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Balance keeps Surfriders on their toes

By Paul Honda on September 5, 2015

In less than two seasons, the brain trust of Kailua Surfriders football has built a foundation of winning. It’s not just the 5-0 record, 4-0 in league play, that proves it. The Surfriders, guided by coach Joseph Hau‘oli Wong and his staff, can change tempo, go contrary to any defensive scheme when necessary, and do it with the kind of maturity that can be rare at the prep level. A 34-21 win over a much-improved Campbell squad was a sample […]

Punahou comes up with impressive comeback

By Hawaii Prep World on September 4, 2015

Yards were hard to come by in the first half for No. 3 Punahou on Friday at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif. So were points, first downs, and just about anything else positive for the Buffanblu. The four-time defending ILH Division I champions showed their seasoned toughness and heart, scoring 22 unanswered points to turn a 15-point deficit into a 22-15 victory over Del Oro (Calif.) on Friday to improve to 3-0 for the season. Senior running back Wayne Taulapapa […]

LIVE BLOG: Kailua 34, Campbell 21, F

By Paul Honda on September 4, 2015

KICKOFF 8:17 p.m. Getting a little muggy now. Breeze has died down. Hope these guys are well hydrated. FIRST QUARTER Gabe LeLesch scores easily on a 1-yard dive. Kailua drove 62 yards in 10 plays, aided by a late-hit personal foul by the Sabers on a third-down scramble by Noah Auld that was short of the first down. KAIL 7, CAM 0, 8:12. Campbell gets into the end zone quickly after a 51-yard kick return by Aaron Bunting. On third […]


Friday Night Lights: 9/4

By Hawaii Prep World on September 4, 2015

The top two teams in the state in action tonight are playing a long way from home. No. 1 Mililani is in Henderson, Nev., to take on Liberty High while the third-ranked Punahou Buffanblu invade Memorial Stadium on the campus of Cal-Berkeley to face Del Oro (Calif.) Both games start at 4 p.m. We have reporters at both games and will bring you updates here. Five games on Oahu will be played tonight with Pearl City defeating Anuenue by forfeit […]

Hernandez in another Civil War

By Jerry Campany on September 4, 2015

Kapolei coach Darren Hernandez has built quite a coaching tree over the years. But one danger of having so many assistants running teams in the same league is having the fruit from the many branches fall and bop you on the head. Hernandez will have his rematch with former offensive coordinator Jason Cauley on Saturday, a week before he hooks up with Amosa Amosa of Campbell. Hernandez still has bragging rights over Cauley, his Hurricanes beat Na Menehune 30-13 last […]

VIDEO: Week 5 preview and a look back

By Hawaii Prep World on September 4, 2015

Billy Hull and Nick Abramo look back at the two big stories of the first month of the Hawaii high school football season and look ahead at Week 5.

The night McKinley beat Waianae

By Jerry Campany on September 4, 2015

McKinley will show up on Saturday like it always does, lining up against Waianae and hoping for a miracle. It is not as far-fetched a thought as it would appear, a lot of football depends on how the ball bounces. The Seariders have lost to the Tigers only once since 1973, going 10-1, but that one loss might be a clue on how to accomplish the impossible. McKinley ended Waianae’s season in shocking fashion way back in 2002 by a […]

Nanakuli hoping for a lot of Sunshine

By Jerry Campany on September 3, 2015

Despite a week of heavy rain around the islands, Waialua coach Lincoln Barit has probably seen his share of sunshine. Barit spent the week preparing his Bulldogs for a clash with reigning OIA White champion Nanakuli. The Golden Hawks have weapons all over the field, but none of them are as important as running back Sunshine Anuenue. Anuenue is averaging 120.5 yards per game in his last two contests after being bottled up by Kapaa in the opener. The Golden […]