Kahuku garnered all 15 first-place votes to complete the 2022 season at No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Football Top 10.
A 20-0 win over No. 2 Punahou in the Open Division state final put the final touches on Kahuku’s back-to-back championships. Kahuku is 20-0 against Hawaii competition since football resumed in 2021.
The panel of coaches and media voted Kahuku a unanimous No. 1 every week, 15 in a row, after Week 1.
Konawaena outlasted Waipahu in the Division I final, 38-28, and moved up a notch to No. 6.
Waimea won its first D-II state crown, 45-6 over King Kekaulike, and landed at No. 10 for its first appearance in the Top 10 this season.
Star-Advertiser Football Top 10
Nov. 28, 2022
Rank School (1st) (Record) Pts LW
1. Kahuku (15) (12-2) 150 1
> def. No. 2 Punahou 20-0
2. Punahou (9-2) 135 2
> lost to No. 1 Kahuku
3. Mililani (7-5) 119 3
4. Campbell (7-4) 105 4
5. Saint Louis (4-5) 78 6
6. Konawaena (11-1) 74 7
> def. Waipahu 38-28
7. Waipahu (11-2) 58 5
> lost to Konawaena 38-28
8. Kapolei (6-5) 36 8
9. Aiea (8-4) 28 9
10. Waimea (9-2) 14 NR
No longer in Top 10: ‘Iolani (No. 10).
Also receiving votes: ‘Iolani 13, Waianae 4, Moanalua 3, King Kekaulike 2, Kapaa 2, Lahainaluna 2, Kaiser 1, Maui 1.
