Kohala football done for season

After an 0-4 start that included a season-opening forfeit loss, the Kohala Cowboys are done for the year.

The football team, with six games remaining on the schedule, will forfeit the rest of the season. A player, junior lineman Keanu Kainoa, confirmed the bad news for Kohala when school staff could not be reached.

Injuries, ineligible players and plain-old quitting took a toll on the team, Kainoa said. There’s no word yet whether Kohala will attempt to return next season.

The team had only 16 players to start the season and forfeited against Kamehameha-Hawaii.

Seabury Hall soars again

Seabury Hall, football powerhouse.

If that sounds a bit odd, it might be time to get used to the notion.

The Spartans pounded St. Anthony 61-6 on Thursday and are now 2-0 in the Maui Interscholastic League’s first sanctioned 8-man football schedule.

Seabury Hall has long been known for volleyball, cross country, and track and field success. But their ascent in the 8-man game, buoyed by a turnout of 36 players at the small, Upcountry Maui private school, may well set a trend across the islands.

For now, though, small schools on Hawaii island are not organizing 8-man teams. Neither are smaller schools in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. The Leeward and Central Oahu schools that unified to form a WestPac program for some team sports could go in that direction with football.

Pearl City all charged up

The turmoil and progress in Pearl City football took a toll on coaches, players, parents and even the community during the offseason.

But one thing is certain now: David Hallums runs a tight ship.

The first-time head coach is beaming after the Chargers rolled over Kalaheo 46-20 on Friday, their third win in a row after opening the season with four losses.

Pearl City is 3-3 in OIA White play (3-4 overall) and hoping to make a run to the playoffs.

"We can see the difference and we still have work to do," said Hallums, an officer with HPD.

Many of Pearl City’s key contributors have gone through their growing pains.

Quarterback Brock Teixeira was disciplined (two-game suspension) earlier in the year, but has returned to throw for 1,215 yards and 17 touchdown.

Wide receiver Isaac Amorin, who was dismissed from the team last year, has been a "model teammate," Hallums noted.

Amorin and Tanner Tokunaga have emerged as two of the top receivers in the OIA White.

DaiCorri Briscoe, one of the state’s elite pass catchers, returned from a recent disciplinary action to catch two touchdown passes against Kalaheo.

All this after the Chargers opened the season with eight starters gone (transfers).