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Punahou at No. 14 in West region

By Paul Honda on September 26, 2013

Student Sports FAB 50 region-by-region has unbeaten Punahou at No. 14 in the West Region Top 20. The Buffanblu are listed at 4-0 by the poll, but are actually 5-0 overall after a 63-8 win over St. Francis over the weekend. Among their games is a 10-6 win at Helix (Calif.). They were dropped one notch this week, trading places with Central Catholic (Ore.). Kamehameha is listed among the 11 “West Bubble” teams that are just outside the top 20. […]

Pearl City at it again

By Jerry Campany on September 26, 2013

The only thing new about the Pearl City football team seems to be its coaching staff, because the results are the same as always. Robin Kami, Pearl City’s third head coach in three years, has his Chargers on a four-game winning streak after starting the year 0-2. The new coach hasn’t just beaten opponents during the streak, he has obliterated them. Pearl City beat Waialua 38-12, Kalaheo 49-8, Anuenue 50-7 and Roosevelt 37-0. Things won’t be as easy for the […]

Kapolei, Waianae have a lot to play for

By Billy Hull on September 26, 2013

When No. 8 Kapolei meets No. 6 Waianae on Friday night at Raymond Torii Field, there won’t be any kind of special trophy on the line. That doesn’t mean the two schools haven’t developed a little bit of a rivalry. Waianae is 8-4 against Kapolei since the Hurricanes fielded their first football team in 2002. Playing in the OIA White Division its first two seasons, Kapolei took on Waianae in the preseason both years, splitting the two meetings. In fact, […]


Cupboard not bare at Pac-Five

By Jerry Campany on September 26, 2013

It would be easy to Pac-Five to hang its head and lament the talent that defected when St. Francis fielded a football team this year. No need. Pac-Five coach Kip Botelho has overcome it before. The last time a school defected from Pac-Five and went out on its own — Word of Life in 2008 — it paid off with two wins against the upstarts in both years the Firebrands were in existence and the Wolf Pack’s most successful season […]

Rivalry week: Cane Knife Classic

By Jerry Campany on September 25, 2013

Campbell football coach Amosa Amosa knows that you win some and you lose some. But one thing he has never lost is the perpetual trophy given out to the winner of the Waipahu-Campbell rivalry. The winner of the football game between the sugar communities has been awarded the Cane Knife since 1963. Waipahu has come for the Cane Knife three times since Amosa has been the head coach at Campbell, and all three times the former UH offensive lineman has […]

Rivalry week: Leilehua vs. Mililani

By Jerry Campany on September 24, 2013

After Leilehua beat Aiea to break a two-game losing streak, head coach Nolan Tokuda talked about the secret to his team’s success. “The main thing we learned after two losses is that it has to be fun for the kids,” Tokuda said. “It wasn’t fun for the kids, and that was on us coaches. Now it seems like they are having fun.” The Mules will certainly have fun this week. It’s rivalry week in Central Oahu, time for the (usually) […]

Pupule’s ballot: Voters catching up to Pupule

By Paul Honda on September 24, 2013

Mililani is moving up in the Star-Advertiser Top 10 poll, which means I’m ahead of the curve or just prophetic. Or just lucky. After all, even a broken clock is right twice a day. Polls, of course, are not about predictions. Mililani simply looked to me like the second-best team in the state for some time — since Kamehameha’s loss to Punahou, to be precise. Didn’t really seem that way, though, while the Trojans were down 21-7 to Campbell at […]

Video: #6 Campbell at #4 Mililani

By Paul Honda on September 23, 2013

Part 1 Part 2 The Sabers arrived ready and able to play, jumping to a 21-7 lead by halftime. Solomon Matautia’s 100-yard interception return jolted the Trojans with 5.3 seconds left in the half. The second half, however, was an entirely different story. Mililani scored 35 points and shut down Campbell’s potent offense. The Trojans remain unbeaten in OIA Red West play.