Comments on: Former waterboy Kainoa Carvalho makes title-game dream come true for Kahuku

By: 88

88 — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:35:02 +0000

Bro. pay no mind to mj99 the guy is a moron..

By: Tuimanua Sapolu

Tuimanua Sapolu — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 22:48:51 +0000

mj:”we talking championships and Itula never delivered a state title….” Correction, you are talking about winning championships, your “we” may include you and someone else but it does not limit me from excluding team success as a factor in considering the individual qualities and attributes of each player, and their accomplishments against the level of competition they faced. In Mili’s time as a prep player, there was no state title to be won. The Prep Bowl was really nothing more than an exhibition game between the two prep football league champions of Oahu. To judge Carvalho as the superior receiver in comparison to Mili based on the team’s accomplishment is to set a standard that ignores the individual qualities of each player. Was Mili less of a receiver than Carvalho because Carvalho’s team won the HHSAA tournament championship while Mili’s team lost in the Prep Bowl? Even considering that they played different positions, when comparing their pass catching, route running and blocking abilities, and disregarding their teams’ seasonal accomplishment, and only considering each player in terms of the threat each posed to an opposing defense, you have to admit that Mili in no way takes a back seat to Carvalho.

By: Tuimanua Sapolu

Tuimanua Sapolu — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 21:36:25 +0000

Who cares about after high school? What a player does after high school is potentially much more significant and impressive than what he did in high school, where ( at the prep football level) the competition is frequently inferior athletically and physically, and the level of technical, schematic and tactical sophistication is lower than at the intercollegiate and professional levels. Mili set a standard that Carvalho can only aspire to meet.

By: I know All

I know All — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:02:16 +0000

Iolani raiders are number one in Division I they want to play now open champions so they can show Hawaii how good they are .

By: mjthegoat99

mjthegoat99 — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 01:29:22 +0000

@Tuimanu Sapolu, Itula was fast for a big guy and a dominant presence on the field but he did not impact the High School game as much as Kaikai Carvalho has done this year. Who cares what happens after High school because we talking championships and Itula never delivered a state title to Kahuku.

I just thought about Kawe Johnson from 2012-2015, if that kid was a full time WR instead of DB that played spot duty on offense he would probably have been the best WR Kahuku has ever had.

By: mythegoat99

mythegoat99 — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:32:03 +0000

My apologies, forgot about Kawe Johnson, he is the best WR Kahuku has ever had.

By: WhoCares

WhoCares — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 22:25:25 +0000

Would be nice if my team mate and fellow reciever went to Oregon state. But he went to Idaho state.

By: mjthegoat99

mjthegoat99 — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 19:39:30 +0000

C/O 93 Justin Young was probably the only Kahuku WR that went on to start on the college level at Oregon State. He had some good hands but no one to throw him the ball in HS.

If Young and Hafoka had a QB like Maritaragi thowing to them, wow!

By: 96730to89

96730to89 — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 08:11:57 +0000

@mj…did you mean Hafoka from ‘04 / ‘05? The dude did average over 24 yards a reception and was also electric as a returner. Put them on the same field and it would be like comparing Tyreek to a prime OBJ. You can’t go wrong with either of them as their styles are bith highly productive, but different.

By: Tuimanua Sapolu

Tuimanua Sapolu — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 05:42:17 +0000

Best wide receiver, why not best receiver, wide or tight end. Itula Mili on the 1989 team went on to play for the Seattle Seahawks, young Mr. Carvalho has a long way to go to even equal him!