After passing for 234 yards (9-for-12) and three touchdowns without an interception — in one half — during Saint Louis’ 69-6 win over Waianae, first-year starter Jayden de Laura talked about getting back to the practice field.
There were highlights aplenty for No. 1 Saint Louis in a resounding 69-6 win over Waianae in the debut of the OIA-ILH football alliance regular-season opener at Aloha Stadium on Friday.
The state of the Saint Louis Crusaders requires no address. They simply dominate all three phases. In a 69-6 trouncing of Waianae on Friday night, No. 1 Saint Louis was unstoppable on offense, relentless on defense and owned the field-position battle via special teams. “They’re good. They’re in midseason form,” Waianae coach Walter Young said. Waianae mustered minus-2 yards rushing against a ferocious front seven, but that didn’t bring any smiles to Saint Louis’ veteran coach, Cal Lee, or standout […]
The Saint Louis Crusaders looked very much like the No. 12 team in the nation Friday night. Can they inch up farther than that? There’s plenty of time to try, with the whole season ahead. In a season-opening 69-6 OIA-ILH alliance victory over Waianae at Aloha Stadium, Saint Louis did just about everything right. But not everything, according to coach Cal Lee. “I don’t know about the score, but for the first game, we made some mistakes,” he said. “We’re […]
No. 1 Saint Louis 69, Waianae 6, Final Sam scores in a big way again, this time a 61-yard burst on the left side. Saints lead 69-6 with 2:32 left. Robbie Paikai’s dazzling second half just got a bonus with a 3-yard TD run. He had a breathtaking 45-yard gain down the right sideline earlier in the quarter that almost reached paydirt. Saint Louis leads 62-6 with 6:22 left. Running clock winding this game down quickly, but backup quarterback Connor […]
With the two-time defending champion Saint Louis Crusaders making their season debut on Friday against Waianae, offensive coordinator Ron Lee chatted with Hawaii Prep World. Lee spoke with HPW on Wednesday about the offensive unit and the prospect of developing young starters everywhere. The presence of three returning starters at offensive line, Lee said, is a major plus. HPW: There’s a lot of talent that graduated from last year’s squad, especially on offense. Ron Lee: We’re still evaluating. We have […]
The two-time defending state champion Saint Louis Crusaders are grinding day by day, hour by hour. Senior defensive tackle Faatui Tuitele, who has 39 scholarship offers, leads the way for a talented defensive unit. With a new starting quarterback for the second time in as many seasons, head coach Cal Lee isn’t about to take a thing for granted. Not in the new gauntlet known as Open Division — three ILH and six OIA powerhouses. The Crusaders open the regular […]
15TH IN A SERIES Saint Louis is going into the 2018 season with big aspirations. That’s as usual. The difference this year, though, is for the first time in a long time, the Crusaders are playing a brutal schedule. No pushovers. There could also be a trap game in Friday’s OIA-ILH alliance Open Division opener. Saint Louis plays Waianae, a team licking its wounds, at Aloha Stadium. The Seariders were roughed up 34-13 by Division I Waipahu last week in […]