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Punahou WR Christopher Paige up to 6 on his list with Columbia, Northern Colorado

By Paul Honda on July 30, 2020

Columbia and Northern Colorado are the latest additions to the opportunity list of Punahou two-sport athlete Christopher Paige. The two schools made offers to Paige on Wednesday, giving him six total. He also has football offers from Air Force, Army, Navy and Valparaiso. Columbia, of the Ivy League, has instant appeal to Paige, who has a 3.6 grade-point average. Northern Colorado, of the Big Sky Conference, is coached by Ed McCaffrey, the former New York Giant and father of Carolina […]

Utah first to offer scholarship to Kahuku sophomore Brock Fonoimoana

By Paul Honda on July 28, 2020

Last November, the junior varsity football season came to a close for Brock Fonoimoana, who was named Kahuku JV’s most valuable player on defense. He was a force to be reckoned with, even at a lean 5 feet, 10 inches and 150 pounds. Then came an additional 20 pounds through constant training and intake, and a timely growth spurt of 3 inches. Now 6-1 and 170 pounds, the sophomore-to-be has worked out at his home relentlessly, five days per week, […]

Stanford is 7th Pac-12 team to offer Punahou DE/LB Tevarua Tafiti

By Paul Honda on July 27, 2020

Tevarua Tafiti never takes a thing for granted, and often says nothing about his own accolades. The 6-foot-3 defensive end collected his 13th football scholarship offer, earning an opportunity with Stanford. The 208-pound junior-to-be was a Star-Advertiser All-State selection last year, emerging as a scintillating playmaker for a stellar, deep Punahou defensive unit. “No matter where you line him up, he will make plays,” Punahou interim head coach Leonard Lau said. Inside linebackers coach Anthony Debold appreciates Tafiti’s humility, but […]


Saint Louis OL Kalan Ellis commits to Syracuse

By Paul Honda on July 24, 2020

In February, Kalan Ellis experienced a first with a football scholarship offer from Hawaii. Saint Louis’ 6-foot-5, 358 -pound offensive lineman waited two months until his next offer arrived. Syracuse, with former Hawaii assistant coach Mike Cavanaugh leading the O-line, came knocking. By then, “Cav” and Ellis were texting daily. Though UCLA, Virginia and San Diego State entered the picture with offers later, Ellis never lost touch with Syracuse. He committed to the Orange on Thursday, capping a five-month odyssey […]

Virginia jumps on board with offer to Campbell WR Titus Mokiao-Atimalala

By Paul Honda on July 23, 2020

Virginia has been on the heels of rival Clemson, closing the gap year by year with some help from the islands. The Cavaliers have tapped into their Hawaii pipeline again, via assistant coach and former Kahuku standout Mark Atuaia, to catch the attention of elite Campbell wide receiver/defensive back Titus Mokiao-Atimalala. Virginia offered him a scholarship on Wednesday, the 21st for the Campbell senior-to-be. “Virginia is a big school. They went to the ACC championship and they fell short to […]

Kansas makes offer to Maryknoll’s 7-foot Sage Tolentino

By Paul Honda on July 23, 2020

Sage Tolentino has myriad moves in his basketball arsenal. One of them was off the court when Tolentino traveled to Georgia, Kentucky and Ohio for workouts this summer. The exposure paid off on Thursday when national powerhouse Kansas offered Tolentino a scholarship. “I feel good, great. Yeah. Kansas has a great coaching staff. They really want me and they’re interested. I really like their facilities and their school. I saw it on a Zoom call. They also talked to me […]

Wisconsin, Utah hope to land Kahuku sophomore LB Liona Lefau

By Paul Honda on July 22, 2020

The COVID-19 lockdown didn’t stop Liona Lefau from grinding. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound sophomore-to-be kept working on and off the field, and the results are rewarding. Wisconsin offered a football scholarship to the 6-foot-2, 205-pound linebacker. This makes two offers; Utah made an offer to the sophomore-to-be last week while he and his Team Rager Wear 7v7 team travelled through Utah and Nevada. The Wisconsin offer came with plenty of solid vetting by Badgers assistant coach Inoke Breckterfield. Lefau’s father, Pesa, […]

Punahou DB Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen’s 1st Pac-12 offer: Arizona

By Paul Honda on July 22, 2020

Senior-to-be Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen secured his first football scholarship offer from the Pac-12 Conference on Wednesday. Arizona, with assistant coach Andy Buh dipping into the island pipeline again, made the opportunity available to the playmaking Punahou defensive back. That makes it 16 offers to FBS and FCS programs for Mendiola-Jensen. At 6 feet, 2 inches tall, recruiters have enjoyed the range and physicality of Mendiola-Jensen, who weighs in at 158 pounds. He has a 3.0 grade-point average. He was in contact […]

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