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Rebel Yell: UNLV offers to Su‘a Higgins

By Paul Honda on March 27, 2015

Kaiser linebacker Parker Su‘a Higgins has received a football scholarship offer from UNLV this morning. This is the first offer for Higgins. Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance shared the news on its Facebook page. The 6-foot, 215-pound senior was a staple of Kaiser’s tough defensive unit last season. The Cougars’ highlight may have been a 20-19 upset win over Kahuku, which went on to reach the Division I state semifinals. The Rebels have been active in the islands of late. On […]

Eletise’s 24th offer: UNLV

By Paul Honda on March 26, 2015

UNLV’s new coaching staff isn’t wasting time. The Rebels made a football scholarship offer to Kaiser junior Michael Eletise this morning. It is the 24th offer from a BCS university for the 6-foot-4, 204-pound offensive lineman. From Eletise’s Twitter page: Michael Eletise ‏@MichaelEletise So EXCITED & BLESSED to receive an offer from UNLV & @larussa46 to play football! Loving Life! #Rebels #TheNewEra His updated offer list: Colorado, Texas Tech, Arizona State, Hawaii, UCLA, Cal, Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Washington, […]

Ole Miss makes it 13 offers for Malepeai

By Paul Honda on March 26, 2015

It wouldn’t be a normal day anymore unless a BCS university offered an island player a football scholarship. That’s no exaggeration, not since the winter and, now, spring season. This morning, Ole Miss made a scholarship offer to Mililani junior Vavae Malepeai. Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance shared the news on its Facebook page. The updated offer list for the 6-foot, 200-pound junior: Colorado, Washington, Cal, Hawaii, Utah State, Washington State, Nevada, Vanderbilt, Michigan, Tulsa, Stanford, UCLA, Ole Miss. (Mahalo to […]

Kahuku’s losses mount: Avea transfers

By Paul Honda on March 25, 2015

Kahuku sophomore Samuta Avea, a two-sport varsity athlete with a big future, is going to be a big star one day. It just won’t be at Kahuku. Reports from the North Shore have circulated, and the 6-foot-4 basketball and football player is moving to Utah. He will transfer to Bingham High School. Avea was a backup quarterback for Kahuku’s football team, which reached the state semifinals. He was also a promising young talent on the basketball court, a starting swingman […]

Kammerer is new Kahuku interim football coach

By Nick Abramo on March 24, 2015

James Kammerer is the interim varsity football coach at Kahuku, a source close to the situation told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Hawaii Prep World on Tuesday. Kammerer is the head JV football coach for the Red Raiders. A 2002 Kakuhu graduate, he was a Honolulu Star-Bulletin second-team All-State wide receiver in 2001. The school is accepting applications for its varsity and JV football head coaching positions through Friday, April 3. Lee Leslie, who led the Red Raiders to a 9-3 […]

Arizona, Utah make it 11 offers for Tua

By Paul Honda on March 24, 2015

(UPDATE, 7:05 p.m. Utah came in with an offer, making it two offers today for Tua Tagovailoa.) The Pac-12 Conference can’t seem to resist the immense talent of Saint Louis sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Arizona and Utah are the 10th and 11th universities, respectively, to offer a football scholarship to the southpaw. Seven of the offers come from Pac-12 schools. Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance shared the news on its Facebook page this afternoon. Doug Kimmel of Scout.com shared the news […]

Coach Leslie thanks Kahuku via video

By Nick Abramo on March 24, 2015

Coach Lee Leslie will always remember his short time as the Kahuku football head man. He thanks everyone involved with the program “from the bottom of my heart” in this video from his home in Idaho. At the end of the video, he predicts an undefeated season for the Red Raiders in 2015 and says with a smile, “Go Big Red.” Leslie resigned last week after a 9-3 season to return to his family on the mainland. The Kahuku administration […]

Malepeai gets offer from UCLA

By Paul Honda on March 23, 2015

UCLA has become the most recent university to make a football scholarship offer to Mililani running back Vavae Malepeai. Doug Kimmel of Scout.com shared the news via Twitter earlier tonight. Doug Kimmel @DougKimmelScout · 3h 3 hours ago Mililani (HI) 3-star RB Vavae Malepeai stays hot, landing an offer from #UCLA today: http://ucla.scout.com/player/7940279n-vavae-malepeai … @vavaeee #8Clap Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance also shared the news on its Facebook page. The updated offer list for the 6-foot, 200-pound junior: Colorado, Washington, Cal, […]

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