Saint Louis football

With an erratic kicking game, top-ranked Saint Louis needed some kind of lift to get past No. 2 Punahou. The Crusaders, ranked No. 6 nationally, got it from the smallest of their offensive starters. Slotback Koali Nishigaya came through with touchdown runs of 1 and 4 yards in the second half as Saint Louis rallied from a 16-6 deficit for a 25-19 win over the Buffanblu to secure sole possession of first place in ILH Open Division. Nishigaya had already […]

There is Saint Louis, a dynasty reborn. There is the rest of Hawaii high school football. It’s enough to bring pride back into Crusader Nation as the team continues its quest for a fourth-consecutive state title. With all the hoopla and spotlight on the Mililani-St. John Bosco showdown set for Saturday, the ILH’s best teams are prepared to square off on Friday night at Aloha Stadium. Saint Louis has won 31 games in a row, including a recent 31-19 victory […]

Mater Dei’s win over St. Frances Academy over the weekend gave Saint Louis a boost in one of two national polls. The Crusaders remained at No. 7 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 with St. Frances falling from No. 2 to No. 5 after losing to No. 1 Mater Dei 34-18, but staying ahead of Saint Louis. In the USA Today Super 25, however, St. Frances fell below Saint Louis to No. 9. With previous-No. 5 Marietta (Ga.) losing to Grayson […]

Recent history repeated itself in Saint Louis’ shortened 28-0 victory over Kahuku at Aloha Stadium on Saturday night. The No. 1 Crusaders, winners of the last three state championships in the Open Division, dominated despite playing just a half of football. Before last year’s meeting in the state semifinals, Saint Louis and Kahuku had never played in mercy rule conditions. Saturday night’s game certainly appeared to be heading in that direction before a 15-minute delay occurred at halftime. A handful […]

The glass is half full in Cal Lee’s eyes. “We agreed, mutual agreement. We didn’t want to wait and see if the lights would go out again,” Lee said after the Saint Louis-Kahuku game was called at halftime with the No. 1-ranked Crusaders up 28-0. Saint Louis improved to 5-0 overall, 4-0 in ILH Open play. On a night when Kahuku was intent on asserting its ground attack, Saint Louis answered the call. It was a true test for the […]