Kapolei football

As might be expected with June Jones on the coaching staff and Taulia Tagovailoa behind center, Kapolei’s run-pass ratio was decidedly tilted toward the aerial attack in the Hurricanes’ first two games. The split was decidedly more even in Kapolei’s 44-13 win over Leilehua on Saturday in Wahiawa. Kapolei had thrown the ball on more than 81 percent of its plays a win over Campbell and a loss to Waianae with 83 pass attempts for 526 yards. In contrast, the […]

If you played the word association game right now with Kapolei football, just about every answer would revolve around either sophomore QB Taulia Tagovailoa or offensive coordinator June Jones for obvious reasons. The leader of the program throughout its entire existence, Darren Hernandez, shouldn’t have a problem with that. After all, who wouldn’t want the combination of Jones and Tagovailoa controlling an offense at the high school level? But when it comes to Saturday’s showdown against No. 4 Waianae, Hernandez […]

You’ve seen it before. That clockwork offense employed by the University of Hawaii under June Jones. Short routes, medium routes, deep routes. Kill ’em short and then throw a bullet over the middle. Then, when they’re least expecting it, have one receiver go in and one go out and let the defense decide who’s going to take who. Go deep. The quarterback’s arm is loaded and he knows exactly where the receiver is going to be. It took a quarter […]

Star-Advertiser Preseason Top 10 Countdown Today: No. 6 Kapolei His last name is Tagovailoa-Amosa. You may have heard the first part quite a bit. His cousins named Tagovailoa, both quarterbacks, received football scholarship offers from Alabama and one of them has committed. Chances are you’ve heard the last part a bunch, too. His uncle, Amosa Amosa, is the Campbell head coach and his sons, Amosa Amosa Jr., Arona Amosa and Alapana Amosa, and his nephew, Adam Amosa, were all part […]