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Punahou’s Barber helped out by running game

By Christian Shimabuku on August 5, 2017

Not many would have guessed that No. 3 Punahou would only be up 7-0 against Moanalua at halftime in what was the season opener for both teams on Friday night at Radford. It was the result of two shaky passing games, combined with new starting quarterbacks on each side that were still getting the first-game jitters out. When Punahou started to lean more on its run game, Sitiveni Kaufusi took over and the Buffanblu widened the gap. The junior running […]

GAME NIGHT 8/4: Punahou/Moanalua

By Hawaii Prep World on August 4, 2017

No. 3 Punahou Buffanblu Last year: 7-3 Head coach: Kale Ane, 19th season, 132-59 2017 Buffanblu roster VS. Moanalua Na Menehune Last year: 5-7 Head coach: Savai’i Eselu, second season, 5-7 2017 Na Menehune roster FINAL: Punahou 35, Moanalua 7. In spite of the dozens of penalties called on the Punahou defense, the Buffanblu didn’t allow any points defensively. 10:01: Punahou takes over on downs on Moanalua’s 41 with 3:10 remaining. 9:56: Moanalua takes over from its own 10 after […]

PREP FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN: No. 3 Punahou

By Nick Abramo on August 1, 2017

You never know when a kicker is going to be called on to decide a football game, so it helps to have a good one on your high school team. Punahou never seems to have a bad one, and according to Buffanblu coach Kale Ane, this year is no different. You could actually call Punahou “Kicker U.” and it might stick. Within recent years, Kaimi Fairbairn has gone from kicking at Punahou to doing so at UCLA. Jet Toner is […]


SUMMER summary: Punahou Buffanblu

By Nick Abramo on July 13, 2017

Hawaii Prep World will be releasing summer previews of all 29 Oahu varsity football teams in advance of the 2017 season that kicks off in early August. 19TH IN A SERIES PUNAHOU BUFFANBLU >> 2016 record and finish: 7-3 (5-1 ILH D-I); beat Kamehameha 57-24 in first round of the ILH D-I playoffs; lost 28-14 to Saint Louis in ILH D-I championship game; lost 33-21 to Kapolei in state tournament Open Division first round >> Number of returning starters: 9 […]

USC offers 2019 LB prospect from Punahou

By Billy Hull on June 13, 2017

Punahou linebacker Maninoa Tufono spent last weekend participating in the USC Rising Stars Camp in Los Angeles and earned an MVP award for his efforts. The real award, however, was coming soon after. Tufono announced Tuesday on Twitter that in addition to being named MVP, he was granted a scholarship offer from the Trojans. God is always GREAT! Speechless…to announce that I have received my 9th offer from thee University of Southern California????❤️ #FightOn✌️ pic.twitter.com/glKsk76hux — Maninoa Tufono (@maninoa_tufono) June […]

Punahou QB lands 2nd D-I offer

By Hawaii Prep World on April 27, 2017

Punahou junior Stephen Barber, who is the likely replacement to Nick Kapule as starting quarterback for the Buffanblu next season, picked up his second Division I scholarship offer on Wednesday. Barber, who was first offered by Hawaii, picked up an offer from Navy and tweeted the news. Very honored and thankful to have received an offer from the Naval Academy. #NavyFootball #RaiseTheSail pic.twitter.com/92XXo8sorM — Stephen Barber Jr (@StephenBarberJr) April 27, 2017 Barber played in eight games for Punahou last season […]

Punahou’s Suguturaga woke up still undecided

By Christian Shimabuku on February 1, 2017

For a brief moment, it seemed that Punahou’s Miki Suguturaga was about to pull a shocker. Before the National Letter of Intent Signing Day festivities at the Sheraton Waikiki, each athlete who was present had a name card with their respective college choices. Suguturaga’s card had a University of Hawaii logo in the center of it, but it proved too good to be true for fans of the Rainbow Warriors. The senior defensive lineman instead opted for the more probable […]

Kaumatule bound for Bishop Gorman

By Paul Honda on December 31, 2016

According to sources at Punahou, sophomore Falcon Kaumatule is no longer attending basketball practice. They believe he is in Las Vegas and will transfer to Bishop Gorman High School, though nothing official has been shared with Punahou. The first relevant information was a tweet posted on Friday by Alama Uluave, a classmate and teammate of Kaumatule at Punahou. Shoutout to my huge tall lil bro Falcon Kaumatule Bout to wreck it up at Bishop Gorman! Love ya bro! #BuffNBlu forever […]