With their best demonstration of power and balance, the Kapolei Hurricanes upset the Punahou Buffanblu 33-21 in the first round of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships Open Division on Saturday at Aloha Stadium. Kapolei coach Darren Hernandez chatted after the game.
The Kapolei Hurricanes had a huge challenge against Punahou and its potent passing attack in the opening round of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships Open Division. Kapolei came up with five sacks, all by its defensive line, in a 33-21 upset victory on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. Defensive end Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa chatted after the biggest win in the program’s history.
Welcome to the upper echelon, Hurricanes. It’s taken 15 seasons for Darren Hernandez and his Kapolei football program to join the elite teams at the top of the OIA food chain, but the Hurricanes have done that, notching their 10th victory this season and a berth in the semifinals of the Open Divison in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championships with a 33-21 win over Punahou on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. Not only did Kapolei win its first […]
By creating an Open Division for the state tournament, fans are given more opportunities to see how some of the best in the OIA stack up to the best of the ILH. Kapolei, ranked fifth in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top 10, gets the first crack when it faces No. 3 Punahou in the second game of the doubleheader on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. Kapolei 33, Punahou 21 Hurricanes (10-2) advance to play Kahuku in semifinals of Open Division next […]
PASSING RECORD BOOK Two weeks from now, Timmy Chang‘s state passing record that has stood for 17 years could finally be broken. Saint Louis quarterback Tua Tagovailoa needs 248 yards in the semifinals of the Open Division of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championships to break Chang’s mark of 8,001 yards set in his three-year career from 1997 to ’99. Chang has been supportive of Tagovailoa’s quest on social media. Cheering for my Crusaders!! #TuaMan https://t.co/e1InZY67Rs — Timmy Chang […]
The do-or-die OIA third-place game has had its share of moments in recent years. Just last year, this same Waianae team preparing to play Kapolei edged out a 20-19 win over Farrington to reach the state tournament, where it advanced to the semifinals in Division I before losing to Kahuku. This season, things are different. This won’t be the end of the road for either team. Both have already qualified for the Open Division of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State […]
NERDPOD: Running backs v3.0 The Star-Advertiser and Hawaii Prep World’s Paul Honda breaks down some of the best running backs in the state. Wow. Wowowow. They come at Challen Faamatau in all kinds of ways, none of them friendly. Chisel, blast, avalanche. Whatever it takes, defenses will come at Farrington Governor #13, and he has paid the price. Yet, he never stays down for long. He gets back up and keeps answering the call. Today, we take a look at […]
Southern Cal appears to be making the rounds in Hawaii this week. A day after offering a scholarship to Kahuku DL Aliki Vimahi, USC extended an offer to Kapolei DL Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa on Wednesday morning. Hurricanes coach Darren Hernandez confirmed the news via text. It’s the 11th scholarship offer for Tagovailoa-Amosa, who is 6-foot-4 and 260 pounds. He also holds offers from Air Force, Army, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Navy, UNLV, Oregon State, Utah State, Vanderbilt and Virginia. In 10 games […]