Football

During Saint Louis’ streak of 13 consecutive Prep Bowls, 1996 was a rare year. Despite the Crusaders’ continued success, the Star-Bulletin looked to two other ILH schools for its offensive and defensive players of the year. Punahou receiver Tafiti Uso, who had six 100-yard receiving games, including a career-high 192 yards in a three-point win over Kamehameha, earned the top offensive honors. ‘Iolani defensive lineman Ed Ta’amu was the defensive player of the year. Saint Louis wasn’t completely shut out […]

There might not be another season in the history of prep football in Hawaii that had a bigger clear-cut winner of the offensive player of the year award. Saint Louis’ Timmy Chang still holds the record today for most passing yards in a season, finishing with 3,985 yards and 64 touchdowns for the Crusaders to headline the 1999 prep football all-star teams. His best target was senior Gerald Welch, who also holds the single-season state receiving mark of 1,689 yards […]

1980 is the year ‘Iolani made its Cinderella run to the Prep Bowl, where it tied Waianae 7-7. Seariders quarterback Michael Beazley, who was the offensive player of the year in both newspapers, was 29-1 as the Waianae starter until the tie against the Raiders. The newspapers differed on the defensive player of the year. The Advertiser was impressed with ‘Iolani nose guard Junior Tufono, who had a game-high 14 tackles in the Prep Bowl, and named him their defensive […]

Waialua won its fourth straight rural OIA championship in 1955, needing a playoff win over Castle after the two teams finished the season with identical 9-1 records. The Bulldogs dominated the league all-star team with six selections. Waipahu quarterback Bob Tokunaga, Waialua fullback Kenneth Souza and Castle utility player Clarence Young were unanimous choices by the Star-Bulletin. Waialua end Tom Shizuru and tackle Stanley Takenaka were repeat selections. Roosevelt won the ILH championship and led the league all-star team with […]

The high school football season finally come to an end across the country over the weekend. A state championship in Texas was decided and the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series included Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore rolling Bingham (Utah), 41-3. Bingham had defeated Hawaii runner-up Kahuku, without starting quarterback Sol-Jay Maiava, 17-0 in September. Saint Louis (10-0) moved up one more spot to finish 15th in the nation in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25. That’s the best finish by a Hawaii […]

As a Christmas Eve present to our readers, here is a look at the high school greats in 1984. Leilehua was the big winner of the prep football all-star teams with receiver Phillip Ke-a and defensive tackle Junior Tyrell sweeping the top awards from both newspapers. The difference was in coach of the year voting with the Advertiser selecting future University of Hawaii athletics director Hugh Yoshida while the Star-Bulletin went with Cal Lee after Lee’s Saints repeated as Prep […]