LIHUE — Rep 50 Sports will host its 2018 All Hawaii Bowl at 6 tonight at Vidinha Stadium.
About 50 high school football players are expected to play.
“The (game) is to showcase the underclassmen from across the state and some of the top available seniors that are unsigned,” said Rep 50 founder and organizer Vince Mene during Friday’s practice at Isenberg Park.
“We got the center from Damien, Eli Save. The cornerback from Hilo, Kash Ioane, he’s unsigned. We’re in the process right now. We got a couple of schools that contacted us prior to the game for a couple of these kids, and we’re trying to put these underclassmen on their radar.”
College representatives will be in attendance to scout the players, Mene said. They include, from Division II, Eastern New Mexico and Western Oregon. From Division II, George Fox and Pacific University from Oregon. NAIA was Southern Oregon, and junior colleges are Arizona Western and New Mexico Military.
Mene added a few Division I colleges won’t attend but have interest as well.
“The schools from Division I that requested rosters for the game are UCLA, Arizona and Hawaii,” he said. “The rosters were submitted to them so they can watch on the live stream.”
Among the players, 29 represent the Kauai Interscholastic Federation.
w Kapaa High School: Iosefa Lea’e, DE; Steve Leger, DT; Nathan Hall, OG/DL; Kaiola Lingaton, SB; Maka Troche, WR; Kawika Na-o, SB; Dustin Ramseyer-Burdett, S; Joshua Hall, CB; Trystan Refamonte, DE; Diego Hernandez, OT
w Kauai High School: Hoku Parbo, CB/RB; Kyle Bisarra, S/SB; Bryceson Abegania, RB; Logan Noice, K/WR; Damon Ferreira-Kashima, C; Kekoa Kinimaka, DE; Errle Bautista, OG; Keenan Kuamo’o-Moses, OG; Kona Asano, QB/WR; Adonis Pelletier, DE; Quinn Hoover, OT; Brayden Gonsalves, OT; Ben Sommer, DT; Justice Stone, WR
w Waimea High School: William Kamaka-Riley, RB; Dylan Balaan, CB; Lacin Montemayor, QB; Makana Ruiz, LB; Harrison Kanahele, DT/OL
“Practice was great today,” Balaan said, who expects to play cornerback and maybe receiver and running back. “We never had a running back today, but I got in some running back (reps). Maybe I can go over there, too.”
Balaan added though he’s not planning to play college football because he intends to join the military after graduating, he wants to enjoy playing football for as long as possible.
“I’m playing this game for fun right now,” Balaan said.
Leger, a Kapaa High sophomore, hopes to take full advantage of the showcase.
“It means a lot. It gives me a chance to show my skills and pop my name out there, and represent my family,” Leger said. “I hope to have fun and mainly look good for colleges.”
Tickets at the gate are $10 for general admission and $5 for students. Children 12 years old and younger are free of admission.
