Highlights, Oahu Interscholastic Association Division I football third-place (state-tournament berth) game, Waianae vs. Campbell, Aloha Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. Score: Seariders 29, Sabers 21, OT. Extended video
A shirtless Sol-Jay Maiava was on crutches on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium, fresh off No. 3 Kahuku’s 35-31 victory over No. 2 Mililani in the OIA championship game that certainly lived up to the hype. The sophomore has sustained multiple injuries this year, and the only loss the Red Raiders had this year was a 17-0 game to Bingham (Utah) in which he didn’t play. But with Kahuku’s third consecutive OIA Division I title on the line, Maiava wasn’t […]
Kahuku doesn’t give away football titles easily. The third-ranked Red Raiders came back from a 21-7 deficit by turning the tables on No. 2 Mililani on Saturday night for a 35-31 victory for the OIA Division I championship at Aloha Stadium. Surprised? Not if you are from Kahuku. The Red Raiders got it done to win an OIA title for the 19th time in the last 29 seasons, the 26th time overall and the third season in a row. Mililani […]
It was a weekend of hypnotic, thrilling football. There was mostly tight, down-to-the-wire play in the Division I and D-II state tournaments. But in the Oahu Interscholastic Association D-I championship game, Mililani came so, so close. A 21-7 lead dissipated. A 31-28 lead vanished. Kahuku (10-1) won its third league title in a row with a dramatic 35-31 victory on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. Rod York, the Trojans’ coach, was stoked by his team’s effort. He was less than […]
It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t cute. Not at all. It was all business for the Waianae Seariders. On a night when they didn’t complete a single pass, they rode their defense and smashmouth ground attack — 211 rushing yards on 46 carries — to a 29-21 overtime win over Campbell on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. Now, Waianae (7-4) has qualified for the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Championships (D-I-Open Division). Despite losing a 13-0 lead, the Seariders made clutch […]
On paper, Waianae had the girth, the skill, the will. In fact, before the Seariders pulled out a 29-21 overtime thriller over Campbell on Saturday night, it could’ve been argued that Waianae was too seasoned, and the Sabers are a team of the future. A roster full of immense talent among their juniors and sophomores. That won’t do much to console Campbell, which missed a chance to play in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. In 2016, a fourth-place […]
LIHUE >> Damien coach Eddie Klaneski took a moment for a deep exhale after the clock hit zeroes to punctuate the Monarchs’ win over Kauai on Saturday. The 13-10 victory at Vidinha Stadium was far from pretty, but as they had for much of the season, the Monarchs found a way to pull out a win, this one sending them to the Division I final of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championships. In their third straight state tournament appearance, […]
They were down and out, the ‘Iolani Raiders, and Tai-John Mizutani brought them back on Friday night before they fell to Lahainaluna 35-27 in the state Division II semifinals at Wailuku’s War Memorial Stadium. The senior, who is the school’s all-time passing leader, led the Raiders to 17 second-half points after they fell behind 35-10 in the first 24 minutes. The comeback came up short, thanks to two Lahainaluna goal-line stands. Mizutani’s running ability made the comeback possible. He didn’t […]