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Coach Speak: Feedback on new football format

By Paul Honda on November 26, 2016

The timing was right. The state tournament, officially branded the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships, came to a close last weekend. Coaches, all of them, were done for the year. What did they think of the new format, adding one division of eight teams, expanding to a 20-team format? Most of the coaches who responded by phone, text or e-mail had plenty to say, and yet they agreed that the new three-tiered look is, well, awesome. They also had […]

Saint Louis’ Lee unsure if he’ll coach next year

By Hawaii Prep World on November 23, 2016

Days after winning his second state football title and first in his third stint as Saint Louis coach, Cal Lee told the Star-Advertiser’s Dave Reardon he “really doesn’t know” if he’ll return for a 25th season in 2017. Reardon’s full column on the Lee brothers that ran in Wednesday’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser can be viewed here. Lee, Hawaii’s all-time winningest head football coach in high school, is 263-39-5 in 24 seasons for an .865 winning percentage. He won 13 Preps Bowls […]

VIDEO: Saint Louis-Kahuku highlights

By Paul Honda on November 23, 2016

The Open Division final of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships pitted No. 1 Kahuku and No. 2 Saint Louis in a rematch of the 2015 state title game. Here is plenty of video from Saturday night at Aloha Stadium, including the pregame, from Paul Honda. Pre-game First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter (Part 1) Fourth quarter (Part 2)

VIDEO: Saint Louis coach Cal Lee after win

By Paul Honda on November 22, 2016

Three weeks after successful surgery to remove a kidney stone, Saint Louis coach Cal Lee guided the Crusaders to their first state championship since 2010, upsetting No. 1 Kahuku 30-14 in the Open Division final of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships at Aloha Stadium.

Lee: Purcell the ‘heart’ of Crusaders’ defense

By Nick Abramo on November 21, 2016

When Cal Lee says something about his football team, you can bet he’s not blowing hot air. He called linebacker Noa Purcell “the heart” of the Saint Louis defense on Monday morning. Lee’s Crusaders defeated Kahuku 30-14 on Saturday night in the state Open Division championship, and it was made possible with players like Purcell leading the defensive charge. Purcell was chasing down Red Raiders runners all night — the ones coming at him, the ones he flagged down on the […]

Elephant in room; elephant package not as much

By Nick Abramo on November 21, 2016

Nobody’s talking about the elephant in the room, and now is a good time to get the conversation started. Or should we call it the elephant package that wasn’t used as much as it could have been? The focus right now is squarely and deservedly on Saint Louis, and more specifically on star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after the Crusaders’ 30-14 victory over Kahuku for the Open Division championship Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. But that focus up until kickoff (actually, […]

Tua Terrific: Improv in the Clutch (video)

By Paul Honda on November 20, 2016

It was a night to exorcise Saint Louis missed opportunities in state-title games of the past, including last year’s loss to Kahuku. It was also a night of straight-up, no-guts-no-glory play calling. It was Saint Louis’ night at the end, a stunning 30-14 victory over No. 1 Kahuku. Three clutch field goals by Jacob Tobias, who hadn’t made a FG all season, were huge. But there was no play as crucial on Saint Louis’ side of the ball, as the […]

Defense, Super Subs and a Cal Lee smile

By Paul Honda on November 20, 2016

All systems were go for the Godzilla of all Hawaii high school programs on Saturday night. The No. 1-seeded Kahuku Red Raiders were ready to play air-tight defense and classic, smashmouth football. The blueprint was well defined. Soggy field on a wet night at Aloha Stadium in the title game of the Open Division in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. The moist conditions, in theory, would make things better for the state’s premier rushing team, a defending champion […]

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