Vavae Malepeai chats after rushing for 199 yards and four TDs in Mililani’s 41-14 win over No. 3 Farrington at John Kauinana Stadium. No. 2 Mililani improved to 6-0 in OIA Blue play (7-0 overall).
Big showdown in OIA Division II: Unbeaten Pearl City (5-0) visits Nanakuli (5-0). The visiting Chargers led 21-7 at halftime, but the Golden Hawks rally on homecoming night for a 28-21 win.
It’s the final week of the regular season in the OIA Division I while the OIA D-II race has two weeks left. There’s a lot at stake this weekend for many top teams. Here’s how it all breaks down. OIA Blue Remaining games: Kapolei at Aiea, Moanalua at Mililani, Farrington vs. Campbell at Aloha Stadium, Oct. 4. Outlook: Mililani has secured the top seed in the OIA playoffs out of the Blue. Even with a loss to Na Menehune, the […]
Kahuku got a lot of love from voters in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Football Top 10 this week. The Red Raiders certainly belong among the state’s top 10 teams, but where on the list is a matter of conjecture. They moved up two spots to No. 5 after a 21-14 win over then-No. 4 Leilehua. But to get anywhere higher in the poll, or, more importantly, to advance far in the playoffs or states, Kahuku is going to have to solve […]
With overwhelming wins over Division II teams, Saint Louis and Kamehameha moved up two spots each in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Top 10 football poll this week. The Crusaders are No. 3 and the Warriors are No. 4. Farrington, after its 41-14 loss to Mililani, took a tumble from No. 3 to No. 6, and Leilehua dropped all the way from No. 4 to No. 8 after a 21-14 loss to Kahuku. The Red Raiders moved up two spots to No. […]
Fourth down and a piece of grass. That’s how close Leilehua was to a first down. With about three minutes left in the third quarter and with the ball at the Kahuku 6-yard-line on Friday, Mules quarterback Kalanimoku Pauole faded back and slipped as he let go of a pass to an open receiver near the end zone. The ball was underthrown and the eighth-ranked Red Raiders, leading 21-7, took over. The game’s complexion could have changed dramatically if the […]
A three-play sequence to end the first half of the Mililani-Farrington football game on Saturday spelled bad news for both teams. In the end, Mililani defensive back Ramsey Tacadena suffered an injured elbow moments after intercepting a pass. Farrington quarterback Montana Liana, ejected for a late hit on Tacadena, faces a one-game suspension. “(Officials) made the right call. It was a hit on a defenseless player,” said OIA chief official Jim Beavers, who saw the game video later. Liana’s frustration […]
Every game, every practice is a learning process, and not just for players. Coaches are taking mental notes about everything they see between the lines. As the rain began to pelt Carleton E. Weimer Field on Friday night, No. 4 Leilehua football coach Nolan Tokuda watched No. 8 Kahuku run out the clock to seal a 21-14 win that put the two teams in a tie for first in the OIA Red at 5-1. It wasn’t hard to tell that […]