No. 3 Punahou turned a close game into a 23-7 win over Torrey Pines (Calif.) on Friday night. Three videos posted: Game highlights and an interview with Buffanblu coach Kale Ane; defensive MVP linebacker Maninoa Tufono chats after the game; and quarterback/offensive MVP Stephen Barber chats after passing for 244 yards and rushing for 94.
The two schools are 2.5 miles apart and show quite similar numbers on the Hawaii high school football Richter scale. In other words, Aiea and Radford are in the same league — literally and figuratively. Yes, they play against each other in the Oahu Interscholastic Association, but they are also comparable in the size and scope of their football programs. Yet another way to put it: They belong on the same field and should probably be in the middle tier […]
The final numbers in Friday night’s westside matchup between Waianae and Campbell tilted heavily in favor of the visitors from Ewa Beach. Except where it mattered most. Campbell generated 306 yards in total offense in the OIA Blue contest at Waianae’s Raymond Torii Field while the Seariders managed 141, including just two in the first half. The Sabers moved the sticks for 18 first downs to Waianae’s seven with quarterback Krenston Kaipo, the division’s leading passer, throwing for 234 yards […]
It started with a long trip to the islands. Then came a luau, followed a day later by a Hawaiian-style pig roast (imu-style). In all, four sunny days on the North Shore leading up to a big game against Punahou. It was a perfect Hawaiian vacation for the Torrey Pines Falcons, defending champions of the CIF’s Avocado League (San Diego Section). Ranked No. 8 by San Diego Prep Insider, they’re a team that never stops training year-round, going virtually non-stop […]
Take a look at the state’s top seven rushers of all-time and you’ll notice that not a single one of them carried the ball for the varsity team during their freshman seasons. That’s why Waipahu sophomore Alfred Failauga has a huge advantage over those listed greats. As a freshman last fall, he racked up 1,259 yards on the ground for the Marauders and he’s on pace to shatter the record of Mililani’s Vavae Malepeai, who rushed for 4,549 yards over […]
No. 6 Kamehameha has passed all of its early-season tests heading into ILH play. The Warriors handled a traditional OIA power in Farrington, 34-15, to start the season. They then headed to Maui and wore out defending Division II champion Lahainaluna in a 33-10 victory. Friday night in their only game of the season at Kunuiakea Stadium, the Warriors defended home turf successfully with another impressive showing — a 33-10 win over Carson (Calif.). Senior quarterback Thomas Yam threw for 262 […]
Pearl City’s offense was in quick-strike mode and its defense was in shutdown mode Friday against Waialua. Makoa Cooper rushed seven times for 140 yards and four touchdowns in the first quarter and the Chargers’ defense held the visiting Bulldogs to minus-15 yards of total offense in a 64-0 rout. Pearl City (3-1, 3-0 OIA Division II) put up 36 points in the first quarter with five touchdowns coming on only 14 offensive plays. “We played good, but Waialua made […]
No. 2 Kahuku attempts to start the season with a third consecutive shutout when it hosts Moanalua at Carlton Weimer Field. MOANALUA NA MENEHUNE (0-2, 0-1) Head coach: Savaii Eselu 2017 Na Menehune roster VS. NO. 2 KAHUKU RED RAIDERS (2-0, 2-0) Head coach: Makoa Freitas 2017 Red Raiders roster No. 2 Kahuku 40, Moanalua 6, FINAL 10:37 p.m.: Moanalua gets to the Kahuku 37 but four straight Au incompletions results in a turnover on downs with under six minutes […]