I used to post updates (last year) every two weeks or so, with all positions in one post. Not anymore. Better to get as much data as possible and be deliberate. It’s tough enough with positions that have statistics available. When it gets to linemen, that turns more into art than science and I look for expert guidance. For now, a look at quarterbacks. I went on and on about the top QBs in the preseason top prospects list that […]
The recruiting website Scout.com released its inaugural Top 300 rankings for the Class of 2015 and it featured four current juniors from local high schools. Three of the four players listed are defensive ends, beginning with Punahou’s Canton Kaumatule, who is ranked No. 20 overall and third among all players at his position. Kaumatule, who opens his season Thursday night at Mililani, is listed at 6-feet-6, 260 pounds and has listed offers from Stanford, California, Mississippi, Oregon, UCLA, Utah and […]
Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance and Elks Lodge of Waikiki hosted a letter of intent signing ceremony on Wednesday morning. More than 30 signees participated in the event. Among the seniors ready to start college was volleyball standout Kupono Fey of Punahou. But unlike his peers, the 6-foot-6 senior was at home. He had contracted pinkeye the day before the ceremony. “I love the team and the coaches,” he said by phone on Wednesday. “The recruiting class is great. A lot […]
Saint Louis linebacker/defensive lineman Colton Goeas has made an oral commitment to play football for the University of Kansas. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound senior also had interest from Syracuse and Temple, according to Doris Sullivan of Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance. —Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
(Here’s the longer/extended/expanded version of this morning’s feature story on Mililani quarterback Jarin Morikawa.) The DNA of four-wide, shotgun formations is not easily decoded. From teacher to disciple, one generation down to the next, the eureka moment for any pupil is discovered not in a flash, but in this unusual, but exquisite way. The student must be willing to teach, as well. From Mouse Davis to Ron Lee. From Ron Lee to brother Cal Lee to Vinnie Passas. To Darnell […]
No major changes, just some shuffling. Late season is always a tough time to gauge as banged-up standouts plod forward through nagging injuries and soreness. The postseason separates the good from the average and the great from the rest. But I’ll always keep in mind the players whose teams just couldn’t make the playoffs. A lot of guys in that scenario. Good players. Update Tuesday, Oct. 16: Removes Apao (Kamehameha), not a starter. OFFENSIVE LINE Player School Ht. Wt. Yr. […]
Part 4 of a one-hour interview with brothers Wesley and Jonathan Nagaseu. The brothers are linebackers at Waipahu High School. Wesley, a third-team all-state selection last year, is rated No. 4 statewide among linebackers by hawaiiprepworld.com. The lives of their mother and family, including three younger brothers, haven’t been the same since the death of their father, Filemoni, in April. Nagaseu Brothers video: Part 1 Nagaseu Brothers video: Part 2 Nagaseu Brothers video: Part 3
Part 3 of a one-hour interview with brothers Wesley and Jonathan Nagaseu. The brothers are linebackers at Waipahu High School. Wesley, a third-team all-state selection last year, is rated No. 4 statewide among linebackers by hawaiiprepworld.com. The lives of their mother and family, including three younger brothers, haven’t been the same since the death of their father, Filemoni, in April. Nagaseu Brothers video: Part 1 Nagaseu Brothers video: Part 2 Nagaseu Brothers video: Part 4