It’s showdown time, a rematch between ILH Division I representative ‘Iolani and OIA D-I champion Waipahu. ‘Iolani won the preseason matchup 55-14 at Eddie Hamada Field. This game is a semifinal in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships at Waipahu’s Masa Yonamine Athletic Complex. Highlights will be loaded to this page during the game. See the LIVE BLOG by Nick Abramo HERE.
No. 10 Waipahu 20, No. 7 ‘Iolani 19,final 10:22: Game over. 10:21: One more knee by Marques and the it’s going to be over. 30 more seconds. 10:20: Waipahu running out the clock. 1:25 left and running. They took two knees already and will line up for another. 10:18: On fourth and 10 from the 40, Chong’s pass falls incomplete. 2:50 to go. Waipahu ball at the ‘Iolani 41. 10:15: Chong’s pass to Kaneshiro goes for 16 yards to the […]
The seventh-ranked ‘Iolani Raiders (8-2) are no strangers to state-tournament football. Waipahu? The pendulum has swung back up in recent seasons. The two teams square off on Friday at Waipahu’s Masa Yonamine Athletic Complex in a rematch of a week-2 battle. That game was dominated at ‘Iolani, 55-14, but Raiders coach Wendell Look says the circumstances and environment are much different this time. Winning a semifinal game on another team’s home turf in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships […]
There’s something endearing about the two coaching Wendells in Hawaii high school football. They’ve been around for a long while and are among the most respected guys in the coaching fraternity here. Their teams hardly ever play against each other, but they did Friday night. We’re talking about Wendell Look of ‘Iolani and Wendell Say of Aiea, who took their teams out onto Na Alii’s rainy, puddled field for a regular-season finale. And, despite the 30-3 final score, it was […]
No. 10 ‘Iolani 30, Aiea 3, final 10:37: Game over. 10:36: ‘Iolani is at its 45 with 33 seconds left. 10:29: Kyler Mento intercepts a pass for ‘Iolani. 3:11 to go in game. 10:22: Kaneshiro catches a 5-yard TD pass from Chong. Makekau kicks the extra point. ‘IOLANI 30, AIEA 3, 6:01 left in game. 10:17: ‘Iolani is driving on the running of Jake Lee. The Raiers are at the Aiea 5. 10:12: Micah Shikada intercepts a Castillo pass. It’s […]
One Team is one win, maybe less, from clinching a state playoff berth. And ‘Iolani has its small assassin, senior running back Kaua Nishigaya, to thank in very large part. Behind Nishigaya’s four touchdowns, the Raiders (7-2, 6-1 ILH Division I) moved to the cusp of clinching a state berth with a 41-14 win over Castle on Friday night. It was just the second time the teams played on the Knights’ field (third overall), and the Raiders emerged comfortably with […]
No. 10 ‘Iolani 41, Castle 14, F ———- 9:50: Somehow, Punivai will finish this game with over 100 yards passing (133) and rushing (103). 9:48: Castle executes a 91-yard drive against ‘Iolani’s backups, led by Punivai on the air and the ground both. He caps it off with a 1-yard keeper score. 9:40: Judd loses a fumble and ‘Iolani puts in its backups to run out the clock. 9:33: ‘Iolani has to settle for a 23-yard field goal by Mika […]
The fact is simple enough. Mika Makekau is the new record holder for the longest field goal by a girl in state history. Her 44-yard FG was one of three successful kicks in a 30-19 win over Damien two weeks ago. The win is key to ‘Iolani’s post-season qualifying chances, and she might get a shot at the national girls record of 48 yards before her prep career is done. Makekau, younger sister of current Navy starting wide receiver Keoni-Kordell […]