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Kahuku football recruits enjoy the process

By Nick Abramo on August 4, 2016

Star-Advertiser Preseason Top 10 Countdown Today: No. 1 Kahuku Three Kahuku seniors are being recruited by Division I FBS colleges, and it’s no surprise that all of them are on the defensive side of the ball. All three talked a bit about their recruiting experiences after practice Wednesday. Kesi Ah-Hoy, the running back turned quarterback turned safety, has four offers — BYU, Army, Oregon State and Hawaii. “In the summer I got two offers — from Oregon State and Hawaii,” Ah-Hoy […]

VIDEO: Ah-Hoy carries Kahuku legacy forward

By Nick Abramo on August 4, 2016

Kesi Ah-Hoy is about as close as you can come to the full incarnation of the ultimate Kahuku football player. A cool customer off the field, Ah-Hoy is anything but on it. When Ah-Hoy was a sophomore, the head coach at the time, Lee Leslie, had a glint in his eye when he talked about Kesi. “That kid is just a great athlete and something special,” Leslie would say about Ah-Hoy that year, when he was a running back and […]

RECORD WATCH: 2016 Edition

By Billy Hull on August 4, 2016

Star-Advertiser Preseason Top 10 Countdown Today: No. 2 Saint Louis The 2015 season ended with Kahuku claiming its record eighth state championship since the first tournament held in 1999. Despite giving up a season-high 14 points to the Crusaders, Kahuku finished the year allowing 53 points in 13 games. The 4.1 points allowed per game tied Al Espinda‘s 1980 Farrington team for the fewest points allowed per game in a season in 36 years. Dating back to the first Prep […]

Punahou’s Lakalaka to miss most of season

By Nick Abramo on August 3, 2016

Star-Advertiser Preseason Top 10 Countdown Today: No. 3 Punahou Punahou will be without the services of senior outside linebacker Seyddrick Lakalaka for most of the season, Buffanblu head coach Kale Ane said Monday. Lakalaka, who has a foot injury, was a big part of the team that finished 8-2 and lost 27-23 to Saint Louis for the ILH championship last season. “Seyddrick will be out for a long period of time, we think,” Ane said. “Looks like the majority of […]

Slade-Matautia is a weapon from any angle

By Paul Honda on August 3, 2016

At 6-foot-1 with lightning-quick reflexes, Isaac Slade-Matautia was, arguably, the most dangerous defender for the Saint Louis Crusaders on the basketball court during the 2015-16 season. A left-hander with solid handles, mid-range accuracy, instinctual passing and shot-blocking, ball-hawking defensive skills, Slade-Matautia fits the bill of a what-coulda-been on the hardwood. He’s not going to miss the game all that much, though. Now, as a 220-pound senior — he has picked up roughly 20 pounds since that long hoops season — […]

Yam or Young? Kamehameha’s good problem

By Paul Honda on August 3, 2016

The last thing, in all likelihood, that first-year Kamehameha head football coach Abu Ma‘afala wants is a quarterback controversy. Controversy? At the high school level? Preposterous, maybe. But in the islands, and especially to a historic program with roots deeper than deep on so many levels, there is widespread passion about Kamehameha football. With senior Thomas “Boogie” Yam and junior Justice Young intertwined in a battle for the starting position, Ma‘afala has only gone as far to say that there […]

Aleki emerges as Warriors’ force

By Paul Honda on August 2, 2016

Star-Advertiser Preseason Top 10 Countdown Today: No. 4 Kamehameha Andrew Aleki was an important cog in a deep, talented defensive unit at Kamehameha a year ago. This season, the 6-foot-3, 225-pound senior defensive end/linebacker is a leader on a defense with just four returning starters. “He can do it all. Put his hand in the dirt. Drop back into coverage. Use his pass rushing ability,” first-year Kamehameha head coach Abu Maafala said. “His versatility is great because it allows us […]

Scrimmage to Ponder: Kamehameha-Mililani

By Nick Abramo on August 1, 2016

Well, it was just a scrimmage, and that means most everybody on the bench played. But you can learn a lot of stuff. You can see where teams are at with your own eyes. For instance, you can finally meet Kamehameha first-year head coach Abu Maafala, who you’ve only spoken to on the phone. You can learn what he is up to as the Warriors head man. Then, you can get reacquainted with the guy you’ve known for about six […]

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