McKinley football

On this date in 1993, future McKinley coach Sam Cantiberos scored five touchdowns to lead his Tigers to a 40-12 win over Radford. Cantiberos, a slotback, earned two of his scores receiving, another two rushing and added a kickoff return for 77 yards. The senior finished the game with five carries for 75 yards and three catches for 93 yards. By the end of the league season, he paced the OIA Blue with nine touchdowns on 330 yards rushing and […]

Not everybody wants to be a police officer. It usually takes somebody who cares about the well being of others. According to a former McKinley head football coach, Kaulike Kalama was just that type of person. Kalama, who was one of two Honolulu Police Department officers who were shot and killed in the line of duty last Sunday, played linebacker for the Tigers, earning 2002 Honolulu Star-Bulletin All-State honorable mention honors before graduating in ’03. He was also a member […]

2019 RECORD >> 1-9 overall, 1-7 OIA Division II HEAD COACH >> Pat Silva is 6-21 in his three seasons as McKinley coach and 26-46-1 in eight season overall KEY UNDERCLASSMEN IN 2019 >> WR/DB Quincy Owens-Barnes, 5-7, 120, Jr.; RB/LB Tyler Sheidlin, 5-10, 185, Jr.; QB/LB Kaena Leopoldo, 5-9, 160, Jr.; DB Brandon Chae, 5-7, 150, Jr. MCKINLEY THROUGH THE YEARS: 1973-2019 HISTORICAL EQUIVALENT: 2000 Pac-Five Pat Silva‘s third edition of McKinley Tigers took a step back this year after […]

Not much had gone right for McKinley during the 2019 season entering its game against Kalaheo in a battle of winless teams. The Tigers had lost all four of their previous games by an average margin of 36.8 points. On Saturday night at Alex Kane Stadium, the Mustangs and Tigers struggled through a scoreless opening three quarters. Although the Mustangs scored first, it was McKinley who would prevail 6-3 for its first win of the season after Khert Vincent-Saing’s 1-yard […]