Comments on: PREP FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN: No. 10 ‘Iolani

By: Jus Saying

Jus Saying — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:26:52 +0000

@Read between the hashmarks
If you look at his record (not including the last two seasons), Wendell Look has and I think always will be a fairly successful coach. I have also liked what Eddie Klaneski has done with Damien over the last several seasons. It will be an interesting game to see who comes out on top of the Damien vs Iolani game. These are my top 2 teams in div. 2.

By: Read between the hashmarks

Read between the hashmarks — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 18:22:25 +0000

After watching Iolani scrimmage Roosevelt, Wendell Look is the smartest guy in town when he dropped to D2 and chose Tier 3. He is keeping the safety and best interest of his players in mind.

By: The Great One

The Great One — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:34:13 +0000

Just wait, Iolani will finish with an under .500 record and still be ranked in the top 10.

By: Imua94

Imua94 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:58:53 +0000

HS Football Fan: In ’93, ILH had two rounds of football. St. Louis won the first round, and although Punahou and Kamehameha had 4-1 records in the second round, Punahou won the second round with the straight-up win against the Warriors. St. Louis killed Punahou to decide the overall ILH champion. All 4 teams had 7-3 records but Iolani was never 1st. They were a great team, probably the best they’ve every had with Brian Ah Yat slinging the ball all over the field to Raul Pacheco on offense and they had at least 3 all-state defense players in LB Brad Kitsu and DBs Sean Takamori, Troy Nakamura and Adam Wong. That was a very scrappy team and didn’t bow down to anyone back then. In my opinion, that year, it was a tougher game against them than St. Louis. Even though the Crusaders did win it all, they went through an identity crisis at QB (Darnell Arceneaux was a Soph WR at the time). Saints were fortunate to have Ornellas and Maafala in the back field that year and a very stout D anchored behind who I think was one of the all-time great LBs in Peter Salavea. To answer your question about Coach Look, no way in ’93 did he think his team was incapable of competing against the big boys. 2017’s team though, is no where near the talent OR numbers as ’93. Still, gotta play the game.

By: RidgeRunnerE-5

RidgeRunnerE-5 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 03:39:18 +0000

‘Iolani comes to my mind when I think of what a true ILH team is. Well coached, disciplined and mentally tough. But never the less, a team consisting of players from well-off backgrounds who tend to lack the size, power and physical toughness possessed by kids from the countryside and inner-city. A team than can make a run for the DI-state title every few seasons, but a team that would be hard pressed to remain a perennial powerhouse in HHSAAF.

By: Education First

Education First — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 02:55:59 +0000

“HARD” sorry typo….

By: Education First

Education First — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 02:55:37 +0000

Had to destroy a team when the final score shows a tie. The scoreboard is measurable. Everyone’s opinion on the game is subjective.

What’s next? More insults about Fresno? Are insults about Coach Cal?

By: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 01:27:28 +0000

Kode, I never said Iolani beat Waianae in the 1980 Prep Bowl. I did said they destroyed Waianae, pushing them all over the field, all game long, both sides of the line of scrimmage. Final score easily could have been 24-0. Waianae was lucky there was no overtime back then, as Iolani had totally taken over the game. Iolani had two long length of the field drives in the 4th quarter, but no points to show for it. Their kicker missed a point blank field goal attempt the last minute of the game. Straight ahead kicker. Nobody kicks that way anymore.

By: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 01:22:33 +0000

Iolani should be getting a lot of hate mail for declaring Div 3. They are clearly superior to the other teams in Div 3. It will be like how dominant St Louis was from 1986 to 2000. They destroyed the competitive balance of Hawaii state high school football. Wendell Look is just taking orders from the Iolani admin. The Iolani demands a state football championship, no matter the level. If they got to drop down to the lowest division, so be it.

By: What You Wish For

What You Wish For — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:37:40 +0000

Is this a ranking or just a countdown of teams that Prep World wants to preview? No ways Iolani is the 10th best team in the State. Now they are going to be getting a lot of hate mail because somebody chose to rank them 10 (or preview them). With 36 players and a lot of them being inexperienced and undersized, I think they are a legitimate Div 2 team this year, regardless of their past history.