@genks: Roger that. But, I would hope that there are public high-schools here that can serve just about as well, as a vehicle to get into college as a QB. I guess the most obvious one at the moment is Mililani High, with McKenzie Milton doing so well at UCF. Current Mililani QB Dillon Gabriel seems promising too, and he's only a junior. There are guys at my place of employment who are OIA loyalists, having attended and having played for OIA schools themselves. Mililani High is a school they can point to. Mililani High has firmly established itself as an elite football school. I think they have earned a seat at the same table as St Louis School and Kahuku High, not only with the season they had this year, but also by virtue of their D1 state title three years ago. Like St Louis and Kahuku, Mililani can say, "Been there, done that." All three schools ranked in the Top Three in the state polls this year, and all three had won a state D1 / Open title within the last three to four years.genks wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:19 pmI mean from purely a football centered point of view. For a kid that may use football as a vehicle to get into college, ST Louis is a good choice for. Qb. People have different views on schools as far as education goes.HS Football Fanatic wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:44 pm@genks: Well, when St Louis has an assistant coach like Ron Lee and a QB coach like Passas, it's hard to imagine them ever "running out" of good QBs. Wasn't Ron one of the first coaches to bring the run-and-shoot to Hawaii high-school football, when he was at Kaiser High in the mid-1970s? And of course, Passas' reputation as a QB coach speaks for itself. Even so, I would probably just have my kid attend the public school he's supposed to attend, based on our place of residence. Even if St Louis offered an athletic scholarship, I'm not so sure I'd send him there. If we lived relatively close to St Louis School, I might consider it, but, I'm not Catholic. Yes, you don't have to be Catholic to attend St Louis School, but there is that element. Secondly, I have concerns about the fact that St Louis is an all-boys school. I prefer co-ed high-schools, as kids can learn to interact normally with kids of the opposite sex. I've never been a supporter of single-gender schools. If we lived far from St Louis School, I wouldn't have my kid attend. Just go to the "neighborhood" public school (or, the school you're supposed to attend. If you live in Mayor Wright Homes, for example, Farrington High is your "neighborhood" school; it's only a few blocks away, and you can walk there in ten to fifteen minutes. Yet, Mayor Wright kids are assigned to McKinley High instead, which is quite further away.) I think kids need to learn to operate in an environment that's not too sheltered. In a public high-school, you learn to interact with kids from all walks of life; I think that's a valuable life lesson. Even if the "neighborhood" public high-school's football team isn't that good, a kid can learn from an experience like that, too. I think that all of those things I mentioned, collectively, constitute a life lesson that helps kids deal with life.genks wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:09 pm
I think all factors. Parents of young QBs are probably attracted to the pass first offense, of course being developed under the care of Coach Passas. If I had a son that showed potential early as a qb, I’d 100% send him to ST Louis to play. So many qbs get college scholarships coming out of this school. I’d feel the same i had a WR son that has speed and hands, send him to a school known for good qbs.
Last season, Chevan did score on the Punahou 1st team defense, but usually when he went it he just handed off the ball. We didn’t really see him throw. Definetly didn’t see the extent of his scrambling ability. Only watching scrimmages did I finally see him pass and wow, I was pleasantly very surprised. Coach Cal and Coach Ron had said they believe in him 100% in the beginning of this season but we didn’t see it yet. Ppeople used to comment “oh not Tua, you got no qb” and “ no qb to hit those WRs” man how wrong can you be
Wait: Can someone verify whether Gabriel is a junior or senior? The current Mililani roster on ScoringLive says he's a junior, yet a feature story about him being selected as OIA D1 Red offensive player of the year, says he's a senior. Isn't that lame? The same website contradicting itself. Let's go, ScoringLive.