By Paul Honda
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
When the bells ring through the halls on Kapalama Heights, the buses rev up.
Students
hop on, wheels screech and roll along those sweeping turns of the upper
campus. Again, again and again, a full day of busy-ness.
Back
in the day when students had no choice but to trod those inclines by
foot, Kamehameha had a history of football icons and rivalries with
public school teams within the old Interscholastic League of Honolulu
were heated, anticipated and drew fiercely loyal fans to the Termite
Palace, aka Honolulu Stadium. Not long after the public schools departed
from the league, coach Cal Chai ordered a set of powder-blue jerseys
that set the Warriors apart from the pack — a vicious one at that. Fans
embraced the new look and a string of three consecutive Prep Bowl
championships between 1974 and 1976.
Wins over
Leilehua (20-19), Waianae (20-14) and Radford (46-6) whet the appetites
of the Kamehameha faithful, but after losses to Waianae in the Prep
Bowls of ’78 and ’79, titles eluded them for a span of time that was
absolutely unexpected.
Saint Louis emerged as
the dynasty of dynasties from 1983 to 1999. Kamehameha? Still among the
top five teams in the state, the Warriors simply couldn’t get past Cal
Lee’s Crusaders until ’04, when Kanani Souza guided them to the Division
I state title.
Another five years passed before
Kamehameha went back to the state final, where David Stant’s squad
emerged with a 34-21 win over Kahuku. The defensive unit refused to
permit more than 1 yard per carry by opposing teams. Almost unearthly,
to say the least.
“David’s got them on a roll.
They believe in themselves and they’ve got athletic kids all over the
place,” Punahou coach Kale Ane said. “They’ve got Division I (college)
players at offensive line, defensive line. Big, athletic tight ends,
linebackers, defensive backs.
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KAMEHAMEHA 2010 SCHEDULE
» Aug. 14: def. Anuenue, 35-8
» Aug. 21: at Leilehua
» Aug. 27: Farrington (at Kaiser)
» Sept. 4: Saint Louis
>> Sept. 11: ‘Iolani
» Sept. 24: Damien
» Oct. 1: Punahou
» Oct. 9: Pac-Five
» Oct. 22: Punahou
» Oct. 28: Saint Louis
NOTE: Home games at Aloha Stadium unless otherwise noted
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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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