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ON THIS DATE IN 1960: Tiki Vasconcellos perfects ‘Boom Series’

By Jerry Campany on October 7, 2020

Tiki Vasconcellos invented the Boom Series offense in years earlier, and on this date in 1960 it was running on all cylinders. Steve Nakamura scored two touchdowns and fell two yards short of a third as Roosevelt crushed Kaimuki 25-0 before a crowd of 10,000 at Honolulu Stadium. Nakamura, Peter Yasutake, Steve Yamamoto and quarterback Howard Leslie had the offense down so well that the Rough Riders ran for 332 yards and passed for 54 more, a ton in those […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1978: Punahou’s John Kamana tries tailback on for size

By Jerry Campany on October 6, 2020

On this date in 1978, John Kamana carried Punahou to a 27-21 win over Iolani. Kamana was one of the ILH’s best receivers before dotting USC’s famous I formation as a tailback against Iolani. All Kamana did from there was rush for 200 yards, return a kickoff 85 yards for a TD and and add 15 yards receiving. That performance left reporter Ferd Lewis to utter his name in the same breath as all-time greats Mosi Tatupu of Punahou and […]

ON THIS DATE IN 1984: Pac-Five, Saint Louis, Kamehameha tied at top

By Jerry Campany on October 5, 2020

On this date in 1984, Pac-Five needed everything it had to beat pesky Damien. The victory left the Wolf pack tied with the Saint Louis Crusaders and Kamehameha Warriors at 4-1 in the ILH standings. Pac-Five eanred its big victory thanks to a game-saving tackle by James Markwith followed by Garrett Gabriel hitting Jason Anzai from 60 yards out for a score with 4:11 left. Kamehameha beat Punahou 21-14 to earn its share of the first half title when 6-foot-4, […]

ON THIS DATE (1996): Kaiser’s Grant Sato turns it on just in time

By Jerry Campany on October 4, 2020

On this date in 1996, Kaiser quarterback Grant Sato woke up from a nightmare just in time to save the Cougars from a certain loss. Kaiser beat Radford 10-6 to take first place in the OIA Blue. Sato was an anemic 3-for-34 for just 60 yards against Radford’s stout defense when he decided to try to do something with his feet. Sato ran seven yards on fourth down, even hurdling a defender, to score the telling touchdown late in the […]

Family, friends, coaches, players bid aloha to Willie Talamoa

By Paul Honda on October 4, 2020

By the dozens, from morning to afternoon, family and friends of Coach Willie Talamoa poured in. By the end of service, there were still dozens of his fellow coaches and former players waiting to say goodbye one last time to the beloved mentor, coach, husband and father in Palolo Methodist Church. Coaches and many of his former players from the Kalihi Disciples on up to the Farrington Governors expressed their love — and shock — when Talamoa died in late […]

ON THIS DATE (2003): Damien Torres takes over as Kailua running back

By Jerry Campany on October 3, 2020

On this date in 2003, Damien Torres proved without a shadow of a doubt that Kailua would be just fine at the running back position. Torres, a linebacker, torched McKinley for 184 rushing yards in a 26-21 victory over McKinley. He had 235 yards as Sua’s backup in a 47-7 win over Roosevelt the previous week and finished the season with six straight 100-yard games before being held to 77 by Kahuku in the OIA championship game. Torres was pressed […]

ON THIS DATE (1932): McKinley grads Bill Blaisdell, Toots Harrison help beat UH

By Jerry Campany on October 1, 2020

On this date in 1932, Rusty Blaisdell‘s McKinley crew looked like the team to beat. The Tigers opened their season with a 13-0 victory over the University of Hawaii, completely dominating the Deans on defense, rolling up a 141-24 yardage advantage in the first half. Bill Blaisdell opened the scoring for McKinley with a 5-yard run in which he was untouched, but the extra point was waved off when the Tigers were ruled to be offside before the kick sailed […]

ON THIS DATE (1987): Hilo breaks Konawaena’s 40-game winning streak

By Jerry Campany on September 26, 2020

On this date in 1987, Hilo ended Konawaena’s 40-game winning streak. The Vikings got five interceptions in the second half and Kamaka Mahoe hauled in a pass from Mark Ishii for the historic win. The Wildcats had not lost since 1982, when Hilo did the trick. Jay Auwae had two interceptions and Charleston Awai, Terry Nicolas and Jason Saturnio each had one but Konawaena quarterback Pat Acol still managed to throw for 274 yards. The Vikings won despite leading rusher […]

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