Warrior Beat

Ikem Okeke intercepts a Tevaka Tuioti pass at the threshold of the goal line to seal Hawaii’s 45-31 victory over New Mexico. The Warriors improve to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the Mountain West. * * * * * The Lobos are now down 45-31 following Tevaka Tuioti’s 59-yard pass to Jordan Kress with 4:03 to play. Replays showed Kress had stepped out of bounds, but, oh, well. The Warriors entered the fourth quarter with a 38-10 lead. * * […]

One of the Mountain West Conference’s top returners is no longer on the University of Hawaii football team. Head coach Nick Rolovich confirmed that Melquise Stovall, a fourth-year junior from Lancaster College, has been removed from the active roster. “There are certain expecatations required of a football student-athlete here at the University of Hawaii,” Rolovich said. “We hold all our student-athletes to these standards and expect them to represent our football program to the highest degree. We wish Melquise the […]

Mike Schmidt, a third-string QB, came off the sideline to run for three touchdowns and pass fo another to lead Air Force to a 56-26 rout of Hawaii. * ***** Air Force cornerback Milton Bugg grasps a bobble ball and raced 92 yards on the interception return to extend Air Force’s lead to 56-26 with 4:01 to play. * * * * * Mike Schmidt goes 18 yards on a keeper for his third TD and a 49- 26 AFA […]

It was a deja vu moment when Va‘a Niumatalolo took snaps at quarterback today at UH’s grass practice field. Niumatalolo, a graduate assistant, is the son of Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, a former UH assistant coach and quarterback. The younger Niumatalolo has been helpful this week as the Warriors prepare for Air Force’s ground-oriented, triple-option offense. The elder Niumatalolo played and coached in UH’s version of the triple-option under offensive coordinator Paul Johnson. * * * * * The […]