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Kamehameha QB Yam out for season

By Nick Abramo on September 15, 2015

Kamehameha quarterback Thomas Yam is out for the season with a broken collarbone, according to numerous sources close to Warriors football. Yam, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound sophomore, was having a brilliant season. Through four games, he was 58-for-93 and nine touchdowns passing with only three interceptions for the fifth-ranked Warriors (3-1). He also had rushed for 230 yards and four TDs. Yam was hurt late in Saturday’s 31-27 loss to No. 1 Saint Louis while scoring on a 1-yard run, his […]

Saint Louis holds on to No. 1 ranking

By Nick Abramo on September 14, 2015

Saint Louis held off Kamehameha on Saturday, barely, and also kept ahold of its No. 1 ranking in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Top 10 football poll released Monday. The Crusaders (3-0), who have not been lower than No. 2 in the poll this season, scraped by with a 31-27 win over the Warriors at Aloha Stadium. All other teams in the poll remained in the same spot. Idle Punahou kept the No. 2 rank, and No. 3 Mililani stayed put after […]

Molokai is 2-0 in 8-man football after 77-0 romp

By Nick Abramo on September 14, 2015

Molokai has emerged as the first Hawaii 8-man football team to win at least two games this season. The Farmers hosted Lanai on Saturday and tripped up the Pine Lads 77-0. Scores from recent games and updated Big Island Interscholastic Federation and Maui Interscholastic League 8-man football standings follow (overall records are in parentheses). Thursday, Sept. 3 >> Seabury Hall 47, Kihei Charter 7, at War Memorial Stadium Thursday, Sept. 10 >> Ka‘u 54, at Pahoa 48 >> Hana 47, […]

9 of 21 Week 6 games decided by 14 or less

By Nick Abramo on September 14, 2015

Nine of 21 Hawaii high school football games in Weekend No. 6 were decided by 14 points or less. On the other side of the coin, 10 of the games had a point differential of 30 or more. Scores of the 21 games from last weekend follow. Friday, Sept. 11 >> No. 2 Punahou 59, at ‘Iolani 22 >> At No. 10 Kapolei 16, Campbell 7 >> At Kaiser 32, McKinley 0 >> At Leilehua 38, Waipahu 0 >> At […]

Konawaena, Kapaa roll on to lead N.I. squads

By Nick Abramo on September 14, 2015

Konawaena and Kapaa delivered blowout shutouts last weekend to continue to top Neighbor Islands football teams in the won-lost department. The Wildcats of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation improved to 5-0 with a 54-0 home victory over Keaau on Saturday. The Warriors of the Kauai Interscholastic Federation notched a 68-0 win over Waimea on Friday to boost their record to 4-0. Maui (3-1), Kealakehe (4-2) and Kamehameha-Hawaii (4-2) are next in line in the won-lost department among teams from the […]

Max Preps’ rankings of all 46 Hawaii FB teams

By Nick Abramo on September 14, 2015

OK, so you’ve heard about how the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Top 10 football teams are doing in the MaxPreps national rankings. Now, you can see how all 46 of Hawaii’s football teams stack up against the others in the computer rankings of 14,633 teams nationwide. Here’s how MaxPreps ranks Hawaii’s 46 teams (won-lost records are followed by national rank in parentheses). Note: The Star-Advertiser and MaxPreps Top 10 rankings of Hawaii teams differ. >> 1. Saint Louis, 3-0 (125) >> 2. […]

Crusaders, Buffanblu, Trojans close in MaxPreps

By Nick Abramo on September 14, 2015

Saint Louis, Punahou and Mililani — the top three football teams in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Top 10 — are all within 10 places of each other in the MaxPreps national computer rankings. The Crusaders are No. 125, the Trojans are No. 130 and the Buffanblu are No. 135. MaxPreps ranks 14,633 teams nationwide, including all 46 squads in Hawaii. Mililani has been as high as No. 6 this season. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Top 10 this week, with national ranking in parentheses, followed […]

4 teams tied for current longest win streak

By Nick Abramo on September 14, 2015

When the Liberty Patriots of Henderson, Nev., knocked off Mililani 76-53 on Sept. 4, it stopped the Trojans’ 16-game winning streak. And, so, what teams in Hawaii have the current longest roll? The answer: Kahuku, Farrington, Radford and Konawaena — all are 5-0 to start the 2015 season. The Trojans went 13-0 in 2014 and started off with three straight wins this season. Punahou and Kapaa are next in line at 4-0, and Saint Louis, Pac-Five and Damien are all […]