Comments on: 12 football teams in states; 8 more to go

By: Chloropicrin

Chloropicrin — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 08:18:32 +0000

The D1 bracket should be renamed to the D1 Consolation bracket…

By: ILH makes there own rules

ILH makes there own rules — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 07:56:45 +0000

Iolani does not deserve to play in the state tournament, even tough they will compete and probably do a good job, its a shame that the ILH and the HHSAA allowed for that to happen. What has come of the ILH? Lack of true leadership…………..

By: ILH makes there own rules

ILH makes there own rules — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 07:52:40 +0000

ILH lets kids transfer from school to school with no penalty. QB Jake Smothermann played for Iolani last season but is now playing for St. Francis this season. Now how does that happen when there is a clear rule stating that if you transfer from one ILH school to another, you must sit out for a year. Please let the people know how Georges Gilbert and the ILH office let this happen. We will soon find out and the flood gates to transfer in the ILH will be happening on a yearly basis. What are they doing and how does this guy still have his job. The ILH office needs to be investigated and someone needs to start answering questions about this situation and many other situations going on in that league.

By: Hauula93

Hauula93 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 06:19:43 +0000

I thought the ILH want to put the best in the open and D1… To me, Kamehameha is better for the D1, but Iolani get the slot… Why the ILH not complain about this or it’s only for st.louis/punahou to gang up in states.. I thought it was put your best teams ILH.. I guess not…Smdh… Do you see what us OIA fans see…Conspiracy…. MEAN….

By: Helflyer

Helflyer — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 01:22:42 +0000

I think its as simple as, using the criteria on average W/L record and ratio of point scored for/against over an arbitrary time, lets say 5 years. Set the bar (a number) and if you above it, then you’re in the Open Division and so forth…It’ll be a moving scale every year, those on the cusp will fall off or move up based on the averages you earn.

By: Manley

Manley — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 20:06:23 +0000

Okay, next year let’s have 2 ILH teams in the Open championship, (Punahou/St.Louis) 1 team in the D1(Kamehameha) and 1 in the D2 (Iolani). That way ALL ILH D1 teams will participate in Post season. HHSAA ,can you make this happen? In order for Kamehameha to play, they need to get an alumni in the HHSAA. No Hawaiians,No Aloha!!

By: ImuaKahuku

ImuaKahuku — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:05:41 +0000

It’s obvious there is some “chicanery” going on here. The “Open” division is a farce. It is D-1 and the new D-1 tourney needs to be the Open division (but should be called the Consolation division). As it is, Iolani (0-6) can go on a run and beat a bunch of middling teams, never face the top of the OIA and not have to go through St. Louis or Punahou (or even Kamehameha for that matter) and pull off a D-1 championship. And as was stated in reports earlier this year, they would have their name placed on the same trophy as Kahuku, Punahou, Millilani, St. Louis, and so on. Sorry but that is an offense to all the boys that played on those teams and rose up to beat the best in Hawaii to be the best in Hawaii to get their School’s name put on that trophy.

By: Hauula93

Hauula93 — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 07:27:23 +0000

The top 8 for the OIA should be next years regular season schedule…It’s only fair that the top 4 goes to the open divison and bottom 4 goes to D1… Even if they got losing records.. ILH is doing it.. Sending Iolani to D1 division with a losing record… Why don’t the ILH have the same tournament too? Top 2 goes to open division and bottom 2 play for D1 division.. Top 2 plays for seeding and bottom 2 plays for entry in D1 tournament… This makes more sense or is it too much games for ILH to risk injuries? OIA does it.. ILH want this tournament to be fair, so let it be fair… Kamehameha gets no fairness in this tournament or is Kamehameha playing St.Louis for the third time and winner play punahou for the third time… Where’s the fairness in this.. This is so stupid… HHSAA needs re-evaluate their decision and just be FAIR…SMDH.. RR4L…

By: Chloropicrin

Chloropicrin — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 07:05:06 +0000

Kamehameha is the one getting the big ILH weenie in this scenario foreal. Finish 3rd and go nowhere, unlike Iolani, lose every ILH game against the top 3 ILH teams and get a berth in D1.

By: Kailua Boys

Kailua Boys — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 06:28:09 +0000

Yeah i don’t get why the OIA people made kamehameha declare which one they had to go too. That made zero sense?! Where in the OIA you could see someone like Kahuku play in the division 1 tournament if they lost there intial games.

Kamehameha and Iolani should play for the right to represent D1 if one of them don’t make it to the finals. Same as if Iolani were to win the ILH, they should go to the open.

Let the record dictate post season. Why does the ILH have all these wierd stipulations?