Part 1 Part 2 Waianae 37, Castle 7. That doesn’t tell anyone exactly how tough Castle’s defense was for a stretch early in the game. The Seariders, playing at home, struggled to run the ball against a Castle defense with eight, sometimes nine in the box. But eventually, Castle’s ironmen bent a little, the offense made mistakes, and the Seariders took advantage.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 (post-game) Uploading In Hawaii, some of the best high school competition you might see will be in midseason. Or in the playoffs. Such is the nature of the beast. The ILH provides great athletic (and academic) competition. Not every good team qualifies for the state tournament. What fans get is a state-tournament level volleyball match in October. It was a semifinal-quality match, really. If you look at it that way, […]
The Marauders like their black flag. They like to hike it up after a victory. A win over McKinley would’ve qualified as a big win, but it wasn’t to be.
Waialua’s turnaround since the start of the season has been remarkable. Anuenue, after many years as a very competitive Division II program, has struggled mightily this season.
Greg Taguchi likes his even-keeled demeanor. Ron Lee likes his determination to let a play unfold. Howard Peralta calls him “a worker.”
It was near-perfect execution in all phases for Farrington for a half against Kahuku. In their OIA Red East showdown with No. 5 Kahuku, the underdog Governors led 14-0 in the third quarter when the pigskin became difficult to grasp. They fumbled three times, but lost the ball just once. On an apparent fourth fumble, by quarterback Montana Liana after taking a hit from the Red Raiders, Kahuku recovered. But officials ruled the play an incomplete pass. Video showed that […]
Part 1 Part 2 There’s something about Kahuku-Farrington, The Rivalry. I’ve seen plenty of old, traditional neighbor programs lock horns for intense battles all over the state. But Kahuku-Farrington, or Farrington-Kahuku if you prefer, has a different flavor. A unique zeal. How else do you explain such intensity for two teams when one is (or was) unranked and the other is having a less-than-perfect season so far? It doesn’t matter what has happened before these teams meet. Fans on one […]
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 This started as a defensive duel, a 7-0 game going into the second quarter. Then each offense caught fire. It was a battle on many fronts. Punahou quarterback Larry Tuileta took his share of sacks, but the risk-reward paid off. Saint Louis quarterback Ryder Kuhns delivered big, too, finding his deep threats. In the end, Punahou’s ground game, with that unique mix of three-back sets, trumped all. It was their closest margin of victory […]