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Kapolei OL adds 2 huge Pac-12 offers

By Billy Hull on May 22, 2017

Kapolei offensive lineman Julius Buelow, who will be a junior in the fall, has received two new scholarship offers from Pac-12 schools according to Hurricanes coach Darren Hernandez. Hernandez, who says Buelow is a legit 6-foot-7 and 300 pounds, was offered by Oregon and UCLA this week. The Bruins and Ducks join BYU, Hawaii, Fresno State and Oregon State in offering Buelow, who played at Damien this past season before transferring to Kapolei. Buelow is one of six Hurricanes set […]

KSK’s Yam posts top-10 score at The Opening

By Billy Hull on May 21, 2017

Kamehameha quarterback Thomas Yam finished with one of the top 10 unofficial Nike football ratings at The Opening in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday. Yam, who was measured at 6-foot-1 and 194 pounds, received a score of 108.90 which was the highest of any quarterback at the regional football showcase held at De Anza High School. Participants are tested in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, 20-yard shuttle run and kneeling power ball throw. Yam has battled injuries, including a broken collarbone, […]

High noon is work hour for champion Crusaders

By Paul Honda on May 18, 2017

The Saint Louis Crusaders are more on a crusade than a cruise. That’s why, at high noon, peak heat, sunny blue skies and just 24 hours away from the end of the school year, the defending state champions were at work. No pads, no helmets. Just a bunch of skill-position players grinding away on the artificial turf at Clarence T.C. Ching Field at Kalaepohaku. Not the typical 7v7 when some returning all-state defenders are swarming from sideline to sideline. While […]


Fresno State gets busy recruiting Hawaii

By Billy Hull on May 17, 2017

Fresno State, which had already ramped up its recruiting presence in Hawaii with Tony Tuioti on staff before he left for Cal, handed out a flurry of offers to Hawaii high school players on Tuesday. Kapolei was the huge winner with four players, including defensive tackle Aaron Faumui, receiving a scholarship offer from the Bulldogs. Faumui, listed at 6-foot-2 and 280 pounds, played for Radford and won a Division II state title as a sophomore in 2015 before transferring to […]

Pearl City DL adds another Pac-12 offer

By Billy Hull on May 15, 2017

Pearl City junior Zion Tupuola-Fetui, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive end/outside linebacker, picked up his seventh Division I football scholarship offer on Monday and fourth from the Pac-12. Tupuola-Fetui announced on Twitter that California is the latest school to offer Tupuola-Fetui, joining Oregon, Oregon State and Washington out of the Pac-12, as well as Nevada, Hawaii and Vanderbilt. Blessed with another great opportunity on the next level???????? Thankful to have received an offer from the University of California #GoBears???????????? pic.twitter.com/HaEwB5yB5B — […]

Notre Dame offers Saint Louis prospect

By Billy Hull on May 12, 2017

Saint Louis defensive lineman Faatui Tuitele, the No. 1 prospect in the class of 2019 from Hawaii, tweeted today that he received his 14th scholarship offer from Notre Dame. GOD YOU ARE FAITHFUL! Blessed to have received my 14th offer from Notre Dame #GoIrish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/MXfaK1m2Ko — Faatui Tuitele (@tuitele87) May 12, 2017 Tuitele made the Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State second team as a sophomore and is listed at 6-foot-3 and 270 pounds. He is listed as a four-star recruit by […]

Kaiser’s Martinez not a fan of potential schedule

By Nick Abramo on May 11, 2017

Kaiser football coach Arnold Martinez does not like a schedule change that is likely to happen in the Oahu Interscholastic Association this fall. Martinez also does not like the OIA’s current two-tier alignment. He spoke out about both subjects in an email to Hawaii Prep World on Thursday. He was responding to an email sent to OIA coaches asking for input on the likely schedule change next fall in which – due to a shortage of qualified officials – games […]

GPA football showcase returns for Year 5

By Hawaii Prep World on May 11, 2017

The Gridiron Performance Academy returns for the fifth year with a two-day college football showcase for incoming high school freshmen and above — as well as potential junior-college prospects — June 7 and 8 at Saint Louis School. There will be three practices (bring helmets and shoulder pads) and an educational and compliance seminar. Student athletes will be directly instructed by participating coaches and campers will receive lunch, snacks and a Nike Dri-fit. With the help of local organizations, the price […]