Saint Louis football

This time, the Saint Louis Crusaders saved their celebration jigs for post-game. No. 1 Saint Louis posted a 49-22 win over No. 4 Kahuku in the semifinals of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships on Friday night at Aloha Stadium. Next week, the Crusaders will face OIA Open Division champion Mililani for the state title, but for at least a little while, they’ll enjoy the moment. “I’m glad it’s over. We were very fortunate to win,” Saint Louis coach […]

Cal Lee knows what National Letter of Intent Signing Day can be like for college coaches. His years at Hawaii, at this time of year, was about receiving faxes from recruits. Tying up loose ends. Fortifying the Warrior defense. In his four seasons at Kalani as an assistant, and now his fifth season, in his second go-round at Saint Louis — 28th season in prep football — he’s on the other side of the connection. His unbeaten Saint Louis Crusaders […]

The Saint Louis Crusaders will begin their fourth consecutive First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships ranked No. 9 in the country in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 and No. 16 in the USA Today Super 25. The Crusaders put their 24-game winning streak on the line Friday in the second semifinal game at Aloha Stadium in a rematch of a 30-14 win over Kahuku during the regular season. Saint Louis will have gone 20 days between games since a 45-21 win […]

After a few days of concern, Saint Louis has learned that linebacker Jordan Botelho is eligible to play in the upcoming First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. A source in the football program confirmed the news on Wednesday afternoon. Botelho drew two unsportsmanlike conduct infractions during the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Open Division championship game on Saturday and was disqualified from the game in the second quarter. The Crusaders weren’t certain if HHSAA rules would permit the playmaking defensive stopper […]