Saint Louis football

Their last day together wearing the navy blue and red was filled with the laughter and excitement of children. This was the kind of day Jayden de Laura won’t forget. He and his Saint Louis football teammates put on the home jerseys for a clinic at nearby Ali’iolani Elementary School, which de Laura attended, on a sunny, rainy and windy Friday morning. Among the keiki who ran routes and caught passes from the Washington State signee was younger brother Jayxen, […]

The Lee brothers are changing roles at Saint Louis School. Longtime Crusaders head football coach Cal Lee is moving to defensive coordinator for the upcoming season. His brother, Ron Lee, will become head coach, up from offensive coordinator. The two have long been a major part of the success of the Saint Louis program, beginning in the early 1980s. “Cal wanted to give it up. He wanted more free time,” Ron Lee said via cellphone Tuesday morning. “There’s a lot […]

Saint Louis defensive tackle Stanley McKenzie usually goes big with everything he does. >> Plug up the line in the middle, deny the run and chase the quarterback? Got it. >> Bring his big bat to the plate for the Crusaders’ baseball team? Sure thing. >> Pile up 11 Division I college football offers from all across the country? You bet. >> Be a major part of Saint Louis’ resurgence as the team to beat in Hawaii, with four state […]

2019 TEAM RECORD >> 12-1 overall, 8-0 ILH Open Division HEAD COACH >> Cal Lee is 296-41-5 in 27 seasons total in charge of the Crusaders. KEY UNDERCLASSMEN IN 2019 >> LB Mason Tufaga, 6-1, 181, Jr.; OL Kalan Ellis, 6-5, 290, Jr.; DL Anthony Sagapolutele, 6-0, 235, Jr.; QB AJ Bianco, 6-3, 180, So. SAINT LOUIS THROUGH THE YEARS: 1973-2019 HISTORICAL EQUIVALENT: 1970 McKinley Whether the 2019 Saint Louis Crusaders gave up their claim as the best Hawaii high school […]

Despite suffering its first loss in more than three years, the Saint Louis Crusaders added another top-15 finish in the nation to its resume. The four-time defending Open Division state champions finished No. 14 in the final MaxPreps Xcellent 25, dropping seven spots after losing 35-19 to St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series on Saturday in Las Vegas. In the final USA Today Super 25, the Crusaders dropped just two spots to No. 8. St. […]