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Mililani holds off Punahou for No. 2

By Billy Hull on November 26, 2018

The race for No. 1 was settled Saturday at Aloha Stadium when Saint Louis won its third consecutive state championship with a 38-17 victory over Mililani. The Crusaders (11-0), ranked in the top 15 nationally in two major polls, ended the year where they started as the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in the state of Hawaii in the final Honolulu Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 of the season released today. The race for No. 2 was a tight one with the […]

Saint Louis rises in MaxPreps, USA Today rankings

By Billy Hull on November 26, 2018

After running its winning streak to 26 games with a 38-17 win over Mililani on Saturday at Aloha Stadium, the now three-time defending state champion Saint Louis Crusaders jumped a spot in both the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 and the USA Today Super 25 national rankings. Saint Louis (11-0) is now ranked seventh by MaxPreps and No. 15 by USA Today. The Crusaders moved past Miami Central (Fla.) in the MaxPreps rankings and Centennial-Corona (Calif.) in the USA Today rankings. Mater […]

The future is just as bright for No. 1 Crusaders

By Christian Shimabuku on November 25, 2018

Since its inauguration in 2016, the HHSAA Open Division has known no other winner than Saint Louis. The Crusaders made history by winning their third consecutive state title with a 38-17 rout over Mililani that was not as close as the scoreboard indicated. Saint Louis (11-0) racked up 444 yards of total offense. Defenders were flying all over the field, never giving Trojan quarterback Dillon Gabriel room to breathe. It was clearly the most dominating win for the Crusaders during […]


York: Scoreboard doesn’t define Mililani

By Nick Abramo on November 25, 2018

It was a not-so-good showing on the scoreboard for coach Rod York‘s Mililani Trojans on Saturday night in the Open Division final of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. But they’ll be able to look back at the 38-17 loss to the top-ranked Saint Louis Crusaders and know they didn’t go down with a whimper. They were in striking distance, 14-3, at halftime. In the third quarter, things got worse in a hurry as Saint Louis (11-0) went up […]

VIDEO: Post-game, Saint Louis 3-peats with win over Mililani

By Paul Honda on November 25, 2018

The result was almost anticlimactic as No. 1 Saint Louis defeated second-seeded Mililani 38-17 for the Open Division title in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships at Aloha Stadium on Saturday night. An air-tight defense stifled the potent Mililani offense, getting huge performances from CB Korvin Feagins (nine tackles, three interceptions, three deflections and one forced fumble) and LB Jordan Botelho (six tackles, 2.5 sacks, fumble recovery and 74-yard return for a TD). For head coach Cal Lee, this […]

Saint Louis runs the table again

By Billy Hull on November 25, 2018

From start to finish, nobody was better. The preseason unanimous No. 1-ranked Saint Louis Crusaders never budged from their top-dog status, running the table for the second consecutive year with a 38-17 win over Mililani on Saturday night to complete the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships at Aloha Stadium. Senior Korvin Feagins intercepted three passes and Saint Louis (11-0) sacked Mililani quarterback Dillon Gabriel nine times to close out a third consecutive Open Division state championship. The Crusaders are […]

OPEN STATE FINAL: Saint Louis/Mililani

By Billy Hull on November 24, 2018

Saint Louis 38, Mililani 17 Saint Louis (11-0) is the first school to win three straight state-tournament titles in the top-tier division since the tourney format debuted in 1999. Its 26-game winning streak ties Kahuku for the third-longest in state history. Saint Louis blows by Mililani 38-17 and completes the three-peat to finish its season 11-0. Remember this team, Hawaii. They’re one of the greatest to ever do it in this state. pic.twitter.com/SDLOLwA33g — Christian Shimabuku (@c_shimabuku) November 25, 2018 […]

Marauders bring first state title to Waipahu town

By Nick Abramo on November 24, 2018

The big moments keep coming for Waipahu, and the football players in the town known long ago for its sugar cane production got the sweetest feeling Saturday. The Marauders captured their first state title in the sport by topping Hilo 42-22 in the Division I final of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships at Aloha Stadium. It sure doesn’t hurt to have the guy whom many consider the best running back in the state — junior Alfred Failauga. He […]