Moanalua football

Keenan McCaddy has never been in a high school championship game. He looked ready for the part on Friday night, hauling in a 36-yard pass on fourth-and-22 to keep the potential game-winning drive alive. On the next snap, the 6-foot-4 two-way playmaker came through with a 56-yard touchdown, the fourth scoring strike of the night for quarterback Taylor Malloe. Just like that, 27 unanswered points by Moanalua in a wild 27-21 win over Roosevelt. “Coach (Vince Nihipali) is proud of […]

Chad Owens Jr. is optimistic even in the face of certain impossibility. The cancellation of football season has only optimized his motor. “We still have eight weeks until the season should’ve started,” the Moanalua senior quarterback said. “They pulled the trigger too quickly.” When the Owens ohana moved home, Chad Jr. embraced the move 100 percent. The son of former Roosevelt, Hawaii and CFL great Chad Owens Sr. was ready for a new chapter. Even as a senior, having to […]

Bryant Moniz has been through all kinds of adversity, but nothing stopped his will. Now he gets back to football at the high school level as the new offensive coordinator at Moanalua. New head coach Vince Nihipali confirmed the hiring on Wednesday. Moniz knows the underdog path well. Growing up in Wahiawa, playing through the Mililani Pop Warner system, becoming an All-State quarterback for Leilehua under then-coach Nolan Tokuda, overcoming injuries to start at Hawaii, then playing four seasons in […]