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Ma'afala offered...
I'm guessing he attended the Big Mans Camp and the coaches like what they saw. This is what Scout.com is advertising anyway. If not, sorry for jumping the snap.
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BENSON MA'AFALA OL, 6-2, 307 lbs.
(Damien Memorial School - Honolulu, HI)
(Offered Scholarship)
ESPN.com profile: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recruitin ... eason=2009
Rivals.com profile: (2-stars) http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/vi ... _key=85905
Scout.com profile: (2-stars) http://hawaii.scout.com/a.z?s=219&p=8&c=1&nid=3772157
Scout.com article: http://hawaii.scout.com/a.z?s=219&p=9&c ... 2157&fhn=1
BENSON MA'AFALA OL, 6-2, 307 lbs.
(Damien Memorial School - Honolulu, HI)
(Offered Scholarship)
ESPN.com profile: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recruitin ... eason=2009
Rivals.com profile: (2-stars) http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/vi ... _key=85905
Scout.com profile: (2-stars) http://hawaii.scout.com/a.z?s=219&p=8&c=1&nid=3772157
Scout.com article: http://hawaii.scout.com/a.z?s=219&p=9&c ... 2157&fhn=1
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Another 2nd Generation player
- Father Benson played under Dick Tomey
- Uncle Nick played under Dick Tomey
- Cousin "Abu" played for Hawaii before transferring to Cal
- Cousin is Raphael Ieru (whose mom is Katarina Maafala)
Also
- Uncle Roy played for Utah
- Uncle Chris Fuamatu-Maafala played for Utah - > Pittsburg Steelers
- Aunty Tanya Fuamatu-Maafala played Vball for UH Hilo and was one of the top Beach Volleyball players
- Father Benson played under Dick Tomey
- Uncle Nick played under Dick Tomey
- Cousin "Abu" played for Hawaii before transferring to Cal
- Cousin is Raphael Ieru (whose mom is Katarina Maafala)
Also
- Uncle Roy played for Utah
- Uncle Chris Fuamatu-Maafala played for Utah - > Pittsburg Steelers
- Aunty Tanya Fuamatu-Maafala played Vball for UH Hilo and was one of the top Beach Volleyball players
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Ben Ma'afala used to lay da wood on the Dline in the Tomey Days.
He was one BAD Ma'afala!
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He was one BAD Ma'afala!
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"He was one BAD Ma'afala!"
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wasn't he a punter? i thought only nick played dline...bigislandkurt wrote:Ben Ma'afala used to lay da wood on the Dline in the Tomey Days.
He was one BAD Ma'afala!
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That's what I recall. Benson was a QB in HS and a punter in college.sl1322 wrote:wasn't he a punter? i thought only nick played dline...bigislandkurt wrote:Ben Ma'afala used to lay da wood on the Dline in the Tomey Days.
He was one BAD Ma'afala!
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There is already some competition for Benson. I rec'd 2 calls today. Wanted to say "no, he's going to UH" but of course I cant. Not yet anyway!
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In think at McKinley Benson played QB, P, K, KR, PR, and maybe even defense.uhwarriors wrote:That's what I recall. Benson was a QB in HS and a punter in college.sl1322 wrote:wasn't he a punter? i thought only nick played dline...bigislandkurt wrote:Ben Ma'afala used to lay da wood on the Dline in the Tomey Days.
He was one BAD Ma'afala!
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If I remember, Benson was an '83 grad
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FYI for those interested. I found an old article on the Ma`afala family listing all the family members.
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2001/ ... ews12.html
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2001/ ... ews12.html
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Benson came to UH as a junior or senior and was a punter and reserve quarterback. Nick was the the physical specimen but started an early family so he had to work during summers and took a break for a year or so and came back. He was not the same but still got a tryout for a team. I remember him out of mckinley at 240 and 6'2" and running a 4.7 forty and benching over 400 lbs.
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ooops! Sorry. I'm all confused now. Was it Nick Ma'afala on the Dline? That was the bad Ma'afala, I think! haaaa.
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Good one BIKbigislandkurt wrote:Ben Ma'afala used to lay da wood on the Dline in the Tomey Days.
He was one BAD Ma'afala!
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I know how you feel.PIAA DS wrote:There is already some competition for Benson. I rec'd 2 calls today. Wanted to say "no, he's going to UH" but of course I cant. Not yet anyway!
Good for him though. I hope he gets lots of offers...but of course I hope he accepts UH's offer.
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The nickname "one bad ma'afala" was given to Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala...
I think it was Ron McBride who first said it when Chris played for Utah.
Later Chris Berman started saying it on SportsCenter when Chris played for the Steelers
I think it was Ron McBride who first said it when Chris played for Utah.
Later Chris Berman started saying it on SportsCenter when Chris played for the Steelers