Kahuku football

Unbeaten Kahuku is No. 1 once again in the Star-Advertiser Football Top 10. Kahuku (10-0) will meet No. 2 Saint Louis for the Open Division state championship on Thursday at Farrington’s Skippa Diaz Stadium. The poll remained unchanged on Monday after the opening weekend of state championships. Kamehameha, which closed its season on Nov. 5 with a loss to Saint Louis in the ILH championship game, is fourth, followed by Campbell. No. 6 ‘Iolani and No. 8 Lahainaluna will battle […]

The Kahuku Red Raiders were so dominant defensively Saturday they didn’t allow Campbell to even reach the red zone. Kahuku allowed 133 total yards and 2.9 yards per play in a 21-0 victory over Campbell in the Open Division semifinals of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championships at Farrington’s Skippa Diaz Stadium. “Our defense played very sound, fundamental football tonight,” said Kahuku coach Sterling Carvalho. “That’s what we wanted to do. If anything, it was a bend-but-don’t-break mentality. We […]

Kahuku collected 11 of 12 first-place votes to remain a staunch No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 on Monday. Kahuku’s 2021 squad defended its OIA Open Division title (2019) over the weekend with a 21-14 come-from-behind win over Mililani. Kahuku has not won an Open Division state championship yet. Its previous state title came in 2015 in Division I, prior to the installation of Open Division. No. 2 Saint Louis collected the remaining first-place vote. The ILH champions […]

The No. 1-ranked Kahuku Red Raiders had been practicing it for months waiting for the right time. It came in the fourth quarter of the OIA championship game in the Open Division with the scored tied 14-14. Facing a fourth-and-6 at the Mililani 26, the call of ‘Summer special’ was sent in. >> PHOTO GALLERY: Kahuku vs. Mililani Named after junior Liona Lefau‘s mother, Summer, Lefau wasn’t about to let the play call go to waste. Quarterback Waika Crawford took […]

Kahuku collected 10 first-place votes to remain atop the Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 on Monday. Saint Louis received the remaining two first-place votes from a panel of coaches and media. Kahuku is 7-0 after a 33-7 playoff win over Waianae and has been at the top of the poll for six weeks in a row. Every game has been away due to renovations to Carleton Weimer Field on the Kahuku campus. The rankings remain status quo with no changes. Konawaena, […]

Sterling Carvalho didn’t like what he saw sometimes on the synthetic turf of Skippa Diaz Stadium. In Kahuku’s 33-7 semifinal win over Waianae, there were 419 combined passing yards by Jason Mariteragi and Waika Crawford. That’s a like. Kainoa Carvalho continued his sensational season with nine receptions for 166 yards, including an 85-yard screen pass for a TD. Another like. Kahuku’s defense was in vanilla mode early on as Waianae established some rhythm with Kolu Quisquirin-Sabagala and the ground attack. […]

Kahuku collected 10 of 12 first-place votes to remain at No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 on Monday. Coach Sterling Carvalho’s squad leap-frogged Saint Louis on Nov. 1 and has remained at the top of the rankings for five weeks in a row. Kahuku is 6-0 after a 49-23 win over No. 5 Campbell to close the OIA Open Division regular season. The Top 10 is status quo with one position switch. Waianae moved up to No. 9. […]