VIDEO: Pearl City-Waipahu highlights
By Paul Honda on September 12, 2016Highlights of Saturday’s Pearl City-Waipahu football game.
Highlights of Saturday’s Pearl City-Waipahu football game.
In the land of purple people with a purpose, Robin Kami is the instiller. Kami was a youth coach for years before entering the Chargers program, and in the years since becoming head football coach at Pearl City High School, the constant has been simple: Team. The Chargers are 4-0 in Oahu Interscholastic Association Division II play after a 21-7 win over previously unbeaten Waipahu on a wet Saturday night at Aiea High School’s field. The Chargers have all the […]
Six high school football games on the same night as a Hawaii football home game? You bet. First place in OIA Division II is on the line as Pearl City (3-1, 3-0) faces Waipahu (3-0, 2-0) at Aiea. HISTORY: Waipahu leads the series 18-8 in the Prep Bowl and state championship eras, but Pearl City won the last meeting, 13-8, in 2011. FINAL Pearl City 21, Waipahu 7. FOURTH QUARTER 25-yard TD pass from Braden Amorozo to Ezekail Kai Kapanui […]
The Chargers kept running through and around Kalaheo’s defense in a 43-8 win on Friday. Charles Freitas ran in two touchdowns for Pearl City (3-1, 3-0 OIA D-II), his second TD giving Pearl City a 37-0 lead in the second quarter. He finished with 52 yards on 11 carries. “He’s been running very good for the last few games,” said Pearl City coach Robin Kami. Andre Carter then drove his way into the end zone in the third quarter. He […]
Five games on Oahu Friday night are highlighted by the showdown up North between the top two ranked teams in the OIA. The only OIA D-II game is happening at Kailua as Kalaheo faces league-leading Pearl City. The Mustangs would take over first place in the league with a win over the Chargers. Live updates of the 7:30 p.m. kickoff to follow below: Pearl City 43, Kalaheo 8, FINAL FINAL. 9:29 p.m.: Kalaheo finally gets on the board as QB […]
Pearl City’s production on third down helped power the Chargers’ 27-0 win over Roosevelt in a duel of ball-control offenses on Friday night at Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium. The Chargers failed to convert on their first three third-down situations, but went 6-for-9 over the remainder of the game and turned in three of the night’s pivotal plays while facing third-and-long. >> Leading 6-0 lead on two Zameer Khan field goals, the Chargers faced third-and-9 early in the second quarter. Coming out […]
Six games on Oahu are scheduled for Friday night. The OIA enters the first week of divisional play after the seven cross-division matchups last week, plus there’s a very intriguing Division II game at Leilehua featuring two teams that might see each other again in the state tournament. The Chargers rebounded from a shutout loss against Lahainaluna with a 35-20 win over Kalani in their OIA D-II opener last week. Coach Robin Kami has been willing to air the ball […]
Everything seemed to be stacked against the Pearl City Chargers as the second quarter drew to a close in their OIA opener against the Kalani Falcons on Friday night. Kalani had just blocked a punt by Zion Tupuola-Fetui and a Pearl City personal foul put the ball on the Chargers 20. With Kalani already holding a 14-13 lead, it seemed that the Falcons were on the verge of seizing control of the game. Instead, the Chargers defense dug deep, stonewalling […]