After a wild opening night in prep football Friday, we have three games scheduled for Saturday on Oahu. The first kicks off at 4 p.m. as the Pac-Five Wolfpack face the McKinley Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader at Aiea. The Wolfpack return senior QB Kainoa Ferreira, who is one of five quarterbacks on Oahu ever to throw for at least 500 yards in a game. The Tigers are looking to bounce back from a winless season last […]
18th IN A SERIES Next: Punahou Buffanblu MCKINLEY TIGERS >> 2015 record and finish: 0-8 (0-7 OIA Red); did not qualify for OIA Division I playoffs >> Number of returning starters: 10 (7 offense, 3 defense) >> Number of returning seniors: 10 >> Number of starters lost to graduation: 12 >> Number of seniors lost to graduation: 17 >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections lost to graduation: None >> Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State selections returning: None >> OIA Red All-Stars lost to […]
McKinley held out hope it could play its final scheduled football game of the season Saturday against Castle, but that idea ended Monday. “Unfortunately, we had to make the difficult decision to end our varsity season due to safety concerns with limited numbers (of players),” head coach Sam Cantiberos texted Hawaii Prep World on Monday night. “Through talking with some of the parents and student-athletes, we would have no more than 17 eligible players. Safety concerns were voiced. We will […]
McKinley first-year football head coach Sam Cantiberos confirmed Thursday night that the school has postponed a decision to Monday on whether to play the season’s final game or not. On Tuesday, McKinley announced it was forfeiting Saturday’s home game against Leilehua at Roosevelt’s Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium. Initial reports from the Oahu Interscholastic Association had the Tigers (0-6, 0-5 OIA Red) also forfeiting the Oct. 3 home game against Castle at Roosevelt. But Cantiberos and athletic director Bob Morikuni said Tuesday […]
McKinley will not win a game in 2015. That’s because the Tigers are forfeiting their final two games of the season after starting 0-6. On Tuesday, Oahu Interscholastic Association football coordinator Harold Tanaka confirmed McKinley’s decision to end its varsity season. The JV team will continue to play. Calls to Tigers first-year head coach Sam Cantiberos and athletic director Bob Morikuni were not immediately returned. With a sparse roster that included many underclassmen and inexperienced players, McKinley (0-5 OIA Red) […]
With inspiration from the current Kailua squad, which is unbeaten after going winless last year, here is the second of five teams that enjoyed winning seasons after a winless campaign. 1993 McKinley, from 0-8-1 to 7-2 If the current McKinley squad needs some inspiration for next year, its coach knows where to find it. The OIA went to the Red-White-Blue format and the Tigers struggled in Tim Seaman‘s final year of two years at the helm, playing every game close […]
Whatever may be churning in the football community, the McKinley Tigers are still standing. Athletic Director Bob Morikuni responded today to feedback from some who wonder if the Tigers should continue on after a 90-0 loss to Waianae over the weekend. >> No serious injuries. Morikuni reported that the team is relatively healthy. “Hopefully we can just finish (the season) and not have to forfeit any games,” he texted. >> No excuses. The Tigers, under first-year head coach Sam Cantiberos, […]