Iolani football

New receivers. New running backs. New offensive linemen. The ‘Iolani Raiders, ranked No. 10 in the preseason Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top 10 and featured in today’s newspaper, which you can read here, have some solid returnees on both sides of the ball. However, “transition” is the word as new faces fill in as first-year starters, particularly on offense. Last year’s team had relied on stellar defense and an offensive attack that ran the ball nearly 50 percent of the time. This […]

Carter Kamana put up numbers in 2018. He collected 84 passes for 959 yards and eight touchdowns during his junior season as ‘Iolani went 8-3 overall and reached the Division I state tournament. There is urgency for Kamana, who has interest from Division II colleges. At 6 feet, 2 inches, he will be one of the focal points for opposing defenses. He could have a 10-catch game one week and a two-grab game the next. “The main goal is winning, […]

19TH IN A SERIES This summer, head coaches from all 28 Oahu high school varsity football teams are being asked to recount their football playing days. One coach interviewed for this multi-part series pointed out what he thinks may be the value of this endeavor: “A lot of times, you only hear about coaches when they’re getting released or are having a special season. It’s super hard to have a special season, so this should shed more light on them […]

The ‘Iolani Raiders made it to the state tournament only to lose by a single point to Waipahu. It’s the second time an ‘Iolani team has had to board the bus wondering where they could have squeezed out one more point in a state tournament game. ‘Iolani’s Wendell Look joined Saint Louis’ Cal Lee as the only coaches to lose multiple games by a single point in the state tournament. Despite that, the Raiders can still look back and consider […]

If you saw how intensely the ‘Iolani Raiders were competing on Friday night, you understand the full meaning of the following quote after the team’s 20-19 loss to Waipahu. “They wanted it more,” ‘Iolani receiver Carter Kamana said. “Two great teams making it this far. What it means is they proved they just wanted it. They had that hunger to come back at us after we beat them (55-14 at ‘Iolani on Aug. 11).” Basically, it was two teams hammering […]