Football

If you had to choose one coach to possibly outwit Saint Louis legend Cal Lee, Punahou’s Kale Ane would be near the top of the list. The legends will face off for the 15th time on Saturday at Aloha Stadium, and Ane can pull up behind former Damien and Pac-Five coach Don Botelho with his fifth win over Lee. Botelho went 6-35 against Lee in his career, while Ane is 4-10. Ane can become the first coach to beat Lee […]

One of the funny things about voting in the Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 is that logic is almost impossible to obey. For the most part, voters are swayed by provinciality. Some are influenced by the power of now, or recency bias. Others harken back to history and tradition when no sensible criteria remains. For me, the first five spots are the same as they were last week. After that, it’s a shuffling with a new team (Campbell) while another (Kapaa) […]

The quest to be No. 1 is a no brainer right now. Saint Louis again remains the unanimous No. 1 in the state. After that, however, there are a wide range of opinions from two to 10 in the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 released today. Kahuku, which was shut out 17-0 by Bingham (Utah) in the Polynesian Football Classic on Saturday without quarterback Sol-Jay Maiava (shoulder), remained the No. 2 team in the state. However, the gap between […]