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No. 2 Kahuku not content with shutout of Waianae

By Paul Honda on August 19, 2017

There is work to be done, Makoa Freitas said. In fact, more than once, the first-year head coach at Kahuku pointed out that video tape of Friday’s battle at Waianae will be combed through. Mistakes will be fixed. Freitas wasn’t quite somber after No. 2 Kahuku’s 37-0 win at No. 8 Waianae — the first meeting at Raymond Torii Field since 1975 between two of the most historically-prominent football programs in the OIA — but he was not overly enthused […]

VIDEO: Kahuku DL Samson Reed

By Paul Honda on August 19, 2017

Defensive lineman Samson Reed registered one of Kahuku’s four sacks on Friday in a 37-0 victory over No. 8 Waianae. No. 2 Kahuku improved to 2-0 in OIA Division I with the win. Reed, a commit to Virginia, chatted after the game.

VIDEO: Kahuku highlights, Freitas interview

By Paul Honda on August 19, 2017

It wasn’t perfect, which is OK with Kahuku football coach Makoa Freitas. The first-year head coach keeps striving, though, and even with a 37-0 win over No. 8 Waianae, the Red Raiders have a ways to go before Freitas is satisfied. Kahuku, now 2-0 in OIA Division I play and is ranked No. 2 behind Saint Louis in the Star-Advertiser Football Top 10.


Mililani’s fluid offense, improved defense shines

By Nick Abramo on August 19, 2017

One year can make a huge difference in high school football. Take Friday night’s Leilehua at Mililani matchup, for example. It was nothing like last year, when the Trojans won three offensive duels over their central Oahu rivals — in the regular season 52-35, in the Oahu Interscholastic Association playoffs 63-42, and in the second round of the Division I state tournament 51-35. This year, Mililani cruised to a 47-0 OIA Red win, led by a flowing offense and a […]

Kailua’s 29 beats Arizona squad

By Christian Shimabuku on August 19, 2017

Before No. 9 Kailua gets nine players back next week, the Surfriders went with what they had on Friday night against Buckeye Union (Ariz.), which was a grand total of 29 players according to head coach Joseph Wong. It led to many players going both ways. If that weren’t enough, it was a total grind of a game, a back-and-forth affair that the Surfriders eventually won 28-27 against a team that had almost twice as many (50) players listed on […]

Farrington defense keys breakthrough win

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 19, 2017

After an 0-2 start to the season, Farrington’s defense made sure the skid ended with Friday’s trip to Nanakuli. The Governors turned away an early threat from the Golden Hawks with the first of five takeaways and sparked a 35-0 win to avoid their first 0-3 start since 2005. Farrington last dropped their first two games in 2013 (to Waianae and Kamehameha) then reeled off eight consecutive wins. The Governors opened this season with losses to No. 6 Kamehameha and […]

Damien nearly knocks off California champs

By Billy Hull on August 18, 2017

Villa Park’s week-long trip to Hawaii culminated in its season opener against Damien on Friday night at Skippa Diaz Stadium. With a roster of over 90 players, the seven-time defending Crestview League 3A champions in Orange County, ranked No. 11 in the region, had the look of a vastly superior team to the Division II Monarchs. That was hardly the case as Damien, which suited roughly 1/3 the number of players as Villa Park, hung tight with Spartans the entire […]

GAME NIGHT 8/18: Kahuku/Waianae

By Hawaii Prep World on August 18, 2017

FINALLY. For the first time since 1975, Kahuku heads out to the West side to face Waianae at Raymond Torii Stadium. Waianae hasn’t beaten Kahuku since 2001, a span of 17 straight losses. The Seariders haven’t even scored on the Red Raiders since 2014 as Kahuku has posted four shutouts in a row in the series. It doesn’t bode well that the Seariders have scored one touchdown in eight quarters so far this season. Kahuku hasn’t won in Waianae since […]