Comments on: Malepeai leads Star-Advertiser All-State team

By: EwaEwa

EwaEwa — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:55:32 +0000

Joey Iosefa played a full year under chow and is now in the NFL so I dont think we can blame the poor coaching of Chow but rather we should compare the athletic ability/durability of Joey/Faga/Laka. Joey is just physically more gifted and in the case of Faga I believe as do 88 and Hi808 all those years in Big Boy and HighSchool knocking heads just took a toll and finally ended his football career early at UH, unfortunately he will be suffering the rest of his life with those migraine head aches. I feel for him and his family.

By: AOK

AOK — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 08:17:04 +0000

Hmm didnt know Kesi was carrying the rock as many times last year that he did this year lol

By: 88

88 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 07:03:50 +0000

Im telling you that a kid who carries the ball 30+ times a game facing 9 guys in the box every game for 3 years is probably carrying the ball way to many times.

By: Manley

Manley — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 20:32:34 +0000

Concussions happen more in open space, thus the defenseless penalties. Your telling me that a run and shoot has less then a run? Aofaga’s injury can be attributed to the failed prep rations of Chows bad coaching. Lakalak should have gone to UCLA. Wily should have gone to BYU.

By: 88

88 — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 07:30:59 +0000

I think your right. Faga-Man carried the ball way too much… Those carries took a toll on his body. I remember Kesi out running defenders in the open field his 10th grade year, something he couldnt do this past year. Hope these kids take the time to heal this off season. I know a lot of them are training already for rugby….. Wish all of them the best

By: hi808

hi808 — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 07:07:27 +0000

With concussion awareness growing nationally with not only the parents but kids too I got to believe that a smashmouth team like Kahuku that continues to blast its way up the middle will continue to see success simply by the opposing teams defense not wanting to bang heads for a full 4 Quarters. Simply not worth the risks.

Championship titles at Kahuku have come at the expense of their runningbacks suffering concussions which have not surfaced until after high school, case and point Aofaga Wily. I see Kesi Ahoy following the same fate if he continues the wildcat offense next year. Im positive that Tata is mindful of the dangers and as soon as he can develop a passing game they will balance it out and use the smash mouth as sparingly as possible.

By: Lhamo Dundrob

Lhamo Dundrob — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 03:09:17 +0000

Mahatma Ghandi – the word was that Vavae would not start as a sophomore at St. Louis due to the fact that St. Louis’ returning starter, Adam Noga, was still ballin out so Vavae’s dad took him to Mililani. As we can see it worked out for the best. 🙂

By: Manley

Manley — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 22:19:58 +0000

With Kahuku landing all those D players on the first team, I would believe this is the best Defensive unit ever. They are not just physical but play like a college unit. Tata has been impressive. To shut out Mililani then dominate St.Louis, that is impressive. If Tata stays, Kahuku will see single digit national rankings in the future. All those ILH kahuku recruits can return back with no sit out punishment. The dynasty is starting. It’s all up to Tata and Hao. Much aloha to those coaches.

By: hi808

hi808 — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 21:53:53 +0000

Congrats to all, it just goes to show that if you can be on a team that goes deep into the playoffs (aka surround yourself with good players) increases your chances of getting recognition. Look for more players to transfer to the elite schools, the strong get stronger, weak get weaker.

By: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 15:31:19 +0000

Looks like Kahuku High school grounds. They made Vavae Malepeai drive out there with his uniform for the photo shoot. Who knows how Mililani got him to transfer from St Louis?