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Video & Photos: Inter-league Football Saint Louis 42, Waianae 3

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presentation of the Inter-league football game between
the Saint Louis Saints of the I.L.H and the Waianae Seariders of the O.I.A. held at the Aloha Stadium on Aug. 21st, 2010.

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Crusaders cruise


By Brian McInnis

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Now, onto the main event.

Third-ranked Saint Louis looked every bit a state
title contender in swatting aside No. 8 Waianae 42-3 in an interleague
game yesterday at Aloha Stadium. Next up: a showdown at top-ranked
Kahuku in the Crusaders’ final prelude to Interscholastic League of
Honolulu play.

Saints senior quarterback Marcus Mariota tossed
four touchdowns against one interception in less than three quarters of
work, going 14-for-19 for 178 yards. He picked apart the Seariders’
secondary without ever really taking a hit behind a stalwart offensive
line.

That wasn’t for a lack of trying by Waianae.
Crusaders coach Darnell Arceneaux appreciated the hard-hitting test
offered by the Seariders, who are considered a contender in the Oahu
Interscholastic Association Red West.

“We got it (everything we wanted). Waianae came right at us,” Arceneaux
said. “They hit you in the mouth, and kinda like a boxer, you take a
good shot, do you have a chin? And we showed tonight that we have a
pretty good chin.”

It was simply two different levels of football, as
Mariota had all day to make his receivers happy by spreading the ball
around in the Saints’ various offensive sets.

“We’re getting better week by week, and we’re
looking forward to next week,” Mariota said. “If I can get it to all the
playmakers on offense, I’ve done my job. I let them do the work; they’ll score touchdowns.” 

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At Aloha Stadium

Waianae (0-2) 0 3 0 0 3
Saint Louis (2-0) 14 14 7 7 42

StL–Joshua Tupua 7 pass from Marcus Mariota (Jesse Correa kick)
StL–Kaeo Aliviado 25 pass from Mariota (Correa kick)
Wain–FG Shaughn Spencer 29
StL–Jared Tomaszek 27 pass from Mariota (Correa kick)
StL–Keanu Mook-Garcia 5 run (Correa kick)
StL–Duke Bukoski 3 pass from Mariota (Correa kick)
StL–Jeremy Tabuyo 45 pass from Kawai Mook-Garcia (Correa kick)

RUSHINGWain: Bryson
Panui 10-55, Jaylen Mitchell 5-30, Leighton Panui 2-18, Kanekapila
Hussey 6-17, Jason Towne 1-0, Team 2-(minus 2), Puletua Wilson 6-(minus
23), Devon Seabrooks 8-(minus 24). StL: Keanu Mook-Garcia 8-64, Mariota 1-14, Kamana Pimental 1-13, Kala Mcshane 3-8, Kaimi Umebayashi 1-3, Bukoski 1-(minus 1).
PASSING

Wain: Seabrooks 6-11-1-50. StL: Mariota 14-19-1-178, Kawai Mook-Garcia 5-8-0-81.
RECEIVING

Wain: Brian Paul Manuel 2-24, Bryson Panui 2-7, Hussey 1-15, Keola Bradley 1-4 . StL:
Bukoski 6-49, Tabuyo 2-51, Troy Taylor 2-37, Joshua Tupua 2-17, Aaron
Goo 2-17, Tomaszek 1-27, Aliviado 1-25, Acen Cabral 1-15, Kyle Wilson
1-13, Keanu Mook-Garcia 1-8.


St. Louis races past Wai’anae, 42-3

By Wes Nakama
ScoringLive.com


Marcus
Mariota threw four touchdown passes and Saint Louis held Wai’anae to
130 yards of offense last night as the Crusaders won, 42-3, in nonleague
action at Aloha Stadium.

Saint Louis improved to 2-0, while the Seariders fell to 0-2.

The
Crusaders scored on their first four possessions, starting with
Mariota’s 7-yard TD pass to Joshua Tupua barely three minutes into the
game. Mariota later connected with Kaeo Aliviado on a 25-yard scoring
pass on fourth-and-12
, and Jesse Correa’s extra point made it 14-0 with
4:38 remaining in the first quarter.

Wai’anae cut it to 14-3 on
Shaughn Spencer’s 29-yard field goal 47 seconds into the second quarter,
but Saint Louis responded with Mariota’s 27-yard touchdown pass to
Jared Tomaszek
. Keanu Mook-Garcia then scored on a 5-yard TD run to help
the Crusaders take a 28-3 lead into halftime.

Saint Louis scored
on its first possession of the second-half, a six-play, 70-yard drive
capped by Mariota’s 3-yard lob pass to Duke Bukoski.
Correa’s PAT made
it 35-3 with 5:31 left in the third quarter.

Mariota, a 6-foot-4,
190-pound senior who has made a verbal commitment to play for the
University of Oregon next season, finished with 14 completions in 20
attempts with one interception. Mook-Garcia helped fill the void left by
injured running back Derek Nakasato (groin) with 64 yards on just eight
carries.

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SATURDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD


No. 1 Kahuku 54, Kailua 25

No. 3 Saint Louis 42, No. 8 Waianae 3

No. 4 Punahou 35, Kapolei 6

Moanalua 22, No. 10 Castle 18

Kamehameha 21, Leilehua 7

Kaimuki 16, McKinley 2

Campbell 14, Pac-Five 12

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Highlight & Photos: OIA JV Football Season Opener- Kahuku 35, Kailua 6

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Aloha and welcome to www.HawaiiDigitalSports.com video & photo presentation of the OIA Junior Varsity Football season opener between the Kahuku Red Raiders vs Kailua Surfriders held at Kahuku High School on Aug. 20th, 2010. 

The Kahuku JV defeated Kailua 35-6.

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LISTEN LIVE! Red Raider Football & Volleyball

Joseph Whitford III
Kahuku High School Athletic Director
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www.GoRedRaiders.com

Welcome to our web site www.GoRedRaiders.com online Home for the Kahuku Red Raiders Athletic Department.

LISTEN LIVE! Red Raider Football & Volleyball

We are happy to announce to the RED RAIDER NATION that we will be Streaming Live Broadcasts of Football & Volleyball games from Kahuku High School powered by www.Network1sports.com

This Saturday’s Season Opening Game against Kailua will start at 2:00pm with the Red Raider Pre-Game Show.  Kahuku’s own Athletic Director Joseph Whitford will be calling the play-by-play action with 4-Time HHSAA Football State Champion Coach Siuaki Livai providing the color commentating.

Football
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO KAHUKU VS KAILUA! (2pm)

We will also be broadcasting the first home game for the Lady Raiders Varsity Volleyball on Aug. 26th at 7pm against Castle.

Volleyball– Aug. 26th, 2010 Check back for photos and Video Highlights!
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Saint Francis Saints JV Girls Volleyball in Longy Okamoto Classic

 

2010 LONGY
OKAMOTO CLASSIC

GIRLS 
TOURNAMENT

Hosted by

Aiea &
Waipahu High School

August 18,
19, 21, 2010
 

Please call Erin Coker if you
have any questions at 564-8125 or email at ecoker@islandinsurance.com
 

START TIMES:

Wednesday, August 18: 4:00
PM, COACHES MEETING @ 3:45 PM

Thursday, August 19: 4:00 PM,
COACHES MEETING @ 3:45 PM

Saturday, August 21: 8:30 AM,
COACHES MEETING @ 8:15 AM

                      
1:00 PM, COACHES MEETING @ 12:45 PM (Waipahu only)

** GYMS WILL
OPEN AT LEAST 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO START TIME **

FORMAT:

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

      Pool
play

      Two
games FIRST to 21 points, one time-out per game.

      Unlimited
substitutions.

      Best
WIN / LOSS record for both days combined will determine seeding
for final day.

      5
Minute warm up for first 3 rounds ONLY

      Teams
will need to warm up outside and be ready to play once previous match
is completed
 

SATURDAY

Varsity:
(Aiea)

Teams will get seeded based
on overall record

Modified double elimination
bracket

Coaches meeting 8:15 am

First game 8:30 am

Best 2 out of 3. Games 1 &
2 to 25 cap 30. Game 3 to 15 no cap.  1 Time out per game. Unlimited
substitutions
 

JV/Blue: (Waipahu)

Teams will get seeded based
on overall record for the 2 days.

Teams 1-8 afternoon bracket
( 1:00 pm )  Coaches meeting at 12:45 pm

Teams 9-16 morning bracket
( 8:30 am )  Coaches meeting 8:15 am

Best 2 out of 3. Games 1 &
2 to 25 cap 30. Game 3 to 15 no cap.  1 Time out per game. Unlimited
substitutions.
 

ADMISSION:

Admission fee will be charged
for all spectators at both sites. Players, coaches, and managers will
be admitted free.  3 day passes will be available to purchase at
both sites and both passes or stamp will be accepted at both sites.
 

Daily entrance  Adults: $ 5.00  Students:
$ 3.00 (8th grade & under)

3 day pass  Adults: $ 10.00 Students:
$ 5.00 (8th grade & under) 
 

CONCESSION:

Concessions will be available
at both sites.
 

T-SHIRTS:

2010
LONGY OKAMOTO VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC T-SHIRTS
will
be available at both sights.   

WEDNESDAY,
August 18, 2010
   
       
POOL
A
POOL B POOL C POOL D
1.
KALANI BLUE
5. KAPOLEI BLUE 9. PEARL CITY BLUE 13. WAIPAHU BLUE
2.
MARYKNOLL JV
6. MID PAC JV 10. ST FRANCIS JV 14. LEILEHUA JV
3.
KAIMUKI JV
7. KALANI JV 11. WAIPAHU JV 15. KAPAA JV
4.
AIEA JV
8. CAMPBELL JV 12. KAPOLEI JV 16. PEARL CITY JV
       
THURSDAY,
August 19, 2010
   
       
POOL
A
POOL B POOL C POOL D
1.
MID PAC JV
5. PEARL CITY BLUE 9. WAIPAHU BLUE 13. MARYKNOLL JV
2.
KALANI BLUE
6. KAPOLEI BLUE 10. CAMPBELL JV 14. ST. FRANCIS JV
3.
PEARL CITY JV
7. AIEA JV 11. KAPOLEI JV 15. LEILEHUA JV
4.
WAIPAHU JV
8. KAPAA JV 12. KAIMUKI JV 16. KALANI JV

 
 

POOL
PLAY SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY

START TIME:
4:00 PM

     
COURT
1
COURT 2 COURT 3
15
VS 16
5 VS 8 13 VS 14
1
VS 4
6 VS 7 9 VS 12
2
VS 3
14 VS 15 10 VS 11
13
VS 16
5 VS 7 9 VS 11
1
VS 3
6 VS 8 10 VS 12
2
VS 4
14 VS 16 13 VS 15
1
VS 2
5 VS 6 9 VS 10
3
VS 4
7 VS 8 11 VS 12

 
 
 

TEAM WIN LOSS   TEAM WIN LOSS
AIEA
JV
      KALANI BLUE    
CAMPBELL
JV
      KAPOLEI BLUE    
KAIMUKI
JV
      MID PAC JV    
KALANI
JV
      PEARL CITY BLUE    
KAPAA
JV
      PEARL CITY JV    
KAPOLEI
JV
      ST FRANCIS JV    
LEILEHUA
JV
      WAIPAHU BLUE    
MARYKNOLL
JV
      WAIPAHU JV    
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Prep Preview Linebackers: Stants stick together

Stants stick together

By Billy Hull
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Aug. 9th, 2010

During the long drive home, the conversation rarely shifts away from football.

But as soon as Kamehameha coach David Stant and son Kawika arrive home in Hau’ula, all that football talk stays in the car.

It’s how the two have come to handle the intricacies of their relationship.

Whether it’s coaching your son, or playing for your dad, challenges exist on both sides to keep football and family separate.

For the Stants, that means leaving football at the door.

“Once
we get home he just wants to be with family, so it’s all football talk
in the car and then once you get home, drop it,” Kawika said.

It
wasn’t easy at first for the 5-foot-11, 215-pound linebacker, who first
suited up for the Warriors as a sophomore. Now a senior, Stant has
matured both on the field and in how he handles having his dad as his
coach.

“My sophomore year was the worst year of
my life because he was defensive coordinator and on my case every day,”
Kawika said. “I took everything so personal my sophomore year, but now
things just happen and I know he has to be tough on me.”

They’ve made it work at Kamehameha, where the Warriors enter the 2010 season as the defending state champions.

Defense was Kamehameha’s calling card in ’09, yielding less than a yard per carry through the entire season. 

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PREP PREVIEW

The Star-Advertiser kicked off the high school
football season with unprecedented coverage, featuring top players at
each position and counting down to the top teams in the state. See below
for past and upcoming stories.

AUG. 8 / SUNDAY
Defensive Linemen

AUG. 9 / MONDAY
Linebackers

AUG. 10 / TUESDAY
Defensive Backs

AUG. 11 / WEDNESDAY
Offensive Linemen

AUG. 12 / THURSDAY
Receivers

AUG. 13 / FRIDAY
Running Backs

AUG. 14 / SATURDAY
Quarterbacks

AUG. 15 / SUNDAY
Team Nos. 5-10

AUG. 16 / MONDAY
Team No. 4 Punahou

AUG. 17 / TUESDAY
Team No. 3 Saint Louis

AUG. 18 / WEDNESDAY
Team No. 2 Kamehameha

AUG. 19 / FRIDAY
Team No. 1 Kahuku

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Prep Preview Offensive Line: Handed a new life

Handed a new life

A one-time kolohe, Paulay Asaita found friendship at Word of Life and a home at Saint Louis

By Paul Honda
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

He wasn’t a kolohe little boy.

He was a kolohe big boy.

“In
seventh grade, my dad took me out of public school. I was a bad kid,”
Saint Louis lineman Paulay Asiata said of his childhood in Kalihi.

Growing
up with a single father and two siblings, Asiata found himself sitting
in the principal’s office countless times at Central Middle School.
Transferring to Word of Life didn’t change the pattern at first.

“I got suspended a lot. Bad memories. My dad (Taeao) would have to pick me up,” said Asiata.

Now
6-foot-5 and 300 pounds, he is one of the state’s most highly coveted
offensive lineman. The change in attitude came at tiny Word of Life
under coach Joe Onosai.

“Freshman year was the
best year. I had lots of fun. I got to know Juda (Parker). I really got
to know all my friends,” said Asiata, who had yet to play football,
being much too large for Pop Warner weight limits.

He finally played as a sophomore.

“I took out my anger on the field,” he said.

That
camaraderie on and off the field came to a heartbreaking halt when Word
of Life’s school shut down this year. After considering ‘Iolani,
Asiata, who has a 3.0 grade-point average, followed Parker to Saint
Louis. 

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PREP PREVIEW

The Star-Advertiser kicked off the high school
football season with unprecedented coverage, featuring top players at
each position and counting down to the top teams in the state. See below
for past and upcoming stories.

AUG. 8 / SUNDAY
Defensive Linemen

AUG. 9 / MONDAY
Linebackers

AUG. 10 / TUESDAY
Defensive Backs

AUG. 11 / WEDNESDAY
Offensive Linemen

AUG. 12 / THURSDAY
Receivers

AUG. 13 / FRIDAY
Running Backs

AUG. 14 / SATURDAY
Quarterbacks

AUG. 15 / SUNDAY
Team Nos. 5-10

AUG. 16 / MONDAY
Team No. 4 Punahou

AUG. 17 / TUESDAY
Team No. 3 Saint Louis

AUG. 18 / WEDNESDAY
Team No. 2 Kamehameha

AUG. 19 / FRIDAY
Team No. 1 Kahuku

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Preview Running Backs: Ground and Pound

 

Ground & Pound

By Paul Honda
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

This pirate prefers to keep his business on the playing field.

For
Victor Moananu, carrying the football — and the Waipahu Marauders’
symbolic black flag — is a personal quest to serve his gridiron
brothers.

Moananu rushed for 126 yards per game
last season (755 yards in six contests) against some of the state’s most
rugged defensive units in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red
West. Against Waianae, the Marauders’ bull in the one-back, spread
option scheme took over when his quarterback was sidelined by injury.

Moananu
took the Pirate package — essentially a Wildcat formation — and led
Waipahu on a 75-yard scoring drive. Waianae rallied for a win, but
Moananu’s verve and leadership still aren’t forgotten.

Moananu,
who finished with 207 rushing yards on 29 carries that night, saw his
season disrupted by a staph infection. Sixteen players in all lost
playing time due to the health issue, which has since been remedied.

The
stocky 5-foot-8, 190-pound senior won’t have to carry the same load
this fall. Waipahu is looking up much more, having thrown the ball 40
times in a recent scrimmage.

“This year, we’re passing more. The great thing with Victor is his versatility,” coach Sean Saturnio said.

The
luxury of a back who can run with the ball, block in pass protection
and catch passes as a slotback — Moananu’s original position as a
sophomore — isn’t lost on Saturnio. But is it too much to ask from one
athlete? 

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PREP PREVIEW

The Star-Advertiser kicked off the high school
football season with unprecedented coverage, featuring top players at
each position and counting down to the top teams in the state. See below
for past and upcoming stories.

AUG. 8 / SUNDAY
Defensive Linemen

AUG. 9 / MONDAY
Linebackers

AUG. 10 / TUESDAY
Defensive Backs

AUG. 11 / WEDNESDAY
Offensive Linemen

AUG. 12 / THURSDAY
Receivers

AUG. 13 / FRIDAY
Running Backs

AUG. 14 / SATURDAY
Quarterbacks

AUG. 15 / SUNDAY
Team Nos. 5-10

AUG. 16 / MONDAY
Team No. 4 Punahou

AUG. 17 / TUESDAY
Team No. 3 Saint Louis

AUG. 18 / WEDNESDAY
Team No. 2 Kamehameha

AUG. 19 / FRIDAY
Team No. 1 Kahuku

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Prep Preview Quarter Backs: The can-do kid

The can-do kid

Trent McKinney hopes Bobby George can help him be even better this year

By Billy Hull
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Trent McKinney is too unselfish to openly describe his talents as one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the state.

One
look at the box score of his final game last season — 348 passing
yards, 67 rushing yards, three total touchdowns against Kahuku –says it
all.

The reason for optimism around Mililani
this season is the added maturity that McKinney has shown in addition to
his physical skill.

First-year head coach Rod
York saw McKinney’s raw talents in practice last year every day as the
defensive coordinator. Now he’s watching first-hand how McKinney has
progressed with the mental attributes needed to become the complete
quarterback he desires to be.

“Everyone knows
that he’s elusive and can move around the pocket, but I don’t think he
gets enough credit for being a very intelligent quarterback,” York said.
“He’s always been a leader –showing up for meetings on time and
workouts on time –but now he’s a vocal about things, getting on guys
when things aren’t going well.”

The growth
started at the beginning of his junior year when McKinney took over the
reins at quarterback. His progress showed at the end of the season when
Mililani scored 115 points in its last three games.

Then-coach
Darnell Arceneaux, who played a big role in McKinney’s progression,
left for Saint Louis in the offseason. Now, McKinney is being molded by
former Crusaders quarterback Bobby George, who serves as the offensive
coordinator.

“I wasn’t mad when Coach Darnell
left, because I knew Coach York would find someone I would learn just as
much from and I’m learning a lot from Coach Bobby,” McKinney said. 

Click here to read full story!

PREP PREVIEW

The Star-Advertiser kicked off the high school
football season with unprecedented coverage, featuring top players at
each position and counting down to the top teams in the state. See below
for past and upcoming stories.

AUG. 8 / SUNDAY
Defensive Linemen

AUG. 9 / MONDAY
Linebackers

AUG. 10 / TUESDAY
Defensive Backs

AUG. 11 / WEDNESDAY
Offensive Linemen

AUG. 12 / THURSDAY
Receivers

AUG. 13 / FRIDAY
Running Backs

AUG. 14 / SATURDAY
Quarterbacks

AUG. 15 / SUNDAY
Team Nos. 5-10

AUG. 16 / MONDAY
Team No. 4 Punahou

AUG. 17 / TUESDAY
Team No. 3 Saint Louis

AUG. 18 / WEDNESDAY
Team No. 2 Kamehameha

AUG. 19 / FRIDAY
Team No. 1 Kahuku

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Football Prep Preview Teams: Top 10 countdown

 

Perennially, the top four teams in prep football are usually a litany of the same powerful programs.

The
lower six? There’s a little more of a shuffle there from week to week.
Even this weekend, a surprise here and there had this Star-Advertiser
Football Preseason Top 10 rebuilding a house of cards.

Can anything really take root after just one week of scrimmages and one nonconference game? Maybe.

Castle’s
convincing win over Radford and Kapolei’s stunning loss to Pearl City
caused a rift in the zone. Here’s a look at the lower part of the Top
10:

10. Castle

The
Knights had a lethal combination of Jaymason Lee and Shaydon Kehano
last season. With Garrett Paredes patrolling Castle’s defense, it was
still a dogfight just to stay above water as the Knights finished 6-5,
including a close playoff loss to Farrington.

Paredes
and Kehano graduated, and now the pressure is on a new class of Knights
to keep the winning tradition alive. Lee, who passed for 2,293 yards
and 29 touchdowns, doesn’t have a gamebreaker like Kehano now. However,
coach Nelson Maeda is highly confident in the new crew of slotbacks and
wideouts. If they play as well as expected, the run-and-shoot offense
might become harder to stop.

9. Mililani

With a former defensive
coordinator at the helm in Rod York, what are the chances that the
Trojans get into high-scoring shootouts this fall? Slim? None?

Pretty
good, actually. York sees the potential of the offensive unit with
Trent McKinney at the controls and has a lot of trust, so much so that
he sacrificed size on defense to leave most of it on the offensive line.
The defense remains smaller and quicker, as it was last season with
Darnell Arceneaux as head coach. Arceneaux has since departed for his
alma mater, Saint Louis.

McKinney (1,872 passing
yards, 19 TDs) could have more time in the pocket now, and with former
Saint Louis quarterback Bobby George in-house as the new offensive
coordinator, that could mean jackpot nights for receivers Hassan
Richardson and Ervan Jean-Pierre.

 

8. Waianae

At
this point, the Seariders are in the process of evaluating personnel,
but one thing is certain: The Wing T is in full swing behind a very
cohesive offensive line.

Though coach Danny
Matsumoto won’t single out a single lineman, he’s pleased with their
work as a unit after scrimmages with Pearl City and ‘Iolani.

With
playmaker Puletua Wilson back at quarterback, the Seariders have opted
to be less predictable by using more shotgun/four-receiver sets. Several
positions, however, are filled with talented, somewhat inexperienced
newcomers.

That makes Waianae, which went 5-4 last year, a potential sleeper in the Oahu Interscholastic Association race.

 

7. Leilehua

LAM
— Life after (Andrew) Manley — is a surreal place to be for Mules
fans. Manley’s sterling late-season state-title run as a sophomore
quarterback was followed by two more stellar seasons as the focal point
of their hybrid pass-heavy offense.

So what do
the Mules do for an encore after last year’s 9-4 mark? Even before
Manley, they had elements of various passing juggernauts when Bryant
Moniz was in the pocket. In between stints by the two prolific passers,
Leilehua has shown a penchant for the option attack.

Even
if much of the new talent is unproven, the Mules have a coaching staff
led by Nolan Tokuda that has proven its mettle, and that makes a major
difference moving forward.

 

6. ‘Iolani

The
four-time Division II state champion Raiders are among the smallest of
the powerhouse squads in size and numbers, but that hasn’t stopped them
from rocking Goliaths. A methodical, efficient no-huddle run-and-shoot
offense has been a major weapon.

So what happens
when a key to that success, like quarterback Jarrett Arakawa,
graduates? The Raiders don’t panic, certainly. In fact, three rising
slingers are in competition for the starting job, including Jake Hannum,
last year’s backup.

They have plenty of quality
targets, including Kevin Barayuga (57 receptions, 13 touchdowns) and
Trevyn Tulonghari (77 catches, 1,049 yards, 10 scores).

Coach
Wendell Look is known for masterful personnel decisions, but he has
also become a fine recruiter of assistant coaches. Joel Lane has long
been a superb quarterbacks coach, but now Look has ex-Saint Louis coach
Delbert Tengan in the fold as defensive coordinator.

 

5. Farrington

The Governors keep churning out fantastic tailbacks
and replacing them ably as they graduate. This time, after losing Harry
Tuimaseve, they’re serving up sophomore Tyler Taumua.

“He’s
got a very unique running style,” coach Randall Okimoto said. “He has
some power like Harry and Apelu (So’oalo), but he does have shiftiness
like Hercules (Sula).”

The Govs have three sophomores on the O-line, but quarterback Jared Hakuole will bring senior savvy.

Defensively, linebackers Justin Vele, Lancelot Williams and Charles Tauefa anchor one of the state’s top run-stopping units.

With five sophomores in the starting lineup, Farrington will grow up quickly in the rough OIA Red East.

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The Star-Advertiser kicked off the high school
football season with unprecedented coverage, featuring top players at
each position and counting down to the top teams in the state. See below
for past and upcoming stories.

AUG. 8 / SUNDAY
Defensive Linemen

AUG. 9 / MONDAY
Linebackers

AUG. 10 / TUESDAY
Defensive Backs

AUG. 11 / WEDNESDAY
Offensive Linemen

AUG. 12 / THURSDAY
Receivers

AUG. 13 / FRIDAY
Running Backs

AUG. 14 / SATURDAY
Quarterbacks

AUG. 15 / SUNDAY
Team Nos. 5-10

AUG. 16 / MONDAY
Team No. 4 Punahou

AUG. 17 / TUESDAY
Team No. 3 Saint Louis

AUG. 18 / WEDNESDAY
Team No. 2 Kamehameha

AUG. 19 / FRIDAY
Team No. 1 Kahuku

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#4 Prep Preview: Defense first at Punahou

Defense first at Punahou

By Paul Honda 
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Perhaps no athletic program in the state is as name-brand recognizable as Punahou.

Beloved.
Reviled. Enshrined. Hated. All true, depending on a fan’s perspective —
whether a sour rival from the private-school Interscholastic League of
Honolulu or a distant watcher from the public-school Oahu
Interscholastic Association.

Yet, for all the
attention, Punahou is still a relative newcomer to the high altitude and
thin air of the state’s elite football programs. Winning the HHSAA
Division I state championship two years ago defused decades of
frustration for Buffanblu fans who had suffered at the hands of mighty
titans like Saint Louis, Kamehameha and arch rival ‘Iolani.

But
last year, in defense of its state crown, Punahou fell, and fell hard.
Struggling to a 5-5 mark (5-3 ILH) in a season marked by injuries, a
late surge included a 26-3 win over Saint Louis. Postseason hopes were
dashed by eventual state champ Kamehameha in the last week of the ILH
season. 

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PUNAHOU

2010 SCHEDULE

Aug. 21 Kapolei
Aug. 28 Moanalua*
Sept. 11 Pac-5
Sept. 17 Saint Louis
Sept. 24 ‘Iolani*
Oct. 1 Kamehameha
Oct. 9 Damien
Oct. 15 Saint Louis
Oct. 22 Kamehameha

*– at Punahou; all other games at Aloha Stadium

PREP PREVIEW

The Star-Advertiser kicked off the high school
football season with unprecedented coverage, featuring top players at
each position and counting down to the top teams in the state. See below
for past and upcoming stories.

AUG. 8 / SUNDAY
Defensive Linemen

AUG. 9 / MONDAY
Linebackers

AUG. 10 / TUESDAY
Defensive Backs

AUG. 11 / WEDNESDAY
Offensive Linemen

AUG. 12 / THURSDAY
Receivers

AUG. 13 / FRIDAY
Running Backs

AUG. 14 / SATURDAY
Quarterbacks

AUG. 15 / SUNDAY
Team Nos. 5-10

AUG. 16 / MONDAY
Team No. 4 Punahou

AUG. 17 / TUESDAY
Team No. 3 Saint Louis

AUG. 18 / WEDNESDAY
Team No. 2 Kamehameha

AUG. 19 / FRIDAY
Team No. 1 Kahuku

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