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VIDEO: Konawaena vs. No. 9 Radford

By Paul Honda on November 16, 2015

VIdeo highlights from the Konawaena-Radford Division II semifinal game in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships at Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Konawaena 7, Radford 0 Radford 7, Konawaena 7 Konawaena 13, Radford 7 Radford 14, Konawaena 13 Konawaena 19, Radford 14 Radford 21, Konawaena 19 Radford 28, Konawaena 19 Radford 36, Konawaena 19 Radford 36, Konawaena 26 Radford 42, Konawaena 26 Radford 42, Konawaena 33 Radford 48, Konawaena 33 Radford 48, Konawaena 40 Radford 48, Konawaena […]

Big ‘O’ carries Radford to finals

By Paul Honda on November 15, 2015

With Radford’s roller-coaster 48-46 win over a vastly underrated Konawaena squad on Saturday night, there’s is one final step for the unbeaten Rams (12-0) and their dream of a state championship. Kapaa, which blanked a young Lahainaluna team 24-0, shares that same dream. Maybe shares isn’t the right word. Sharing anything but good sportsmanship is all Radford and Kapaa will be doing on Friday night in the Division II title game of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships. “I’m […]

LIVE BLOG: Radford 48, Konawaena 46, F

By Paul Honda on November 14, 2015

Here we go, just a few minutes away from kickoff for a matchup between BIIF champion Konawaena and OIA champion Radford. The Rams are the No. 2 seed in the D-II tourney. Hot here at Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium, but a brief downpour cooled us all off. Temperature: 82 Conditions: Partly Cloudy Humidity: 54% First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships Division II semifinal round FIRST QUARTER Konawaena wins the coin toss and has elected to receive. Mahalo to the HHSAA for […]


Final Four: What Have We Learned?

By Paul Honda on November 14, 2015

This dang rain hasn’t stopped. It stalls though. It holds up every now and then. But tonight? It hasn’t really stopped. At times, the wet stuff fell from the Halawa sky relentlessly. Not enough to create huge puddles right away. Just wet enough to make any receiver think twice about fundamentals. And more than moisture, there was wind. It was constant from the mauka end zone to the makai, especially early in the day when Waianae and Kahuku played. By […]

VIDEO: Radford coach Fred Salanoa

By Paul Honda on November 3, 2015

Radford football coach Fred Salanoa chats after his team’s 28-6 win over Kaimuki. OIA Division II championship game. Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Aloha Stadium. Video: Paul Honda.

VIDEO: Radford MLB Jordan Walker

By Paul Honda on November 3, 2015

Radford middle linebacker Jordan Walker (6-2, 225, Jr.) chats after his team’s championship-game win over Kaimuki. OIA Division II championship game. Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Aloha Stadium. Video: Paul Honda.

VIDEO: Radford WR/KR/QB Blaise Manabe

By Paul Honda on November 3, 2015

Radford senior Blaise Manabe chats after his team’s championship-game win over Kaimuki. OIA Division II championship game. Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Aloha Stadium. Video: Paul Honda.

Fred the Magician: Radford’s trickeration

By Paul Honda on October 31, 2015

It was David against Goliath on Friday night. For a second time, Goliath prevailed, but it took all the Radford Rams had to get past the Kaimuki Bulldogs, turning a 7-6 halftime score into a 28-6 win in the OIA Division II title game. What the deeper team, Radford, used to get an edge was the speed of Blaise Manabe and the craft of coach Fred Salanoa. It also took vast patience, sitting on plays for an entire OIA season. […]