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GAME NIGHT 11/5: Kapolei/Punahou

By Hawaii Prep World on November 5, 2016

By creating an Open Division for the state tournament, fans are given more opportunities to see how some of the best in the OIA stack up to the best of the ILH. Kapolei, ranked fifth in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top 10, gets the first crack when it faces No. 3 Punahou in the second game of the doubleheader on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. Kapolei 33, Punahou 21 Hurricanes (10-2) advance to play Kahuku in semifinals of Open Division next […]

GAME NIGHT 11/5: Waianae/Farrington

By Hawaii Prep World on November 5, 2016

The first day of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championships brought us an even number of blowouts (Campbell 48-0, Damien 40-0, Lahainaluna 52-14) and competitive games (‘Iolani 17-14, Leilehua 26-25, Mililani 49-28). Saturday night at Aloha Stadium is a groundbreaking moment in the 17-year history of the state tournament with the first Open Division games scheduled to begin. In the first game, we get a rare matchup of two OIA teams that have yet to play this season. While […]

Garden Isle next stop for Damien

By Jason Kaneshiro on November 5, 2016

Damien has enjoyed an abundance of preparation time over the last month. After pulling out a triple-overtime win over Pac-Five on Sept. 30, the Monarchs went close to three weeks without a game before facing Saint Francis in the ILH Division II championship game. That win gave them another two weeks to gear up for their opener in the D-II state tournament. Even so, Damien coach Eddie Klaneski wasn’t all that concerned about rust heading into the matchup with Waialua. […]


Spell Campbell with a capital ‘D’

By Nick Abramo on November 5, 2016

Damn, Campbell’s defense is good. The Sabers (7-4) shut down Waiakea’s offense in a 48-0 Division I state-tournament first-round home win Friday night. It gets Campbell a semifinal game next Saturday against ‘Iolani, when it will be tested by the Raiders’ tried and true short-passing game. Before looking at the huge Sabers’ defensive playmakers from Friday, let’s first take a look at how the team has done against teams that made the Open (top) division state tourney as well as […]

Waialua’s memorable run ends in Ewa Beach

By Jason Kaneshiro on November 5, 2016

As the last few Waialua players made their way toward the team bus to begin the journey from Ewa Beach back to the North Shore, Lincoln Barit took a moment to reflect on a season that will take a prominent place in Bulldogs lore. “The community, the family, the coaches, everybody came together. I’m so proud of the boys,” Barit said, then paused. “I get choked up every time I talk about them. It’s all them.” Waialua’s landmark campaign, Barit’s […]

Valladares setting the Trojan standard

By Billy Hull on November 5, 2016

In 41 years and well over 300 games with the likes of Kalakaua Timoteo, Kainoa Wilson, Hassan Richardson, Taz Stevenson and Kris Andrews all taking their best shots, 200 receiving yards in a single game had never been accomplished at Mililani. Timoteo came close, posting three games with at least 190 receiving yards, but even the fifth-most prolific pass catcher in state history couldn’t crack the big 200. Friday night at War Memorial Stadium, Trojans senior Andrew Valladares, who three […]

‘Iolani makes most of new life

By Christian Shimabuku on November 4, 2016

Before the season started, ‘Iolani knew what it had to do to earn a berth in the HHSAA Division I state tournament: Win the ILH title, which included beating out the likes of Saint Louis, Punahou and Kamehameha. The Raiders went 0-7 in ILH play. Yet here they are, one win away from a Division I title game after a 17-14 nail-biter over Moanalua at Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium. In August, the HHSAA added an Open division to the state tournament […]

GAME NIGHT 11/4: Baldwin/Mililani

By Hawaii Prep World on November 4, 2016

On paper, the toughest matchup on opening weekend of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championships takes place in the second game of a doubleheader at War Memorial Stadium on Maui. MIL champion Baldwin (8-2) takes on Mililani (6-3) in a matchup of two teams ranked in the top nine in the state by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Mililani 49, Baldwin 28 Valladares (five receptions, 213 yards, 4 TD) with his second 200-yard receiving performance in last three games. Mililani plays […]