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Castle’s stunning comeback clinches playoff spot

By Christian Shimabuku on September 29, 2018

A 21-yard field goal attempt was all that stood between Castle and an improbable comeback victory over Aiea on Saturday night. No point in trying to guide the chip shot, Knights kicker Cheyden Costa told himself with four seconds left in regulation. He was going to boom the kick. “I just felt a little nervous there but I thought to myself ‘It’s just a practice thing.’ I’ve been doing it over and over again,” he said. “I felt great. It […]

GAME NIGHT 9/29: Castle/Aiea

By Christian Shimabuku on September 29, 2018

Castle 30, Aiea 27, FINAL ———- 9:33: COSTA MAKES IT. CASTLE WINS 30-27 WITH 23 UNANSWERED POINTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. UNBELIEVABLE. 9:30: Castle calls its last timeout on the Aiea 4 with four seconds left. Costa will line up for the game-winning field goal. Aiea coach Wendell Say is doing his best to freeze Costa, calling a timeout right before he gets set up. 9:27: Castle continues to ground and pound and has a fresh set of downs at […]

St. Francis clinches first state playoff berth

By Christian Shimabuku on September 29, 2018

With the pain of how recent seasons ended still fresh on the minds of many players on St. Francis’ roster, the Saints weren’t going to let a milestone victory slip away on Friday night. After a 40-6 victory over Kalaheo at Kailua, the Saints clinched the program’s first-ever state playoff berth. “It’s a monumental day for St. Francis football,” head coach Kip Akana said. “That’s been our goal since we got here — to get a seat at the table […]

Damien hanging tight in close ILH D-I race

By Christian Shimabuku on September 29, 2018

Good things came in twos for Damien in a 16-7 road win at Kailua on Friday night. Logan Lauti scored two touchdowns and Kyle Kinney intercepted two passes as the Monarchs outlasted the Surfriders in a slugfest. Lauti’s first score was a 5-yard pass from Duke Ho’ohuli that broke a scoreless tie as the first-half clock expired. His second touchdown of the evening gave the Monarchs a two-possession lead with 9:59 remaining in the fourth quarter and proved to be […]

GAME NIGHT 9/28: Kailua/Damien

By Christian Shimabuku on September 28, 2018

Damien 16, Kailua 7, FINAL ———- 10:41: The Monarchs successfully run out the clock and take this one 16-7. Lauti finishes with 234 yards of offense. 10:32: Damien is running out the clock and Kailua uses its first timeout with 2:42 left. The Monarchs have a fresh set of downs at the Kailua 45. 10:26: Damien goes three-and-out and punts, but gains a first down when a running into the punter penalty is called. The Monarchs are at the Kailua […]

GAME NIGHT 9/28: Kalaheo/St. Francis

By Christian Shimabuku on September 28, 2018

St. Francis 40, Kalaheo 6, FINAL ———- 7:24: St. Francis forces one last three-and-out and takes a knee to end the game. 40-6 is your final. The Saints improve to 7-0, while Kalaheo drops to 2-6. 7:17: St. Francis getting sloppy with three straight fumbles. The third one is finally recovered by the Mustangs’ Jordan Neufeldt on the Kalaheo 21 with 3:29 left. 7:02: Kekahuna picks off Kalaheo quarterback Kekoa Alana for a 55-yard pick six. The PAT is no […]

Damien leaves no doubt

By Christian Shimabuku on May 11, 2018

With a chance to complete some unfinished business, Damien left no doubt. A year after being denied its first state championship in the HHSAA Division II title game by Kauai, the Monarchs downed Radford 12-0 in a five-inning mercy rule victory to finish the job. “Just proud of these guys. They deserve it,” Damien coach Timo Donahue said. “I think they played very well. They were loose. They’ve been here before so I think that helped us.” The Monarchs (15-7) […]

Akana goes 8 innings to lead Radford into final

By Christian Shimabuku on May 10, 2018

Not winning an OIA title hurt for Radford, but Rams coach Jacob Sur knew his team had bigger goals in mind. After today’s 3-2 win over Kapaa in eight innings at Les Murakami Stadium, the Rams clinched a spot in Friday’s HHSAA Division II championship game after DJ Kabua’s walk with the bases loaded. Meanwhile, the Farrington team that it lost to on April 21 fell to Damien in the other semifinal. A walk off walk for DJ Kabua and […]

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