The Punahou-Roosevelt meeting has a nostalgic touch with memories of the Paint Brush Trophy, who's history dates to 1948 and ended with the departure of Roosevelt to the OIA. Stacy Kaneshiro | SL

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Though not by design, one of the most storied rivalries of the old Interscholastic League of Honolulu will be revived when Roosevelt hosts Punahou Aug. 12 in non-league prep football at Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium.

The game, which will be aired on OC16, is one of the highlights of the non-league season, which opens Aug. 11 with Leilehua playing Service (Alaska), 6 p.m. at Hugh Yoshida Stadium.

The Rough Riders-Buffanblu match is part of the ILH-Oahu Interscholastic Association annual interleague schedule. It is the first time to two Makiki schools will meet since 1969, the last year public schools played in the ILH before moving to the OIA.

The Punahou-Roosevelt meeting has a nostalgic touch with memories of the Paint Brush Trophy. The history of the trophy dates to 1948 and ended with the departure of Roosevelt to the OIA. The Paint Brush was a perpetual trophy that was given to the winner of their annual meetings. Punahou held a 17-9-1 advantage since the inception of the trophy. Overall, the Buffanblu lead the series, which started in 1932, with a 27-15-2 record.

According to story by then-Star-Bulletin reporter Rod Ohira, the Paint Brush Trophy was initiated because of acts of vandalism, usually with paint, between the neighboring schools. Roosevelt's football field was painted with Punahou colors; red paint (one of Roosevelt's colors) was dumped in Punahou's pool. To curtail the vandalism, the perpetual trophy was started in 1948.

Punahou coach Kale Ane said there hasn't been any word yet on whether the trophy will be up for grabs when the teams meet in a few weeks. The trophy is stored at Punahou's Cooke Library.

Ane, a 1971 Punahou graduate, played in the last Paint Brush Trophy game in 1969, when he was a junior. (The football season is always the year before a senior's graduating year.)

The Punahou-Roosevelt game is one of four scheduled rivalry trophy games this season.

Also on Aug. 12, Campbell will travel to Waipahu in a non-league game to play for the Cane Knife Trophy. Both schools are in communities that had history in the sugar industry.

Kaimuki will play Kalani Sept. 23 at Kaiser in an OIA White game for the Calabash Bowl. That rivalry was established when both were members of the ILH.

Leilehua will host Radford Sept. 24 in an OIA Red West contest for the Spirit of Freedom Bowl, as both schools are from armed services communities.

The newest perpetual trophy is The Hammer, which goes to the winner of the Kailua-Castle game. The tradition was started in 2009, when Hardware Hawaii donated a koa trophy to celebrate the rivalry.

In another old ILH rivalry game, Farrington will play Kamehameha Aug. 13 at Kaiser. Farrington will celebrate the school's 75th anniversary by honoring its 1965 team that beat Kamehameha, 16-6, for the ILH championship.

Farrington athletic director Harold Tanaka said members of that title team will serve as honorary captains for the game. He said there will be a reunion dinner during the 4 p.m. JV game for the Farrington and Kamehameha players from that 1965 game.

Farrington beat Kamehameha, 21-12, last year in a non-league game, but the Warriors own the all-time series lead at 36-19. Kamehameha held a 23-14 edge when the public schools left the ILH to join the OIA in 1970. Since then, the schools have met only in preseason or non-league games with the Warriors holding a 13-5 lead.

In other notable non-league contests, Kahuku will host Waianae Aug. 12; and defending Division I state champion Saint Louis will travel to Aiea Aug. 13.

Also, Kahuku will play Kamehameha Aug. 20 at Aloha Stadium and Edison (California) will play Baldwin Aug. 26 at Maui's War Memorial Stadium.

The 48th annual Father Bray Classic is set for Aug. 13 at Aloha Stadium. Kapaa will play Kalani at 4:45 p.m., while host Iolani will take on Radford at 7:30 p.m.

Non-League Schedule

Thursday, Aug. 11
Service (AK) at Leilehua, 6 p.m. (OC 16)

Friday, Aug. 12
JV 5 p.m., varsity to follow, unless noted
Campbell at Waipahu
Pearl City at Kapolei
McKinley at Castle
Mililani at Moanalua
Waianae at Kahuku
Punahou at Roosevelt (OC 16)
Nanakuli at Kaiser
Hilo at Honokaa
Kauai at Kamehameha-HI, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 13
JV 4 p.m., varsity to follow, unless noted
Saint Louis at Aiea (OC 16)
Kamehameha vs. Farrington at Kaiser
Pac-Five at Lahainaluna, 1:30 p.m.
Kailua at Kealakehe, 7 p.m.
Kaimuki at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m.
Konawaena at Keaau, 3 p.m. JV, varsity to follow
Waimea vs. Waiakea, 7 p.m. at Wong Stadium
48th Father Bray Classic at Aloha Stadium
Kapaa vs Kalani, 4:45 p.m.
Radford vs. Iolani, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 19
JV 5 p.m., varsity to follow, unless noted
Aiea at Roosevelt
Punahou at Kailua
Saint Louis at Kaiser
Hawaii Prep at Hilo
Damien at Moanalua, 7 p.m. (OC 16)
Honokaa vs. Waimea at Hanapepe Stadium, 7 p.m.
Kamehameha-Maui vs. Kapaa, 7 p.m. at Vidinha Stadium

Saturday, Aug 20
JV 4 p.m., varsity to follow
Kahuku vs. Kamehameha at Aloha Stadium
Kamehameha-HI at Kealakehe
Keaau at Lahainaluna, 1:30 p.m.
Pac-Five at Castle, 7 p.m. (OC 16)
Farrington at Iolani, 2 p.m.
Maui vs. Waiakea at Wong Stadium, 3 p.m.
King Kekaulike vs. Kauai, 7:30 p.m. at Vidinha Stadium

Friday, Aug. 26
JV 5 p.m., varsity to follow
Hilo at Konawaena
Kamehameha at Radford, JV 4 p.m., varsity to follow (OC 16)
Damien at Leilehua 7 p.m.
Pac-Five at Kapolei, 6 p.m.
Campbell at Punahou, 3:15 p.m.
Edison (CA) vs. Baldwin at War Memorial, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 27
JV 4 p.m., varsity to follow
Saint Louis at Mililani (OC 16)
Kamehameha at Keaau, 3 p.m. JV, varsity to follow
Waianae at Iolani, 2 p.m.
Mount Douglas (Canada) vs. Kapaa, 7 p.m. at Vidinha Stadium

Friday, Sept. 2
Kealakehe at Honokaa, 5 p.m. JV, varsity to follow