Comments on: Top DL honors for Saint Louis’ Anthony Sagopolutele at FBU Showcase

By: Mr. pragmatic

Mr. pragmatic — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 20:19:50 +0000

Age should be on the only factor in determining whether this young man should be allowed an additional year given the set of circumstances he encountered. You should not allow a 20 year old to compete in high school sports. However if this young man will be 18-19 when his class graduates what harm is there. There are a plethora of male and female athletes in our local high schools that were held back a year and it was not due to the personal hardships like this young man has gone through. Our high school leaders are here to benefit the well being of the student athlete and each case should be handled on a case by case basis. Rules should be interpreted with the benefit of doubt afforded to the student. Nothing is cast in stone. “let the players play, let the coaches coach, and let the officials make sound common sense decisions geared to the well being of the student athlete.”

By: July Jones

July Jones — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:59:21 +0000

5th year players in HS will increase significantly after this pandemic.

By: ???

??? — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 23:01:12 +0000

Kahuku forfeited a Championship season because a student/athlete went back to 8th grade after 2 weeks in the 9th grade, ST Francis also forfeited their season for a 5th year Player.
So I don’t see this kid getting an approval for a 5th year.
He will definitively be a DI athlete one day. Good Luck!

By: ILoveHawaii

ILoveHawaii — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:16:40 +0000

Safety issue and fairness issue.
5 years to play 4 sounds a little like college.

I dont doubt that this young man will be playing at the next level. He is a beast.
Its a really great story of resilience and perseverance but I dont know if the league will be willing to let him play, let alone HHSAA allowing play in the state tournament.

Good luck to this young man. Go and get it at these college showcases!!

By: Wala'au

Wala'au — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 17:39:02 +0000

Great article on an outstanding young man!

Anthony is 18 as of this year so the age issue shouldn’t be prohibitive until 2021. Guess a lot will depend on when the football season gets going?

By: MiliLouis

MiliLouis — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 17:33:49 +0000

StL #90 definitely had a great season last year and deserves a shot at the next level.

Besides being in high school for a 5th year, is his age also a factor for making him ineligible? Playing against other kids who potentially could be as young as 15yrs might be a safety issue if you’re 19yrs or possibly turning 20yrs and still playing high school ball. Could the league be held liable if they allow a player beyond the age requirement to play and inadvertently injures another player?

By: internal

internal — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 03:22:03 +0000

CRUSADERSTRONG!