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OIA White Playoff Preview: Pearl City vs. Kalani

By Billy Hull on October 17, 2013

OIA White Playoffs The matchup: Pearl City (6-3) vs. Kalani (6-3) Location/Time: Radford, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Head-to-head (since 1973): Pearl City leads 15-2 Biggest margin of victory: Pearl City, 53-6, Sept. 2, 2006 Smallest margin of victory: Pearl City, 13-12, Oct. 11, 1986 Pearl City’s offensive leaders Kalani’s offensive leaders It’s already been a season to remember at Kalani, which plays in its first-ever playoff game on Friday night in the OIA White semifinals against Pearl City at Radford. A […]

OIA White Playoff Preview: Radford vs. Kaiser

By Billy Hull on October 17, 2013

OIA White Playoffs The matchup: Radford (7-2) vs. Kaiser (8-1) Location/Time: Kaiser, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Head-to-head (since 1973): Radford leads 9-8 Biggest margin of victory: Radford, 53-8, Sept. 17, 1999 Smallest margin of victory: Radford, 23-21, Sept. 11, 2004; Radford, 16-14, Sept. 28, 2001 Radford’s offensive leaders Kaiser’s offensive leaders Of all the teams still playing football this week, nobody had a worse weekend than Radford. Needing a win over Pearl City last Friday to clinch the No. 2 seed […]

OIA Red Playoff Preview: Kapolei vs. Farrington

By Billy Hull on October 17, 2013

OIA Red Playoffs The matchup: Kapolei (6-3) vs. Farrington (6-2) Location/Time: Roosevelt, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Head-to-head: Farrington leads 4-0 Biggest margin of victory: Farrington, 26-7, Oct. 24, 2009 Smallest margin of victory: Farrington, 20-10, Oct. 19, 2012 Kapolei’s offensive leaders Farrington’s offensive leaders Is this the year Kapolei finally beats Farrington? For the fifth time since starting up the varsity football program at Kapolei, coach Darren Hernandez will face the Governors in an elimination game in the OIA Red playoffs. […]


OIA Red Playoff Preview: Leilehua vs. Mililani

By Billy Hull on October 16, 2013

OIA Red Playoffs The matchup: Leilehua (6-3) vs. Mililani (7-1) Location/Time: Mililani, Saturday, 6 p.m. Head-to-head (since 1973): Leilehua leads 20-14-1 Biggest margin of victory: Leilehua, 42-0, Sept. 24, 1988 *Smallest margin of victory: Mililani, 15-14, Nov. 7, 1980; Mililani, 21-20, Sept. 27, 2002 *Teams played to 7-7 tie on Sept. 11, 1999 Leilehua’s offensive leaders Mililani’s offensive leaders Will quarterback Justin Jenks be the difference? That’s what West No. 5 seed Leilehua has to hope for when it faces […]

OIA Red Playoff Preview: Campbell vs. McKinley

By Billy Hull on October 16, 2013

OIA Red Playoffs The matchup: Campbell (6-2) vs. McKinley (5-4) Location/Time: Campbell, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Head-to-head (since 1973): McKinley leads 7-5 Biggest margin of victory: Campbell, 35-0, Oct. 12, 2012 Smallest margin of victory: Campbell, 20-15, Nov. 7, 1996 Campbell’s offensive leaders McKinley’s offensive leaders McKinley ended a six-year OIA Red playoff drought in 2012, only to lose 35-0 to Campbell. The two teams meet again in the quarterfinals on Friday as the Tigers, the No. 3 seed out of […]

OIA Red Playoff Preview: Waianae vs. Kahuku

By Billy Hull on October 16, 2013

OIA Red Playoffs The matchup: Waianae (7-2) vs. Kahuku (5-3) Location/Time: Kahuku, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Head-to-head (since 1973): Kahuku leads 22-13-1 Biggest margin of victory: Kahuku, 43-0, Nov. 26, 2005 *Smallest margin of victory: Waianae, 14-13, Nov. 21, 1986 *Teams played to 21-21 tie on Sept. 15, 1995 Waianae’s offensive leaders Kahuku’s offensive leaders If this game is as good as last year’s OIA quarterfinal matchup, then we’re in for another treat. Kahuku survived a giant scare on the North […]

Tuileta thrives in any Buffanblu-print

By Paul Honda on October 16, 2013

Ask any QB if he’d rather be a game manager or a playmaker, and the smart ones will say “Yes.” No QB in his right mind assumes that a championship requires the role of only one or the other. Often times, it is both.

‘SuperConference’ revisited

By Paul Honda on October 16, 2013

SuperConference update It’s been about 12 years since I penned an outlandish idea about combining the elite football teams of the ILH and OIA into one conference. The increased attendance and revenue would benefit all of the schools in the two leagues. Fans would be intrigued by the reunion of old rivals. Back in 2000 to ’02, I was an editor and writer for HSN magazine, covering high school sports. It gave me an opportunity to ask questions, so I […]