Hurricanes' threat cancels all prep football games


All 20 non-league high school football games have been canceled in wake of the threats from Hurricanes Iselle and Julio.

Department of Education superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi announced at a press conference Thursday morning that all schools on Oahu and Kauai would be closed Friday. On Wednesday, Maui and the Big Island had already decided to cancel school on those days.

The public-school closure does not allow for extra-cirricular activities, such as athletics, to take place until the schools reopen.

A little after 2 p.m. Thursday, the Iolani School athletic department confirmed both games of the 51st Father Bray Classic Saturday at Aloha Stadium were also canceled. Kalani was to play Pac-Five in the first game, while Kamehameha-Maui was slated to take on Iolani in the nightcap.

The schedule below highlights games that have been confirmed to be canceled.

Damien's game against Kauai at Vidinha Stadium on Saturday is tentatively postponed. Both teams have an open weekend later this month and could reschedule, Damien spokesman Pat Bigold said.

The last time a large slate of games were postponed by weather was on Friday, Sept. 11, 1992, when Hurricane Iniki swept through Kauai and parts of Oahu. Postponements by the OIA and ILH were not made until the morning of the games. Both leagues were able to makeup the games later in the season. But Kauai was severely affected and without power for about a month. A third of the KIF football schedule was canceled. The MIL and BIIF were not affected and their games were played.

The last time games were postponed in season was, ironically, on the same date in 2001. The terrorist attacks, like the Kennedy assassination in 1963, brought a stop to high school athletics in Hawaii.

ScoringLive will provide updates as it receives them.

Non-League Schedule

Aug. 8
JV 6 p.m., varsity to follow, unless noted
Alberta (Canada) at King Kekaulike, canceled
Campbell at Kahuku, canceled
Kailua at Waipahu, canceled
Kaimuki at Honokaa, 7 p.m. (varsity), canceled
Kamehameha @ Waianae, canceled
Keaau vs. Lahainaluna at War, 7 p.m., canceled
McKinley at Roosevelt, canceled
Pearl City at Castle, canceled
Punahou at Leilehua, 5 p.m. (JV), varsity to follow, canceled
At Kaiser
Farrington vs. Kalani (JV only), 6 p.m., canceled

Aug. 9
JV 4 p.m., varsity to follow unless noted
Damien vs. Kauai @ Vidinha Stadium, 7 p.m. (varsity only), ppd
Farrington vs. Baldwin at War Memorial, 5 p.m. (varsity only), canceled
Kapaa at Nanakuli, canceled
Kapolei at Kealakehe, 7 p.m (varsity), canceled
Konawaena vs. Saint Francis at Campbell, 7:30 p.m. (varsity only), canceled
Moanalua vs. Waiakea at Wong Stadium, 7 p.m. (varsity), canceled
Saint Louis at Mililani, 6:30 p.m., canceled
Waimea vs. Anuenue at Kamehameha-Kapalama, 4 p.m. (varsity only), canceled
At Kailua
Moanalua vs. Kalaheo (JV), 4 p.m., canceled
Kamehameha-Hawaii vs. Kalaheo at Kailua, 6:30 p.m. (varsity only), canceled

Father Bray Classic at Aloha Stadium
Kalani vs. Pac-Five, 4 p.m., canceled
Kamehameha-Maui vs. Iolani, canceled

Aug. 15
Kealakehe vs. Maui at War

Aug. 16
Hawaii Prep vs. Waimea at Hanapepe, 7 p.m.
Kauai at Konawaena
Lahainaluna vs. Kapaa at Vidinha, 7 p.m.
Mino Jyu Gakuen at Iolani
Pac-Five at King Kekaulike
Saint Francis at Keaau, 6 p.m. (varsity only)
Waiakea vs. Hilo at Wong

Aug. 22
St. John Bosco vs. Saint Louis, 7:30 p.m. at Aloha Stadium (varsity only)

Aug. 23
Edison (Calif.) vs. Baldwin at War
Southern Alberta (Canada) vs. Saint Francis at Campbell, 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 29
Kamehameha vs. Del Oro (Calif.)





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