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Farrington defense keys breakthrough win

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 19, 2017

After an 0-2 start to the season, Farrington’s defense made sure the skid ended with Friday’s trip to Nanakuli. The Governors turned away an early threat from the Golden Hawks with the first of five takeaways and sparked a 35-0 win to avoid their first 0-3 start since 2005. Farrington last dropped their first two games in 2013 (to Waianae and Kamehameha) then reeled off eight consecutive wins. The Governors opened this season with losses to No. 6 Kamehameha and […]

No. 1 Crusaders have long wait ahead

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 13, 2017

After watching Saint Louis complete a second straight dominant performance, Crusaders coach Cal Lee was typically reserved in his initial evaluation of a 61-0 rout of Baldwin on Saturday. “We gotta look at the film and see where we can get better,” Lee said as the Crusaders boarded the team buses at the top of the ramp leading out of Aloha Stadium’s north tunnel. Whatever issues arise in reviewing the footage, the Saint Louis coaches will have ample time to […]

Kailua’s Mejia savors return to action

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 12, 2017

Aaron Mejia had already waited a year to get back onto the field. Thanks in part to the Kailua defense, the Surfrider senior quarterback didn’t take long to find his rhythm in his return to game action on Friday. Mejia was in contention for playing time at quarterback last summer until a broken collarbone suffered in a scrimmage with Aiea ended his junior season before it began. A little more than 12 months later, Mejia made a dazzling season debut […]

PREP FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN: No. 4 Mililani

By Jason Kaneshiro on July 31, 2017

The experience of two varsity seasons contributes to Mililani quarterback Dillon Gabriel’s comfort and calm in the pocket. Having five returning starters protecting him up front certainly doesn’t hurt. Gabriel made his varsity debut as a freshman, earned the starting position last year and passed for 2,656 yards and 28 touchdowns behind the protection of an offensive line comprised of three juniors and two freshmen. The unit returns intact and represents the foundation for the Mililani offense as the fourth-ranked […]

PREP FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN: No. 7 Kamehameha

By Jason Kaneshiro on July 28, 2017

Thomas Yam’s first varsity start remains vivid in his memory. “I knew I was going to play, but I didn’t know I was going to go in that early,” Yam recalled of his debut at Waianae in Kamehameha’s 2015 season opener. “But going in there I just had to calm myself down. I was nervous in front of the Waianae crowd and I had to lean on my seniors to help me settle down and just play the game.” The […]

PREP FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN: No. 10 ‘Iolani

By Jason Kaneshiro on July 25, 2017

Dom Ahuna won’t call plays from the ‘Iolani sideline, but his coaching efforts could be a key to the Raiders’ season. Ahuna oversees the Raiders’ strength and conditioning program, which figures to prove vital in maximizing a shallow depth chart. “Coach Dom does a great job with us in the weight room and conditioning wise. It’s tough but it’s going to be worth it,” senior quarterback Tai-John Mizutani said. Mizutani said much of the emphasis of the training program is […]

HALL PASS: Saint Louis’ Tua Tagovailoa

By Jason Kaneshiro on June 3, 2017

Over the next 24 hours, Hawaii Prep World and the Star-Advertiser will release 12 small features on the 2017 inductees into the Hall of Honor ahead of Sunday’s ceremony. By the time Tua Tagovailoa took the field for his final high school game, he’d amassed an array of accolades to rival any in the line of Saint Louis quarterbacks before him — with one defining exception. Tagovailoa had won the starting job as a sophomore, his undeniable physical skills paired […]

HALL PASS: ‘Iolani’s KJ Pascua

By Jason Kaneshiro on June 3, 2017

Over the next 24 hours, Hawaii Prep World and the Star-Advertiser will release 12 small features on the 2017 inductees into the Hall of Honor ahead of Sunday’s ceremony. Whatever the obstacle, KJ Pascua kept moving forward. At 5-foot-6, the ‘Iolani running back repeatedly charged into defensive fronts to earn first-team ILH all-star honors each of the last three years. He helped the Raiders win a Division II state championship as a sophomore, went over 100 yards nine times and […]

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