Hukilau Cafe is off to a 3-0 start at the Pylon 7v7 tournament in Las Vegas today. Hukilau Cafe is 3-0 after defeating Team Utah Prospects 28-7, EAT 35-21 and Superior Edge 21-7. Beast808 is 2-1. They lost to Hard Knocks 15-14 in overtime, then beat The Process 28-14 and ETA Silver 15-14. Scores and photos courtesy of Tuli Tafai.
After a ruling was handed down regarding the use of an ineligible player that ended Kahuku’s 2010 season, the Red Raiders bounced back the following season to win the 2011 state title under coach of the year Reggie Torres. Red Raiders linebacker Benny Fonua won a super-close vote for the Star-Advertiser defensive player of the year honors over teammate Kawehena Johnson, Punahou defensive lineman DeForest Buckner, Campbell linebacker Giovanni Stevenson and Leilehua teammates Russell Siavii and Penitito Melei. Leilehua quarterback […]
Saint Louis swept everything in 1991 — winning its sixth straight Prep Bowl and the top honors on the Honolulu Advertiser All-State team. Offensive lineman Tasi Malepeai and quarterback Joel Lane were the lineman and back of the year, respectively. Cal Lee was the coach of the year. The Crusaders did lose a game this year — 28-21 to Punahou — but came back to beat the Buffanblu 45-20 in the rematch. The Star-Bulletin went with Waianae quarterback Glenn Freitas as its signal […]
The Honolulu Advertiser, which did an All-Oahu team in 1970 before going back to league all stars in 1971, put together its first All-State team in 1972. Leilehua in the OIA West, Kahuku in the OIA East and ‘Iolani out of the ILH dominated the first team with four selections each. Mules senior quarterback Alex Kaloi was named the back of the year while Raiders senior guard Tiloi Lolotai was the lineman of the year. ‘Iolani also had tackle Len […]
The passing of Carl Bryson hit home for family and friends stretching from Waimea on the Big Island to Maryland. Bryson was a stellar two-way Ironman during an amazing run by Hawaii Preparatory Academy during the 1990s. Playing for his father, head coach Gordon Bryson, with mom Liz Bryson always nearby helping the team, Carl helped Ka Makani contend for the BIIF title several times. Then, in the winter seasons, he was one of the state’s best on the mat, […]
The OIA and ILH officially announced today their historic football agreement in which both leagues will play interleague, regular-season games, starting in 2018. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser first reported the deal Feb. 13, but it did not become official until a vote by ILH principals Monday. Under the agreement, OIA and ILH teams will play a full slate of games against each other in three divisions — Open, Division I and D-II. The games will not count toward teams’ standings in […]
Farrington is one of 10 schools which will participate in the Polynesian Football Classic in Las Vegas on Sept. 7 and 8. The Governors will face Carson (Calif.) in one of four games on Sept. 8 at Liberty High School. The night before, Liberty will host a game against IMG Academy (Fla.), which finished this past season ranked No. 2 in the country behind Mater Dei (Calif.). The other games announced as part of the showcase are Chandler (Ariz.) vs. […]
‘Iolani finished with the ILH championship, but McKinley had one more player selected to the league all-star team in 1968 by the Honolulu Advertiser. ‘Iolani senior linebacker John Parker was the only repeat selection from a year earlier and was the lineman of the year. McKinley quarterback Ronald Autele was the back of the year and ‘Iolani’s Eddie Hamada won coach of the year honors. Both newspaper agreed on all of those selections. Radford swept the Star-Bulletin’s top OIA awards […]