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SPRING-ing into FB: Roosevelt Rough Riders

By Nick Abramo on June 29, 2016

23rd IN A SERIES Next: St. Francis Saints ROOSEVELT ROUGH RIDERS >> 2015 record and finish: 3-6 (2-6 OIA D-II); did not qualify for OIA D-II playoffs >> Number of returning starters: 11 >> Number of returning seniors: 14 >> Number of starters lost to graduation: 8 >> Number of seniors lost to graduation: 8 >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections lost to graduation: None >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections returning: None >> OIA D-II All-Stars lost to graduation: None >> […]

Michigan offers Kahuku freshman quarterback

By Hawaii Prep World on June 29, 2016

The eight-time and defending HHSAA state football champion Kahuku Red Raiders might look a little different on offense the next few years. Freshman quarterback Sol-Jay Maiava, who will compete for the starting job this season, is so talented that he received his first Division I scholarship offer on Tuesday from Michigan and head coach Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh, who was in town for his ‘Summer Swarm’ camp over the weekend, didn’t leave without serving up a huge offer for the Kahuku […]

Roosevelt hires Kahooilihala as football coach

By Nick Abramo on June 28, 2016

You figure the chances are good that if you spend 28 years as an assistant coach at one school you just might eventually become a head coach there. Well, that just happened in the offseason for Kui Kahooilihala, the new head football coach at Roosevelt. He takes over for Jeff Azuma, who needed to step down due to his job duties as a special education department head with the Deapartment of Education. “I’ve been through four head coaches here, since […]


SPRING-ing into football season: Radford Rams

By Nick Abramo on June 28, 2016

22nd IN A SERIES 
Next: Roosevelt Rough Riders RADFORD RAMS >> 2015 record and finish: 13-0 (8-0 ILH D-II); defeated Wailua 35-0 in the OIA-D-II semifinals; defeated Kaimuki 28-6 in the OIA D-II championship game; defeated Konawaena 48-46 in the state D-II semifinals; defeated Kapaa 30-16 in the state D-II championship game >> Number of returning starters: 5 (3 offense, 2 defense) >> Number of returning seniors: 13 >> Number of starters lost to graduation: 16 >> Number of seniors […]

SPRING-ing into FB season: Pearl City Chargers

By Nick Abramo on June 27, 2016

21st IN A SERIES Next: Radford Rams PEARL CITY CHARGERS >> 2015 record and finish: 3-5 (3-5 OIA D-II); did not qualify for the OIA D-II playoffs >> Number of returning starters: 6 (4 offense, 2 defense) >> Number of returning seniors: 18 >> Number of starters lost to graduation: 16 >> Number of seniors lost to graduation: 25 >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections lost to graduation: None >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections returning: None >> OIA D-II All-Stars lost […]

Leilehua’s Watson down to 6 for college

By Hawaii Prep World on June 26, 2016

The recruiting process is quickly winding down for Leilehua defensive back Charles Watson. Watson, who told the Star-Advertiser’s Stephen Tsai last month he wanted to make his decision by the end of the summer, released his list of six schools to make the latest cut for his services. Hawaii, Vanderbilt, Washington State, San Diego State, Fresno State and Oregon State are all still in the hunt to land Watson. #GodIsGood Top 6‼️ Commitment coming before the season! pic.twitter.com/E17cHnupBf — Charles […]

Power teams line up appetizing FB scrimmages

By Nick Abramo on June 25, 2016

Power scrimmages anyone? Well, if you don’t think Oahu high school football is that close, think again. Teams statewide have been preparing for the fall season throughout the spring and now summer. The first scheduled scrimmage is 33 days a way (Thursday, June 28), slightly more than month. A week after that, real nonleague games begin (Friday, Aug. 5). And then it’s one week later until the regular-season games start (Friday, Aug. 12). The Oahu regular-season schedule (not including ILH […]

Where the OIA-ILH FB alliance proposal stands

By Nick Abramo on June 25, 2016

For anyone who is wondering what happened to the Oahu Interscholastic Association/Interscholastic League of Honolulu football alliance proposal for 2016 that would have created a three-tier combined OIA-ILH system along with three (instead of two) state championships and $1 million annually for three years from the business community to be divided among the 29 football playing high schools, this is where it’s at: >> The proposal passed unanimously in a vote of ILH heads of school >> The proposal was […]