High School Football

Friday, July 29, 2022 | By Nick Abramo No matter how good the ‘Iolani football team turns out to be this year, it’s going to be hard to top the achievement of 2021. That’s because if you look at the scores from last year, you’ll see that the Raiders outclassed all opponents in going 11-0 […]

Thursday, July 28, 2022 | By Nick Abramo Coach Mike Tresler used the words “it’s official” on Monday when discussing what division his Kapa’a Warriors will be playing in at the state level this fall. According to Tresler, Kapa’a will go to war in Division I, the state’s middle tier, and there are no ifs, […]

Wednesday, July 27, 2022 | By Nick Abramo There was nothing truly satisfying for the Lahainaluna football team in 2021, when it reached the Division I state championship game. For many programs, getting that far is a major accomplishment. Not so fin the minds of the Lunas. They expect more — from co-head coaches Dean Rickard […]

Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | By Nick Abramo Solid football is a Waianae staple. But that is not the only thing westside fans want. Generally speaking, the townsfolk are clamoring for a return to those heady days when the mere mention of the Seariders caused opponents to shiver. Sure, Waianae was good enough to advance […]

By Jarin Kobashigawa. The best of the best high school football talent from around the nation came to Oahu to celebrate culture and play the game they love. The sold-out Polynesian Bowl at Kamehameha School’s Kapalama Campus featured 25 athletes from Hawaii and some of the top-ranked players in the nation. The athletes had about […]

By: Jarin Kobashigawa In the battle between two neighbor island teams, and two teams looking to win their first DII State Title, the Kapaʻa Warriors broke four HHSAA Tournament records and beat the Kamehameha Maui Warriors in the 2021 First Hawaiian Bank HHSAA DII State Championship Game. Junior Solomone Malafu, who was a force to […]

The Kahuku Red Raiders take down the four-time defending champions, the Saint Louis Crusaders and win the State Championship for the first time since 2015. The Red Raiders were relentless on offense, putting up 21 unanswered points in the first quarter and adding another 7 points in the second quarter. Kahuku’s stout defense held the […]

After shutting out Aiea 21-0 in their semi-final game, the ʻIolani Raiders shut out Lahainaluna, 38-0, and win the 2021 First Hawaiian Bank D1 HHSAA State Championship. The stout defense of the Raiders held the Lunas to under 140-yards of total offense and only 5 first downs while the Raider offense exploded with 174 passing […]

This past Saturday, Kahuku and Saint Louis secured their spot in the First Hawaiian Bank HHSAA Open Division Football State Championship Game. Kahuku looks to knock off four-time champion Saint Louis on Thursday, 7:00 p.m. at Edwards Skippa Diaz Stadium. The Kahuku Red Raiders posted 334 offensive yards and held Campbell to under 135 yards […]

This past Friday, Lahainaluna and Iolani advanced to the First Hawaiian Bank HHSAA D1 Football State Championship Game. Lahainaluna’s season stays perfect at 7-0 after they capitalized on seven interceptions to move past a previously undefeated Konawaena team, 30-7. Lahainaluna scored first with a 20-yard TD run from Kuola Watson. Konawaena answered quickly on their […]