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Q&A: Saint Louis OC Ron Lee

By Paul Honda on August 10, 2018

With the two-time defending champion Saint Louis Crusaders making their season debut on Friday against Waianae, offensive coordinator Ron Lee chatted with Hawaii Prep World. Lee spoke with HPW on Wednesday about the offensive unit and the prospect of developing young starters everywhere. The presence of three returning starters at offensive line, Lee said, is a major plus. HPW: There’s a lot of talent that graduated from last year’s squad, especially on offense. Ron Lee: We’re still evaluating. We have […]

Q&A: Saint Louis coach Cal Lee

By Paul Honda on August 9, 2018

The two-time defending state champion Saint Louis Crusaders are grinding day by day, hour by hour. Senior defensive tackle Faatui Tuitele, who has 39 scholarship offers, leads the way for a talented defensive unit. With a new starting quarterback for the second time in as many seasons, head coach Cal Lee isn’t about to take a thing for granted. Not in the new gauntlet known as Open Division — three ILH and six OIA powerhouses. The Crusaders open the regular […]

Q&A: Kapolei coach Darren Hernandez

By Paul Honda on August 9, 2018

Kamehameha. Kahuku. Punahou. As the debut night of the newly-formed — or reincarnated — Open Division nears, the schedule for each of the nine football programs is formidable. Scary. It’s what so many coaches, players, fans and alumni wished for. Now there’s no turning back. Kapolei plays Kamehameha on Friday at Aloha Stadium, the first time in 10 years the schools will meet on the gridiron. Kamehameha won 26-18 on Aug. 22, 2008. This time, the teams are much more […]


Q & A: Punahou coach Kale Ane

By Paul Honda on August 9, 2018

Twenty years in as head coach, Kale Ane has experienced highs and lows at his alma mater. Punahou football has been a powerhouse for years now, even as Saint Louis has returned to the pinnacle with consecutive state championships. The Buffanblu aren’t very far behind. With a blue-chip linebacker, Maninoa Tufono, and a solid corp of returnees, they’re in position to make plenty of noise in the all-new — or the reborn version of the old all-city league ILH. The […]

Q&A: Kamehameha coach Abu Ma‘afala

By Paul Honda on August 9, 2018

Year 3 of the Abu Ma‘afala era is underway at Kamehameha with a lean approach. The Warriors carry roughly 65 players now, down significantly from Ma‘afala’s first year — after the departure of Doug Cosbie. Saint Louis has captured the ILH football crown in the past two seasons, leaving powerhouses Punahou and Kamehameha grasping. While 65 might seem like an enormous number for many of the state’s smaller programs, it is quite unusual for a program with the tradition of […]

Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List announced

By Billy Hull on August 9, 2018

Fifty players are in the running for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award. The watch list, announced Thursday, includes 14 players with Hawaii ties. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding Polynesian college football player that epitomizes great ability and integrity. Former winners of the award include quarterback Marcus Mariota (Saint Louis) in 2014 and defensive lineman Hercules Mata’afa in 2017. Players with Hawaii ties selected to the watch list are: Utah DL Bradlee Anae […]

PREPPING for 2018: Waipahu Marauders

By Nick Abramo on August 8, 2018

16TH IN A SERIES Things just got a bit brighter at Waipahu. The football team, which has been on the rise since Bryson Carvalho took over as coach before the 2015 season, did something last weekend that shook up the state. A 34-13 nonleague upset of Open Division powerhouse Waianae shook up the state of things. It happened at the most interesting of times, since football on Oahu has, for the first time, been placed into three neatly drawn-up and […]

PREPPING for 2018: St. Louis Crusaders

By Nick Abramo on August 8, 2018

15TH IN A SERIES Saint Louis is going into the 2018 season with big aspirations. That’s as usual. The difference this year, though, is for the first time in a long time, the Crusaders are playing a brutal schedule. No pushovers. There could also be a trap game in Friday’s OIA-ILH alliance Open Division opener. Saint Louis plays Waianae, a team licking its wounds, at Aloha Stadium. The Seariders were roughed up 34-13 by Division I Waipahu last week in […]