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Joshua Tihada sets state record with 310 rushing yards to lead Lahainaluna to fourth title in a row

By Billy Hull on November 29, 2019

For Lahainaluna senior Joshua Tihada, the number four will always beat 310. On a warm Friday afternoon at Aloha Stadium, Tihada, already with more rushing yards than anybody else in the history of the state tournament, capped his prep football career with a single-game record 310 rushing yards on 36 carries and three touchdowns in a 21-10 win over Kapaa in the Division II final of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championships. Tihada broke the previous record of 283 […]

GAME NIGHT 11/29: Kapaa/Lahainaluna

By Billy Hull on November 29, 2019

No. 8 Lahainaluna 21, No. 10 Kapaa 10 >> CLICK HERE TO WATCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE GAME ———- Lahainaluna takes a knee to close out a 21-10 win over Kapaa and celebrates a fourth straight @HHSAAsports D-II championship. @hawaiiwworld pic.twitter.com/FbAGlfxVT4 — Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) November 30, 2019 BOX SCORE At Aloha Stadium Kapaa (8-2) 7 3 0 0 — 10 Lahaunaluna (11-1) 7 7 0 7 — 21 Lah—Joshua Tihada 4 run (Kaihulali Casco kick) Kapa—Baba Na-O 1 run (La’akea […]


Kahuku victory would be upset for the ages

By Jerry Campany on November 29, 2019

Kahuku’s football program has produced some of the greatest games in state history, but a win over Saint Louis tonight in the 21st top-tier state championship could produce the biggest upset. Despite being the OIA champion, Kahuku seems to have everything going against it when Sterling Carvalho leads his charges against Cal Lee‘s dynasty on Friday night. The Red Raiders are tasked with taking out a Saint Louis team that throttled them 28-0 in just a half before making the long drive […]

Campbell’s Titus Mokiao-Atimalala headlines Cover2 award winners

By Billy Hull on November 28, 2019

Campbell’s Titus Mokiao-Atimalala took home the top honor Thursday night during the one-hour season finale of Cover2: Hawaii High School Football Weekly on KHON2. Mokiao-Atimalala won the Marcus Mariota Award, joining previous winners Vavae Malepeai (Mililani), Tua Tagovailoa (Saint Louis), Chevan Cordeiro (Saint Louis) and Faatui Tuitele (Saint Louis). The season finale of Cover2 can be viewed by clicking here. Mokiao-Atimalala averaged 103.3 receiving yards per game this season while also playing safety on defense. He is currently fourth on […]

VIDEO: Zion Ah You, Zealand Matagi and how Kahuku got to the state final

By Paul Honda on November 28, 2019

Zion Ah You made an impact again. The 5-10, 250-pound junior scored the game’s first touchdown on a 2-yard blast, then had 2.5 sacks as Kahuku edged Campbell 21-19 in the Open Division semifinal round of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships at Aloha Stadium.

VIDEO: Billy Hull and Paul Honda preview the state football championship tripleheader

By Billy Hull on November 26, 2019

The final week of the 2019 high school football season is finally here. Three state champions will be crowned on Friday at Aloha Stadium in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. Billy Hull and Paul Honda of the Star-Advertiser and Hawaii Prep World sat down to preview the three big games. Division II Championship No. 8 Lahainaluna (10-1) vs. No. 10 Kapaa (8-1) Division I Championship No. 6 Hilo (13-0) vs. No. 7 ‘Iolani (10-2) Open Division Championship No. […]

Boise State-bound Kaonohi Kaniho of Kahuku takes a familial route

By Nick Abramo on November 26, 2019

Kaonohi Kaniho is preparing for the final game of his high school career. He and his Kahuku Red Raiders teammates have Saint Louis left on the schedule on Black Friday. It’s the Open Division final of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships — otherwise known as the BIG ONE — and the North Shore boys are going in as major underdogs. “To win, we need to dominate all three phases of the game,” said Kaniho, a four-year starter at […]

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