Comments on: TRENCH WARFARE: Tovi vs. Wily

By: Dee Lieberknecht

Dee Lieberknecht — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:24:15 +0000

Oops, typo….”reading”

By: Dee Lieberknecht

Dee Lieberknecht — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:21:29 +0000

Amen and AMEN to highlighting ALL of “our” TRENCHDAWGS! (Submitted by a grateful “dawg” mom, lol) ***Rex Manu*** The other part regarding the game? It was played by two OUTSTANDING TEAMS who both lost key players (QB-Kahuku, us-Kainoa Wilson and Tovi) and when it all boils down….it’s about who did the best with what they had and I can only imagine the emotional stress of wondering if their QB was going to be okay! As a mother, my heart caught in my throat when I saw him land on the turf during the game. (healing prayers to him!) and even until the end, I was worrying about him. I must say…ready an article on Salanoa-Alo Wily…he seems like such a sweet, good boy and I’m sure he was exhausted by the night’s end. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF OUR BOYS AS THE TOURNAMENT COMMENCES!!

By: Chargers808

Chargers808 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 01:17:49 +0000

Thank you sir for all you and your staff do in recognizing these unsung heroes. Tovi is an animal when he’s healthy. Mililani’s other Big Man had a protective covering on his hand. Obviously these young men, playing injured, have huge hearts and nothing but respect from me. I wouldn’t want to see these young men who have the talent to play on the next level sustain any further damage by not playing at full speed, especially facing the caliber of defense such as Kahuku. Mahalo again

By: Jerry Campany

Jerry Campany — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 00:09:55 +0000

No offense at all, Charger808, I can only approve comments when I get to them and try to do so as fast as possible. Sometimes it takes two hours, and I don’t consider that a bad lag.

Thanks for the corrections, Billy will look into it. I can’t speak for the assertion that Tovi made a difference in the second half, but I trust that he did. When we are doing a Trench Warfare we have binoculars on two players and nothing else except game situation when we can keep up. There is no agenda, just typing out what we see in front of us as it happens and it is a lot more difficult than it looks. Others can watch the tape over and over and see something else, and that is fine.

Let’s just take it for what it is, differing opinions, and be happy that we can disagree and do it in a civilized manner.

But the one thing I can say for sure is that Trench Warfare was not created to slight anyone, it was created to celebrate players on the lines that don’t get much attention despite annually being the best players in the state. I think it does that.

By: Charger808

Charger808 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 22:37:34 +0000

Please forgive me if my original comments were offensive. It was an amazing battle of between 2 tough teams.
A freshman named Noah Williams, not Chester Leoso, started in place of an injured Tovi. He is a cousin of Wily, Wily-Matagi and a few other Kahuku players. He held his own out there despite it being the OIA championship game versus a dominating defensive front in Big Red. It would’ve been a lot closer if it were not for the injury to Wily-Matagi. In this hard fought battle of 2 tough teams, Mililani made just a few more plays that counted than Kahuku did.
Good luck to the Trojans and the Red Raiders in the state tournament !!!

By: Charger808

Charger808 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 21:58:47 +0000

Where’s my comments

By: Chargers808

Chargers808 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 21:23:04 +0000

Sorry meant Championship

By: Chargers808

Chargers808 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 21:05:51 +0000

Your trench warfare episode consisted of the wrong identity and overlooked play by play. The player who started for the injured Tovi is only a freshman. His name is Noah Williams and was pulled up from the JV. He is a younger cousin to Wily and a relative to a few others on the Kahuku team. I thought he was going to be the weak link going up against Big Red’s dominating defensive front. To my surprise I was mistaken. He held his own and didn’t give up any sacks. Tovi looked tentative. You could tell he was hurt. I believe the Mililani coaching staff was foolish in letting him play. He could’ve gotten worse. Tovi’s presence out there probably lifted the spirits of his teammates but to say he made a difference in the second half is inaccurate. Mililani scored 20 points in the 1st half. They scored 0 in the 2nd half.
Just give credit to where credit was due, Kahuku’s defense. If Wily-Matagi doesn’t get hurt and their receivers didn’t drop the ball (on 2 different occasions) Kahuku probably wins but that would leave me not giving Mililani’s defense enough credit too. In the end, Mililani made a few more plays that counted than Kahuku.
It would be awesome for them to meet in the State Chsmpionship!

By: Recruiter808

Recruiter808 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 09:59:08 +0000

Wiley was the leading rusher in the game. If he strictly played on defense it might of been a different story.