Football

By Paul Honda Defense brought a state championship to Kamehameha, and a chunk of that same defense gave the West All-Stars a near-flawless performance in a 27-6 win over the East All-Stars in Saturday’s HUB Goodwill Senior Bowl at Aloha Stadium.    The West All-Stars, with standouts like Beau Yap, Keko‘o Weisbarth-Tafaoimalo and Wave Ryder of Kamehameha, limited the East to 60 rushing yards on 31 carries. The West amassed three interceptions — Tu‘u Lolohea’s one-handed grab, another by Asalemo […]

By Paul Honda phonda@starbulletin.com Kahuku was the top seed, but the Kamehameha Warriors were top flight. The Warriors ruled the first half with a 20-point lead before fighting off the Red Raiders for a 34-21 win in the final of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Division I State Football Championships last night before 22,661 at Aloha Stadium. Kamehameha won its first state crown since 2004 by using a dominant defense and a balanced offense. The Warriors also got the edge in […]

By Jason Kaneshiro jkaneshiro@starbulletin.com Wendell Look didn’t expend a whole lot of words in his halftime speech. Whatever the ‘Iolani head coach did express in those moments after a miscue-laden first half, it worked. “We didn’t really tell them too much at halftime,” the ‘Iolani head coach said. “I left it up to them.” After committing six turnovers before the break, the Raiders kept their cool, figured out how to keep their grip on the football and ultimately maintained their […]

Star-Bulletin Football Top 10 Nov. 24, 2009 RANK    SCHOOL (first-place votes)    RECORD 1. Kahuku  (14)                 11-0 (9-0 OIA) Last game: did not play Next game: Farrington, Friday 2. Kamehameha (5)            10-1 (7-1 ILH) Last game: did not play Next game: Leilehua, Friday 3. Leilehua                    9-3 (7-2 OIA) Last game: def. Baldwin Next game: Kamehameha, Friday 4. Farrington                    9-2 (7-2 OIA) Last game: def. Honokaa Next game: […]

Hawaii Prep pulls off the first round’s biggest upset Kalei Konrad’s 30-yard field goal with 2 minutes remaining gave Ka Makani a stunning 17-14 victory over host Moanalua in the opening round of the First Hawaiian Bank Division II State Football Championships last night. Hawaii Prep (11-0) handed Na Menehune (10-2) their first loss in more than two months to advance to the semifinals against Kauai on Friday at Vidinha Stadium. Aiea 20, Lahainaluna 12 Eric Badoyen blocked an extra-point […]

Star-Bulletin reporter Paul Honda was at Friday’s OIA Red championship when Kamana Akagi was injured against Kahuku, and spent the day with the team and his family three days later. His feature on Akagi appeared in Wednesday’s Star-Bulletin, but Honda expands on it here. . By Paul Honda phonda@starbulletin.com Time goes by so quickly. Too quickly. One day, a son is barely old enough for elementary school, so full of questions and laughs and mischief. In a blink, he’s suddenly […]

Star-Bulletin reporter Paul Honda was invited to an awa ceremony at Anuenue after Na Koa had finished their successful season. He was allowed to snap pictures of the special day. [showtime]

[showtime] . By Paul Honda phonda@starbulletin.com This wasn’t the prettiest of Farrington’s wins, but they Governors are happy just the same. None more than Charles Tauaefa. The 5-foot-9, 210-pound junior linebacker had six tackles, blocked a punt and recovered a fumble for a touchdown in Saturday’s 42-26 win over Castle. The Govs sealed a state-tournament berth with the win at breezy Kaiser Stadium, using a their patented recipe for success: physical, punishing defense and a steady, run-first offense. While the […]