After the first week of high school football, it appears that Radford is easily the best of a bad lot. The OIA White went 1-8 in the first week of the season, and a lot of the cross-league games were not even close. The teams in the lower division gave up an average of 33 points over the weekend, and that is counting two points for Roosevelt’s forfeit to McKinley. The hardest hit were Nanakuli with 56 points to Kapaa, […]
After one quarter in the nightcap of the 50th Father Bray Classic at Aloha Stadium on Saturday night, the 2013 Kalani Falcons looked like the Falcons of old. No, not the teams that won three games in 2011 or four games in 2012, but the ones that went 2-80 from 2001 to 2010. By the time the final whistle sounded, that clearly wasn’t the case, as these Falcons battled back to erase a 44-6 deficit, going on a 30-0 run […]
Kapolei football coach Darren Hernandez gave some insight into his team’s version of the no-huddle offense after Friday night’s 42-7 season-opening, nonleague victory over Pearl City. The Hurricanes’ running game was in midseason form, and it was backed up by a passing game that was sprinkled in just enough to keep Pearl City’s defense wondering what was coming next all night long. “What makes us different than many no-huddle offenses (like Mililani, for instance) is that we gear it around […]
It was the perfect night to show off the capabilities of Castle High School’s new football field. Heavy rain pounded the new turf for most of Friday night’s preseason game against No. 5 Kamehameha. The Warriors eventually shook off the foul football weather to win 15-0. While players from both teams committed several fumbles that could be attributed to the slick ball, the field held up with minimal pooling. Castle went without home games last season as part of the […]
4:03 p.m. Radford and Pac-Five are ready to rumble. Pupule picks: Pupule Paul: Radford 41-7. The difference, the biggest one, is that Radford has a veteran quarterback in Cody Lui-Yuen, while the ‘Pack have a lot of inexperienced, first-year players. Felipe “Please spell my name right” Ojastro: Radford 17-10 Kalani Takase: Radford 24-10 Michael Lasquero: 27-20 It’s been a HOT and HUMID day. I won’t be surprised if we have some cases of cramps and dehydration out there. 4:14 p.m. […]
The competition to replace Jarin Morikawa at the controls of the Mililani offense continued Friday night. Morikawa had nine games over 300 yards over the last two seasons, including a school-record 408 in a win over Waipahu last year. The first start of the new season went to senior Robert Faleafine, who alternated quarters with sophomore McKenzie Milton in Mililani’s 39-9 win over Moanalua. The contenders brought contrasting styles into the season opener while combining for 222 passing yards. Given […]
A preseason chat with some of Kahuku’s top players, including returning starters Lamone Williams and Cliff Ramseyer.
Early in camp, Waianae coach Daniel Matsumoto was among the first to point out that one player is not going to be able replace Kennedy Tulimasealii. How about a whole corps of them? The Seariders sacked Farrington quarterback Montana Liana six times and pressured him many more in a 33-16 win over the Governors at Raymond Torii Field on Friday night. Nayton Kuresa led the way with two bags, followed by Senio Samisoni and Kalalena Mauga with one each. Shayne-Lopaka […]