Tommy Kaulukukui was third yesterday with 213 votes for greatest University of Hawaii football player ever. There may be that many people left alive who saw him play for UH in the mid-1930s, but I don't think they're all participating in the fan balloting for the Centurions project.

Normally, the bottom line is about money.

In this case, though, the ultimate bottom line is Hawaii's youth.

One of the state's top high school basketball players is en route to SMU — to play football.

SALT LAKE CITY » With the University of Hawaii facing a steep budget deficit, Warriors football coach Greg McMackin said he's willing to accept a cut in pay.

In the hours after the Hawaii football coach used a gay slur during a press conference at the Western Athletic Conference Football Preview, news of his remarks and subsequent apologies spread swiftly across the country and drew strong reactions back home.

Greg McMackin can see where the voters are coming from. But while the coaches and media members around the Western Athletic Conference picked Hawaii fifth in the preseason football polls, the second-year head coach views the Warriors' prospects for the coming season from a slightly different perspective.

With belts tightening around the Western Athletic Conference, among the topics raised at the WAC Football Preview yesterday were inquiries by Fresno State and San Jose State about playing their games at Hawaii earlier in the day as a way to save money.

Less than a week before the start of fall camp, the Hawaii football coaching staff will have to call an early audible.

There are sedate Mondays.

Then there are Waianae Mondays, as in the first day of school plus the first practice in full pads for the Seariders football team.

The accommodations aren't exactly luxurious. But those who've experienced fall camps with the Hawaii football team appreciate the benefits of the setup.

Hawaii football coach Greg McMackin was reprimanded by the Western Athletic Conference yesterday for his controversial comments during the league's media preview last week.

The Hawaii football, women's volleyball and men's basketball teams had better be ready for their close-ups.

If Darren Hernandez had his way, there would be no Hurricane tracker.

The Kapolei football coach would like nothing better than some anonymity for his team. He was quite surprised to learn that the Hurricanes are ranked No. 7 in the Star-Bulletin Preseason Football Top 10.

On the first day of practice, the Hawaii football team went back to page one. "We're going right back to the basics," Hawaii head coach Greg McMackin said yesterday after the Warriors' first practice of fall camp.

Corey Paredes and Richard Torres shared living space and a common goal.

Paredes and Torres were roommates in an off-campus apartment last year, keenly aware of each other's struggles in meeting the demands of school and football while dealing with the financial burdens walk-ons must bear.

Their time is coming — quickly.

Haku Correa and Geordon Hanohano were introduced to college football last fall by taking on Hawaii's starting offensive line in practices. This season, they're preparing to extend their action to Saturday nights.

Bryant Moniz's orange practice jersey looks somewhat out of place among the green and white shirts. But the backup quarterback is enjoying being part of special teams drills as the coaches evaluate which players will serve on the kick coverage and return units.

When you first started playing bitty football with someone on the playground during elementary school recesses and have been playing organized football together since the sixth grade, then you're bound to have an ingrained understanding of what he's going to do on the field.

Kealoha Pilares wasn't a big fan of the weight room in high school. It didn't take long for his outlook to change once he got to college. "The first practice, seeing all these big guys," Pilares said. "I told myself I have to get better, just have to put some muscle on these bones."

The more things change, as they say, the more they stay the same. Take the spread formation popularized locally by former University of Hawaii football assistant coach Paul Johnson.

If there was a Hawaii high school fantasy football league, P.J. Minaya probably would be snapped up in the first few picks in the draft.

J.B. Fontenot threw two touchdown passes to lead host Radford past Anuenue 35-0 in the OIA White football opener for both teams last night.

Classes begin this morning on the Manoa campus, and so does the next phase of the Hawaii football team's preparation.

When rough economic times hit, Derek Dooley kept his cool.

Doubling as athletic director and head football coach at Louisiana Tech, Dooley didn't slash the budget in the wake of the downturn. Instead, the department moved forward with several projects aimed at enhancing the program.

Pat Hill knows his scheduling philosophy can present pitfalls at times.

But a shot at the big payoff outweighs such concerns for the Fresno State football coach.

TORONTO » It was about a year-and-a-half ago when Hawaii football star Ryan Grice-Mullins decided to skip his senior season and enter the NFL Draft, expecting to easily step into a comfortable life as a professional athlete.

Twenty-one losses in two seasons have done little to dull Robb Akey's exuberance for his job or diminish his confidence that change is coming to Moscow, Idaho.

We are often told there is a higher purpose, a reason for high school football beyond allowing a bunch of teenagers to knock each other around, often causing injury. The game builds character, we are told. It makes young men stronger, preparing them for the responsibilities of adulthood.

Welcome to Leeward and Central Oahu, hotbed of prep football. This weekend spotlights some of the top teams statewide in games from Wahiawa to Waianae. Here's a look.

John Estes was still in high school back in 2004. But he points to Hawaii's opener that fall as a cautionary tale for the current Warriors.

In his effort to change the culture of New Mexico State football, one of DeWayne Walker's first steps was to alter the Aggies' look.

For his first three years of high school, Carl Ihenacho gravitated to the basketball court rather than the football field.

"I just never thought of playing football," Ihenacho said. "We tried to play Pop Warner; my mom didn't like it, so we just played basketball."

Every day is a family reunion at Damien Memorial High School's football practices.

The island connections run deep at Navy. The Midshipmen are led by a coach who went to high school less than a mile up Salt Lake Boulevard from Aloha Stadium. Both Ken Niumatalolo and offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper played quarterback at Hawaii.

Hawaii's influence on Division I football is more than it's ever been. A total of 101 players who graduated from local high schools dot the rosters of major D-I teams on the mainland.

Here's the good news for all you Hawaii football fans. Last year at this time, I thought UH could win 10 games in 2008.

Jim Donovan wanted to start a fire yesterday, not put one out. On the eve of the season opener for football, Hawaii had distributed around 30,000 tickets for its game tonight against Central Arkansas.

This is no ordinary Saturday. No, this is Super Saturday in prep football. With one league having Aloha Stadium all to itself -- check out the old-school Interscholastic League of Honolulu tripleheader bill on tap -- there are eight Top 10 teams in action today.

Ron Lee has relinquished play-calling duties, but will continue as the Hawaii football team's offensive coordinator, Lee told the Star-Bulletin yesterday. Quarterbacks coach Nick Rolovich and offensive line coach Gordy Shaw will call the plays from the sidelines beginning with Saturday's game at Washington State.

Most of the Hawaii football team left yesterday for its longest road trip of the season. Two Warriors left for home. The majority of the UH players on the travel squad will be in unfamiliar territory over the next 11 days when they take on Washington State at Seattle's Qwest Field on Saturday and UNLV at Sam Boyd Stadium next week.

She probably won't be a Bamboola one day, but Randall Okimoto is just fine with that. As of yesterday morning, the Farrington football coach and wife Melanie were at the hospital, awaiting the birth of their first child, Mayah.

Football never really changes. It just keeps going around and around in a circle. Take that wildcat offense that's all the rage. Isn't that basically the same thing we all ran in the backyard as kids? Let your best all-around athlete have the ball and keep it, or try to do all kinds of tricky stuff off of it?

Back in his home state, Leon Wright-Jackson flashed back to his days as one of Washington's top prep athletes. "Coach Mack just told me to run like how I ran in high school," Wright-Jackson said.

Other than the arid climate, there isn't much Las Vegas and El Paso, Texas, have in common in terms of scenery. But for the Hawaii football team's week-long stay in Nevada, head coach Greg McMackin plans to create an environment similar to the Warriors' west Texas stay a year ago.

Let me tell you about the gutsiest, most instinctive play I've ever seen by a University of Hawaii football player. If you follow the Warriors, it might not surprise you that it was by Nate Jackson. The circumstances, however, may.

LAS VEGAS » The UNLV football team is 1-1 this season as it preps to host Hawaii on Saturday.

Former University of Hawai'i standout and Triple-A pro baseball pitcher Matt Apana has been named head coach at Roosevelt High School, his alma mater.

Hawai'i High School Athletic Association executive director Keith Amemiya has scheduled a press conference for this morning to make an announcement addressing the recent cuts to public school athletic programs.

The start of his second training camp is a week away, and Hawai'i head football coach Greg McMackin remains cautiously optimistic. Last year, McMackin had to replace nine offensive starters. This year, he has to rebuild a defense that returns two starters — defensive end Fetaiagogo "John" Fonoti and linebacker Brashton Satele.

Thanks to a surprising offer, defensive tackle Kaniela Tuipulotu will be able to hit the books — and University of Hawai'i football players in practice — this coming fall semester.

The University of Hawai'i football team is hopeful that the controversy surrounding head coach Greg McMackin will not impact preparation for Wednesday's opening of training camp.

As members of the Western Athletic Conference's most successful football program, Boise State players know they are each wearing a bull's eye.

The Western Athletic Conference will announce tomorrow what action it will take in the case of University of Hawai'i football coach Greg McMackin with the most likely response being a public reprimand.

Hawai'i assistant receiver coach Craig Stutzmann is expected to accept a football coaching job at Portland State.

The Hawai'i High School Athletic Association is collecting donations to help offset budget cuts at the state's public schools.

The University of Hawai'i football team will be without its receivers coach and a versatile offensive lineman when it opens training camp Wednesday. Craig Stutzmann, a former standout UH slotback who was in charge of the receivers, accepted an assistant coaching job at Portland State yesterday.

The Hawai'i High School Athletic Association is collecting donations to help offset budget cuts at the state's public schools.

University of Hawai'i football coach Greg McMackin is hopeful the sequel exceeds the original. Last season, his first as UH head coach, McMackin rebuilt the offensive on the run in finishing with a 7-7 record.

University of Hawai'i football coach Greg McMackin yesterday briefly addressed the issue regarding his use of a gay slur before focusing on the upcoming football season on The Advertiser's "The Warrior Beat" show.

The state's top two returning quarterbacks will face each other when Division I state runner-up Leilehua hosts Interscholastic League of Honolulu power Saint Louis Aug. 29 in the final weekend of high school football nonleague games.

The Hawai'i football team's training camp is starting to take shape. It just might not be an octagon. One of the rites of training camp was the annual pillow fight featuring first-year Warriors. An octagon ring would be set up using bedsprings.

The donations have come in large and small, from $20 to $70,000, from legendary philanthropists to 10-year-old kids. But they've come in steady waves, like a tsunami of aloha starting with the July 28 announcement of the Hawai'i High School Athletic Association's call for help in raising funds for public school athletic programs.

Touted as one of the best packages for fans, this season's University of Hawai'i Pay-Per-View package will include home football games in High Definition, 11 additional digital sports channels, and the first-ever Rainbow Wahine volleyball matches in HD.

In times of trouble, there is nothing like family support. "We're his family," middle linebacker Brashton Satele said of University of Hawai'i football teammate Lewis Walker. "We're going to look after him."

Defending national champion Florida tops the USA Today preseason football coaches' poll, receiving 53 of 59 first-place votes.

It appears Corey Paredes may have found a home. The redshirt sophomore from Kane'ohe spent most of yesterday's practice as the top strongside linebacker as the Hawai'i football team closed the book on day three of fall camp at the UH grass practice field.

Fundraiser extraordinaire. Big event founder/promoter. Facilities builder. Expansion coordinator. Community leader.

All that was missing were the chicken wings, because the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony had a distinct Buffalo flavor.

For a football coach, the worst view is from the front row. The sideline offers no depth. No dimension. No perspective. It would be like watching the "Lion King" from the wings.

He was named after Magic, but his football career is no longer a disappearing act. Eighteen months after signing a letter of intent with Hawai'i, Earvin Sione is now on the Warriors' active roster as a defensive end.

The Hawai'i High School Athletic Association is collecting contributions to help offset budget cuts at the state's public schools.

UCLA freshman Dalton Hilliard, a former Punahou football standout, said he is progressing well from arthroscopic surgery he underwent on his right knee July 17 to remove bone fragments from a pre-existing injury.

The Hawai'i High School Athletic Association's "SOS" (Save Our Sports) campaign to help offset public school athletic budget cuts has continued to gain momentum in its second week.

In a gesture that warmed hearts and will fill bellies, linebacker Corey Paredes and defensive back Richard Torres yesterday were awarded University of Hawai'i football scholarships.

In a season-opening clash of traditional prep football powerhouses, Saint Louis beat Wai'anae 48-35 in a non-league game at Raymond Torii Field last night. A crowd of about 1,500 saw the Crusaders (1-0) take a 35-0 lead before the Seariders (0-1) rallied with to within a touchdown late in the game.

Freshman quarterback Corey Nielsen is being withheld from Hawai'i football practices while doctors determine the cause of an irregular heartbeat. During Wednesday's practice, Nielsen complained of shortness of breath.

'Aiea might have paid a price for its 24-3 win against Roosevelt last night in a nonleague high school football season opener at the Rough Riders' Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium.

The Hawai'i High School Athletic Association is collecting contributions to help offset budget cuts at the state's public schools.

The University of Hawai'i football team might be without its defensive leader for an extended period. Middle linebacker Brashton Satele yesterday suffered an injury to his left shoulder while attempting to make a tackle during a 6-on-7 scrimmage at the grass practice field.

Kahuku debuted its new pass-first offense last night, but it was senior Lopaka Morris who stole the show in a 49-14 non-league football win over Kealakehe at Castle.

P.J. Minaya tied a career high by throwing seven touchdown passes to lead Pac-Five over Kaimuki, 48-19, yesterday in the opener of the Father Bray Classic nonleague high-school football game at Aloha Stadium.

L&L Drive-Inn will be offering $1 steak plate lunches as well as other giveaways for a limited time Tuesday at its Ke'eaumoku Street store inside Wal-Mart to benefit the Hawai'i High School Athletic Association's "Save Our Sports" (SOS) fundraising program.

History is not retold in HD. It doesn't always care about precise details. And that is why, for the University of Hawai'i football team, 2007 endures as the perfect season. It does not matter that the regular season was reduced to 12 games because the athletic director, after months of broken promises, could not fill the schedule.

Last year was a bittersweet memory for Nai Fotu. The junior from La'ie was a big part of the University of Utah football team's magical 13-0 season, but a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered in the final regular season game, kept Fotu out of a 31-17 Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama.

With his 2009 football season over before it began, Hawai'i middle linebacker Brashton Satele said he will find other ways to contribute.

The constantly growing Hawai'i High School Athletic Association "SOS" (Save Our Sports) campaign now has brought light to the Maui Interscholastic League football season.

The O'ahu Interscholastic Association's White Conference is officially classified as "Division II," but this season the nine-team division is not short on Division I talent.

OIA/ILH Football 7:30 p.m. Kailua vs. Kamehameha

A reunion of football players from the Interscholastic League of Honolulu of the 1940s and 1950s will be held Aug. 29 at St. Louis Alumni Clubhouse.

The Animal is a football beast. "Jake is a typical Lattimer from the movie, 'The Program,' " Hawai'i linebacker Blaze Soares said of Jake "Animal" Heun. "He's mental. He's always making noise. He brings a lot to our linebacker corps. He's Jake. That's all I can say."

The Kafentzis name is synonymous with football toughness. Now a prominent member of that family — Kent Kafentzis, one of eight family members to play for the Warriors — is facing a life-threatening medical challenge.

OIA/ILH Football 7:30 p.m. Kailua vs. Kamehameha

A goodwill baseball series between 15-and-under teams from Japan and top high school teams from O'ahu is scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday at Les Murakami Stadium. O'ahu teams involved will be Punahou (two squads), Kamehameha, Mid-Pacific, Kailua and Kalani.

Impressively controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, Kamehameha steamrolled past Kailua, 34-2, last night in interleague football action. The Warriors improved to 2-0 in nonleague play and will face Wai'anae next.

OIA/ILH Football 4 p.m. Pac-Five vs. McKinley 4 p.m. Damien vs. Roosevelt

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o felt a bit uncomfortable sitting at a table surrounded by TV cameras in the front of the football meeting room yesterday, while his freshmen teammates sat in scattered seats accompanied by a much smaller number of reporters.

Mililani jumped to a 21-3 first-half lead and then held off arch rival Leilehua's fourth-quarter rally last night for a pulsating 21-18 victory in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association football opener for both teams.

It appears the three-year production of the Hawai'i football team's pre-game chant might be coming to an end. The UH seniors will decide tomorrow whether to continue performing the ha'a, which has gained national attention and spawned imitations in Texas, Utah, New Mexico and California.

Foodland Super Market will match donations of its customers starting tomorrow until Aug. 31 to help the Hawai'i High School Athletic Association's "Save Our Sports" program.

There will be more tailgating time for University of Hawai'i football games this season.

Although he won't be playing football for the University of Hawai'i, Kalani Brackenridge still plans to be a part of its sports family.

It is not easy to substitute for the Western Athletic Conference's best football center. It is even more difficult to do so with a fractured middle finger on your dominant hand. But Matagisila Lefiti bites his mouthpiece and practices without complaint or decrease in intensity.

The Hawai'i High School Athletic Association's "SOS" (Save Our Sports) campaign has now surpassed the $700,000 mark after another strong week of contributions, large and small.

The ninth annual Times Supermarkets/Kraft Foods "Shop and Score" program kicked off yesterday, offering consumers a chance to contribute to their favorite high school's athletic program.

Members of 'Iolani School's football and girls volleyball teams recently completed a Storm Drain Stenciling Program. The team took part in stenciling more than 100 storm drains around the Ala Wai, Date Street, Kapahulu avenue, McCully and Kapi'olani areas.

• • • TODAY BOWLING OIA East at K-Bay, 4:30 p.m. West at Schofield, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL OIA Red Radford at Mililani Wai'anae at Campbell ' Aiea at Pearl City Farrington at Kahuku Kalaheo at Moanalua Kalani at Roosevelt 5 p.m., varsity to follow Blue and JV matches TOMORROW FOOTBALL INTERLEAGUE Punahou at Mililani, varsity follows 5 p.m. JV game Damien at Campbell, 7 p.m. Word of Life at Waipahu, 7 p.m. Waiakea vs. Kapa'a at Wong Stadium, varsity follows 5 p.m. JV game OIA Red East Farrington at Roosevelt, varsity follows 5 p.m. JV game Kaimuki at Castle, varsity follows 5 p.m. JV game White Kaiser vs. Kalaheo at Kailua, varsity follows 4 p.m. JV game Moanalua at Radford, varsity follows 5 p.m. JV game Waialua vs. 'Anuenue at Kaiser, 6 p.m. SATURDAY Air Riflery ILH Boys/Girls At Saint Louis Saint Louis vs. Kamehameha, 8 a.m. Academy of the Pacific vs. Mid-Pacific, 11 a.m. Saint Louis/Sacred Hearts vs. Academy of the PacIfic, 2 p.m. FOOTBALL BIIF PRESEASON Konawaena at Honoka'a, 3 p.m. Hawai'i Prep at Kea'au, 5 p.m. INTERLEAGUE Kapolei at 'Iolani, 2 p.m. Waimea vs. Maui at War Memorial, 7 p.m. Kaua'i at Lahainaluna, 1:30 p.m. Kamehameha at Wai'anae, varsity follows 4 p.m. JV game Saint Louis at Leilehua, varsity follows 4 p.m. JV game Pac-Five at Nanakuli, 7 p.m. OIA Red East Kahuku at Kailua, varsity follows 4 p.m. JV game White 'Aiea at Pearl City, varsity follows 4 p.m. JV game SOFT TENNIS OIA McKinley, Castle and Kalani at Kalani Roosevelt, Kaimuki and Kaiser at Kaiser Kailua at Kalaheo Waipahu at Pearl City 'Aiea at Kapolei Leilehua at Campbell Matches start at 9 a.m.

OIA/ILH football 7:30 p.m. Punahou at Mililani

Aloha from Scottsdale where I'm home following last week's Wyndham Championship. I'm here for the playoffs, which is strange to say. I feel kind of like a disappointed football team that has to watch the "playoffs" on TV like everyone else.

In their one and only Aloha Stadium dress rehearsal before next Friday's season opener, the Hawai'i football team worked on its chicken-skin feeling. Midway through last night's 2-hour practice, the Warriors' defensive leader — middle linebacker Brashton Satele — walked onto the FieldTurf.

The state tournament fields for Division II boys basketball, baseball, soccer and volleyball will be reduced from 12 teams to eight this school year, after a vote by the Hawai'i High School Athletic Association's executive board yesterday.

The Hawai'i football team is on the clock. Yesterday's practice triggered the countdown to Friday's opener against Central Arkansas.

From reporters, Lametrius Davis' brief Hawai'i football career has received good ink. The rest of his life is told in ink. "These tattoos," said Davis, a junior cornerback, "are my life story, my map."

Thanks to Tyler Yamanouchi's feat of foot, Pearl City pulled off a 16-14 upset of 'Aiea Saturday night in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association White football game at Pearl City.

OIA Football 7 p.m. Campbell at Wai'anae

The Hawai'i football team's best defensive lineman is expected to play in Friday's season opener against Central Arkansas. It was feared defensive end Fetaiagogo "John" Fonoti had suffered a serious injury to his left knee when he crumpled to the ground after being struck by a slipping offensive lineman during an 11-on-11 drill yesterday.

Local transportation companies will be providing round-trip, air-conditioned service to Aloha Stadium for University of Hawai'i football games this season.

OIA Football 7 p.m. Campbell at Wai'anae

The Hawai'i High School Athletic Association's "SOS" (Save Our Sports) campaign to raise funds for public schools received national media attention this week, thanks to articles in The New York Times and USA Today.

OIA Football 7 p.m. Campbell at Wai'anae

In preparation for tomorrow's season opener against Central Arkansas, the Hawai'i football team has crafted a new strategy. "We've got a new haka," left tackle Aaron Kia said. "I want to leave it at that. We want to surprise the fans. If we over-media-ize it, it'll take away the surprise."

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Rich Ellerson thumbs through the old program that sits atop the coffee table in his office. It's from the 1962 Army-Navy game. The Black Knights' new football coach quickly finds the page he's looking for — clearly he has done this before — and points to a picture of John Ellerson, Army defensive end, team captain, Rich's older brother and one of three men in the family to graduate from West Point (their father and another brother also were cadets).

In local women's golf thus far, 2009 has been the year of Michelle Wie playing for the first time as a card-carrying member of the LPGA Tour and starring in the Solheim Cup; Stephanie Kono turning out to be a freshman sensation at UCLA; Kristina Merkle heading to Tulsa after successfully defending her high school state title and winning the Jennie K.

Tonight, the Hawai'i football team opens its season against Central Arkansas. Yesterday, the Warriors made a down payment on its future, securing a commitment from the top defensive end in American Samoa.

Blind dates are never easy. They are even more difficult when the picture is blurry. Tonight's season-opening football opponents — Central Arkansas and Hawai'i — have little in common, making preparation an adventure.

With the football season in peril in its first night, Hawai'i refused to blink. Led by a gritty defense and a down-but-hardly-out offense, the Warriors willed a pulsating 25-20 victory over Central Arkansas last night.

KAHUKU — Tyrone Brown's 55-yard touchdown scamper on the final play of the third quarter broke open a close game and Kahuku went on to race past Roosevelt, 38-12, last night in O'ahu Interscholastic Association football action.

OIA Football 7 p.m. Campbell at Wai'anae

EUGENE, Ore. — A day after Oregon's college football season opened, it ended for running back LeGarrette Blount. Blount was suspended for all remaining games yesterday for punching Boise State defensive end Byron Hout in the jaw following the 16th-ranked Ducks' 19-8 loss to the 14th-ranked Broncos the night before.

The University of Hawai'i's Saturday football game with Washington State, which was to have been the second of a three-game series, will instead be the finale after the Cougars bought their way out of a 2011 meeting, UH athletic director Jim Donovan said.

There is a 36-day break between last Friday's season opener and the Hawai'i football team's next home game. That might be enough time for the FieldTurf-induced scrapes to heal.

OIA Football 7:30 p.m. Leiehua at Kapolei

The Hawai'i High School Athletic Association's "SOS" (Save Our Sports) campaign to assist public schools has received a big boost from a private school source.

The route to 66 was difficult. Through yesterday morning, the Hawai'i football team was tinkering with the 66-player travel roster. The Warriors departed yesterday afternoon for the 12-day, two-game road trip against Washington State in Seattle and Nevada-Las Vegas.

All 74 members of the Saint Louis intermediate football team recently completed a Storm Drain Stenciling Program.

OIA Football 7:30 p.m. Mililani at Campbell

With Washington State University in the midst of a swine flu outbreak, Pac-10 football coaches are keeping a close watch for any sign of the flu among their players.

SEATTLE — In the shadow of the Space Needle, the Hawai'i football players got to the point. "We're here for football and business," defensive end Paipai Falemalu said. "We're not here to goof off." Yesterday afternoon's 2-hour practice at Brigham Field, located in downtown Seattle, was the Warriors' final full workout in preparation for tomorrow's game against Washington State.

SEATTLE — When the University of Hawai'i football team needed a stadium to practice in here yesterday in advance of tomorrow's game with Washington State at Qwest Field, head coach Greg McMackin knew who to ask: assistant coach Chris Tormey.

OIA Football 7:30 p.m. Mililani at Campbell

SEATTLE — There was one glitch — albeit a pleasant one — to the Hawai'i football team's practice at Qwest Field yesterday. Indeed, that was, Good (Jack) Lord, "Hawai'i Five-0" playing from a Califone boombox.

'EWA BEACH — Wait till they're fully healthy. The No. 3 Mililani Trojans, sans several starters due to injuries including all-purpose player Taz Stevenson, showed their depth and athleticism in a 35-14 romp in spoiling Campbell's homecoming last night in O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red West football at the Sabers' field.

SEATTLE — For the sequel to last week's season-opening 25-20 victory, the Hawai'i football team is changing the script. Quarterbacks coach Nick Rolovich will call the offensive plays in today's game against Washington State. Offensive coordinator Ron Lee will focus on the receivers.

SEATTLE — It is feared that, pending a further evaluation, backup quarterback Brent Rausch has a fractured pinkie finger on his throwing hand and might be lost to the University of Hawai'i football team for the season.

KAPOLEI — Andrew Manley completed 24 of 35 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns last night, including the go-ahead 50-yard touchdown throw to Kamana Akagi with 7:47 remaining, to help Leilehua rally past Kapolei, 14-10, in O'ahu Interscholastic Association football action.

After a week of doubts, Hawai'i picked on the vaunted Pac-10 yesterday in a performance that changed the complexion of its season. Volleyball, not football. Sixth-ranked Hawai'i swept 10th-ranked Stanford, 27-25, 25-21, 25-22, to win the 15th annual Honolulu Advertiser Challenge. This one went beyond win deep.

Two games into his college football career, 19-year-old quarterback Matt Barkley already has a place in USC lore. Three seasons into his USC career, Joe McKnight can now claim a spot with the great runners at Tailback U.

A closing-speed defensive effort and two back-breaking runs by Ryan Ho helped lift No. 7 Kamehameha over No. 5 Punahou, 28-10, last night in Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I football at Aloha Stadium.

The Farrington High School football team allowed coach Randall Okimoto to get home from work early on his second day as a new father last night, racing past McKinley, 41-7, at Roosevelt's Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium.

The Warrick Dunn SAT/ACT Prep program, which pays for the software for high school students to prepare for the SAT/ACT tests, is available for all Hawai'i high school students.

After a season on the outs, Michigan is back in the AP Top 25. The Wolverines, unranked all last season while finishing 3-9, were No. 25 in The Associated Press college football poll released yesterday.

OIA Football 7:30 p.m. Kapolei at Waipahu

Tuesday, Aug. 14 Hilo at Kamehameha-Oahu, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 Honokaa at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Waialua at Ka'u, 6 p.m. Kohala at Kalaheo, 7 p.m. Kamehameha-Hawaii at Kapolei, 7 p.m. Kealakehe at Kahuku, 7 p.m. Keaau at Waipahu, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 Hawaii Prep at Waimea, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Kamehameha-Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 Honokaa at Kauai, 7 p.m. King Kekaulike at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Konawaena at Hilo, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 Kapaa at Waiakea, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 Konawaena at Honokaa, 3 p.m.

Preseason football Tuesday, Aug. 14 Hilo at Kamehameha-Oahu, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 Honokaa at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Waialua at Ka'u, 6 p.m. Kohala at Kalaheo, 7 p.m. Kamehameha-Hawaii at Kapolei, 7 p.m. Kealakehe at Kahuku, 7 p.m. Keaau at Waipahu, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 Hawaii Prep at Waimea, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Kamehameha-Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 Honokaa at Kauai, 7 p.m. King Kekaulike at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Konawaena at Hilo, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 Kapaa at Waiakea, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 Konawaena at Honokaa, 3 p.m. BIIF football Friday, Sept. 4 Honokaa at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Ka'u at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 Kamehameha at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kealakehe at Keaau, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 Keaau at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 Kamehameha at Kohala, 2 p.m. Hawaii Prep at Ka'u, 6 p.m. Honokaa at Hilo, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 Keaau at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Ka'u at Kamehameha, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 Konawaena at Kohala, 2 p.m. Hilo at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 Waiakea at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Hilo at Keaau, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 Hawaii Prep at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Kohala at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 Kealakehe at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Hilo, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 Hawaii Prep at Kohala, 2 p.m. Konawaena at Kamehameha, 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 Hilo at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Kohala at Konawaena, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 Kamehameha at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Keaau, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 Keaau at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 Ka'u at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kohala at Kamehameha-Hawaii, 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 Konawaena at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Hawaii Prep at Kamehameha, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 Honokaa at Keaau, 7 p.m. Kealakehe at Hilo, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 Hilo at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 Ka'u at Kohala, 2 p.m. Konawaena at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Honokaa at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 Kealakehe at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 Kohala at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kamehameha at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Keaau at Hilo, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 Playoffs for ties, TBA Saturday, Nov. 14 Playoffs for ties, TBA

The Hawaii High School Athletic Association said it has received some $400,000 in donations from private parties.

PRESEASON FOOTBALL Friday, Aug. 14 Hilo at Kamehameha-Oahu, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 Honokaa at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Waialua at Ka'u, 6 p.m. Kohala at Kalaheo, 7 p.m. Kamehameha-Hawaii at Kapolei, 7 p.m. Kealakehe at Kahuku, 7 p.m. Keaau at Waipahu, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 Hawaii Prep at Waimea, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Kamehameha-Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 Honokaa at Kauai, 7 p.m. King Kekaulike at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Konawaena at Hilo, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 Kapaa at Waiakea, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 Konawaena at Honokaa, 3 p.m. BIIF FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 4 Honokaa at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Ka'u at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 Kamehameha at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kealakehe at Keaau, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 Keaau at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 Kamehameha at Kohala, 2 p.m. Hawaii Prep at Ka'u, 6 p.m. Honokaa at Hilo, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 Keaau at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Ka'u at Kamehameha, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 Konawaena at Kohala, 2 p.m. Hilo at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 Waiakea at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Hilo at Keaau, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 Hawaii Prep at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Kohala at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 Kealakehe at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Hilo, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 Hawaii Prep at Kohala, 2 p.m. Konawaena at Kamehameha, 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 Hilo at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Kohala at Konawaena, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 Kamehameha at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Keaau, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 Keaau at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 Ka'u at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kohala at Kamehameha-Hawaii, 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 Konawaena at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Hawaii Prep at Kamehameha, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 Honokaa at Keaau, 7 p.m. Kealakehe at Hilo, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 Hilo at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 Ka'u at Kohala, 2 p.m. Konawaena at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Honokaa at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 Kealakehe at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 Kohala at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kamehameha at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Keaau at Hilo, 7 p.m.

With practice for fall high school sports under way, Hawaii's public school athletic directors are scrambling to make necessary budget cuts.

Konawaena High needs coaches Konawaena High seeks head coaches for boys and girls cross country, and girls bowling for the upcoming fall season. The Kealakekua high school also needs head coaches for boys and girls track, and boys and girls golf for the 2010 spring season.

One of my favorite sports to watch is outrigger canoe racing. I'm not sure why, but paddling season never fit into my summer schedule. I guess I had to get my surfing in before Pop Warner football practice started. Yes, I was a Kona Hawaiian way back in the '70s.

He thought he'd get some playing time here and there, contributing at different positions along the offensive line. However, Max Unger never dreamed of starting in his first NFL football game.

FOOTBALL Kamehameha-Oahu 44, Hilo 3

FOOTBALL Honokaa at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Waialua at Konawaena, 6 p.m. Kealakehe at Kahuku, 6 p.m. Kamehameha-Hawaii at Kapolei, 7:30 p.m. Keaau at Waipahu, 7:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL Hawaii Prep 26, Honokaa 20 Konawaena 22, Waialua 14 Kahuku 49, Kealakehe 14 Kapolei 47, Kamehameha-Hawaii 0 Waipahu 27, Keaau 7

Mandatory Konawaena meeting Wednesday Konawaena has scheduled a mandatory meeting for all students interested in participating in high school athletics and their parents at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the school's cafeteria.

One season after leading Kohala to its best overall record since 1998, Billy Rodrigues has resigned as the Cowboys' head football coach.

Quarterback Kamaka Lewis accounted for three touchdowns and Chan Spikes capped a 26-point fourth quarter with a 9-yard TD run with 1 minute, 16 seconds remaining to lead Hilo to a heart-pounding 26-22 win over Konawaena in a preseason football game on Saturday night.

Quarterback Kamaka Lewis accounted for three touchdowns and Chan Spikes capped a 26-point fourth quarter with a 9-yard TD run with 1 minute, 16 seconds remaining to lead Hilo to a heart-pounding 26-22 win over Konawaena in a preseason football game on Saturday night.

Honokaa changes parking rules Honokaa High will no longer allow spectators to park inside the gate during football games because of health and safety concerns.

Held Saturday at Kealakehe High School BOYS TEAM SCORING 1 Honokaa 33 2 Hawaii Prep 47 3 Makua Lani 66 4 Kealakehe 92 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1 Josh Robinson Honokaa 17:16.80 2 Chris Mosch Honokaa 17:38.90 3 Dylan Hardie-Jordan Makua Lani 17:50:00 4 Tyler Tsubota Hawaii Prep 18:12:00 5 Juan Sepulveda Kealakehe 18:15:00 6 Chayce Moniz Honokaa 18:36:00 7 Ethan Meilke Kohala 19:02:00 8 Makoa Johnson Hawaii Prep 19:05:00 9 Brandt Mabuni Makua Lani 19:05:00 10 Devin Vandervoort Makua Lani 19:54:00 11 Spencer Haight Honokaa 20:16:00 12 Justin Macy Hawaii Prep 20:18:00 13 Ryota Yoda Hawaii Prep 20:48:00 14 Tyler Van Kirk Hawaii Prep 20:55:00 15 Josh Tobias Honokaa 20:56:00 16 Dylan Shiraki Honokaa 20:57:00 17 Donald Russell Konawaena 20:58:00 18 Nicholas Chock Hawaii Prep 21:00:00 19 CJ Agusan Kealakehe 21:15:00 20 Evan Matsuyama Kealakehe 21:16:00 21 Devin Leblond Honokaa 21:21:00 22 Carson Magoon Hawaii Prep 21:01:00 23 Michael Severino Hawaii Prep 22:16:00 24 Elijah Lingenfelden Makua Lani 22:27:00 25 Dylan Steele Kealakehe 22:40:00 26 Kyle Kurihara Kealakehe 22:47:00 27 Brandon Mah Honokaa 22:49:00 28 Ethan Souza Honokaa 22:59:00 29 Aaron Nishina Hawaii Prep 23:16:00 30 Haze Rodriguez-Cho Kealakehe 23:25:00 31 Damian Mabuni Makua Lani 24:24:00 32 Joey Chavez Hawaii Prep 24:39:00 33 Tyler Nakamira Makua Lani 24:41:00 34 Paul Whalen Makua Lani 24:43:00 35 Joshua Kaiwi Makua Lani 25:01:00 36 Gage Allen Makua Lani 25:07:00 37 Eric Dong Makua Lani 25:16:00 38 Hank Correa Hawaii Prep 25:36:00 39 Andrew Dong Makua Lani 25:39.10 40 Makala Richards Honokaa 25:39.70 41 Jesse Cueresma Makua Lani 26:17:00 42 Kaimana Heinicke Honokaa 26:48:00 43 Pedro Sanchez Honokaa 26:56:00 44 Pookela Poai Makua Lani 26:58:00 45 Riston Matias Honokaa 27:08:00 46 Masaki Shields Makua Lani 27:48:00 47 Ross Daugherty Konawaena 29:06:00 48 Gabe Keller Honokaa 29:07:00 49 Loren Bailey Konawaena 29:44:00 50 Dominic Stroupe Honokaa 31:14:00 51 Joseph Campell Makua Lani 31:47:00 52 Anthony Shaw Honokaa 36:24:00 GIRLS TEAM SCORING 1 Honokaa 41 2 Kealakehe 55 3 Makua Lani 61 4 Hawaii Prep 65 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1 Tia Greenwell Honokaa 22:02:00 2 Athena Oldfather Honokaa 22:14:00 3 Grace Chop Makua Lani 22:42:00 4 Rachael Bianchi Kealakehe 23:24:00 5 Kari Van Mols Kealakehe 23:26:00 6 Mary Jo Osorio Kohala 23:34:00 7 Alexis Mabuni Makua Lani 23:45:00 8 Roya Sabri Kealakehe 23:56:00 9 Angel Mabuni Makua Lani 24:01:00 10 Monica Carlos Honokaa 24:04.30 11 Katie Aguilar Honokaa 24:04.80 12 Emily Evans Hawaii Prep 24:08:00 13 Melanie Ulrich Hawaii Prep 24:08.50 14 Sam Neal Hawaii Prep 24:09.10 15 Zoe Sims Hawaii Prep 24:09.60 16 Hana Scully Hawaii Prep 24:10.20 17 Marie Danahue Hawaii Prep 24:10.60 18 Daisy Mardian Hawaii Prep 24:11:00 19 Isla Kruger-Burgress Kealakehe 24:22:00 20 Kim Kishimoto Honokaa 24:29:00 21 Tiffany Nakamura Makua Lani 24:59:00 22 Cheyanne McMullen Kealakehe 25:16:00 23 Melissa White Hawaii Prep 25:18:00 24 Kelly Greenwell Honokaa 25:19:00 25 Whitney Pautz Hualalai 25:20:00 26 Somer Mitchell Kealakehe 25:28:00 27 Lauren Mabuni Makua Lani 25:30:00 28 Carissa Bell-Chase Honokaa 25:55:00 29 Jade Sohriahkof Hawaii Prep 26:04:00 30 Phoebe Hono Hawaii Prep 26:18:00 31 Malama Tamasese-Solomon Hawaii Prep 26:29:00 32 Saiam Smith Kohala 27:01:00 33 Svetlana Martin-Schatz Hawaii Prep 27:03:00 34 Rachel Mivata Konawaena 27:19:00 35 Tsukasa Akai Hawaii Prep 27:26:00 36 Risa Ninomiya Hawaii Prep 28:18:00 37 Malia Kaiwi Makua Lani 28:22:00 38 Camille Ricketts Konawaena 28:23:00 39 Kayla Davidson Kealakehe 28:27:00 40 Chiaki Osaka Hawaii Prep 29:34:00 41 Meimei Nakahara Hawaii Prep 29:44:00 42 Jasmine Fojas Hawaii Prep 31:23.00 43 Jenna Matsumura Honokaa 31:23.30 44 Kelsi Nishina Hawaii Prep 31:38:00 45 Emily Ono Honokaa 33:08:00 46 Mikenna Mulvaney Hawaii Prep 33:25:00 47 Sherri Lo Honokaa 36:26:00 48 Jade Pererra Honokaa 37:11:00

The start of the football season is always fun. The games really make the weekends exciting. With high school, college and pro games all going on at once, it's easy to find several good games from Thursday to Monday. Most of the time, I'm not very interested in the NFL preseason, but this year, things were different.

Frank Leahy enjoyed arguably the best four-year stretch in college football history, coaching Notre Dame to a 36-0-2 record and winning three national championships from 1946-49. He won another national title in 1943, and his .864 winning percentage ranks second all time in major college football history.

FOOTBALL Keaau at Waiakea, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Varsity games follow 6 p.m. JV games Honokaa at Kohala

The family of Jesse Mahelona will conduct what Mahelona's wife of 16 months, Brandee Kukita-Mahelona, calls a "celebration" of Mahelona's life Sept. 26 in the Kealakehe High School gymnasium.

KAPAAU -- Kamehameha-Hawaii football coach Brian Kelson has said again and again that he will have to rely on his defense if his team is to be successful this season. The Warriors' defense came through in a big way Saturday, putting up 10 points and making several big plays to help Kamehameha earn its first victory, a 31-12 win over Kohala in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation football game.

Defending national champion Florida tops the USA Today preseason football coaches' poll, receiving 53 of 59 first-place votes.

It is a night of platitudes, reminiscing and congratulations as induction ceremonies take place Saturday evening in Canton, Ohio, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Shane Schroeder, a 31-year-old corrections officer from Fort Collins, Colo., won $1 million playing fantasy football, but how?

Venus and Serena Williams have found a new sport: pro football. The tennis-playing sisters will become the latest celebrities to own a stake in the Miami Dolphins, a person familiar with the deal said Wednesday. The person didn't want to be identified because the team plans an announcement Tuesday.

The NFL and NBC are extending their contract for "Sunday Night Football" by two years.

Plaxico Burress, Donte' Stallworth and Michael Vick have football fans talking like lawyers.

With the economy still sputtering, college football programs across the country are courting fans with ticket discounts, smaller packages and promotions to salvage sales as the season approaches.

Wisconsin football fans listening to games on the radio this fall will hear few, if any, beer ads for the first time in years.

According to SI.com, Adam "Pacman" Jones will return to pro football -- north of the border.

If Michigan players complained about the long football hours, they were only voicing what many other student-athletes have told the NCAA.

Those famed Friday night lights will be shining for more than just high school football players this week.

Tuesday, Aug. 14 Hilo at Kamehameha-Oahu, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 Honokaa at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Waialua at Ka'u, 6 p.m. Kohala at Kalaheo, 7 p.m. Kamehameha-Hawaii at Kapolei, 7 p.m. Kealakehe at Kahuku, 7 p.m. Keaau at Waipahu, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 Hawaii Prep at Waimea, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Kamehameha-Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 Honokaa at Kauai, 7 p.m. King Kekaulike at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Konawaena at Hilo, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 Kapaa at Waiakea, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 Konawaena at Honokaa, 3 p.m.

Preseason football Tuesday, Aug. 14 Hilo at Kamehameha-Oahu, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 Honokaa at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Waialua at Ka'u, 6 p.m. Kohala at Kalaheo, 7 p.m. Kamehameha-Hawaii at Kapolei, 7 p.m. Kealakehe at Kahuku, 7 p.m. Keaau at Waipahu, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 Hawaii Prep at Waimea, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Kamehameha-Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 Honokaa at Kauai, 7 p.m. King Kekaulike at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Konawaena at Hilo, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 Kapaa at Waiakea, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 Konawaena at Honokaa, 3 p.m. BIIF football Friday, Sept. 4 Honokaa at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Ka'u at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 Kamehameha at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kealakehe at Keaau, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 Keaau at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 Kamehameha at Kohala, 2 p.m. Hawaii Prep at Ka'u, 6 p.m. Honokaa at Hilo, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 Keaau at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Ka'u at Kamehameha, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 Konawaena at Kohala, 2 p.m. Hilo at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 Waiakea at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Hilo at Keaau, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 Hawaii Prep at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Kohala at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 Kealakehe at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Hilo, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 Hawaii Prep at Kohala, 2 p.m. Konawaena at Kamehameha, 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 Hilo at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Kohala at Konawaena, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 Kamehameha at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Keaau, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 Keaau at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 Ka'u at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kohala at Kamehameha-Hawaii, 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 Konawaena at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Hawaii Prep at Kamehameha, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 Honokaa at Keaau, 7 p.m. Kealakehe at Hilo, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 Hilo at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 Ka'u at Kohala, 2 p.m. Konawaena at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Honokaa at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 Kealakehe at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 Kohala at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kamehameha at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Keaau at Hilo, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 Playoffs for ties, TBA Saturday, Nov. 14 Playoffs for ties, TBA

The Hawaii High School Athletic Association said it has received some $400,000 in donations from private parties.

PRESEASON FOOTBALL Friday, Aug. 14 Hilo at Kamehameha-Oahu, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 Honokaa at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Waialua at Ka'u, 6 p.m. Kohala at Kalaheo, 7 p.m. Kamehameha-Hawaii at Kapolei, 7 p.m. Kealakehe at Kahuku, 7 p.m. Keaau at Waipahu, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 Hawaii Prep at Waimea, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Kamehameha-Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 Honokaa at Kauai, 7 p.m. King Kekaulike at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Konawaena at Hilo, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 Kapaa at Waiakea, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 Konawaena at Honokaa, 3 p.m. BIIF FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 4 Honokaa at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Ka'u at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 Kamehameha at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kealakehe at Keaau, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 Keaau at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 Kamehameha at Kohala, 2 p.m. Hawaii Prep at Ka'u, 6 p.m. Honokaa at Hilo, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 Keaau at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Ka'u at Kamehameha, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 Konawaena at Kohala, 2 p.m. Hilo at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 Waiakea at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Hilo at Keaau, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 Hawaii Prep at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Kohala at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 Kealakehe at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Hilo, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 Hawaii Prep at Kohala, 2 p.m. Konawaena at Kamehameha, 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 Hilo at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Kohala at Konawaena, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 Kamehameha at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Keaau, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 Keaau at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Waiakea at Honokaa, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 Ka'u at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kohala at Kamehameha-Hawaii, 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 Konawaena at Ka'u, 7 p.m. Hawaii Prep at Kamehameha, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 Honokaa at Keaau, 7 p.m. Kealakehe at Hilo, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 Hilo at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 Ka'u at Kohala, 2 p.m. Konawaena at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Honokaa at Kealakehe, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 Kealakehe at Waiakea, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 Kohala at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Kamehameha at Konawaena, 7 p.m. Keaau at Hilo, 7 p.m.

With practice for fall high school sports under way, Hawaii's public school athletic directors are scrambling to make necessary budget cuts.

Konawaena High needs coaches Konawaena High seeks head coaches for boys and girls cross country, and girls bowling for the upcoming fall season. The Kealakekua high school also needs head coaches for boys and girls track, and boys and girls golf for the 2010 spring season.

One of my favorite sports to watch is outrigger canoe racing. I'm not sure why, but paddling season never fit into my summer schedule. I guess I had to get my surfing in before Pop Warner football practice started. Yes, I was a Kona Hawaiian way back in the '70s.

He thought he'd get some playing time here and there, contributing at different positions along the offensive line. However, Max Unger never dreamed of starting in his first NFL football game.

FOOTBALL Kamehameha-Oahu 44, Hilo 3

FOOTBALL Honokaa at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m. Waialua at Konawaena, 6 p.m. Kealakehe at Kahuku, 6 p.m. Kamehameha-Hawaii at Kapolei, 7:30 p.m. Keaau at Waipahu, 7:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL Hawaii Prep 26, Honokaa 20 Konawaena 22, Waialua 14 Kahuku 49, Kealakehe 14 Kapolei 47, Kamehameha-Hawaii 0 Waipahu 27, Keaau 7

Mandatory Konawaena meeting Wednesday Konawaena has scheduled a mandatory meeting for all students interested in participating in high school athletics and their parents at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the school's cafeteria.

One season after leading Kohala to its best overall record since 1998, Billy Rodrigues has resigned as the Cowboys' head football coach.

Quarterback Kamaka Lewis accounted for three touchdowns and Chan Spikes capped a 26-point fourth quarter with a 9-yard TD run with 1 minute, 16 seconds remaining to lead Hilo to a heart-pounding 26-22 win over Konawaena in a preseason football game on Saturday night.

Quarterback Kamaka Lewis accounted for three touchdowns and Chan Spikes capped a 26-point fourth quarter with a 9-yard TD run with 1 minute, 16 seconds remaining to lead Hilo to a heart-pounding 26-22 win over Konawaena in a preseason football game on Saturday night.

Honokaa changes parking rules Honokaa High will no longer allow spectators to park inside the gate during football games because of health and safety concerns.

Held Saturday at Kealakehe High School BOYS TEAM SCORING 1 Honokaa 33 2 Hawaii Prep 47 3 Makua Lani 66 4 Kealakehe 92 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1 Josh Robinson Honokaa 17:16.80 2 Chris Mosch Honokaa 17:38.90 3 Dylan Hardie-Jordan Makua Lani 17:50:00 4 Tyler Tsubota Hawaii Prep 18:12:00 5 Juan Sepulveda Kealakehe 18:15:00 6 Chayce Moniz Honokaa 18:36:00 7 Ethan Meilke Kohala 19:02:00 8 Makoa Johnson Hawaii Prep 19:05:00 9 Brandt Mabuni Makua Lani 19:05:00 10 Devin Vandervoort Makua Lani 19:54:00 11 Spencer Haight Honokaa 20:16:00 12 Justin Macy Hawaii Prep 20:18:00 13 Ryota Yoda Hawaii Prep 20:48:00 14 Tyler Van Kirk Hawaii Prep 20:55:00 15 Josh Tobias Honokaa 20:56:00 16 Dylan Shiraki Honokaa 20:57:00 17 Donald Russell Konawaena 20:58:00 18 Nicholas Chock Hawaii Prep 21:00:00 19 CJ Agusan Kealakehe 21:15:00 20 Evan Matsuyama Kealakehe 21:16:00 21 Devin Leblond Honokaa 21:21:00 22 Carson Magoon Hawaii Prep 21:01:00 23 Michael Severino Hawaii Prep 22:16:00 24 Elijah Lingenfelden Makua Lani 22:27:00 25 Dylan Steele Kealakehe 22:40:00 26 Kyle Kurihara Kealakehe 22:47:00 27 Brandon Mah Honokaa 22:49:00 28 Ethan Souza Honokaa 22:59:00 29 Aaron Nishina Hawaii Prep 23:16:00 30 Haze Rodriguez-Cho Kealakehe 23:25:00 31 Damian Mabuni Makua Lani 24:24:00 32 Joey Chavez Hawaii Prep 24:39:00 33 Tyler Nakamira Makua Lani 24:41:00 34 Paul Whalen Makua Lani 24:43:00 35 Joshua Kaiwi Makua Lani 25:01:00 36 Gage Allen Makua Lani 25:07:00 37 Eric Dong Makua Lani 25:16:00 38 Hank Correa Hawaii Prep 25:36:00 39 Andrew Dong Makua Lani 25:39.10 40 Makala Richards Honokaa 25:39.70 41 Jesse Cueresma Makua Lani 26:17:00 42 Kaimana Heinicke Honokaa 26:48:00 43 Pedro Sanchez Honokaa 26:56:00 44 Pookela Poai Makua Lani 26:58:00 45 Riston Matias Honokaa 27:08:00 46 Masaki Shields Makua Lani 27:48:00 47 Ross Daugherty Konawaena 29:06:00 48 Gabe Keller Honokaa 29:07:00 49 Loren Bailey Konawaena 29:44:00 50 Dominic Stroupe Honokaa 31:14:00 51 Joseph Campell Makua Lani 31:47:00 52 Anthony Shaw Honokaa 36:24:00 GIRLS TEAM SCORING 1 Honokaa 41 2 Kealakehe 55 3 Makua Lani 61 4 Hawaii Prep 65 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1 Tia Greenwell Honokaa 22:02:00 2 Athena Oldfather Honokaa 22:14:00 3 Grace Chop Makua Lani 22:42:00 4 Rachael Bianchi Kealakehe 23:24:00 5 Kari Van Mols Kealakehe 23:26:00 6 Mary Jo Osorio Kohala 23:34:00 7 Alexis Mabuni Makua Lani 23:45:00 8 Roya Sabri Kealakehe 23:56:00 9 Angel Mabuni Makua Lani 24:01:00 10 Monica Carlos Honokaa 24:04.30 11 Katie Aguilar Honokaa 24:04.80 12 Emily Evans Hawaii Prep 24:08:00 13 Melanie Ulrich Hawaii Prep 24:08.50 14 Sam Neal Hawaii Prep 24:09.10 15 Zoe Sims Hawaii Prep 24:09.60 16 Hana Scully Hawaii Prep 24:10.20 17 Marie Danahue Hawaii Prep 24:10.60 18 Daisy Mardian Hawaii Prep 24:11:00 19 Isla Kruger-Burgress Kealakehe 24:22:00 20 Kim Kishimoto Honokaa 24:29:00 21 Tiffany Nakamura Makua Lani 24:59:00 22 Cheyanne McMullen Kealakehe 25:16:00 23 Melissa White Hawaii Prep 25:18:00 24 Kelly Greenwell Honokaa 25:19:00 25 Whitney Pautz Hualalai 25:20:00 26 Somer Mitchell Kealakehe 25:28:00 27 Lauren Mabuni Makua Lani 25:30:00 28 Carissa Bell-Chase Honokaa 25:55:00 29 Jade Sohriahkof Hawaii Prep 26:04:00 30 Phoebe Hono Hawaii Prep 26:18:00 31 Malama Tamasese-Solomon Hawaii Prep 26:29:00 32 Saiam Smith Kohala 27:01:00 33 Svetlana Martin-Schatz Hawaii Prep 27:03:00 34 Rachel Mivata Konawaena 27:19:00 35 Tsukasa Akai Hawaii Prep 27:26:00 36 Risa Ninomiya Hawaii Prep 28:18:00 37 Malia Kaiwi Makua Lani 28:22:00 38 Camille Ricketts Konawaena 28:23:00 39 Kayla Davidson Kealakehe 28:27:00 40 Chiaki Osaka Hawaii Prep 29:34:00 41 Meimei Nakahara Hawaii Prep 29:44:00 42 Jasmine Fojas Hawaii Prep 31:23.00 43 Jenna Matsumura Honokaa 31:23.30 44 Kelsi Nishina Hawaii Prep 31:38:00 45 Emily Ono Honokaa 33:08:00 46 Mikenna Mulvaney Hawaii Prep 33:25:00 47 Sherri Lo Honokaa 36:26:00 48 Jade Pererra Honokaa 37:11:00

The start of the football season is always fun. The games really make the weekends exciting. With high school, college and pro games all going on at once, it's easy to find several good games from Thursday to Monday. Most of the time, I'm not very interested in the NFL preseason, but this year, things were different.

Frank Leahy enjoyed arguably the best four-year stretch in college football history, coaching Notre Dame to a 36-0-2 record and winning three national championships from 1946-49. He won another national title in 1943, and his .864 winning percentage ranks second all time in major college football history.

FOOTBALL Keaau at Waiakea, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Varsity games follow 6 p.m. JV games Honokaa at Kohala

The family of Jesse Mahelona will conduct what Mahelona's wife of 16 months, Brandee Kukita-Mahelona, calls a "celebration" of Mahelona's life Sept. 26 in the Kealakehe High School gymnasium.

KAPAAU -- Kamehameha-Hawaii football coach Brian Kelson has said again and again that he will have to rely on his defense if his team is to be successful this season. The Warriors' defense came through in a big way Saturday, putting up 10 points and making several big plays to help Kamehameha earn its first victory, a 31-12 win over Kohala in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation football game.