The 2019 season marks a change in offensive philosophy for Kamehameha coach Abu Ma‘afala. The former Cal and Hawaii defensive lineman is in his fourth season as head coach at his alma mater. He also chats about each opponent on the Open Division schedule, pointing to this week’s Punahou game as a “measuring stick.”
Hugh Brady’s senior football season is over. His father, Shawn, confirmed that the right knee injury sustained by his son in Friday’s Open Division matchup against Farrington is an ACL tear. “He’s really bummed about it all, but he knows this happens to a lot of guys and you can come back. He’ll be fine,” Shawn Brady said. Hugh Brady was in prime position to guide the No. 2 Punahou Buffanblu. He was 8-for-9 with 74 passing yards at the […]
With wins over Castle and Waianae, the Kapolei Hurricanes have proven to be one of the most overlooked teams to start the 2019 prep football season. Voters are noticing now and have given the Hurricanes their highest ranking in two years in the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 released today. The Hurricanes (2-0, 1-0 OIA Open) are ranked No. 7 heading into Thursday’s night clash against No. 1 Saint Louis in Kapolei. Kapolei hasn’t been ranked this high since […]
Hawaii Prep World’s Glory Days series has brought to life the stories from the football playing careers of Oahu high school football’s 28 head coaches. They all played in high school and many went on to play in college. It turns out that there’s 14 on the offensive side and 14 on the defensive side. They’re listed below in alphabetical order by position. 2019 OAHU HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HEAD COACHES (Note: A player’s secondary position is in parentheses. Parentheses is […]
Kahuku opens a 21-0 lead, but Kamehameha rallies and has the ball in the final 3 minutes with a chance to tie the game. Kahuku prevails 21-13 after picking off five Kamehameha passes and amassing eight sacks.
Griffin Motas didn’t mind ‘Iolani coach Wendell Look using his final two timeouts to try to get into the Moanalua kicker’s head Saturday night. The senior gets much the same treatment from his own coaches on a daily basis. “It’s an everyday thing in practice,” the Na Menehune senior said. “Coach tries to ice me minutes at a time. But he’s like, it’ll all pay out at the end.” >> CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE GAME Usually […]
When Kahuku’s Mana Fonoimoana-Vaomu lined up behind center and took the team’s first snaps at quarterback against Kamehameha, it wasn’t a gimmick. Fonoimoana-Vaomu was primarily a safety as a sophomore and junior. He still lined up in the secondary against the Warriors and also held punting responsibilities for the Red Raiders. But quarterback was also on the list of duties for the 5-foot-10, 182-pound senior, who completed his only pass attempt for four yards and rushed eight times for 52 […]
The cat is out of the bag for Jashawn Wakefield. The Leilehua defensive lineman had himself quite a game on Saturday night in the Mules’ 14-0 victory over Kailua at Hugh Yoshida Stadium. Wakefield, who is a 6 feet 3 and 230 pounds, had a fumble recovery, two sacks and three other tackles for loss. A week earlier, he had a fumble recovery in the team’s 35-0 season-opening win over Farrington. >> CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE […]