Lol well welcome aboard the Crusader War Wagon, even if your stay is a short one.HS Football Fanatic wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:06 pm@genks: I'm still thinking (and wishing and hoping) that Mililani is better than Punahou. OK, Punahou is a pass-oriented school, but they do run the ball, too. Kamehameha could not run on Mililani; Kamehameha has a very decent O-line. So, something tells me Punahou won't be able to run on Mililani. Mililani also is better at FGs than Punahou. Given that fact in particular, I'm hoping Mililani can squeak past Punahou by 3. Sam played against Kamehameha; hope he's even more healthy against Punahou. If Sam is healthy, he's better than Punahou's RB.genks wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 6:09 am After watching St Louis vs Kahuku, I’d imagine Punahou feeling better about that match up. They probably have better corners than us. They can stuff the line and dare Kahuku to throw, leaving their corners on islands. Even on wide open throws there’s a chance Adolpho will throw it at their feet or way over their head. When Kahuku lined up 5 wide, that was the coffin nails. They just trying whatever. Punahou’s secondary has been really good.
I cannot wait for the Crusaders to face off against Punahou. That is our biggest game of the season. Only one of us can go to states, and in my opinion, until I’m proven wrong, Punahou is the clear #2 in the state. Their defense has been lights out. they have the best QB after Jayden and I don’t think it’s really that close if you compare with Hippa, Agbayani, Adolpho etc. Plus, if we can pull it off, beating Punahou is always satisfying
I get that Kahuku is less likely to beat Punahou than Mililani is. Is Punahou's defensive front-seven that good? Kahuku has a big O-line, big blocking-backs, and a big RB. Can Punahou stuff them?
Finally, I'm pulling big-time for St Louis to beat Punahou. Watching the St Louis v Kahuku game, I'm having some concerns about St Louis' O. Seems that Kahuku was shutting them down at certain points, despite the final score. I'm not worried about St Louis' D, but I am worried about their O against Punahou. How is St Louis' run game? Do they have one? Sam is playing for Mililani; who does St Louis have at RB? How is St Louis' O-line at run-blocking? St Louis just might have to have a run game against Punahou, keep their D guessing. If Punahou's CBs are that good, it would be nice if St Louis had a run game. Still, St Louis' pass game needs to be clicking on all cylinders.
I'm not a St Louis fan, but when they play Punahou, I become one, believe you me.
Go Saints.
Jayden did a ton of scrambling against Kahuku but we already know they will send a ton of heat. The receivers were doing their job and put up 28 points, burned corners, broke tackles, made great catches. I know Puns will blitz but I don’t expect quite so much heat from them all the time, they will blanket the field in coverage and look for picks
I’m not sure name wise who Punahou has up front but they are never bad. I’m sure they aren’t as small as Campbell is either. I’m pretty sure they will do what we did and pack the box, force them to pass. All it takes is 14-0 and now Kahuku is forced to throw more than they want to.
Punahou vs Mililani, it’s hard to overcome playing against a better qb. Mililani DBs are good, so are Punahou. I think Coach Ane is the better coach, and Punahou will have the better game plan. I am willing to bet Agbayani throws 2 picks or more depending how much they pass. Throwing deep 50/50 like Agbayani and Hippa seem to love doing isn’t recommended against a defense that will be waiting for and praying for that. Running on Mililani is tough due to their strong LB corps but Puns can hit Terrell on a short swing pass and he can go and get 10+ yards.
St Louis vs Punahou, no mystery who I think and hope will win. Puns always come prepared, always have a great game plan, and always execute. I think Coach Cal is the best (biased obviously) and will have my boys ready to go. Last 2-3 years Puns haven’t had much success running on us, nor have we on them. The damage is done through the air. Puns have dropped 8 into coverage, while Crusaders will rush 5. One sigh of relief is Liufau is gone. But we don’t have Tui either. We also don’t have Feagans who had a ton of picks last year. Excellent match up!