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OIA will remain two tiers in football

By Nick Abramo on February 19, 2017

Oahu Interscholastic Association football coordinator Harold Tanaka thinks the league should be split into three tiers. Just not this year. “It will be on the table for next year (2018),” Tanaka said. “There are good reasons why we are not planning to do it this year. We are in the second year of a two-year (scheduling) cycle. And there are so many teams that requested byes so they can play against mainland teams. It would be too difficult for scheduling […]

Getting Kahuku job ‘humbled’ Freitas

By Nick Abramo on February 18, 2017

Makoa Freitas learned a lot from former coaches Dick Tomey at Arizona and Tony Dungy with the Indianapolis Colts. You could have worse mentors. A lot worse. Freitas said on Thursday that he will bring with him what he learned from those coaches and others to the Kahuku sidelines. Freitas was recently hired as the head coach of the Red Raiders. “I don’t know what happened that led to the change,” said Freitas, referring to the school’s release of two-year […]

HAWAII GROWN: Clemson’s Pagano to transfer

By Billy Hull on February 17, 2017

Defensive tackle Scott Pagano, a 2013 Moanalua alumnus, has decided to transfer from Clemson for his final season. Head coach Dabo Swinney released a statement to the media Friday, saying, “I met with Scott Pagano yesterday. We had a good talk and he told me about his intentions to be a graduate transfer for his final year of eligibility. I told him to think about it overnight.” “We all wanted him to stay, but he said he had accomplished everything […]

June: Taulia Tagovailoa will move to Alabama

By Hawaii Prep World on February 16, 2017

Former Kapolei offensive coordinator June Jones said Thursday that record-setting Hurricanes quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa will move to Alabama soon and not return for his junior season. Jones spoke to Christian Shimabuku of Hawaii Prep World and the Star-Advertiser on Thursday during a journalism class discussion at the University of Hawaii campus. Tagovailoa, a second-team all-state selection, has a scholarship offer from Alabama. His older brother, first-team QB and Star-Advertiser offensive player of the year Tua Tagovailoa, is presently enrolled at […]

Kahuku’s Vimahi gets Nebraska offer

By Paul Honda on February 14, 2017

Sophomore Enokk Vimahi of Kahuku received his fourth football scholarship offer over the weekend. Nebraska, which has former Hawaii offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh on staff, made an offer to Vimahi. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound Kahuku lineman posted the news on his Twitter feed. His other offers are BYU, Fresno State and Hawaii.

It’s official: Freitas is Kahuku interim head coach

By Nick Abramo on February 12, 2017

Makoa Freitas was officially introduced as the Kahuku football interim head coach Sunday by the KahukuHigh.org website. Freitas takes over for Vavae Tata, who spent two years at the helm and brought the Red Raiders a Division I state championship and another appearance in the first Open Division state title game. No reason was given for the change, and the announcement does not mention Tata at all. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser first reported the change on its website Friday morning and […]

Darren Johnson ecstatic about Sabers job

By Nick Abramo on February 12, 2017

Darren Johnson is back and he is more energetic than ever. Johnson, the former football head coach at Kailua and Kaimuki, was introduced as Campbell’s new head coach Friday. Peanut butter and jelly? Lobster and melted butter? After the initial jolt of realizing that Johnson — the North Shore boy — is taking his football knowledge Westward to Ewa Beach, it strikes up the idea that Johnson and Campbell are the perfect match. Adjectives that come to mind are blue […]

Darren Johnson is new Campbell FB coach

By Nick Abramo on February 10, 2017

Darren Johnson will be the new football coach at Campbell, he confirmed Friday afternoon. Johnson was expected to be announced as the coach today on campus, when he will meet with the Sabers players. Johnson, who grew up on the North Shore and still lives in Punaluu, is looking forward to the new challenge, the source said. He is a former Kailua head coach and an assistant at Kahuku and Kapolei. A source added that Johnson is looking at this […]

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