Mililani Football

The hits keep coming, records keep falling. Vavae Malepeai remains the same. Mililani’s starting running back often gains yardage because of an offensive line that has played at an elite level dating back well before his first start as a sophomore in 2013. Malepeai does a lot of genius work between the tackles, as well, blasting through creases and canyons at the point of attack. Defenders unwilling to get into a low base are usually knocked over by Malepeai’s power. […]

Mililani football head coach Rod York told Hawaii Prep World on Wednesday night that he brought up freshman Dillon Gabriel from the junior varsity team to the varsity this week. The move was made after three-year starter and last year’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State first-team quarterback McKenzie Milton injured his right, throwing shoulder early in last Saturday’s 45-21 win over Kailua. Backup Kaysen Higa‘s first 10 passes were incomplete against the Surfriders, but he settled down to finish 9-for-23 for 223 […]

Mililani standout wide receiver Kalakaua Timoteo returned to practice with the Trojans on Monday and will be ready to play in the team’s regular-season finale at Moanalua on Friday, according to head coach Rod York. Timoteo sat out Mililani’s 45-21 victory over Kailua last week that clinched the OIA Blue championship and a bye in the first round of the league playoffs. He suffered a sprained ankle at practice on the Monday preceding the game against the Surfriders. A 6-foot-2, […]

Mililani quarterback McKenzie Milton is out for three to five weeks with an AC joint separation in his right, throwing shoulder. Coach Rod York passed the news on Monday morning after Milton visited a doctor. “It’s a mid-AC separation,” York texted. Milton’s father, Mark Milton, also confirmed Monday morning that the injury is to his son’s AC (acromioclavicular) joint. For a general medical overview of that part of the body, go here: http://bit.ly/1MCGa5G. On the whole, it’s good news for […]

Mililani head football coach Rod York confirmed that quarterback McKenzie Milton is likely out for the season after suffering a severe shoulder injury during the first quarter of tonight’s game at Kailua. “The bone was almost coming up to here,” York said, pointing to an ear. Milton was injured while throwing a pass downfield for a completion. “It was a legal hit,” York added. Sophomore Kaysen Higa stepped in and guided the Trojans to a 45-21 win over the Surfriders. […]