Football

Three-time defending state champion Saint Louis will play Bishop Gorman at Aloha Stadium on Friday, Aug. 30, while defending OIA champion Mililani will host Liberty (Nev.) at John Kauinana Stadium on the same night. Both games make up the inaugural Aloha Football Classic and will start at 7 p.m. The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame is a charitable partner of the Aloha Football Classic. “We are excited to bring the nation’s top high school football to Hawaii,” said Jesse Sapolu, […]

Officials love it. Chris Chun, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association executive director, is all for it. The National Federation of State High School Associations voted to approve instant replay as a tool for football officials to use. “We put in a proposal to use video replay at our state championship tournament for televised games,” Chun said. “The NFHS said to use it how we see fit. They approved it in January for use by all state associations.” In order […]

Campbell football coach Darren Johnson‘s team lost in the quarterfinals of the Pylon 7-on-7 National Championship Series Las Vegas in Mesquite, Nev., last weekend. But he came home raving about how well all of Hawaii’s teams did in all age divisions. More than 100 teams participated in the tournament. In the high school division, another Hawaii team, Tagiamanu — coached by former Oregon and University of Hawaii running back Tupu Alualu — defeated Johnson’s Beast 808 team in the quarters. […]

Up, up, up — and a little down. In 2018, the OIA hosted more regular-season football games than in 2017, with more attendance and more money taken in, but the number of fans per game declined a little. Based on attendance figures supplied by Raymond Fujino, the league’s football coordinator, there was: >> A 64-percent increase in gate receipts before expenses (from $539,814 to $837,033) >> A 64-percent increase in attendance (from 76,157 to 119,254) >> A 62-percent increase in […]

Mike Fanoga is the new football coach at Waianae High School, according to the school’s athletic twitter page: @SeariderSports. The post reads, “Congratulations to coach Mike Fanoga, our new head football coach. Coach Fanoga comes to us with over 30 years of coaching experience. We’re excited to watch our athletes grow as he and his staff develop the program, always keeping the traditions of Searider football at heart.” A call to Kekoa Kaluhiokalani on Monday to confirm the hiring was […]

Due to St. Francis’ decision to close Grades 7-12, there are 22 Saints varsity football players in grades 10 and 11 who are looking for a new high school to go to and play next season. That number doesn’t include intermediate players in grades 8-9 from last fall who will be eligible to play varsity this fall. Jonan Aina-Chaves, the Saints’ star running back, is undecided on where he wants to go. He has options. According to ILH, HHSAA and […]