Aiea football

Without intending to do so, Aiea football head coach Wendell Say summed up what is wrong with Hawaii high school football’s competitive balance. It was after Na Alii’s 50-7 loss at Kahuku on Friday night, when he said, “Playing a strong team like this doesn’t define us. What defines us is how we played, and we didn’t quit.” Sure enough, Aiea played well … or at least as well as any team can possibly play in a 43-point loss. Na […]

Six games on Oahu are scheduled for Friday night. The OIA enters the first week of divisional play after the seven cross-division matchups last week, plus there’s a very intriguing Division II game at Leilehua featuring two teams that might see each other again in the state tournament. The Red Raiders of 2015, battling injuries, turned to a bulldozing, red wall of pound-until-they-cry-for-mercy blockers on nearly every play. In 2016, they have evolved. That’s what a relatively healthy roster can […]