Saint Louis teammates Jonah Panoke and Kai Kaneshiro put on impressive showings in the recently completed Gridiron Performance Academy football showcase at Saint Louis school.
The hometown team noticed.
Panoke, a 6-foot-2 wide receiver, and Kaneshiro, a 6-foot-2 defensive back, both said Friday night on Twitter that they had been offered by Hawaii after being recognized as top performers at the GPA camp that ended on Thursday.
GOD IS GOOD! Blessed to have received my first offer from the University of Hawaii! @NickRolovich @CoachStutzmann @808FBRecruits #GoBows pic.twitter.com/9FmBxArUvG
— Jonah (@jonahpanoke) June 10, 2017
GOD IS GREAT!!! It truly is a blessing to receive my first D1 offer from The University of Hawaii @NickRolovich #DefendPrideRock ???? pic.twitter.com/OfylUHeWWS
— Kai Boy (@TheKaiKaneshiro) June 10, 2017
Panoke was named the MVP of the camp while Kaneshiro was named the top defensive back.
Panoke played in six games for the Crusaders and had 11 receptions for 207 yards and a touchdown as a junior. Saint Louis was loaded with seniors at the position and Panoke is expected to be a key contributor for the Crusaders this fall.
With Kaneshiro and Panoke both landing offers from Hawaii, eight Crusaders who will be seniors in the fall hold at least one scholarship offer. Defensive lineman Faatui Tuitele is the No. 1 prospect in the class of 2019 with 14 offers and defensive back Mason Tufaga, who will be a freshman in the fall, already holds an offer from UH.
I thought Div1 schools aren’t supposed to attend satellite camps?
I was there and didn’t see any UH coaches. But there were plenty of former UH coaches and players working the camp, and of course word gets around about who performed well quickly, especially when the camp is at a school just a couple of blocks from the UH campus.