The time for talk is over.
No. 1 Saint Louis and No. 2 Kahuku take the field tonight at 7:30 p.m. to determine the Division I champion of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships.
Saint Louis is looking for its first title since 2010 while the Red Raiders haven’t won since repeating in 2011 and ’12.
Kahuku is 22-5 all-time in the state tournament while Saint Louis is 17-5. The Red Raiders’ seven state titles are the most in Division I, followed by Saint Louis with three.
EDIT: Kickoff is scheduled for just after 8 p.m.
TEAM CAPTAINS
Saint Louis: Tanielu Evaimalo, Nate Herbig, Tytus Timoteo, Jon Manalo
Kahuku: Keala Santiago, Hirkley Latu, Manaia Atuaia, Jed Heffernan
During the coin toss, Kahuku comes out near midfield and the entire team does the haka staring at Saint Louis, which came out to the numbers on its side. I don’t even know if that should be allowed. Saint Louis won the toss and defers. Kahuku will get the ball first.
Kahuku is given a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for doing the haka during the coin toss. Saint Louis will kick from the Kahuku 45.
FIRST QUARTER
Touchback. Red Raiders start from their 20. Cameron Renaud starts at QB and Saint Louis’ Tainalu Evaimalo stops Kesi Ah-Hoy for a loss of 2. Renaud sprints out to his left and is absolutely crushed on the throw and he’s down. Pass is incomplete as the receiver gets hits twice by Saint Louis. Renaud injured. Looked perfectly clean from here. Renaud is up and walks off under his own power. It’ll be third-and-12. Handoff is to Ah-Hoy. DB Dylan Toilolo is there first with the stop. 2-yard gain. Kahuku three-and-out. No yards of offense.
Kainalulaakea Paikai scoops up the punt blocked by Iosefa Noga and returns it 10 yards for a Saint Louis touchdown just 52 seconds in. 7-0 Crusaders.
Kekaula Kaniho with a 31-yard kick return. Meanwhile, three different helmets have come off Saint Louis players in the first five plays.
Jordan Mariterangi in at QB for the Red Raiders. He hasn’t played since early in the season when he broke his collarbone. Ah-Hoy rushes twice for 4 yards and it’s third-and-6. Ah-Hoy at QB and he’s stuffed on the QB run for no gain. Looked like Noa Purcell with the tackle. Second consecutive three-and-out for Kahuku.
Kahuku punts but Kekoa Sasaoka falls down as he runs into a defender. It’s only a 5-yard penalty. Kahuku will take the penalty and rekick from the 40. Saint Louis will start from its 32.
First pass by QB Tua Tagovailoa is low and incomplete. Tagovailoa’s pass is complete to Ronson Young, who picks up 23 yards but fumbles. Keala Santiago recovers for Kahuku.
Ah-Hoy passes to Lafa Thompson for 30 yards. First catch for Thompson this season. Mariterangi in at QB and his pass is broken up. Saint Louis hit with an illegal substitution and the incomplete pass doesn’t count. First-and-5. Harmon Brown gets his first carry and picks up 4. Ah-Hoy runs from the QB spot to the 16 for 5 yards and a first down. Toilolo with the tackle. Ah-Hoy runs for 5 down to the 11. Ah-Hoy runs for an 11-yard TD but it looked like he fumbled just before crossing the goal line. It’s ruled a TD and the extra point is good. 7-7, 6:29, Q1.
Enoch Kamalani with a 32-yard return. Crusaders start on their 33. False start. Tagovailoa scrambles for 13 yards and is drilled by Kaniho. He fumbles and Jess Kanongataa recovers for Kahuku. Turnovers on back-to-back plays for Crusaders.
Kahuku starts first-and-10 on the Saint Louis 38. Delay of game on Kahuku. Browns gets the yardage back on a 6-yard run up the backs of his O-line that is pushing Saint Louis back. Man down for Kahuku and we stop the action. Fullback LeRod Tongi hurt on the play and he has to be carried off the field by two teammates. Second-and-9 at the 37. Noga with the saving tackle on Brown or he might have housed that. 10 yards for a first down. Brown picks up 2. Tackle by Tevita Finau. Brown again finds room for about 5 yards. Third-and-2 from the 20. Same play again and Brown pushes forward after initial contact and winds up with 5 yards and a first down to the 15. Kahuku had a harder time running on Waianae last week. Brown stopped finally for no gain as LB Jordan Iosefa charges in to make the tackle. Brown gets 4 yards and it’s third-and-6. Renaud back in the game and he sprints out to his left and tries to run for it but is NAILED by Toilolo at the 6. It’ll be fourth-and-1. No way Kahuku doesn’t go for this. Ah-Hoy at QB and he keeps it up the middle. TOUCHDOWN KAHUKU. 6-yard TD run. Kahuku 13, Saint Louis 7, 1:48, Q1. Extra-point try hit the upright.
Saint Louis will start on its 28 after a 32-yard return by Chandler Washington-Villanueva. Tagovailoa’s first pass is complete to Drew Kobayashi for 10. Kobayashi drops the next pass. DL Bradlee Anae comes off the end and sacks Tagovailoa for a loss of 2 yards. Tagovailoa dances around in the backfield and then is sacked by Aaron Tapusoa. Crusaders will punt after back-to-back Kahuku sacks.
Anae is going to get flagged for a blindside block and that will back up Kahuku. Red Raiders will start on their 15. There will be on untimed down to end the quarter. Kahuku tries a trick play as Renaud pitches back to Ah-Hoy who goes deep but it’s incomplete. Quarter ends.
SECOND QUARTER
Ah-Hoy cuts back and breaks off a run of about 26 yards but it’s going to come back as a flag is on the field. Holding on Kahuku. Second-and-16 from the 9. Renaud hands off to Tongi, who is back in the game, for 4 yards. Third-and-12. Kahuku has two wide to the right. Renaud rolls that way and throws behind the receiver. Decent throw but it’s broken up and Kahuku will punt.
Crusaders fair catch at midfield. Quick throw to Noah Alejado for 2 yards. Kahuku fans scolded by the head ref for playing the horns during the game. Second-and-8. Saint Louis tried the inside screen it had been running so well this season but Kahuku’s rush get to Tagovailoa too fast and he throws it into the ground. Third down. High throw from Tagovailoa but Kaniho grabbed the receiver with the ball in the air and will be flagged. Easy call. Pass interference moves the ball to the 33. Pass to Jahvin Spear for 7. Tagovailoa rolls to his right, nobody open, he evades Tapusoa and goes back the other way for 6 yards and a first down. Tua being Tua. First-and-10 at the 20. Saint Louis called for a hold. First-and-28 from the 38. Another flag down. Another hold, this one on Timoteo. First-and-42 from the Saint Louis 48. Tapusoa comes flying off the edge and sacks Tagovailoa for a loss of 13. Second-and-54 from the 36. Pass to Spear goes for 14 yards to get back to midfield. Long pass to a receiver who isn’t looking is picked off by Stokes Botelho. Botelho returns it 67 yards to the Crusaders 8.
Kahuku starts on the 23 after an unsportsmanlike penalty after the INT. Ah-Hoy at QB and he’s brought down for a loss of 1. Iosefa with the tackle for loss. Ah-Hoy up the middle to the 20. Third-and-7. Ah-Hoy tackled for a 5-yard loss by Toilolo and it’s fourth down. Sasaoka will try the field goal from 42. It’s WAY short and Saint Louis takes over on its 20. 5:25 left in first half.
Saitaua Lefau with his first carry, picking up 4 yards. Tagovailoa’s second pass is high off the fingertips of the receiver as Kahuku brought guys again. Tapusoa coming in almost every play. Third-and-6. Handoff to Lefau for 3 as Pesa Lefau makes the tackle. Crusaders three-and-out. High snap goes out of bounds and it’s a Kahuku safety. 15-7, 4:04, Q2.
Saint Louis whistled for a personal foul after the short kick and all of a sudden, Kahuku has the ball to start a drive on the Saint Louis 36 already up 8 with 3:57 left in the half.
Ah-Hoy picks up 7 to the 29. Ah-Hoy with 4 more to the 25 for a first down. Ah-Hoy with 3 more as Isaac Slade-Matautia is in on the tackle. Brown stopped for a big loss and Iosefa gets a tackle for loss. It’ll be third-and-12. Ah-Hoy fakes the run and lobs one over the middle that winds up in the hands of tight end Pua Falemalu for a 27-yard TD. 22-7, 2:03, Q2.
Crusaders have 2 minutes to get something back. They start from the 20 and Tagovailoa barely avoids a sack, getting back to the line of scrimmage before Tapusoa gets the tackle. Tagovailoa has a man down the middle but it’s just underthrown enough that Manaia Atuaia can break it up. Crusaders convert a third down as Tagovailoa finds Lanakila Wilson for 11. Saint Louis in no hurry though. Screen to Lefau and Atuaia just blows it up for a loss. OIA first-team THAT. Second-and-15 with 36 seconds. Timeout Saint Louis. Tagovailoa forces a deep out to Alejado near the 50 but he’s late on it and Latu ALMOST picks it off. Off his fingertips. Third-and-long. Tagovailoa forces one deep and Keala Santiago picks it off with 20 seconds left.
That’s two fumbles, two picks and a safety by Saint Louis. Kahuku’s defense solidifying its case as the best, not just this season, but ever.
Saint Louis’ 1st half possessions — fumble, fumble, punt, interception, safety, interception.
HALFTIME.
at Aloha Stadium
Saint Louis (9-1) 7 0
Kahuku (12-0) 13 9
StL—Nalu Paikai 10 blocked punt return (Jacob Tobias kick)
Kah—Kesi Ah-Hoy 11 run (Kekoa Sasaoka kick)
Kah—Ah-Hoy 6 run (Sasaoka kick)
Kah—Safety, ball snapped out of end zone
Kah—Pua Falemalu 27 pass from Ah-Hoy (Sasaoka kick)
RUSHING—Saint Louis: Saitaua Lefau 2-7, Tua Tagovailoa 6-7. Kahuku: Ah-Hoy 15-42, Harmon Brown 10-37, Cameron Renaud 1-5, LeRod Tongi 1-4.
PASSING—Saint Louis: Tagovailoa 7-15-2-68. Kahuku: Ah-Hoy 2-3-0-57, Renaud 1-3-0-1.
RECEIVING—Saint Louis: Jahvin Spear 2-21, Ronson Young 1-29, Lanakila Wilson 1-10, Drew Kobayashi 1-10. Kahuku: Laga Thompson 1-30, Falemalu 1-27, Keala Santiago 1-1.
THIRD QUARTER
Touchback. Saint Louis will start on its 20. Tagovailoa starts with a quick throw to Wilson for 6 yards. Kaniho right on him for the tackle. Tagovailoa short to Spear who turns it upfield for 14 yards. Back to Wilson for 14 yards and Saint Louis is into Kahuku territory. Lefau picks up a yard on the run as Tapusoa with another tackle. Dangerous throw from Tagovailoa as it goes just over the fingertips of Latu. Almost another pick. Third-and-9. Pass is late and behind the receiver. Close to a flag but I think good call. Bad throw by Tagovailoa and Saint Louis will punt from the Kahuku 45.
Another bad punt snap and it goes way over the punter’s head. Kekaula Kaniho picks it up at the 17 and runs it in. Touchdown Kahuku on the fumble return. 29-7, 10:04, Q3.
Crusaders start on their 29. Tagovailoa with three straight passes that were all over the place. Tua and the Crusaders are clearly rattled as Kahuku almost came up with another pick.
Ah-Hoy starts off with a run for a loss of 1 as Toilolo makes another play for the Crusaders. Injured Kahuku player on the field is Jed Heffernan. Heffernan able to walk off on his own. Ah-Hoy picks up 2 to the 35 to make it third-and-9. Screen pass to Brown is sniffed out by Toilolo and Kahuku will punt.
Bad snap that goes over Kahuku’s head and this time Saint Louis pounces, taking over on the Kahuku 5. Signs of life from the Saint Louis faithful in the crowd for the first time tonight. 7:56, Q3.
Lefau takes the handoff up the middle and avoids the first wave of defenders but is stopped by the second wave for no gain. Pitch to Lefau for a yard to the 3. Atuaia so quick to the ball for the tackle. Third-and-goal from the 3. Tagovailoa fakes the handoff and keeps it to the outside. 3-yard TD run. First TD run Kahuku has allowed in its last 15 games. 29-14, 6:29, Q3.
Braeden Meyer slow to get up on the kick return for Saint Louis but he looks like he will be OK. Kahuku starts on its 19. Ah-Hoy rushes for 1 yard. Heffernan back in the game for Kahuku. Evaimalo on that tackle. Ah-Hoy with the carry out to the 25. It’s third-and-4. Ah-Hoy off tackle to his right and he’s blasted for a loss of 1. Slade-Matautia was there first and comes up with a huge stop. Kahuku three-and-out. Momentum shifting.
Line-drive kick is returned 10 yards and Saint Louis starts on its 46. Tagovailoa back to work. Spear goes high to make a catch for 5 yards across midfield. Lefau makes some guys miss and picks up 9 on the catch-and-run. Ball down to the 40. Ronson Young on a catch to the 27. Tagovailoa runs one out of bounds after a hold on Saint Louis I’m sure will be called. Hold is on Michael Minihan, who had a hold and false started earlier in the game. Second-and-23 after an incomplete pass. Tagovailoa goes deep over the middle to Kobayashi and it’s overthrown a tad. Looked like Kobayashi stopped running and even Tagovailoa motioned for him to keep going. Kobayashi drops another pass on third down knowing he was going to get hit and Saint Louis will punt.
Fouls all over the place on the punt and there might be a targeting ejection. LB Anson Levi got blindsided and is down for a moment but gets up. Sai Siufanua with the blindside hit and he’s ejected after refs originally said Codie Sauvao was the one who was out.
Kahuku starts on its 4-yard line. Saint Louis bottles up Kahuku twice for short gains but then Nalu Paikai, who had the blocked punt return in the first quarter, whistled for a personal foul to give up a first down and field position. Now Vaka Fale is whistled for a personal foul on Kahuku. This wasn’t unexpected tonight. Personal foul face-mask on Fale on the next play. It’s first-and-27 on the 7. 1:39 left in the third quarter. Ah-Hoy with a run and then Saint Louis DL Darcy Freitas is handed a 15-yard penalty for taunting an official. Booing from both sides. Second-and-7 at the 27. Ah-Hoy gets 3 and then Tamatoa Neher is whistled for roughness after the play. That’s the fifth 15-yard penalty on this drive alone. Ah-Hoy keeps for maybe a yard and Kahuku will punt from its 16 to start the fourth quarter.
ALERT: Refs had the wrong guy kicked out of the game. It is LB Manaia Atuaia, which would mean his high school career is over. Atuaia is sitting in a chair in the Kahuku tunnel.
FOURTH QUARTER
Saint Louis runs into the punter on the kick. Will it be 5 or 15? It’s 5 and Kahuku declines the penalty.
Crusaders with three straight completions, the last to Wilson, to get to the Kahuku 37. Lefau with a 9-yard run to make it second-and-1. Pass complete to Young to the 24 for a first down. 24-yard TD pass to Alejado wiped out because of a hold. Third holding penalty on Minihan. Ball back on the 39. Tagovailoa to Kobayashi for 17 to the 22. Second-and-8. Kanongataa comes up with a HUGE SACK of Tagovailoa, driving him back to the 33. Third-and-19. Tagovailoa tries to throw to the back running a go route out of the backfield but Botelho reads it. Interception by Stokes Botelho and he returns it 47 yards to the Saint Louis 40. Kahuku ball with 8:38 remaining.
Third-and-2 and Ah-Hoy keeps for 4 yards and a first down to the 28. Fourth-and-1 on the 19 and Ah-Hoy busts through for a 19-yard TD run. 4:56 remaining. Kahuku 36, Saint Louis 14, 4:54, Q4.
Saint Louis goes three-and-out with two drops. Crusaders punt. This one is over. 4:08 remaining.
Ted Kenese rips off a long run to the 15. Sasaoka adds a 31-yard field goal with 7 seconds left for good measure.
Kahuku defeats Saint Louis 39-14 to win its eight state football title.
Kahuku 39, Saint Louis 14
Saint Louis (9-2) 7 0 7 0 — 14
Kahuku (13-0) 13 9 7 10 — 39
First Quarter
Stl—Kainalulaakea Paikai 10 blocked punt return (Jacob Tobias kick), 11:08
Kah—Kesi Ah-Hoy 11 run (Kekoa Sasaoka kick), 6:29
Kah—Ah-Hoy 6 run (kick failed), 1:48
Second Quarter
Kah—Safety, snap out of end zone
Kah—Pua Falemalu 27 pass from Ah-Hoy (Sasaoka kick), 2:03
Third Quarter
Kah—Kekaula Kaniho 17 fumble return (Sasaoka kick), 9:52
StL—Tua Tagovailoa 3 run (Tobias kick), 6:29
Fourth Quarter
Kah—Ah-Hoy 19 run (Sasaoka kick), 4:54
Kah—FG Sasaoka 31, 0:07
A— 19,699
StL Kah
First downs 12 12
Total Net Yards 139 228
Rushes-yards 16-(-52) 51-165
Passing 191 63
Punt Returns 2-30 1-(-1)
Kickoff Returns 3-79 3-67
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 3-113
Comp-Att-Int 21-40-3 4-7-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-26 0-0
Punts 4-31.8 5-31.8
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1
Penalties-Yards 11-122 12-131
Time of Possession 19:20 28:40
RUSHING—Saint Louis, Saitaua Lefau 5-16, Tua Tagovailoa 8-(minus 1), Team 3-(minus 67).
Kahuku, Ah-Hoy 30-103, Ted Kenese 4-48, Harmon Brown 13-38, LeRod Tongi 2-6, Cameron Renaud 1-5, Team 1-(minus 35).
PASSING—Saint Louis, Tagovailoa 21-40-3-191. Kahuku, Ah-Hoy 2-3-0-57, Jordan Mariterangi 1-1-0-5, Cameron Renaud 1-3-0-1.
RECEIVING—Saint Louis, Jahvin Spear 6-45, Ronson Young 4-52, Lanakila Wilson 4-46, Drew Kobayashi 3-33, Noah Alejado 2-16, Saitaua Lefau 2-(minus 1).
Kahuku, Draeton Thompson 1-30, Falemalu 1-27, Brown 1-5, Louis Santiago 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Kahuku: Sasaoka 42 (short).
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To get you ready for the game, we took a look at all of the meetings between Kahuku and Saint Louis dating back to the 1999 state final. See why the number ‘5’ is the magic number for the Kahuku defense and why the brotherhood is alive well at Kalaepohaku.
Also, Jerry Campany tried to put together an all-time Kahuku vs. all-time Saint Louis matchup.
For now, here are the starting lineups for both teams:
Kahuku (12-0)
Offense
POS. NO. PLAYER HT. WT. CL.
QB 26 Kesi Ah-Hoy 6-0 215 Jr.
RB 8 Harmon Brown 5-11 185 Jr.
RB 45 Steveni Lombard 5-11 250 Jr.
TE 90 Noah Magalei 6-2 280 Sr.
TE 11 Laga Thompson 6-3 200 So.
OL 54 Jed Heffernan 6-0 262 Sr.
OL 55 Vili Fisiiahi 5-10 260 Jr.
OL 56 Ra Elkington 6-5 300 Jr.
OL 72 Tamatoa Neher 6-3 290 Sr.
OL 75 Vaka Fale 5-11 300 Jr.
OL 76 Ezra Tupuola 6-2 290 Sr.
Defense
POS. NO. PLAYER HT. WT. CL.
DL 32 Lono Kanongataa 5-11 210 Sr.
DL 91 Aleki Vimahi 6-4 250 Jr.
DL 99 Bradlee Anae 6-4 220 Sr.
LB 5 Pesa Lefau, Jr. 6-0 215 Sr.
LB 17 Aaron Tapusoa 5-8 208 Sr.
LB 21 Hirkley Latu 6-4 205 Sr.
LB 31 Manaia Atuaia 6-1 220 Sr.
DB 23 Codie Sauvao 5-11 180 Jr.
DB 1 Kaula Kaniho 6-0 170 Jr.
DB 3 Keala Santiago 6-0 185 Sr.
DB 20 Stokes Botelho 5-8 140 Jr.
Special teams
POS. NO. PLAYER HT. WT. CL.
P/PK 16 Kekoa Sasaoka 5-11 205 Sr.
LS 30 Cameron Renaud 5-11 200 Jr.
H/P-KR 1 Kaula Kaniho 6-0 170 Jr.
PR/KR 3 Keala Santiago 6-0 185 Sr.
PR/KR 20 Stokes Botelho 5-8 140 Jr.
Saint Louis (9-1)
Offense
POS. NO. PLAYER HT. WT. CL.
QB 13 Tua Tagovailoa 6-1 210 Jr.
RB 20 Saitaua Lefau 5-10 170 Sr.
LWR 11 Lanakila Wilson 5-9 160 Sr.
SB 28 Ronson Young 5-11 190 Jr.
SB 8 Jahvin Spear 5-7 140 Sr.
RWR 10 Drew Kobayashi 6-2 195 Sr.
LT 67 Mike Minihan 6-2 250 Jr.
LG 64 Aperaamo Augafa 6-2 290 Sr.
C 70 Tytus Timoteo 6-0 335 Sr.
RG 65 Nate Herbig 6-4 335 Sr.
RT 60 Aaron Miller 6-3 270 Sr.
Defense
POS. NO. PLAYER HT. WT. CL.
LE 58 Tanielu Evaimalo 6-2 240 Sr.
DT 95 Samuela Mafua 6-0 280 Sr.
DT 9 Tristan Nichols 6-3 270 Sr.
RE 53 Kaeo Freitas 6-1 190 Jr.
LB 14 Isaac Slade-Matautia 6-0 220 Jr.
LB 41 Noa Purcell 5-10 220 So.
LB 26 Dylan Toilolo 5-8 190 So.
LB 4 Jordan Loveni Iosefa 6-2 220 Sr.
LCB 21 Jalen Saole 6-0 165 Jr.
RCB 27 Ronson Timbreza 5-10 160 Sr.
DB 2 Nalu Paikai 5-10 155 Sr.
Special teams
POS. NO. PLAYER HT. WT. CL.
P 85 Ikaia Bernadino 6-1 165 Jr.
PK 73 Jacob Tobias 5-9 180 So.
LS 78 Peyton Yanagi 5-9 180 So.
H 12 Chevan Cordeiro 5-10 145 So.
PR/KR 80 Chandler Washington-Villanueva 6-0 170 Jr.
Relocated to the big island from Kaawa-Hakipuu area after retirement from employment. Still wish I can go and watch Kahuku play.
TV replays shows that Kahuku fumbles before the he reached the endzones…I have no idea what the refs saw…
First quarter = two words for St Louis ‘vaunted’ offense:
GOOSE EGG!!!!!
HAHAHAHAAAAA!!! Now you know!!! BEAST OF DA EAST!!
Strap UP!!!!
GO BIG RED!!
Crusaders offense: 48 yards and GOOSE EGG.
HUH??? WUZZAT??? Why so quiet???
HAHAHAAAAAA!!!!
IL-WHO???!!! Home of babogums!!!
Congrats to the Red Referees. Oops I mean red raiders.
Congrats boys, red raider nation be humble, we were the better team today but there is always next year, gotta come back just as hungry.looking forward to 2016,Go Big Red
Like what was said, until you get punched back in the mouth, then you start realizing you ain’t so tuff. This just proves that Kahuku has been big brother since 2000. ILH nahten LOL
My favorite team: Anyone playing against St Louis
Congratulations Kahuku! OIA no ka oi!
@Rok888 – you can have that touchdown back just like Tua’s touchdown he didn’t run in.
@Katoosh. Yeah. Da refs was the ones running ALL OVAH dat weak ILH D.
And it was da refs shredding dat weak ILH O Line.
POOOOOOR SPORT!!
HAHAHAHAAAAA!!!
It’s gonna be a big party on north shore tonite.. CONGRATULATIONS KAHUKU!!
Kick a field goal with seven seconds left?
Pretty lame.
How sweet it is and like it’s what the final score is on the lited scoreboard;…varsity men, you guys the greatest like Tata and Hao Inc congratulations and for the Kahuku fans and families make sure you all drive home safely and like god bless you and yours;..happiness is believing that we are Hawaii’s bestest,…RR4L/63er
So I would put Waianae @#2 since they held us to only 13 pts. Bwahahaha!!!! Congrats boyz!! Bring it back to the countryside!!! Fire the announcers for making all kinds of excuses for the St. Louis O and a very big KESTE to Oceanic for crap buffering of online streaming!
So I guess being a Brotherhood means leaving the stadium halfway through the 4th quarter when you’re #1 ranked team (voted by Babogum Cal Lee bandwagon riders) is getting killed.
And it must also mean having a poor sport coach and attitude by leaving the field right after the game and rejecting the second place trophy.
Should’ve been ZERO points for that “great” team.
We’ll probably still be voted 2nd or 3rd place by some voters.
ANY QUESTIONS ILH? Don’t talk about your self-proclaimed “tough schedule” playing each other multiple times. Waianae’s defense was waaaaayyyyy tougher.
WE RUN STATES!!!
IRT: ROK888: What about “St Louis will score 40 points?” It’s the other way around, Kahuku almost scored 40 points. It’s all over and Kahuku is number 1, no doubt about it. If you’re questioning Kahuku’s touchdown, don’t overlook St Louis only offensive touchdown, did the ball really cross the goal line? Sometimes you need to be humble and hope for the best for your team and not chirp so much that you have to eat your words after the game. Go RRFL! Champs 2015.
Congratulations on a great game Kahuku! Come on ILH/St. Louis fans, you lost that game no matter what you say. The fumble even if it was before the goal line was recovered by Kahuku anyway, and the Refs called it both ways so take your loss and stop being poor sports.
Good game. Well it’s official Kahuku is legit it’s the end of season. Good run everyone. Except damn Kahuku great season 13-0. Undefeated.
In fact let’s give St Louis back 3 of Kahuku’s touchdowns. Does St Louis still win now? lol NOPE!!!
I spoke too soon, the voters will vote Punahou #1 in its final rankings,
Kahuku too big too strong. ‘Nuff said
This is the best Defense in history. Their speed makes the best O look like scrap. LeeBoy, hello,,?
Like putting all the rival comments in recycling but I’ve been noticing the last 4 days that I believe Kahuku Varsity Boys/Men are over qualified at playing Division One High School Fooball like maybe their JV Boys are about equal like yeh they be around too;..Oh for you RR4L posting fan like you peeps are over qualified too and so it’s time to celebrate and go easy on rubbing it in OK….enjoy.
Be humble Red Raiders, win with class, it looks like some of the Kahuku faithful talking crap on here are not even at the game, Easy to hide behind your computer and talk. I just got back from the game and got nothing but respect for both teams. St. Louis put up a fight and Kahuku fans were cheering loud and with class.
Get a life and stop making Kahuku seem like low lifes.
Congratulation to Kahuku and Saint Louis, great game put on by both of you. Mahalo Tata and coaching staff. My hat off the to Cal Lee, even with all the time out he had, he didn’t use his time out and at the end they took a knee. That is what you call respect. Now I can take my blood pressure pills heeeeee. Aloha
Too bad lIke the one that’s for sure over qualified at this level or the referees level is non other then hit man Manaia Atuaiu like you did great guy and don’t ever tweek down on that pumped up adrenaline like your smash mouthing is your “my way” like don’t want an awaken from the opposition so you hit first;..with the many hits thru-out this 2015 season like your ejection and suspension wasn’t legit;..keep hitting with feeling good,..take care and still enjoy OK.
AOK and MadMax…where you at? Talk trash Mofos. Come on Lee Boy…you always said put your kala where your mouth is. How does your foot taste? And this is why we never trust polls. And this is why we know there’s a bias out there. We’re constantly being told, “Trust us, we know what we’re talking about…you’re not that good”. And then we win…again…and again. Thank you Coaching Staff and Thank you to our young men. Malie Tau…Malie To’a.
Wow…GREAT GAME RAIDERS.. THERE WAS NO DOUBT IN OUR LITTLE COMMUNITY ‘S MINDS THAT YOU COULD PULL THIS GAME OUT AND DID IT WITH STYLE AND PREPRATION… JUS LOOK AT HOW MANY FANS SHOW THERE PRIDE AND LOVE FOR YOU YOUNG MEN… CONGRATULATIONS BOYS…. SPIRIT AND PRIDE FROM THE ENEMY OF THE STATE…CHHHHEEEHOOOO
P.S. LEE BOY AND ILH.. HOW YOUR WALLETS?
CRICKETS? MUST HAVE NO MONEY AND GOT SASA’D IN THE MOUF…LOL…
GoBigRedsFren; Best QB in the State? Bradah all playing aside, STICK TO YOUR XBOX….
Oh Lee Boy, where are you?
Lee Boy: I’ll be right there I changing in to my Kahuku shirt.
Not to forget another Lee,….like Leslie Lee came and went and like it’s a blessing he left Kahuku Families to be with his own;….mahalo for reasons being like no offense OK.
Rough Rider why did Cal Lee leave the field and not accept the 2nd place trophy? What kind of an example is that?
And I’ll say it again… “DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!” Congrats to St. Louis for making it to the big dance, I have no doubt they’ll be back next year… As for da RED RAIDERS… Way to shut people up! Damn proud of you BOYZ_\,,/
Now if only all the people that talked trash about Kahuku would kindly come out and admit they were totally wrong… I know I would but that’s just me! God bless you all
Hi808, Is not Cal Lee they called was the captain of Saint Louis football team, most of them was with families and friends and some was leaving the field, not sure where the captain was. I think and it’s just me they just wanted to give the Kahuku High School and community the respect that they deserves and give them time to celebrate with the community. Aloha, now heading to Laie check on the Lo’i, Ulu, mai’a and the celebration.
RoughRider, So the Head Coach does not have to be present with his team? Seems odd because Kapaa Coaches and Players accepted the 2nd place trophy in the previous game. Isnt the Captain of the ship supposed to be the first and last one standing?
Accepting a trophy/accolade is a big deal, regardless if its 2nd 3rd or 4th place, to walk away is showing disrespect and poor sport. agree?
NSfootball; What did you expect? They just got obliterated in a game that everyone in the State, except those from Kahuku, said that they would win. If all week long all you hear is how great your team is and how easy you are going to dominate the opposing team because they have a “Vanilla Offense” how would you react? HOW CAN A TEAM WHO HAS NEVER BEEN A CHAMPION BEAT A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM?
Always had the utmost respect for Cal Lee, But for him to walk off without excepting the runner-up trophy and sitting his team during the presentation was classless. Oh well maybe he was mad at Tata for kicking that last field goal.
Must be the way of the brotherhood up in Kalaepohaku.
Yeah. The brotherhood also left one of their players behind at the stadium. Coincedence he’s from Laie?
Unreal. Some kinda special brotherhood.
Go sell crazy somewhere else.
If Cal Lee is mad about theFG = hypocrite. He ran up scores worse den any other coach in history of Hawaii HS football.
Cry me a river.
Maybe poor coordination by the committee cause Saint Louis was on there side on their knees then they went to see there families and friends. No excuses for Coach Lee but no one knows but Cal Lee him self, give him time he’ll be ok. Just like the beginning of the game, no one said that they was going be giving awards before the start of the game. Everyone knows when they see their team in the tunnel it’s time. Bring it on. Waiting for my kids Laie bound.
There were no problems with the Radford and Kapa’a or any other years, like you said no excuses.
Thank you Coach Tata for letting the boys be themselves. 2 for 2 of winning State Championships when The Haka is done right at the opponent. Got the boys and the Red Sea all pumped up. I’ll take a penalty for that ALL NIGHT!
@Good Story,
I second that. Loved seeing the haka at the coin toss, got boyz pumped up even more and gave us that chicken skin feeling
Don’t bring up the fumble Kesi had. Yeah it was a fumble but it didn’t matter because Harmon Brown recovered it anyway. So either way it’s a touchdown.
Record speaks for itself, congrats to. head coach TATA and his coaching staff for a great season…..both teams had good players the Lee Brothers and their coaching staff were out COACH ..it was that simple !!!!
St Louis you run a spread offense versus a defense that likes to crowd the box and play 10-15 yards off the receivers. Waianae must be shooting themselves in the foot. They basically only gave up a FG to Kahuku, the other 10 points were off of turnovers. St Louis QB needs to be coached. He made a lot of mental mistakes out there and you can’t do that on any defense. This game was sloppy all over. More penalty yards than actual offensive yards for both teams. Kahuku fans be humble, the referees clearly favored your team. Fumble before the endzone, false starts by your offensive line, a holding call made by a ref from the other side of the field, and my favorite…THE WRONG PLAYER KICKED OUT OF THE GAME.
Refs favored Kahuku?
1. 23 for Kahuku gets decleated on a blind side block= NO CALL.
2. 99 for Kahuku does the exact same block= 15 yard penalty.
3. 31 for Kahuku decleats a player. Hits him head on and not from the side= 15 yard penalty and ejection.
4. Left Tackle for Crusaders not only holds 99 from Kahuku all game long but also tackles him to the ground yet only gets flagged 2 times.
If you going claim calls being one sided the least you could do is watch the game.
EVERY TEAM LOOKS GOOD UNTILL THEY PLAY KAHUKU. You never learn yet?
And dont forget Tagavailoa’s non TD run…. Is that a new rule? Only the foot needs to break the plain for it to be a TD.