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Kapaa’s massive offensive line does the job to bring the 1st state football title to the Garden Isle

By Jonathan Chen on December 31, 2021

Stormy conditions at Farrington’s Edward Skippa Diaz Stadium on Thursday night created the perfect playground for Kapaa’s gargantuan trench Warriors. Behind the offensive line, Kapaa ran all over Kamehameha-Maui in a 61-7 blowout win in the Division II title game of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. Kapaa rotated players along the offensive line, but a bulk of the action went to the primary combination of senior tackles Kawika Rogers (6-6, 300 lbs) and Santana Hernandez-Martinez (6-1, 220), senior […]

Slow starts doom Saint Louis in a long season that started more than 4 months ago

By Jonathan Chen on December 23, 2021

Following a season that got off to a slow start, it seemed only fitting that another slow start doomed the Saint Louis Crusaders in Thursday’s 49-14 loss to Kahuku in the Open Division title game of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. “Tough one to swallow for sure,” Saint Louis quarterback AJ Bianco said. “This [game] is what you work (for), but we just have to bounce back. Hopefully the boys learn from this and can bounce back.” Before […]

Kamehameha-Maui reaches 1st state final with convincing win over OIA champion Kaiser

By Jonathan Chen on December 22, 2021

In what can only be described as a stunning result, Kamehameha-Maui marched into Skippa Diaz Stadium and upset unbeaten Kaiser 48-24. The Warriors outdueled the Cougars with an array of physical running and both timely and accurate deep passing to move on to the Division II title game in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. “It feels great,” KS-Maui running back McKay Pali said. “Kamehameha-Maui never really went to states in a while. I’m just proud of my team, […]


Back in the Division II state final, Kapaa looks to finally break through

By Jonathan Chen on December 22, 2021

Kapaa extended an impressive streak in a 51-0 win over Hawaii Prep in Friday’s D-II semifinal of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. Next week, the Warriors will look to snap a much more important one. “Our boys, there are some boys that played in 2019. so they know what the disappointment is like. That helped us.” Kapaa head coach Mike Tresler said of past playoff experience. “We got a young team. This team is bonding well. Special group […]

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