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There are 16 teams who have qualified to play in the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships that start Friday.
In a pre-tournament survey of voting media personnel, two teams who didn’t qualify for states are in this week’s Bedrock Sports Hawaii’s Power 5s.
Kapolei (6-5), who just missed out on qualifying for states in a 49-42 loss to Campbell in the OIA Open third-place game in WEEK 13 two weekends ago, checked in at No. 5 in the Open rankings. The Hurricanes passed Saint Louis (4-5), which lost to Punahou for the third time this season, 24-8, in the WEEK 13 ILH championship game.
In the Division II rankings, Kamehameha-Hawaii (10-2) — despite a 19-9 season-ending loss to Honokaa in the BIIF D-II title game two weekends ago — did not fall completely out of the Power 5s, dropping only two spots to No. 5.
In other Power 5s movement this week, OIA D-I champion Waipahu (9-1) passed MIL champ Lahainaluna (9-0) into the No. 2 D-I spot. Also in D-I, BIIF champ Konawaena (9-1) moved up one place to No. 4 and ahead of Aiea.
Those BIIF D-II champion Dragons (10-1) climbed from unranked to No. 3.
The Power 5 rankings heading into the state tournament (WEEK 15) follow. After that, you will find Bedrock’s Consensus Top 10 and the full schedule for the rest of the season.
Previous (After WEEK 12) Power 5s, New Point Totals, And The Up Or Down Movement Heading Into WEEK 15
(Note: No games were held in WEEK 14)
Open
>> 1. Kahuku, 60 (no movement)
>> 2. Punahou, 48 (no movement)
>> 3. Mililani, 36 (no movement)
>> 4. Campbell, 24 (no movement)
—New No. 5 Kapolei, 8 (entered rankings)—
>> 5. Saint Louis 4 (dropped out of rankings)
D-I
>> 1. ‘Iolani, 52 (no movement)
>> 2. Lahainaluna, 40 (dropped one spot)
>> 3. Waipahu, 42 (climbed one spot)
>> 4. Aiea, 14 (dropped one spot)
>> 5. Konawaeana, 28 (climbed one spot)
D-II
>> 1. Nanakuli, 56 (no movement)
>> 2. Waimea, 39 (no movenemt)
—New No. 3 Honokaa, 38 (entered ranking)—
>> 3. Kamehameha-Hawaii, 9 (dropped two spots)
>> 4. Kaiser, 12 (no movement)
>> 5. Pearl City, 4 (dropped out of poll)
Consensus Top 10 (Heading Into WEEK 15)
There was only one change to the order of in the latest Consensus Top 10 rankings that are based on four media polls: KHON’s Cover2, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser/Hawaii Prep World, Scoring Live, and Bedrock Sports Hawaii) after WEEK 13 games.
The change: Lahainaluna moved up one spot to No. 7 ahead of ‘Iolani.
HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
(Subject to change; seeds in parentheses)
WEEK 15
FRIDAY, NOV. 11
State Division I first round
>> Aiea at (3) Lahainaluna, 7 p.m.
>> Kapaa at (4) Waipahu, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 12
State Division II first round
>> Kaiser vs. (3) Waimea, at Hanapepe Stadium, 1 p.m.
>> PAC-5 at (4) Nanakuli, 7 p.m.
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WEEK 16
FRIDAY, NOV. 18
State Open Division semifinals
>> Campbell vs. (1) Kahuku, at Mililani High field, 4 p.m.
>> (2) Punahou at Mililani, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 19
State Division I semifinals
>> Kapaa/Waipahu winner at (1) ‘Iolani, 3 p.m.
>> Aiea/Lahainaluna winner at (2) Konawaena, 7 p.m.
State Division II semifinals
>> PAC-5/Nanakuli winner at (1) King Kekaulike, 7 p.m.
>> Kaiser/Waimea winner at (2) Honokaa, 7 p.m.
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WEEK 17
FRIDAY, NOV. 25
State Open Division championship game
>> Semifinal winners, at Mililani High field, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 26
State Division I championship game
>> Semifinal winners, at Mililani High field, 7 p.m.
State Division II championship game
>> Semifinal winners, at Mililani High field, 4 p.m.
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