With Campbell in such a slump, it’s easy to forget what coach Amosa Amosa has done in Ewa Beach. The Sabers are 0-2 in the OIA Blue and fighting with rival Kapolei to stay out of the cellar. All they have to do to avoid that fate is beat unbeaten Kailua. Ouch. But it certainly can be done. Amosa has never lost to the Surfriders, instantly ending Kailua’s five game winning streak when he took over. How much of a […]
Hawaii fans can watch the Punahou vs. Del Oro football game Friday online at http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/search?query=Punahou To watch the game, fans must become a member of the NFHS website, but it’s free and easy to do. The Buffanblu (2-0), ranked No. 3 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top 10, is in Northern California preparing for the game against the Golden Eagles from Loomis, Calif. The game is at California Memorial Stadium, the home of the Cal Bears on the Cal-Berkeley campus. The […]
Aiea coach Wendell Say and Farrington coach Randall Okimoto have been big names on the Hawaii coaching scene for so long, how is it possible that they have met on the field only twice? Say, the dean of OIA coaches, and Okimoto will face off for the third time in their careers on Friday. Say has been the head coach at Aiea since 1997 and Okimoto has run the Governors since 2000. It doesn’t portend good things for Say, whose […]
Looking at the schedule before the season, Kaiser coach Cameron Higgins knew he would be scheming against the OIA’s best receivers week after week. It is doubtful he thought he would see the best one this week. The struggling Cougars travel to Waipahu on Friday to face Andrew Simanu and the Marauders. Simanu is the surprise leader in OIA Red receiving, catching 18 passes for 293 yards and two touchdowns through three games. Jordan Taylor, last year’s receiving leader for […]
Last year Leilehua coach Nolan Tokuda preached the process, saying that if they do the right things the wins will come. And they did. The Mules started 5-0, finished 6-2 and lost those two games by a touchdown or less. Tokuda hasn’t changed his stance this year, but the results are certainly different. The Mules visit Castle on Friday saddled with an 0-3 record and none of the final scores were close. Historically, Castle should be just what the doctor […]
Mililani football head coach Rod York has a sense of humor, but it doesn’t really show up that often during football season. It’s not like he, the person, is all business all the time. But if the subject has to do with his Trojans football team, you can bet money that he’s dead serious about it. To him, the welfare of his team is of the utmost importance. Sometimes that welfare means discipline, like last week when he doled out […]
The most prolific high school quarterback to come out of Hawaii has another top-notch QB from the islands to mentor at Jackson State. Mililani alum Jarin Morikawa transferred from UNLV to Jackson State in the offseason and now plays under Saint Louis and University of Hawaii alum Timmy Chang, who is the Tigers’ offensive coordinator. Morikawa was listed No. 2 on the Jackson State depth chart for Saturday’s season opener against Middle Tennessee State. As a two-year starting quarterback at […]
Pearl City football coach Robin Kami said Wednesday that the Chargers’ game against Anuenue scheduled for Friday has been canceled. Na Koa (0-5, 0-4 D-II) will forfeit its fourth consecutive game of the season due to a limited number of healthy players. Anuenue has forfeited all but its first game of the season, a 62-0 loss to St. Francis. Anuenue coach Keli’i Pio Adams said last week he is still trying to put a team out on the field by […]