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Tagovailoa’s 14th offer: Arizona St.

By Paul Honda on May 26, 2015

Scholarship offer No. 14 has arrived for Saint Louis quarterback Tua Tagovailoa: Arizona State. Pacific Islands Athletic Association shared the news on its Facebook page tonight. Tagovailoa last received an offer on May 9 (Louisville). He passed for 2,571 yards and 33 touchdowns in 10 games with just three interceptions. He completed 69 percent of his pass attempts and finished the season with a passer rating of 204.18, best in the state. He also rushed for 553 yards (6.2 per […]

Hawaii high school football recruits: a list

By Hawaii Prep World on May 26, 2015

Recruiting for Division I FBS college football does not have an offseason. It is a constant. After the Class of 2015 seniors signed their letters of intent in February, a new crop of recruits from the Class of 2016 began to get more attention. A list of Hawaii high school players being recruited from the class of 2016, with data from Rivals.com, Scout.com, Doris Sullivan of the the Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance, Paul Honda of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and HawaiiPrepWorld.com […]

Waianae’s Tanielu has 13 D-I football offers

By Nick Abramo on May 26, 2015

The Division I football scholarship offers are coming in fast for former Waianae defensive tackle Handsome Tanielu, according to Scout.com. Tanielu, who graduated from Waianae in 2010, played most recently at Snow College in Utah. Thirteen Division I schools have presented a scholarship offer to the 6-foot-2, 310-pound Tanielu — Boise State, BYU, Fresno State, Houston, Kansas, Louisville, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn State, Tulsa and Utah State. Another nine schools have shown interest.


‘Iolani’s Look puts together 2015 staff

By Nick Abramo on May 25, 2015

‘Iolani football coach Wendell Look announced his staff for the fall 2015 season. The Raiders staff is listed below. >> Wendell Look, head coach and offensive coordinator >> Delbert Tengan, defensive coordinator >> Malo Torres, linebackers >> Kevin Manuel, defensive line >> Mike Lafaele, defensive line >> Sam Cropsey, offensive line >> D.J. Tano, offensive line >> Tonee Suetsugu, wide receivers >> Armand Chong, wide receivers >> Joel Lane, quarterbacks >> Gary Kaneshiro, special teams/defensive backs >> Myles Arakawa, kickers […]

‘Iolani football team cranked up for D-I

By Nick Abramo on May 25, 2015

SECOND IN A SERIES ON SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICES ON OAHU ‘Iolani’s football veterans are raring to go. They need to be. They have a lot of work to do and they know it. This fall, for the first time in 12 years, the Raiders will be eligible for the Division I league and state championships. On a hot, humid and windless day last Tuesday, the ‘Iolani football team gathered for one of a handful of informal spring drills scheduled. The […]

NAU is Auwae’s 15th offer

By Paul Honda on May 23, 2015

Summer isn’t quite here yet, but Toleafoa Sean Auwae keeps working. The consistent work by the 6-foot-4, 305-pound junior from Kapolei hasn’t gone unnoticed. Northern Arizona University has jumped into the pool of schools seeking the services of the offensive linemen, making a scholarship offer on Friday. Auwae made the announcement on his Twitter page. Toleafoa Sean Auwae @Smcmoore76 · 23h 23 hours ago Blessed to receive offer 15 from NAU! Thanks to @cav922 and staff! Very exciting! #NAUStrong #Lumberjacks […]

Offer #35 to Kaiser’s Eletise: La Tech

By Paul Honda on May 22, 2015

The dominoes keep falling for Kaiser junior Michael Eletise. Louisiana Tech became the 35th FBS program to make a football scholarship offer to Eletise, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound offensive lineman. He shared the news on Twitter today. Michael Eletise @MichaelEletise · 2h 2 hours ago HAPPY & EXCITED that Louisana Tech offered me this morning. Mahalo @ChTrickett! #WeAreLATech #BulldogCountry Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance noted the offer to Eletise on its Facebook page this morning. His updated FBS offer list: Colorado, Texas […]

Coach: Fiatoa has ‘serious work ethic’

By Paul Honda on May 22, 2015

It’s been less than 24 hours since Oregon State offered a football scholarship to eighth grader Tausili Fiatoa. The Kahuku Intermediate School student is the first athlete in recent memory — going back to former Saint Louis offensive lineman Solomon Koehler — to receive an offer at such a young age. Fiatoa, son of Kaipo Fiatoa and former UH volleyball player Tehani (Miyashiro) Fiatoa, has been a standout for the Laie Park Red Raiders, and his performance at the Nike […]