High School Football

By Wes Nakama ‘AIEA — On a rainy, soggy, muddy Friday night, Kailua found plenty of daylight and dominated ‘Aiea, 42-0, in a statement-making OIA Division I road victory. The Surfriders jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first seven minutes and led, 21-0, with almost two minutes remaining in the first quarter in improving […]

By Wes Nakama Despite it happening in the second week of September, the first 2025 football meeting between Damien and ‘Iolani had some playoff-type implications, and the Monarchs grabbed control with an impressive 35-20 road victory at Eddie Hamada Field on Friday afternoon. With the win Damien improved to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the ILH […]

No. 1 Bishop Gorman flexed its firepower in a 38–0 shutout of Kahuku on Saturday night. Quarterback Maika Eugenio was sharp from the start, completing 31 of 38 passes for 367 yards and three touchdowns. His favorite target, Kaina Watson, hauled in eight catches for 124 yards and a score, while Trent Walker added 85 […]

By Wes Nakama WAHIAWA — A costly injury to starting quarterback CJ Villanueva and a rejuvenated Leilehua team proved too much for visiting ‘Iolani on Saturday night, as the Mules pounced on the wounded Raiders for a 27-14 non-league victory at Hugh Yoshida Stadium. Leilehua, which suffered a heartbreaking 28-27 home loss to Hilo last week, flipped […]

Moanalua (2-2) protected their home field on Friday night with a 49–35 victory over Nānākuli (1-2) in a high-scoring showdown. The Na Menehune struck early and never slowed down, finding the end zone in every quarter to keep the Golden Hawks at bay. Nānākuli answered with big plays of their own to keep the game […]

Pearl City moved to 2–2 with a 34–13 win over McKinley. QB Ikaika Torres threw for 281 yards and 4 TDs, with WR Kaze Texeira hauling in 10 catches for 158 yards and 2 scores. Christian Kihewa and Maiaku Lii added TD grabs, while Adriel Jonas Garrido ran for 52 yards and a touchdown. Next […]

By Wes Nakama WAIPAHU — Coming off a productive bye week, Waipahu bounced back from its loss to Campbell two weeks ago to make quick work of visiting Kaiser, 69-7, in the OIA Division I opener for both teams Friday night at Masa Yonamine Stadium. The Marauders (2-1 overall) took advantage of three interceptions and scored […]

Student Section is back in session for season 3!! On this edition of the Student Section, our guests were UH Soccer players Piper Bertani & Krista Peterson, and ‘Iolani Football players CJ Villanueva & WR Kekama Kane. Mahalo to Raising Cane’s for supporting ESPN Honolulu’s The Student Section Show!

By Wes Nakama A competitive interstate football game between Saint Louis and Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.) ended prematurely Saturday night at Radford with the Crusaders holding off the Knights, 34-27. The game was called with 24 seconds remaining after a heated and extensive on-field confrontation involving players, coaches and even some spectators who ran onto the […]

Damien secured a 26-21 victory over Roosevelt behind a strong performance from quarterback Alani Tuifua, who threw for two touchdowns and added another on the ground. Roosevelt fought back in the second half with scores from Kai Kobayashi and Isaiah Nakamura, cutting the deficit to five. But Damien’s Jonah Wong sealed the win with a […]