No. 2 Punahou 35, No. 8 Kamehameha 0, FINAL Punahou’s early defensive exploits — four turnovers forced including a pick-6 by Trent Shiraki — did the job. The Buffanblu will meet No. 1 Saint Louis next week for the ILH Open championship. Punahou limited Kamehameha to 153 yards of total offense. At Aloha Stadium Kamehameha (4-6, 3-5) 0 0 0 0 — 0 Punahou (7-2, 6-2) 21 7 7 0 — 35 PUN—Koa Eldredge 7 pass from Hugh Brady (Tim […]
Sometimes the toughest path leads to the highest heights. For the Kamehameha Warriors, competing in one of the nation’s toughest divisions means that the highs and lows can be dizzying. There’s tradition. History. Expectation. Senior Tiger Peterson knows them well. Peterson, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound defensive back, committed to Hawaii on June 26. He also has offers from Air Force and Utah State. He chatted with Hawaii Prep World on Wednesday about tonight’s ILH playoff game with Punahou and the process […]
Kamehameha lost a longtime football and track and field coach Oct. 6, when Rob Santos died. Last Saturday, the school honored his memory at a ceremony at Kunuiakea Stadium. Santos was an All-State offensive lineman for the Warriors and returned to Kapalama to coach for more than 30 years. He also volunteered more than 14,000 hours of his time developing ‘oiwi leaders, according to a news release sent out by the school. During the ceremony, intermediate, junior varsity and varsity […]
Kamehameha linebacker Hoku Arias, a 6-foot, 205-pound linebacker who is a candidate for the Star-Advertiser’s All-State defensive player of the year award, has been named a Polynesian Bowl All Star today. The leader in the middle of Kamehameha’s defense, Arias made his presence known from the opening game of the season, when he had three sacks in a win over Kapolei. He’s got seven total sacks for the season and has also blocked a punt and forced two fumbles, including […]
Things got a little frisky between No. 7 Kamehameha and No. 1 Saint Louis at two points in time on Friday night. The first time was when the Warriors scored just before halftime, cutting the Crusaders’ lead to a touchdown at intermission in the teams’ regular-season finale at Aloha Stadium. The second was when they met in the loading tunnel after shaking hands following what became a 42-7 runaway win by the state’s team to beat. As players made their […]
No. 1 Saint Louis 42, No. 7 Kamehameha 7, FINAL 4Q ———- 9:55: Saint Louis takes a knee. Over. 9:54: Running clock for the last few minutes. Kamehameha fumbles, recovered by Saint Louis at the Warriors; 29 with a minute left. 9:50: Chandon Sappal throws a swing pass to Prince Solomon, and he tiptoes the left sideline for the 19-yard touchdown with 4:18 left. 9:49: Saint Louis getting in all manner of backup QBs and RBs in now … and […]
The Saint Louis-Kamehameha rivalry is not going to rip up Kila Kamakawiwo’ole‘s family. Kamakawiwo’ole is a former Kaimuki and University of Hawaii defensive end, and his twin sons — Kila and Kalanikau — are scheduled to play against each other in Friday’s rivalry game. The twins are seniors. The younger Kila is a linebacker for the top-ranked Crusaders (7-0, 6-0 ILH Open), and Kalani is a defensive end for the seventh-ranked Warriors (4-4, 3-3). It’s the regular-season finale for both […]
The Kamehameha defense was sizzling hot Saturday night in a 27-0 pounding of Waianae. The Warriors kept the defensive motor running all night long, and 18 of their tackles went for negative Waianae yardage. In the end, the Seariders were held to minus-25 yards rushing and 154 passing for a net total of 129. As usual, there was the Hoku Arias factor. The linebacker had a fumble recovery and two sacks, including one in which he stripped the ball from […]