Moanalua football

RJ Javar has only been at Moanalua for a season, but the senior quarterback and Mililani transfer has already made a lasting impression on Na Menehune. Although Javar was unable to play in the second half of No. 8 Moanalua’s 21-20 double-overtime win over No. 7 Leilehua in the OIA Division I championship game on Saturday night, his teammates made it clear that the win was because of him and not in spite of his absence. Na Menehune went up […]

Rudy Kealohi channeled last year’s disappointment into motivation for his senior season. So even after Moanalua’s seemingly cathartic victory over Kailua on Friday in the semifinals of the OIA Division I playoffs, Kealohi wasn’t ready to simply wash away the memory of a season-ending loss to Castle just about a year ago. “It’s still stuck with me, even after this game,” the senior slotback said after a 21-14 home win for Na Menehune. “It’s stuck with me forever. It just […]

When the 2018 football season neared its close, Savaii Eselu was already taking a peek to the future. Nick Au, the latest passing phenom in Moanalua’s aerial fireworks show, was a senior. Who will step up, fill in, take the controls of one of the most pass-heavy offenses in state history? Eselu doesn’t settle with one possibility. He even hinted that one of his running backs could convert to a spread, RPO-heavy package. This year, Moanalua is a stunning 8-0, […]

Savai’i Eselu’s Moanalua teams have done plenty of winning over the past two seasons. Friday night’s 33-13 victory over Radford for Na Menehune (8-0, 6-0 OIA D-I) sealed an undefeated record through the OIA Division I slate for the second consecutive season. >> CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE GAME A win is a win, but Eselu admitted his squad left a lot on the field against the Rams (0-7, 0-5). The matchup on Moanalua’s senior night pitted […]