VIDEO: Kahuku-Moanalua highlights
By Paul Honda on September 26, 2016First half Second half
First half Second half
It’s a defense without a superstar, though each of the Kahuku starters are capable of making any play asked. On a night of dominance, a 42-0 road win over Moanalua, it was classic Kahuku. Smashmouth ground attack. Balanced defense, all the rewards that come with a tremendous pass rush — without having to gamble with blitzes too often, if at all. And then there was special teams, where Stokes Nihipali-Botelho, already busy with his defensive role, was a huge weapon. […]
Just two games on Oahu on Saturday night but both involve some heavy hitters. No. 1 Kahuku plays for the first time in two years coming off a loss. The Red Raiders had their 18-game winning streak snapped last week at Bishop Gorman. Moanalua gets its shot against the state’s No. 1-ranked team. HISTORY: Kahuku leads the all-time series 12-0-1 with the one tie coming in 1979 (6-6). Live updates of the approximately 6:30 p.m. kickoff will follow below: FOURTH […]
It’s been two weeks since we nerdpodded QBs. Let’s take a look as we enter Week 8 of the prep football season. QUARTERBACKS Tua Tagovailoa, Saint Louis Measurables: 6-1, 210, Sr. Crunch this: 4 games — 78-for-117; 1,198 yards, 13 TD, 0 INT; Rush 36-234, 5 TD Completion rate: .667 Yards per attempt: 10.2 Passer rating: 189.34 The skinny: (Sept 22) Numbers are not required to explain anything about the nation’s No. 1 quarterback. He can rack ’em up like […]
Here’s a look at some, not all, of Hawaii’s most intriguing running backs. No particular order. RUNNING BACKS Challen Faamatau, Farrington Measurables: 5-10, 200, Sr. Crunch this: 6 games — Rush 118-645, 11 TD; Rec 16-196, 3 TD Rushing yards per carry: 5.5 Rushing yards per game: 107.5 Receiving yards per reception: 12.3 Receiving yards per game: 32.7 The skinny: (Sept 21) The numbers tell a magnificent story, even during his sophomore season as a backup to Ranan Mamiya. But […]
In Kahuku to cover the Red Raiders volleyball match Wednesday, Hawaii Prep World personnel noticed lights at Carleton Weimer Field on and the varsity football team putting some equipment away after practice. A good time to find out more about their trip to Las Vegas last weekend? Not exactly. One thing HPW did learn, however, is that the 35-7 loss on Saturday to national No. 1 Bishop Gorman is already a distant memory. Head coach Vavae Tata had left moments […]
Kahuku’s Stennett Alapa, an offensive lineman, hurt his arm in Saturday’s 35-7 loss to Bishop Gorman on Saturday. He is expected to miss the rest of the season, Hawaii Prep World sources said. Alapa, a senior, was an integral part of the Red Raiders’ O-line. Calls to Red Raiders head coach Vavae Tata for comment were not returned. Kahuku was on an 18-game winning streak until the loss to the Gaels (4-0), the top-ranked team in the nation. Kahuku, ranked […]
Along with its game story, the Las Vegas Review-Journal also ran an online highlights video of Saturday’s Kahuku at Bishop Gorman football game in which the top-ranked Gaels defeated the 17th-ranked Red Raiders 35-7 at Fertitta Field in Las Vegas. The link to the highlights video follows: http://bit.ly/2cLQgFY