Following a family tradition, a California high school quarterback will be joining the University of Hawaii football team this summer.
Karson Greeley of Vista Murrieta High told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser he looks forward to maintaining family ties on the Manoa campus. His twin brother, Kade Greeley, is a tight end who signed a letter of intent with the Rainbow Warriors in February. His sister, Kalei Greeley, is an outside hitter for the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team.
“It honestly sounds like a great fit,” Karson Greeley said. “I’ve got family out there. I’ve got a little bit of Hawaiian in my blood. My sister’s out there. It feels like home. I’m leaving home but I’ll be home, too.”
Greeley, who is 6 feet 5 and 220 pounds, played at Vista Murrieta the past two seasons after transferring from Martin Luther King High in Riverside. He has played in pro-set, spread, read-option and run-and-shoot offenses, taking snaps in the shotgun and under center.
His father served as his quarterback coach until high school. “My dad was a quarterback in high school,” Greeley said. “He had a lot of quarterback background. Growing up, he would teach me a lot of things about the position. … I’vealways been a quarterback. There’s no position like it.”
The Rainbow Warriors exited spring training with five quarterbacks: Dru Brown, Cole Brownholtz, Cole McDonald, Kyle Gallup and Hunter Hughes. Brown was 6-4 as a starter, including a 52-35 victory over Middle Tennessee in the Hawaii Bowl. Brownholtz, McDonald and Gallup redshirted in 2016.
Greeley said he has a close, sports-loving family. He and his siblings often play family volleyball matches. “It’s really competitive,” he said. “It’s really fun.”
Kalei Greeley said she is “beyond excited for my brothers to be joining me here at UH. I have so much love for Hawaii, and it’s that much sweeter now that they will be here. We all grew up so close, and it was hard leaving them when I came to school here, so I can’t wait to be reunited with them again. … My family is overjoyed to have the three of us in one place so when football and volleyball season rolls around, they are able to support all of us at once.”
But she said there will be a scheduling conflict. “Football has an away game on our senior night,” she mused, “so I’m a bit worried about that one.”
The family business might expand. Their youngest brother, Kyle, is a 6-foot-8 sophomore and accomplished basketball player.
