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Q&A: Saint Louis’ Faatui Tuitele

By Paul Honda on October 25, 2018

It’s been two weeks since Faatui Tuitele put his game uniform on. This time, everything he and his teammates at Saint Louis (8-0, 7-0 ILH Open) have dreamt of is on the line. The No. 1 Crusaders meet No. 2 Punahou on Saturday at Aloha Stadium with the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Open Division championship at stake. The winner advances to the HHSAA State Championships. The loser closes shop for the year. Tuitele, a defensive tackle who still has 39 […]

National football rankings update

By Billy Hull on October 22, 2018

Owners of a 23-game winning streak, the unanimous No. 1-ranked football team in the state of Hawaii for the entire season, the Saint Louis Crusaders, begin postseason play this week with a winner-take-all ILH championship game against Punahou on Saturday at Aloha Stadium. Despite winning the head-to-head matchup against the Buffanblu, 35-28, in the regular season, there is no tiebreaker advantage. The winner of Saturday’s game is the ILH champion and will play in the Open Division state tournament beginning […]

GAME NIGHT 10/12: Saint Louis/Kamehameha

By Brian McInnis on October 12, 2018

No. 1 Saint Louis 42, No. 7 Kamehameha 7, FINAL 4Q ———- 9:55: Saint Louis takes a knee. Over. 9:54: Running clock for the last few minutes. Kamehameha fumbles, recovered by Saint Louis at the Warriors; 29 with a minute left. 9:50: Chandon Sappal throws a swing pass to Prince Solomon, and he tiptoes the left sideline for the 19-yard touchdown with 4:18 left. 9:49: Saint Louis getting in all manner of backup QBs and RBs in now … and […]


Family before rivalry for Kamakawiwo’ole ohana

By Nick Abramo on October 9, 2018

The Saint Louis-Kamehameha rivalry is not going to rip up Kila Kamakawiwo’ole‘s family. Kamakawiwo’ole is a former Kaimuki and University of Hawaii defensive end, and his twin sons — Kila and Kalanikau — are scheduled to play against each other in Friday’s rivalry game. The twins are seniors. The younger Kila is a linebacker for the top-ranked Crusaders (7-0, 6-0 ILH Open), and Kalani is a defensive end for the seventh-ranked Warriors (4-4, 3-3). It’s the regular-season finale for both […]

No. 1 Saint Louis allows 4 total yards in 66-point win

By Jason Kaneshiro on October 6, 2018

Saint Louis coach Cal Lee was typically understated after the Crusaders turned in a performance of three-pronged dominance Friday night. “Alright, decent,” was Lee’s summation of No. 1 Saint Louis’ 72-6 rout of Farrington at Skippa Diaz Stadium. Yes, the state’s winningest coach was pleased with the play of quarterback Jayden de Laura, who completed 13 of 17 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns in less than a half of action. Yet, collectively, “you’re looking for 100 percent. We’re […]

GAME NIGHT 10/5: Farrington/Saint Louis

By Jason Kaneshiro on October 5, 2018

No. 1 Saint Louis 72, Farrington 6, FINAL  Saint Louis getting playing time for a lot of the roster and Logan Kalawaia breaks loose for 57 yards. The Crusaders take three knees and that’ll do it. On fourth-and-1, Farrington lines up to punt but Samsen Tanuvasa takes the short snap and picks up 27 yards for the Governors’ second first down of the night. Farrington’s first advance into Saint Louis territory ends with a mishandled snap for a loss of […]

Saint Louis’ Botelho named to 2020 Polynesian Bowl

By Billy Hull on October 2, 2018

Selections from Hawaii for the 2019 Polynesian Bowl are still ongoing, but the 2020 game has its first All Star from the islands as of today. Saint Louis linebacker Jordan Botelho, the top-rated prospect from Hawaii in the junior class, has been selected for the 2020 edition of the annual high school football all-star game at Aloha Stadium. Botelho, who is 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, is ranked as the No. 98 overall prospect in the 2020 class according to 247Sports. […]

VIDEO: No. 1 Saint Louis justifies national ranking

By Paul Honda on October 1, 2018

Campbell’s homecoming night on Friday included a matchup with nationally-ranked Saint Louis, which was coming off its second consecutive win by less than 10 points. The Crusaders rolled the Sabers 55-7 to remain No. 11 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 and No. 17 in the USA Today Super 25 this week. Highlights of the win over the Sabers are below.