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Punahou’s Kaumatule to return vs. ‘Iolani

By Nick Abramo on October 3, 2016

Punahou sophomore defensive end Noah-Falcon Kaumatule will be back for the Buffanbu’s regular-season football finale on Friday at home against ‘Iolani. Kaumatule, who is 6 feet 7 and 230 pounds, was on the sideline during the Buffanblu’s 33-20 victory over Saint Louis last Thursday at Aloha Stadium. According a source close to Punahou, Kaumatule — who also plays tackle on offense — was resting a minor neck injury that was causing neck stiffness. After the win, Punahou moved up a […]

MaxPreps ranks Buffanblu behind Crusaders

By Nick Abramo on October 3, 2016

Despite a 33-20 victory over Saint Louis last Thursday, Punahou remained behind the Crusaders in the CBS MaxPreps national rankings. The Buffanblu (5-1, 4-1 Interscholastic League of Honolulu) moved up 52 spots past Kahuku (7-1, 7-0 Oahu Interscholastic Association) to No. 74. Saint Louis (5-1, 4-1 ILH), which beat Punahou 66-44 on Sept. 9, is just two spots above Punahou — at No. 72. The Red Raiders, who cruised to a 56-6 win over Kaiser on Friday, dropped 39 places to […]

VIDEO: Punahou-Saint Louis highlights

By Paul Honda on October 2, 2016

Saint Louis-Punahou II promised to be as competitive, if not as high-scoring, as the first meeting. This time, Punahou turned the tables on the Crusaders, ending Saint Louis’ unbeaten run to create a first-place tie in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu First half Second half


Miki Sugurutaga’s box of favorites and more

By Paul Honda on October 1, 2016

Here’s an extended chat with Punahou senior Miki Suguturaga, who is featured in Tuesday’s Star-Advertiser prep page. Miki Sugurutaga Senior Defensive lineman 6-5, 260 Punahou football, track and field Last name pronounced Soon-goo-roo-tonga. FOURTEEN SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS Arkansas, Arizona State, Army, BYU, Colorado, Hawaii, UNLV, Oregon State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Washington State. > “My mom always reminds me that everything I do, put God first, stay humble and stay focused on where I need to […]

Kapule, Punahou offense shine in big rematch

By Nick Abramo on September 30, 2016

It was Nick Kapule‘s night, not Tua Tagovailoa‘s. There are countless ways to tell a story, but sometimes raw data is better than anything. Take a look at how each drive ended in the first half of No. 3 Punahou’s 33-20 upset of No. 2 Saint Louis on Thursday night at Aloha Stadium: Saint Louis 1) punt 2) safety 3) interception 4) punt from own end zone 5) punt 6) interception Punahou 1) touchdown 2) touchdown 3) punt 4) touchdown […]

Buffanblu-print to stop Tua: Defense, ball control

By Paul Honda on September 29, 2016

The first time, Punahou’s defensive unit sauntered through the mauka tunnel of Aloha Stadium, chins down after a 64-44 loss to unbeaten Saint Louis. That was three weeks ago — an eternity in the world of Interscholastic League of Honolulu athletics. The nature of the gauntlet is simple: Get better or fall behind. It’s an evolutionary food chain that is never more true than it is on the gridiron. Punahou’s convincing 33-20 victory over Saint Louis on Thursday night didn’t […]

GAME NIGHT 9/29: Punahou/Saint Louis

By Hawaii Prep World on September 29, 2016

No. 3 Punahou 33, No. 2 Saint Louis 20 at Aloha Stadium Punahou (5-1, 4-1) 16 7 3 7 — 33 Saint Louis (5-1, 4-1) 0 0 14 6 — 20 Pun—Ethan Takeayama 24 pass from Nick Kapule (Jeff Chan kick) Pun—Keala Martinson 12 pass from Kapule (Chan kick) Pun—Safety, Tua Tagovailoa tackled in end zone by Miki Suguturaga Pun—Enoch Nawahine 2 run (Chan kick) StL—Ronson Young 3 run (Jacob Tobias kick) Pun—FG Chan 37 StL—Young 4 run (Tobias kick) […]

VIDEO: Punahou-Kamehameha highlights

By Paul Honda on September 25, 2016

Highlights of Friday night’s matchup between No. 8 Kamehameha and No. 3 Punahou at Aloha Stadium. First half Second half