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Win No. 20 in a row not easy for No. 1 Saint Louis

By Jason Kaneshiro on September 22, 2018

Saint Louis managed to survive without its starting quarterback on Friday, although the Crusaders’ 20th consecutive win wasn’t secure until the clock hit :00. With quarterback Jayden de Laura sidelined, the Saint Louis defense helped stake the top-ranked Crusaders to a 23-0 lead on Kapolei in an OIA-ILH Open Division matchup on the West side. But the defending state champions ended up having to sweat out the final seconds before a walk-off sack by Jordan Botelho and Stanley McKenzie finished […]

Punivai prolific again as Castle downs Kailua

By Brian McInnis on September 22, 2018

Things got off to an inauspicious start for Castle in its anticipated Windward rivalry matchup with Kailua. First, there were supposed to be Golden Knights paratroopers from the National Guard timed to land with the playing of the national anthem. The idea was, they’d present the game ball. A packed crowd waited anxiously for several minutes pregame … only to have it called off due to uncooperative winds in Kaneohe. Once things got going, the Knights were then tackled for […]

Moanalua still standing tall in OIA D-I

By Nick Abramo on September 22, 2018

No. 8 Moanalua is standing pretty tall in OIA Division I after a 31-13 victory over Damien on Friday. But just how good are Na Menehune? Five wins in five games is a great way to start a season, but everybody knows the games of real importance haven’t been played yet. Can this fast start (5-0 overall, 4-0 OIA D-I) glide easily into a sustained ending? Coach Savaii Eselu was mostly smiling after the homecoming win, which was played at […]

Aiea hangs tough against Leilehua

By Jeremy Nitta on September 22, 2018

After seeing their homecoming ruined by a 40-21 loss at the hands of Leilehua, it would seem easy for the Aiea football team to sulk, or get down on themselves. Instead, Na Alii finds themselves trying to embrace the positive outcomes and potential that was shown in the loss. “Leilehua almost beat Moanalua last week, and the week before, we played Moanalua pretty tough,” head coach Wendell Say said. Even with the perennial powerhouses of OIA football like Kahuku and […]

Maafala yearning for complete game by Warriors

By Paul Honda on September 21, 2018

On paper, it was a solid, sweet homecoming win for the Kamehameha Warriors. For head coach Abu Maafala, it was less than stellar. Kamehameha’s 32-21 win over Farrington featured a dominant first half. Kamehameha improved to 2-3 in ILH Open play (3-3 overall) with a hard-earned win. The sixth-ranked Warriors outgained No. 9 Farrington 301-14 en route to a 16-0 lead by intermission. The home team also was in control of the score, 32-7, early in the fourth quarter. What […]

No. 10 ‘Iolani in control of its state tourney hopes

By Billy Hull on September 21, 2018

After back-to-back losses following an impressive 3-0 start, ‘Iolani moved back into the Star-Advertiser Top 10 this week after an impressive — and crucial — win over Damien. The lone meeting between the two ILH schools competing in Division I this year left ‘Iolani in a first-place tie with the Monarchs and with the head-to-head tiebreaker in its favor. That has set up ‘Iolani quite well down the stretch as it began its final four games of the regular season — against OIA […]

Former Kapolei QB Taulia Tagovailoa passes 12,000-yard mark

By Nick Abramo on September 21, 2018

Saturday night, Mililani quarterback Dillon Gabriel has an opportunity to break Tua Tagovailoa‘s Hawaii state passing record of 8,158 yards. That number would have been shattered by now if Tua’s brother, Taulia, stayed in Hawaii. The former Kapolei quarterback for two years is over 12,000 passing yards for his high school career. Taulia, an Alabama commit and the younger brother of Alabama Crimson Tide star Tua Tagovailoa, threw for 507 yards in a 35-21 victory for Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.) over […]

GAME NIGHT 9/21: Saint Louis/Kapolei

By Jason Kaneshiro on September 21, 2018

No. 1 Saint Louis 30, Kapolei 22, FINAL  Onside kick coming and Kapolei recovers at the Saint Louis 45. 0:16 still showing no timeouts for the Hurricanes. First down, incomplete. Looked like they wanted to try a hook and ladder. Clock went down to :03 reset to :10. Rapis is sacked by Jordan Botelho and Stanley McKenzie and that’ll do it. Saint Louis hangs on. On fourth down Rapis goes deep to Sheldon Mcleod who makes the catch for a […]

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