Football

Judging by the OIA football all stars released today, coaches consider Manaia Atuaia the weakest link on Kahuku’s historically good defense. The selections, which are voted on by the league’s coaches, rewarded the Red Raiders by putting 10 players on the 12-man first team defense. They are all there, from Bradlee Anae to defensive player of the year Keala Santiago. The OIA selections are always controversial, but it was the one Red Raider relegated to second team that might be […]

The OIA released its 2015 OIA all-star teams on Thursday. Kahuku swept the OIA Red honors with QB/RB Kesi Ah-Hoy earning offensive player of the year and DB Keala Santiago taking home defensive player of the year honors. Vavae Tata was coach of the year. In the East, Mililani RB Vavae Malepeai was the slam dunk choice as offensive player of the year while Kailua’s Christian Mejia won the defensive player of the year award. Kailua’s Hau’oli Wong was coach […]

Save a little bit of FieldTurf for the second game, boys. Kahuku and Waianae will hook up for the second time this season tonight, but this one will mean a whole lot more with a spot in the state final at stake. The two most potent rushing attacks in the state make no secret about what they are going to do: Run, run and run some more. The last time they hooked up Kahuku had little problem on the ground […]

It’s not just the two best quarterbacks in the state hooking up tonight at Aloha Stadium, it’s two of the best all time. Mililani’s McKenzie Milton and Tua Tagovailoa of Saint Louis are expected to match each other score-for-score in the second semifinal of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championships, leaving state records in the dust. The former Pop Warner teammates could seriously threaten 1,000 yards passing apiece if that’s what the defenses give them. Should it live up […]