Hawaii High School Football News

Kepa Gaison takes a lot of pride in Utah's undefeated run to a BCS bowl game last season.

On a hot Monday afternoon, he sits next to the locker room with a visitor. Classmates walk by, waving and smiling.

Excitement is definitely in the air on the Big Island's Hamakua Coast. That's because it's been awhile since the Honoka'a Dragons called themselves Big Island Interscholastic Federation football champions.

VIDEO: Kahuku wins OIA Red Hauoli Jamora achieved a lineman's dream by scoring a touchdown, but he'll take the five sacks that helped top-ranked Kahuku rally past No.

Kahuku's cardiac kids did it again. The Red Raiders came up with a gadget play -- a reverse toss to wide receiver Punga Vea -- that turned into a 44-yard touchdown with 5:06 left for a heart-stopping 24-20 win over Leilehua for the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference championship.

They don't like a low-scoring postseason game. They love it. It's not just Kahuku that's been in its share of defensive duels on the football field.

No matter the obstacle or the situation, one thing has been a given all decade. Kahuku doesn't lose this late in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red playoffs.

Ryan Ho's two fourth-quarter touchdowns snapped a 7-all game and No. 2 Kamehameha held off No.

When they meet again tonight, the Kamehameha Warriors will be happy to remind the Saint Louis Crusaders that giving is sharing.

Tim Shepherd spies me talking to Miah Ostrowski after Hawaii basketball practice yesterday.

Shaydon Kehano does a little bit of everything for the Castle football team. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound senior 'hardly comes off the field,' according to Knights coach Nelson Maeda.

Some thoughts from the road as I visit PacWest schools and other Mainland locations this week: * Congratulations to Dave Shoji for becoming just the second D-I women's volleyball coach to reach the magical 1,000 career wins milestone.

WAI'ANAE - Shaydon Kehano's 33-yard touchdown reception from Jaymason Lee with 47 seconds left rallied Castle past No.

The impact of Washington football's momentous upset of USC in Seattle last month was felt all the way across the Pacific Ocean.

Mililani High School language arts teacher Lisa-Anne Tsuruda got what might have been the surprise of her life yesterday when she was named a winner of a national education award.

While the rest of you are frantically untagging the acne-plastered drama club photos that Aunt Gertie was kind enough to scan, we are reminded that certain celebrities might not have it so easy.

Moanalua secured the top seed for the O'ahu Interscholastic Association White playoffs with a 31-14 win against 'Aiea to finish the regular season unbeaten last night at Moanalua stadium.

KAILUA - A banged-up but rejuvenated Kailua football team is now in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association quarterfinals.

Things don't come quite as easy this time of the year. No. 8 Mililani shot out to a 28-point halftime lead before Kaimuki gave the crowd at John Kauinana Stadium some anxious moments.

Kale Ane will do something Saturday he never, ever envisioned himself doing. Rooting for Notre Dame against USC.