Comments on: D-II teams have winning record against D-I opponents

By: One for the gipper

One for the gipper — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 08:55:59 +0000

HS football fan after reading your post it sounds like you have something personal against SF you’re hoping they are not running up the score yet I dont see you including St Louis and Mililani when they practically had similar scores what’s good for one is good for all RR4L

By: One for the gipper

One for the gipper — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 08:45:31 +0000

HS football fan dont understand what you’re saying by broken financial promises by who?
I also heard they got new coaches up there as well they must be doing something right even if they are in D2 they look promising this year
RR4L

By: Loca1boiAnonymous

Loca1boiAnonymous — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 07:21:35 +0000

@Riders808 You would give, for example, a player from Iolani or SFS over studs in the open division who have to grind out games during the season against the likes of St Louis, Kahuku, Punahou, Mililani, etc.? I’m talking about the most prestigious individual award whether you consider that the Gatorade award or sumn else.

By: Riders808

Riders808 — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 04:36:20 +0000

I don’t see why not*

By: Riders808

Riders808 — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 04:35:03 +0000

@Loca1boiAnonymous Sure I don’t see why because there are a lot of hidden talent if looked in the right places.

By: Loca1boiAnonymous

Loca1boiAnonymous — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:51:30 +0000

I pose the question to you all here: Would any of you be okay with the highest possible individual football award in Hawai’i being given to a player not playing in the open division?

By: HS FB Fan

HS FB Fan — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 20:52:05 +0000

Good for St. Francis, its up to the other D2 teams to up their play. I believe at one time
Suiaki Livai was involved in their FB program, hence the Polynesians influx. They recruited heavily, i.e.; Kaneohe, where former youth level coaches convinced some of the good athletes to go there. Unfortunately some of them returned to the public schools with tales of broken financial promises. It as one of you had posted, a chase of odd man out in D1 level. Hard choice with Iolani, Damien, St Francis. I saw the score between St Francis & Waialua, like 69-0? or something like that. Sure hope it wasn’t the case of the Saints running up the score. That has no place in HS football. I believe they have a new young OC who hopefully didn’t run it up intentionally. In the end, HC Kip Akana is responsible for his Ass’ts.

Yes, would be nice to see some D1 games televised instead of 95% Open Div games, gets kind of old fast seeing the same teams play weekly. And some of the Open teams are struggling to be competitive.

By: Sports Parent

Sports Parent — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 18:48:32 +0000

I think some of you guys got the right idea on who should be playing up. Iolani has a really good team this year (so far anyway), but were just okay last year. I want to see them play some of the upper level Div 1 teams.

St Francis has always seemed, as Loca1boi said, to play down, I think so they can capture titles. I wonder how good they will be in the next few years, not just in football, but in all sports, as they try to straighten out their “academic” scholarship issue. I hear rumors about overextending their scholarship budget, but wish someone could put some clarity to that.

Still, I like the three level system. At least the OC16 games look like playoff games every week. The only problem now is the Div 1 & 2 teams don’t get much airtime. Maybe Spectrum has to step it up and televise even more games. I know they have to get a pretty good level of viewership. My family watches and we don’t even have anyone playing. I

By: Jimmy H.

Jimmy H. — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 18:10:05 +0000

I don’t even know where St. Francis is located, but between them and ‘Iolani it’s the ILH’s attempt to capture the title on all three levels. ‘Iolani could compete with open schools, but they’s never win a title which is why they always grouped themselves in a lower football division.

@Northshore got it right though. It’s all about consistency. Can a school maintain playing at a high level.

By: Loca1boiAnonymous

Loca1boiAnonymous — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:10:35 +0000

It’s been so obvious that Saint Francis been sand bagging in multiple sports playing below their competition level and bagging division 2 championships. One the one hand, I think that the jig is up already and they need to move up where they belong. On the other hand, the local sportswriters hype all their accomplishments up and put them on a pedestal for beating D1 opponents in pre season and beating up on D2 competition all year long so why should they move up? They get the best of both worlds.