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Crusaders march toward showdown

By Jason Kaneshiro on September 3, 2016

Saint Louis did a whole lot right in a commanding victory to open its ILH schedule Friday night. Walking toward Aloha Stadium’s north tunnel, Cal Lee’s initial thoughts gravitated to areas of improvement following the Crusaders’ 49-7 win over ‘Iolani at Aloha Stadium. “I’ve gotta look at the film and everything but I can still see a lot of dropped passes, fumbles, all of that kind of stuff,” Lee said. Lee’s focus on honing the Crusaders’ execution is in keeping […]

Falcons focusing on the little things

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 28, 2016

A week after pulling out a close win, Kalani saw one slip away on Saturday. A miscue on an attempted punt resulted in a tie-breaking safety and the Falcons’ rally fell short in a 16-14 loss at Waialua’s Toshiyuki “Tosh” Nakasone Football Field. Waialua followed the safety with a scoring drive that gave the Bulldogs a 16-7 lead with 7:06 left in the fourth quarter. The Falcons drove into Waialua territory but two holding calls and a sack halted that […]

Waialua hangs on to pick up first win

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 28, 2016

After Waialua had stunningly taken the lead on a fourth quarter safety, Bulldogs senior Lancen Kuni had one thing on his mind as he dropped back to field the ensuing free kick. “Don’t fumble,” he said. “Don’t drop the ball, don’t muff it. Kind of just say poised and basically don’t drop that ball.” Kuni not only fielded the punt cleanly, but returned it 27 yards to set up a Waialua scoring drive that ultimately held up in the Bulldogs’ […]

Radford unveils new campus field

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 27, 2016

Radford’s return to John E. Velasco Stadium didn’t end the way the Rams had hoped. Then again, being able to host a game on campus was a bit of a victory unto itself. After losing to Pearl City on Oct. 12, 2013, Radford played its “home” games at Aiea over the next two seasons while the field was renovated. The process was complicated when military debris was uncovered during excavation work to replace the track. The Navy handled the clean-up, […]

Kaufusi another all-purpose threat for Cougars

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 27, 2016

Considering his workload over the previous three hours, Andrew Kaufusi looked remarkably fresh as he headed toward the bus awaiting the Kaiser football team just outside John E. Velasco Stadium on Friday night. Kaufusi didn’t have much downtime in his return from an injury while contributing in all three phases in the Cougars’ 34-7 OIA Blue win over Radford. He scored the game’s first touchdown on a 65-yard reception when Kaiser executed a double pass with Lincoln Lima catching a […]

Victor a bright spot for Leilehua

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 21, 2016

It’s been a rough opening stretch for Leilehua with three losses to opponents ranked in the Star-Advertiser’s top 10. But even in the wake of a 44-13 loss to No. 9 Kapolei on Saturday, Nolan Tokuda could smile about the performance of defensive end Braxton Victor. The junior sparked the Leilehua defense early in the game with sacks of Kapolei quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa on both of the Hurricanes’ first two possessions. Victor caught Tagovailoa again in the third period and […]

Hurricanes find their balance

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 21, 2016

As might be expected with June Jones on the coaching staff and Taulia Tagovailoa behind center, Kapolei’s run-pass ratio was decidedly tilted toward the aerial attack in the Hurricanes’ first two games. The split was decidedly more even in Kapolei’s 44-13 win over Leilehua on Saturday in Wahiawa. Kapolei had thrown the ball on more than 81 percent of its plays a win over Campbell and a loss to Waianae with 83 pass attempts for 526 yards. In contrast, the […]

Rough Riders stymied by turnovers

By Jason Kaneshiro on August 20, 2016

First-year Roosevelt coach Kui Kahooilihala is steadfast in his commitment to the Rough Riders’ ball-control ground game. The problem on Friday was actually keeping control of the football. The Rough Riders lost three fumbles in a 27-0 loss to Pearl City, the first halting their most promising drive of the night and the next two leading to Charger scores. “We have to take care of the ball better offensively,” Kahooilihala said. “That kind of hurt us. That and penalties.” The […]

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