Saint Louis football

Saint Louis is ranked nationally again, not that Ron Lee was expecting it. MaxPreps unveiled its Top 100 preseason football rankings on Tuesday, slotting Saint Louis at No. 30. A previous Crusaders’ opponent, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) is at No. 6. Mater Dei (Calif.) is No. 1, followed by IMG Academy (Fla.), St. John Bosco (Calif.), Austin Westlake and Thompson (Ala.). Saint Louis’ preseason foe on Aug. 20, Bishop Gorman, is No. 13. “We had no football, so that’s fine. […]

The heavy June run of unofficial visits by island football players includes Saint Louis’ glut of talent at quarterback. AJ Bianco, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound slinger entering his senior year, enjoyed his visits to Oregon and UCLA, sandwiching the Elite 11. After returning, he visited Hawaii. “It was good fun. I enjoyed the visits up there. Oregon is a little different now, still throwing the ball a lot,” Bianco said. “UCLA has Chip Kelly.” Bianco’s offers are from Hawaii, Nebraska and […]

(9:50 p.m. Adds AJ Bianco quote.) Three hundred prospective varsity, junior varsity and intermediate football players are showing up on the slope of Kalaepohaku for conditioning work daily. Saint Louis has rebuilt its prized football program and then some, and the ascension continues. The Crusaders are on the brink of traveling to Nevada in two months to play powerhouse Bishop Gorman. The date is set for Aug. 20. “We’re finalizing the contract. We’ve accepted the terms,” Saint Louis coach Ron […]

Saint Louis. Mater Dei. May the two be forever entwined in the lore of high school football. Saint Louis coach Ron Lee confirmed on Thursday that the Crusaders are deep into discussion with the Monarchs about a preseason matchup hosted by Mater Dei. Four-time defending Open Division champion Saint Louis last played on the continent at the end of the 2019 season, losing to St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), 35-19. Earlier that fall, Saint Louis defeated Bishop Gorman (Nev.) at Aloha […]

Quarterback Kekahi Graham has the master plan. The Saint Louis sophomore returned from Dallas with an MVP honor at the National Prep Showcase, outperforming elite older quarterbacks at the one-day combine. “I feel very blessed and I’m thankful to have my parents (Celine and Gery Graham) with me,” Graham said. Graham has a 3.5 grade-point average and managed his academic workload during the trip, completing his finals from the road. He also visited with older brother, Kaimi Wilson, who is […]