Football

There is no official national championship in high school football, but don’t tell that to Kris Hutson of St. John Bosco. When the wide receiver was asked about the Braves’ status as unofficial champions of the country, Hutson immediately fired back, “What do you mean, unofficial? “It’s official. We’re said and done. Everybody refused to play us. We asked St. Thomas Aquinas and Duncanville, Texas, to play us for the national championship. We asked. They didn’t play. We beat Mater […]

For the first time since 2008, the Hula Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium and a Farrington alum who has had a pretty good week will be playing in the game. LSU’s Breiden Fehoko, who won a national championship with the Tigers on Monday in a 42-25 win over Clemson, has accepted an invite to the game the bowl announced tonight on social media. The Hula Bowl is proud to announce that Breiden Fehoko has agreed to play in […]

The world of high school football converges with college football in an environment like the Polynesian Bowl. Nobody knows this better, perhaps, than Danny Lockhart Jr. He was a standout at Citrus Valley (Calif.), and in an effort to gain more exposure to recruiters, transferred to St. John Bosco before senior year. Lockhart became a cog in the Braves’ defense, helping the powerhouse make a run to the national title. That included a stop in the islands, where Bosco defeated […]

When Washington State coach Mike Leach left for Mississippi State recently, recruits like Saint Louis quarterback Jayden de Laura did a double take. However, the hubbub surrounding the departure of Hawaii coach Nick Rolovich to Washington State is a bit zanier to get wrapped around. Less than 24 hours after learning about the change in Pullman, Wash., de Laura has been able to digest the whiplash events, right? “Not really,” he said. “But you’ve got to do what’s best for […]

It’s Polynesian Bowl week in Hawaii with players arriving today and beginning practice on Tuesday at Aloha Stadium. Below are the official rosters selected at tonight’s draft party. The game will take place Saturday at Aloha Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Team Makai Team Mauka

Kohala’s Chad Atkins received a letter from principal Amy Stafford informing him that he will not be reinstated to the position of football coach. The letter, dated Dec. 20, came during Atkins’ struggle to get his job back. “When I told people about the letter, they said to me, ‘Oh, so you were fired,” Atkins said Thursday. That was meant in a light-hearted way despite the seriousness of the situation because even though Atkins said he was told by athletic […]