Football

Video footage of all four teams representing Highlight-Hawaii from days one through three at the PTP Sports National Showcase are below. More than 140 players from the islands played in the fully-padded event. (If there is missing footage that hasn’t been included here, please leave a link in the comments.) Highlight-Hawaii organizer Nate Kia says he’s looking forward to seeing footage of game action he didn’t see during the three-day event in St. George, Utah. The four teams, plus another […]

The trophy will be within reach for Tevarua Tafiti and his teammates. The Punahou junior was selected co-MVP of the defensive ends on Saturday, the final day of the PTP Sports National Showcase in St. George, Utah. His Highlight-Hawaii Red team went 5-1 in the three-day event as the 6-foot-3, 208-pound playmaker racked up 13 sacks and took an interception to the house. “It was fun. Our team was fired up and everybody wanted to hit. Hawaii came to play,” […]

Highlights from 11v11 scrimmage action at the PTP Sports National College Showcase in St. George, Utah, on Friday. It was the second day of the event and the first with 11-on-11 play. The group from Hawaii has four teams: Red, Orange, Green and Silver. Other island players were distributed to other teams. There are squads from 10 states in the event. 247sports.com’s Steve Bartle of Ute Zone named Kamehameha defensive back Evan Rau one of the top defensive performers of […]

Day one at the PTP National College Showcase in Utah was just the preliminary. The Hawaii group organized by Nate Kia numbers in the dozens. Thursday’s opening day was comprised of 1-on-1 and 7-on-7 competition. “It was a great day,” Kia said. Today, the event resumes with 11-on-11 play. The Hawaii group has four teams: Red, Orange, Green and Silver. When those rosters maxed out, island athletes were placed on other teams. Squads from 10 states are participating in the […]