana‘i Mauga

By Paul Honda on November 7, 2017

From teammates to coaches to family, there’s love for a young student-athlete named Kana‘i Mauga. Coaches, including opposing gurus, hold the Waianae senior in very high esteem. Rod York of Mililani says Mauga is someone he’d be proud to call a son. Waianae coach Walter Young has the highest praise. “He has been a role model of a senior leader physically, mentally and emotionally. He shows up to the workout sessions and gives his all, and motivates and encourages his […]

Coaches chime in on Waianae’s Mauga

By Paul Honda on November 7, 2017

Within an hour of requests to opposing coaches, all had plenty to say about Waianae senior linebacker Kana‘i Mauga. It’s not rare to see coaches laud another team’s star player. It isn’t common, however, for them to notice the level of maturity and aloha, and that’s the case with Mauga. Here’s what coaches had to say about the 6-foot-2, 215-pound USC commit who carries a 3.2 grade-point average. He was the prep feature in today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser, which you can […]


Saint Louis no longer unanimous No. 1

By Billy Hull on November 6, 2017

ILH champion Saint Louis remained No. 1 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 today for the 15th consecutive week. The Crusaders are no longer a unanimous No. 1 team however. Kahuku, which responded to getting dropped to No. 3 last week with a 35-31 win over Mililani in the OIA title game on Saturday, moved back up to No. 2 and received one first-place vote heading into the semifinals of the Division I-Open state tournament on Friday. The Red […]

HAWAII GROWN: Ta’amu stepping right in at QB

By Billy Hull on November 6, 2017

In his first two career starts at Ole Miss, junior quarterback Jordan Ta’amu has done something no other Rebel has ever done. The 2015 Pearl City alumnus threw for a career-high 382 yards and four touchdowns, and hit D.K. Metcalf for the game-winning 7-yard TD throw with 5 seconds remaining to lift the Rebels to a 37-34 win over host Kentucky on Saturday at Kroger Field in Lexington. Ta’amu completed eight of nine passes on the game-winning drive and finished […]

HAWAII GROWN: OSU’s Hungalu is Pac-12’s best

By Billy Hull on November 6, 2017

Oregon State senior Manase Hungalu, who was featured in last week’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii Grown Report, was named the Pac-12 defensive player of the week today. Hungalu, a 6-foot-1, 238-pound inside linebacker from Kealakehe, recorded a career-high 20 tackles in a 37-23 loss to California on Saturday. The 20 tackles in a game are the fourth-most in an NCAA FBS game this year and the fourth-most by a Beavers player in school history. His 13 solo tackles are also the […]

St. Louis has highest national ranking of season

By Billy Hull on November 6, 2017

The three weeks off between the ILH championship and semifinals of the Division I-Open state tournament have been good both on and off the field for Saint Louis. Healthy and rested heading into Friday’s game against Mililani at 7:30 p.m. at Aloha Stadium, the Crusaders have also raised their national profile. For the second straight week, the Crusaders have jumped two spots in the Max Preps Xcellent 25 and hold their highest ranking of the season at No. 21 in […]

VIDEO: Kahuku outlasts Mililani in OIA final

By Paul Honda on November 5, 2017

Highlights, Oahu Interscholastic Association Division I football championship game, Kahuku vs. Mililani, Aloha Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. Score: Red Raiders 35, Trojans 31. Video: Paul Honda.