Jerry Campany‘s Hawaii Prep World article about Mililani head coach Rod York‘s comment that “football is supposed to be fun” resonated with a lot of people. And the whole point of it — to show that there is a huge disparity between Oahu’s power teams and the so-so teams — was right on. There is ALWAYS talk among fans and some coaches about a so-called superconference, and it is the belief among many in the football community that it would be a […]
Sometimes inspiration comes from places you don’t expect. Take the Farrington football team for instance. The Governors (1-0) had just beaten Waipahu 46-6 in an Oahu Interscholastic Association game Saturday night, and standout running back Challen Faamatau spoke with Hawaii Prep World about this kind of thing. Faamatau had just rushed for 102 yards and added 118 receiving yards. Sure, he was feeling good with his OC-16 player of the game plaque in his hands. But he was all pumped […]
After two weekends of the new high school football season, three teams from the Neighbor Islands check in with 2-0 records — Kapaa and Waimea from the Kauai Interscholastic Federation along with Kamehameha-Hawaii from the Big Island Interscholastic Federation. Two other teams from the Neighbor Islands have not lost, Konawaena (1-0) and Hawaii Prep, both from the BIIF. Ka Makani are the only team of the 16 from the Neighbor Islands that hasn’t played yet. Neighbor Islands football at a […]
Mililani moved up one spot to No. 6 in the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings on Sunday after Saturday’s 73-14 victory over McKinley. The defending Division I state champion Trojans (1-0) were in double digits (No. 18) when the season’s first rankings came out on Aug. 8 and went to No. 7 last week. Ned Freeman, a MaxPreps.com associate, made the computer model for the rankings, which, according to the site, are the result of a collection of “enormous amounts of information […]
After beating its second ranked team in as many weeks to start the season, Kahuku did enough to earn a first-place vote in the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top 10 Football Media Poll. Everyone else agreed that defending state champion Mililani should hold down the top spot, as it does for the third consecutive week. Despite the first-place vote, the Red Raiders are still ranked fourth, trailing two ILH schools, in the rankings released Monday. Saint Louis, which has been No. […]
While both Nanakuli and Kalaheo suffered lackluster non-conference losses to open the 2015 campaign, the Golden Hawks and Mustangs proved Saturday night that watching their playmakers in action are worth the price of admission. The Golden Hawks relied on a fluid offense and tenacious “D” en route to a 28-14 victory over Kalaheo in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division II season opener for both squads at Kailua High School. Nanakuli’s studs stepped up first, including junior quarterback Nainoa Banks, who […]
If you are looking for a one-click stop for Hawaii high school football final scores from weekend No. 2 of the 2015 season, you came to the right place. The Castle Knights fought back for a 33-32 win over No. 10 Campbell at Aloha Stadium on Saturday night to wrap up the weekend. The Knights’ Willie Ewaliko threw a 17-yard TD pass to Jeremy McGoldrick late in the fourth quarter, and then Ewaliko added the point-after kick for the eventual […]