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COUNTDOWN: Healthy Kaonohi Kaniho makes big difference for No. 5 Kahuku

By Christian Shimabuku on July 29, 2019

Kahuku is eager to put the 2018 season behind it. The 7-5 Red Raiders were hit hard by the injury bug, preventing them from playing to their full potential in year one of Open Division play in the OIA-ILH football alliance. This year’s Kahuku squad returns plenty of talent and is ranked No. 5 in the Star-Advertiser preseason poll. The preview story from Monday’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser can be read by clicking here. Among the players hungry to get back on […]

GLORY DAYS: Coach Kip Botelho and the 2019 Pac-Five Wolfpack

By Nick Abramo on July 28, 2019

25th IN A SERIES This summer, head coaches from all 28 Oahu high school varsity football teams are being asked to recount their football playing days. One coach interviewed for this multi-part series pointed out what he thinks may be the value of this endeavor: “A lot of times, you only hear about coaches when they’re getting released or are having a special season. It’s super hard to have a special season, so this should shed more light on them […]

COUNTDOWN: Kuao Peihopa, Rev Lorenzo lead No. 6 Kamehameha in trenches

By Paul Honda on July 28, 2019

Official sunrise on this overcast morning is 6 a.m. The Kamehameha Warriors, ranked No. 6 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser preseason Top 10 and featured in today’s newspaper, which you can read here, can’t wait that long. There’s no time to waste. They hit the field at Kunuiakea Stadium for 5:45 a.m. practice. It is camp week, which means practice until 7:30 a.m., shower, breakfast, meetings and video study, afternoon practice, more meetings. When it’s lights-out time, everyone sleeps on the […]

GLORY DAYS: Coach Darrell Poole and the 2019 Kalaheo Mustangs

By Nick Abramo on July 27, 2019

24th IN A SERIES This summer, head coaches from all 28 Oahu high school varsity football teams are being asked to recount their football playing days. One coach interviewed for this multi-part series pointed out what he thinks may be the value of this endeavor: “A lot of times, you only hear about coaches when they’re getting released or are having a special season. It’s super hard to have a special season, so this should shed more light on them […]

Sophomore QB Jayden Maiava returns home to Kaimuki with SEC offers in hand

By Christian Shimabuku on July 27, 2019

Kaimuki coach David Tautofi wanted to challenge his squad during fall camp. The Bulldogs didn’t have to travel very far to find the toughest challenge in the state, going just up the road to face nationally-ranked Saint Louis on Saturday morning for a controlled scrimmage. The matchup was also a chance for Jayden Maiava, the Bulldogs’ highly-touted 6-foot-4 rookie quarterback, to see live action against the feared Crusaders defense. Maiava played his freshman season for Sierra Vista (Nev.), where he […]

VIDEO: Campbell, Damien, Kaimuki scrimmage highlights

By Paul Honda on July 27, 2019

Highlights from a tri-scrimmage between Campbell, Damien and Kaimuki. Campbell’s Titus Mokiao-Atimalala and Bubbah Aina-Chaves scored two touchdowns each. Damien quarterback/linebacker Duke Ho‘ohuli sparked the Monarchs to two early TDs. Kaimuki’s Naomas Asuega-Fualaau and Jayden Maiava also scored TDs.

COUNTDOWN: Alfred Failauga interested in team trophy more than record for No. 7 Waipahu

By Nick Abramo on July 27, 2019

Running backs like Alfred Failauga don’t come around these parts too often. Waipahu’s all-time leading ground gainer is back for his senior season this fall and he’s focused on leading the team to the promised land again. There’s also a major record in front of him that he can take, but he’s not thinking too much about that despite numerous requests to expound on the possibility of his making history. >> CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO GALLERY FROM A RECENT […]

Kaimuki’s Naomas Asuega-Fualaau, Jayden Maiava highlight Bulldogs scrimmage

By Paul Honda on July 26, 2019

Every year, numbers are low, but the Kaimuki Bulldogs find a way to make success happen. The Bulldogs suited up roughly two dozen players on Thursday, and came away from a tri-scrimmage with Campbell and Damien with plenty of material to work with. There was the good, like an 80-yard touchdown run by returnee Naomas Asuega-Fualaau, and a smooth 1-yard keeper for a TD by quarterback Jayden Maiava. Asuega-Fualaau, who rushed for 970 yards and 14 TDs last season, was […]

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