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By Paul Honda on October 10, 2013Greg Taguchi likes his even-keeled demeanor. Ron Lee likes his determination to let a play unfold. Howard Peralta calls him “a worker.”
Greg Taguchi likes his even-keeled demeanor. Ron Lee likes his determination to let a play unfold. Howard Peralta calls him “a worker.”
OIA Red Playoffs • The matchup: Leilehua (5-3, 3-3 OIA Red West) vs. Moanalua (3-5, 3-3 OIA Red East) • Location/Time: Moanalua, 7 p.m., Friday • Head-to-head: Leilehua leads 23-0 • Biggest margin of victory: Leilehua, 54-0, Oct. 4, 1975 • Smallest margin of victory: Leilehua, 7-6, Oct. 25, 1980 Moanalua’s offensive leaders Leilehua’s offensive leaders One look at the head-to-head meetings between the two schools shows exactly what Moanalua is up against. Not only has Na Menehune, the No. […]
For the first time this fall, Punahou has landed in the MaxPreps Fab 50 national rankings released on Tuesday. Coming off a 35-32 win over Saint Louis, the Buffanblu are at No. 50 in the weekly list. Booker T. Washington (Fla.) is ranked No. 1. At 7-0 overall, including a road win over perennial CIF power Helix (Calif.), Punahou moved up one notch in the MaxPreps West Region Top 20 to No. 11. The Buffanblu are right behind Bishop Gorman […]
It’s time for the OIA East to stand up for itself. The division has heard whispers about being the OIA’s lesser division since the preseason, when the OIA West went 7-0 against the East with each team collecting a win except Leilehua. The Star-Advertiser Top 10 poll took it from there, with six of the seven teams out West being ranked at some point this season to only two from the East. But none of that matters now, it is playoff […]
The list keeps growing for Farrington junior Breiden Fehoko. Louisville and Vanderbilt became the latest universities to offer the 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive tackle scholarships. Fehoko and fellow defensive lineman Motu Heimuli helped the Governors defeat Kahuku 21-7 on Thursday to claim the top seed in the OIA Red East. Fehoko has a 4.0 grade-point average.
Part 1 (highlights) Part 2 (post-game) Pac-Five played perhaps its finest first half of the season and owned a 13-10 lead at the break. ‘Iolani, with three starters sitting out due to injury, had to dig deep. The Raiders stepped up and rallied for a 31-19 win. Marc Ma had four sacks to spark the Raiders defensively. Wide receiver Keoni-Kordell Makekau set a school record with 220 yards on his 15 receptions.
Because of an insufficient number of healthy players, St. Francis announced that it will forfeit its game against Saint Louis scheduled for Friday at Aloha Stadium. In a statement released Tuesday by Sister Joan of Arc Souza, head of St. Francis School, the Saints were forfeiting “due to injuries sustained during the season; however, by the next scheduled game, against Iolani, we expect to have a sufficient number of our players off the injured list and able to play. “We […]
OIA Red Playoffs • The matchup: McKinley (4-4, 3-3 OIA Red East) vs. Waipahu (2-6, 1-5 OIA Red West) • Location/Time: Roosevelt, 6 p.m., Friday • Head-to-head (since 1973): Waipahu leads 14-6 • Biggest margin of victory: McKinley, 59-7, Oct. 3, 1998 • Smallest margin of victory: Waipahu, 7-6, Aug. 29, 1986 McKinley’s offensive leaders Waipahu’s offensive leaders The OIA Red playoffs start Friday with McKinley, the No. 3 seed out of the East, facing Waipahu, the West’s No. 6 […]