Kahuku football

After having its 18-game winning streak snapped in a 35-7 loss to No. 1 Bishop Gorman on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Hawaii’s No. 1-ranked team, Kahuku, remained in the USA Today Super 25 rankings released Monday. Kahuku (5-1) dropped seven spots to No. 24 after allowing a season-high 35 points to the Gaels, who got four touchdown passes and a touchdown run from quarterback Tate Martell in the win. Kahuku extended its scoreless quarters streak to 15 before giving […]

It’s time. Game day is finally here. Hawaii’s top team, Kahuku, faces the nation’s No. 1 team, Bishop Gorman, in a hugely anticipated game in Las Vegas. Kickoff is at 4 p.m. Hawaii time and we will have live updates throughout the game. Bishop Gorman 35, Kahuku 7, FINAL PHOTO GALLERY OF KAHUKU/BISHOP GORMAN FINAL STATS FOR KAHUKU Sol-Jay Maiava 6 carries, 18 yards, TD Elvis Vakapuna 20 carries, 58 yards Harmon Brown 10 carries, 41 yards team 1 carry, […]

According to USA Today’s high school sports scoring predictor (and just about everyone else), the nation’s No. 1-ranked team, Bishop Gorman, has the advantage against No. 17 Kahuku. USA Today’s interactive game simulator predicts the Gaels to defeat the Red Raiders, 41-14. It uses data to compare the two teams and plays multiple simulations to determine the most likely result. Bishop Gorman is 37-10 against non-Nevada opponents since 2004. The last time the Gaels lost to a Hawaii team was […]

Just about a decade has passed since Doug Semones left Hawaii to continue his coaching career on the mainland. All the while, his devotion to the islands — Kahuku High School, in particular — never drifted far from this thoughts. Since relocating, Semones coached high school football in Idaho, crossed the country to take a job as an assistant at Yale before crossing back to take over as head coach at Occidental College in California. Throughout his travels, Semones made sure to […]

The first Hawaii Grown section of the 2016 fall season was published in today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Profiled was former Kahuku and New Mexico State defensive back Kawehena Johnson, who had to retire from football due to a neck injury. Johnson had 130 tackles, four forced fumbles and three interceptions in 26 career games with the Aggies. At Kahuku, he was the Star-Advertiser’s choice as defensive player of the year in 2012 and went 46-2 in his high school career on […]

Close your eyes for a few seconds. Take yourself back to the 1970s. Maybe even the ’60s. Your TV? You’re lucky to have basic cable. USA Network is still a few years away from its NBA contract. Michael Jordan has yet to drop 63 points on the Boston Celtics during the playoffs. No, it’s the ’70s. High school football in Hawaii is still about the Prep Bowl. Larry Ginoza and the wing-T at Waianae. Cal Chai and the sky-blue accented […]

This is not your ordinary Hawaii high school team going off island for a football game on the mainland. This is the Kahuku Red Raiders going to Las Vegas. To the team itself, it’s another game, to be taken as serious as any other game. This ain’t no foolin’ around. For the citizens of the North Shore hamlet we call Kahuku, this is a carvival-like thing. Hawaii Prep World reported a few weeks ago that 2,000 tickets, the Red Raiders’ […]

After breaking a school record for points scored in a single game in an 83-0 rout of Radford, Kahuku remained at No. 17 in the latest USA Today Super 25 rankings heading into Saturday’s tilt against No. 1 Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas. The Gaels remained No. 1 in the country after beating then-No. 7 St. John Bosco (Calif.) 35-20 on Saturday. QB Tate Martell, an Ohio State commit, was 7-for-15 for 183 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for […]