High School Football

Sunday, August 7, 2022 | By Nick Abramo It wasn’t long after the opening kickoff on its long-awaited brand-new artificial turf field that Kahuku asserted its dominance and never let up in a season-opening 49-0 victory over Kamehameha. And wouldn’t you know it, linebacker Leonard Ah You, one of the stars in the Red Raiders’ […]

Saturday, August 6, 2022 | By Nick Abramo Mililani coach Rod York downplayed the significance of Friday night’s dominant 28-7 home victory over Saint Louis as soon as he had the chance. After the postgame handshake line, York said, “It was preseason, man. So you know one thing about it, we made a lot of […]

Friday, August 5, 2022 | By Nick Abramo Farrington got off to a flying start in 2022, beating Waialua 42-7 in the first Hawaii high school football game of the season at Skippa Diaz Stadium on Thursday night. The Govs got it done with a little bit of everything. Running back Zechariah Molitau scored twice […]

Thursday, August 4, 2022 | By Nick Abramo The Kahuku football team’s first splash into the national consciousness came many years ago and was reinvigorated when Sports Illustrated published a story about the Red Raiders in 2017. That article, entitled “It’s An Island Ting: Kahuku High In Oahu Churns Out NFL Studs Like Schools In […]

Wednesday, August 3, 2022 | By Nick Abramo There’s a handful in sports media who are forecasting a downward path for the Saint Louis Crusaders in 2022. That’s because the Crusaders lost a bunch of offensive contributors from the 2021 team that sputtered early and stopped the slide just in time to make it all […]

Keiki ask the best questions. That’s why we started this new series called, “Little Keiki Ask Big Questions” presented by Kama’aina Kids so that they have the opportunity to interview high school, college, and professional athletes in their respective sports. Episode 3 features Kainoa Carvalho, a Kahuku Football standout and the 2021-22 Gatorade Player of […]

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 | By Nick Abramo Mililani’s magical season with future college star quarterback McKenzie Milton was eight years ago. That was 2014, when the Trojans shook up the state football status quo and broke through for the state top-tier championship with a 53-45 victory over Punahou. But even though York’s Trojans have […]

Monday, August 1, 2022 | By Nick Abramo A heightened sense of exhilaration was evident in the faces Kamehameha fans in 2021. And those Warriors will always be one to remember in state lore. They did something that hadn’t been done by any team since Punahou in 2014 — beat Saint Louis twice in one season. […]

Sunday, July 31, 2022 | By Nick Abramo In all three previous seasons with Darren Johnson at the helm, the Campbell football team advanced to the Open Division state semifinals. All three times, his Sabers put up a fight only to be eliminated — by Kahuku 21-0 a year ago and by those same Red Raiders […]

Saturday, July 30, 2022 | By Nick Abramo A 1-4 football season like Punahou had in 2021 is not going to cut it on campus. Granted, that lowest of lows in terms of wins and losses for the Buff ’N Blue came during the year after COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 season and left most […]