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Slowly
but surely, the word has gone out that Hawaii, per capita, produces the
highest rate of college football talent from the prep ranks.
After today, the ??word? will turn into song and verse. Leading
the singing will be Max Emfinger, owner and operator of the
All-American Bowl Game Super Combine, held today at the Kamehameha
Schools Football Complex on the Kapalama Campus.
A total of 123 prep athletes participated in the full combine schedule
that included the standard agility drills in the morning ?? 10 & 40
yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, shuttle, T-test, and bench press. The
afternoon concluded with position drills, 7-on-7 for skill positions,
and 1-on-1 for lineman. Emfinger
had to control his excitement over some of the results. |
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Hawaii
Max Emfinger All-American Bowl members: (Bottom Row L to
R: Choy, Pescaia, Mataafa, Andrews, Vehikite, Top Row L
– R: Hoke, Markowitz, Tipoti, Koehler) |
??Some
of these kids never went to a combine before,? said Emfinger.
They don??t know what to expect from themselves. One
kid (Kamehameha QB Michael Hoke) put down that he runs a 4.8 (seconds
in the 40 yard dash) on his reg sheet. He then runs a 4.52?..on wet grass |
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The
event was partially sponsored by former Farrington Governor, UH
Warrior, and current Jacksonville Jaguar Vince Manuwai. ??I
just wanted to have some role in this Combine, a way to help the local
kids.?
The
results of the combine will be posted on www.maxemfingerrecruiting.com,
and will be specifically sent to various college coaches throughout the
country.
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Front
row (L-R): Abe Markowitz(Punahou), Jimmy Robinson(Farrington), Kahai
Choy(Kamehameha), Solomon Kohler(Castle), Joshua Fernandez(Farrington),
VJ Fehoko(Farrington), Shawn Reed(Kalaheo), Kahikolu
Pescaia(Kamehameha), Aldodius Colquitt(Aiea), Kona Schwenke(Kahuku),
Junior Mataafa(Kahuku)
2nd row (L-R): Sili Pale(PAc-5), Jordan gomes(Kamehameha), Josh
Costa(Kamehameha), Pono Perez(Kamehameha), Lake Casco(Lahainaluna),
Simione Vehikite(Lahainaluna), Michael Hoke(Kamehameha), Bruce
Andrews(Kalaheo), Aaron Tipoti(Pac-5) |
Awards
were given out to the top 16 performers of the day, plus top performers
for offense, defense, and the 7-on-7 and 1-on-1 drills. The
most anticipated announcement was who would receive the 5 invitations
to participate in the Max Emfinger 4th
Annual 2008 All-American Bowl Game Classic to be played on January 8,
2008, at Veteran??s Memorial Stadium, in Jackson, Mississippi.
Award
winners were Abe Markowitz (Punahou), Joshua Fernandez, VJ Fehoko,
& Jimmy Robinson (Farrington), Solomon Kohler (Castle), Sili Pale
& Aaron Tipoti (Pac-5), Shawn Reed & Bruce Andrews (Kalaheo),
Aldodius Colquitt (Aiea), Michael Hoke, Jordan Gomes, Josh Costa, Pono
Perez, Kahikolu Pescaia, & Kahai Choy (Kamehameha-Kapalama), Kona
Schwenke and Junior Mataafa (Kahuku), and Lake Casco and Simione
Vehikite (Lahainaluna).
Selected
to participate in the All-American Bowl Game Classic were Kohler and
Choy (pre-selected before combine), Mataafa, Pescaia, Markowitz,
Hoke, Tipoti, Andrews and Vehikite.
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view All American Video Highlights view home page video player.
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