Army snags 3 from Hawaii to play football

By Paul Honda

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 23, 2013

~~<p>It's not often that the United States Military Academy at West Point recruits three island football players in one season.</p>
<p>In fact, Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Chaves says it's a first. He made a request to Shaun Kagawa, Paul-Andrew Rhoden and Jaryn Villegas to beat Navy — quite heartedly — during a special ceremony at Fort Shafter on Friday. Chaves, a local boy who is now Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army, Pacific, said he's a fan of Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, the former UH and Radford quarterback.</p>
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It's not often that the United States Military Academy at West Point recruits three island football players in one season.

In fact, Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Chaves says it's a first. He made a request to Shaun Kagawa, Paul-Andrew Rhoden and Jaryn Villegas to beat Navy — quite heartedly — during a special ceremony at Fort Shafter on Friday. Chaves, a local boy who is now Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army, Pacific, said he's a fan of Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, the former UH and Radford quarterback. Login for more...