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ON THIS DATE IN 1994: George Ornellas turns it on at halftime

By Jerry Campany on December 9, 2020

AFter his brilliant prep career,George Ornellas would have been excused for laying an egg in his last all-star game. The Saint Louis star wasn’t having it, though. The rugged West defense held the state player of the year to minus-8 yards in the first half, including a loss of 10 yards thanks to Waianae linebacker George Burress, of a rugged affair at the Building Trades Council Goodwill Football Classic in front of a crowd of 3,814 at Aloha Stadium. Ornellas […]

ON THIS DATE IN 2001: Nolan Miranda boots East over West

By Jerry Campany on December 8, 2020

Whenever there is an all-star game, don’t forget about the kicker. Castle’s Nolan Miranda kicked field goals of 37 and 47 yards in the final 30 seconds of the first half to lead the East 27-19 over the West in the Hawaii Union Builders Goodwill Classic in front of 2,510 at Aloha Stadium. Miranda, who also played receiver and ran the hurdles in the spring and was named first-team all-state as a kicker, hit 27 PATs and five field goals […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1941: Punahou, Saint Louis football teams stranded

By Jerry Campany on December 7, 2020

On this date in 1941, the Punahou and Saint Louis football teams were stranded on other islands when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor took place. Saint Louis beat the Kauai Army team 39-0 in Lihue behind Herman Wedemeyer the day before the attack and was primed to take on a combined Kekaha and Waimea team on Sunday. Punahou was on Maui preparing to play Baldwin when word of the attack caused the game to be canceled. Saint Louis won […]

ON THIS DATE IN 2004: Kamehameha celebrates first state title

By Jerry Campany on December 3, 2020

On this date in 2004, Kamehameha won its first state football championship. The Warriors have collected plenty of Prep Bowls, the last in 1976, but Kamehameha beat Leilehua 28-7 in front of a crowd of 17,757 for its first modern title. Jayson Rego became a program legend in the game, rushing for 212 yards and the go-ahead score in a game that was just 7-0 at halftime. Pono Kam came in at quarterback for Parker Bode and fired three touchdown […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1983: Campbell’s Mark Ramos shines in Shrine Classic

By Jerry Campany on December 2, 2020

With only a week to practice, it only makes sense to find a way to get the ball into the hands of your best playmakers. West coach George Watanabe did just that on this date in 1983, dialing up three reverse plays for Campbell wide receiver Mark Ramos in an 11-8 win in the first Shrine Classic at Aloha Stadium. Ramos picked up 21 yards on his first reverse, then watched his average plummet on the second because it only […]

ON THIS DATE IN 2000: Kahuku finally overcomes Saint Louis for title

By Jerry Campany on December 1, 2020

On this date in 2000, Kahuku finally struck a blow for the OIA against the ILH. Kahuku stunned nationally-ranked Saint Louis 26-0 in front of 14,267 at Aloha Stadium to win the second state championship. The Red Raiders lost to the Crusaders in the final the previous year and five previous Prep Bowl contests. it was the first time the public school league won a Prep Bowl or state championship since Leilehua beat Saint Louis in 1984. The leagues split […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1903: Kamehameha wraps up title season

By Jerry Campany on November 30, 2020

On this date in 1903, Kamehameha had nothing left to play for but still produced a victory. The Warriors, who won the football title a week earlier, beat the High School (now McKinley) 10-0 on the Punahou campus. The teams took turns fumbling the ball to each other in the first half. Patten finally scored the game’s first touchdown in the fourth quarter to start the celebration. He played on the line in the win over Punahou, but Coach Hopwood […]

ON THIS DATE IN 2004: Lahainaluna’s Preston Medeiros tricks Mililani

By Jerry Campany on November 19, 2020

On this date in 2004, Preston Medeiros snuck in from a year out with 9.2 seconds left to lead Lahainaluna to a 41-34 win over Mililani in the state tournament at War Memorial Stadium. Lahainaluna needed to travel 65 yards in 1:35 to keep its season going. Medeiros moved the Lunas all the way to the 1-yard line and settled for a game-tying field goal on third down with the clock running. After the unit sprinted onto the field and […]

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