VIDEO: #8 Saint Louis at ‘Iolani
By Paul Honda on September 14, 2014The Crusaders won their second ILH game in as many weeks, powered by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s 354 yards and five TDs in the first half. Saint Louis won 55-20.
The Crusaders won their second ILH game in as many weeks, powered by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s 354 yards and five TDs in the first half. Saint Louis won 55-20.
One team is finding its identity, learning new verbiage from a staff led by two of the most Yoda-ish gurus around. The other is a Division II powerhouse, a testament to quality skills and coaching over sheer size and numbers. Saint Louis and ‘Iolani are about to kick off, and it’s scorching hot down on the field, probably around 90-91 degrees with trades 2-3 mph, if that. Nothing like daytime football at ‘Iolani, literally a stone’s throw from Waikiki. Saint […]
Saint Louis wide receivers get plenty of attention every day from Cal — Coach Cal Lee, that is. As of Friday, however, it was another Cal that took interest in a speedy junior wide receiver for the Crusaders. The University of California at Berkeley made Drew Kobayashi a scholarship offer, his first and probably not his last. Kobayashi’s mother, Resi, confirmed the offer by Cal. Colorado has also shown serious interest, asking for his transcripts this week. Jaisen Sanchez, an […]
Saint Louis coach Cal Lee doesn’t have a quarterback controversy. What he does have is two outstanding players at that position. For the first few games, sophomore Tua Tagovailoa and senior Ryder Kuhns platooned, but now the Tagovailoa owns the starting job. “Tua is our guy at quarterback,” Cal said on the phone Wednesday. “Ryder is supportive and that’s the way it has to be.” Kuhns had a phenomenal year as a junior, throwing for 2,016 yards, 25 touchdowns and […]
St. John Bosco, the football team from Bellflower, Calif., that visited and beat Saint Louis 63-14 at Aloha Stadium last month, pounded Norwalk, Calif., 48-3 in its second game of the season on Friday night at Cerritos College. It turns out the Braves, who are No. 6 in the MaxPreps national rankings, have a local connection of sorts. Ben Holmes, who played right guard against the Crusaders, started at left guard against Norwalk. His father, Henry Holmes, who is a […]
I‘ve seen Mililani and came away impressed, wowed enough to change my ballot and place the Trojans atop my list at No. 1. Sure, Punahou is defending champion and deserves to be at the top until they prove otherwise, right? Well… I’ve seen Punahou now. I’m changing my vote back to the Puns. (Don’t e-mail me about bad nicknames. The school’s publications use “Puns” and I’m about to refer to the team multiple times, so please…) I just saw a […]
First quarter Ephraim Tuliloa finds Kanawai Noa in single coverage deep for a 45-yard bomb. That’s the kind of big-play action I remember from the Punahou-Farrington scrimmage weeks ago. Buffanblu 7, Crusaders 0, 3:11. Second quarter Saint Louis had a nice drive going, getting to the PUN 7-yard line, but fumbled on a run play. Three plays later, Tuliloa launched a 43-yard bomb to Noa for another touchdown. Not sure why they’re trying to cover Noa with just one defender, […]