FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS DIVISION I AND II FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 (FIRST ROUND) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009 (SEMIFINALS)

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1 FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS DIVISION I AND II FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 (FIRST ROUND) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009 (SEMIFINALS) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 (CHAMPIONSHIPS)

2 FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK / HHSAA FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 (FIRST ROUND) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009 (SEMIFINALS) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 (CHAMPIONSHIPS) HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Executive Director... Keith Amemiya Director of Information... Natalie Iwamoto Football Coordinator... Don Botelho TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE Tournament Committee... Don Botelho (chair), Harold Tanaka, Georges Gilbert,... Lyle Crozier, Scott Soldwisch, Jon Kobayashi & Keith Amemiya Awards and Ceremony... First Hawaiian Bank Officials & Game Assignments... Doug Awana, Lloyd Hisaka, Don Botelho & Harold Tanaka Rules Interpretation... Don Botelho Pairings... Keith Amemiya, Don Botelho, Dwight Toyama, Lyle Crozier, Joe Balangitao & Diane Nitta Publicity... Natalie Iwamoto SPECIAL THANKS First Hawaiian Bank... Donald Horner, President & CEO... Tony Guerrero, Vice Chairman, Retail Banking... Brandt Farias, Exec. V.P., Mktg. and Product Mgt. Aloha Stadium... Scott Chan, Lois Manin, Stephen Lee & Shawn Nagata

3 FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS NOVEMBER 20, 27 and December 4, 2009 I. HHSAA FOOTBALL REGULATIONS TOURNAMENT INFORMATION HHSAA Football Regulations may be found in the HHSAA s football handbook section found in this packet. II. ROSTERS AND COLOR TEAM PICTURES (DUE 11/11) Schools with teams that have secured or who are in contention for a tournament berth are required to submit team rosters, color photos and captions via to iwamoto@hhsaa.org and piilani@tradepublishing.com. The official roster form can be downloaded from the HHSAA s website at under the football tournament information page. Color team photos are required to be 300 dpi or greater. If a photo cannot be ed, a hard copy of the team photo is required and must be mailed or hand delivered to: Trade Publishing Co. Attn: Piilani Aikau 287 Mokauea Street Honolulu, HI Tel: A team picture caption must also be provided with the players names listed from left to right, and by row. DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, NOON III. TOURNAMENT REPRESENTATION DIVISION I DIVISION II OIA 3 2 ILH 1 1 BIIF 1 1 MIL 1 1 KIF 0 1 TOTAL 6 6 Tournament Information Page 1

4 IV. HEAD COACHES PRE-TOURNAMENT MEETING All Head Coaches and Tournament Officials are required to meet with the HHSAA Executive Director and Sport Coordinator for instructions on Sunday, November 15, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Aloha Stadium Hospitality Room. V. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Division I Friday, November 20, 2009 (First Round) Game Match-up Site Time #1 #4 BIIF champion vs. OIA #3 Kealakehe H.S., Big Island 7:00 pm #2 #3 MIL champion vs. OIA #2 War Memorial Stadium, Maui 7:00 pm Friday, November 27, 2009 (Semifinals) Game Match-up Site Time #3 #2 ILH champion vs. winner of game #2 Aloha Stadium 4 or 7 pm #4 #1 OIA champion vs. winner of game #1 Aloha Stadium 4 or 7 pm Friday, December 4, 2009 (Championship) Game Match-up Site Time #5 Winner of game #3 vs. winner of game #4 Aloha Stadium 7:30 pm Division II Friday, November 20, 2009 (First Round) Game Match-up Site Time #1 #4 MIL champion vs. OIA #2 OIA site 7:00 pm #2 #3 OIA champion vs. BIIF champion OIA site 7:00 pm Friday, November 27, 2009 (Semifinals) Game Match-up Site Time #3 #1 ILH champion vs. winner of game #1 Radford H.S., Oahu 7:00 pm #4 #2 KIF champion vs. winner of game #2 Vidinha Stadium, Kauai 7:00 pm Friday, December 4, 2009 (Championship) Game Match-up Site Time #5 Winner of game #3 vs. winner of game #4 Aloha Stadium 4:30 pm *Note: the HHSAA Football Committee shall designate the home and visiting teams for the finals. At Aloha Stadium, allotted time between games is 25 minutes. No game shall start before the established starting time. Tournament Information Page 2

5 VI. TOURNAMENT BALL The official tournament ball is the Spalding J5V Football. VII. AIRLINE, HOTEL & GROUND ACCOMODATIONS The HHSAA will provide airline, hotel, and ground transportation to traveling teams, with a maximum traveling party of 60 persons per team. However, such traveling teams may bring additional persons at their own expense. Specific airline, hotel and ground transportation information will be provided to the participating teams at a later date. VIII. TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS Team Benches Team benches will be restricted to authorized personnel consisting of players, coaches, team managers, trainers, and team physicians as listed on the Official Roster submitted to the HHSAA prior to the start of the tournament. Physician The home team will be responsible for providing a Licensed Medical Physician to be in attendance at every tournament game. Filming/Videotaping There will be no restrictions on schools videotaping/filming opponent s games. It is permissible for teams to exchange tapes/films by mutual agreement. It is also permissible for each team to secure from other sources any game tape and/or film of their opponent. Locker Room Coaches are requested to inform their athletes of the importance of appropriate conduct and behavior in the locker room. Schools and students will be charged for any damages incurred by them in the locker room. Use of the field during halftime of Tournament Games. The tournament committee shall be responsible to see that warm ups shall not be permitted between halves of tournament games, except for the few minutes required by each team to warm-up prior to the start of the second half. IX. CODE OF CONDUCT The coach shall have direct responsibility or conduct of team members prior to, during and after tournament competition (in the hotel, in public, at the tournament, transporting to and from sites). The HHSAA Executive Director may establish a common curfew hour as necessary. Tournament Information Page 3

6 The drinking of alcoholic beverages, smoking, drug use, loud, unruly or destructive behavior will not be tolerated. Coaches are requested to inform their athletes of hotel rules and regulations. Please emphasize the importance of appropriate conduct and behavior and consideration for other hotel guests. Schools and students will be charged for any damages incurred by them at the hotel. It is recommended that schools inform parents regarding code-of-conduct in writing. Tournament Information Page 4

7 First Hawaiian Bank Football State Championships Division I Presented by the Hawaii High School Athletic Association November 20, 27 & December 4, 2009 #1 OIA champion Game #3 Friday, Nov. 27, :00 or 7:00 pm #4 BIIF champion Aloha Stadium Game #1 Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 Game #5 7:00 pm Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 Kealakehe H.S. 7:30 pm Aloha Stadium OIA #3 #2 ILH champion State Champion Game #4 Friday, Nov. 27, :00 or 7:00 pm #3 MIL champion Aloha Stadium Game #2 Friday, Nov. 20, :00 pm War Memorial Stadium, Maui OIA #2

8 10/18/07 First Hawaiian Bank Football State Championships Division II Presented by the Hawaii High School Athletic Association November 20, 27 & December 4, 2009 #1 ILH champion Game #3 Friday, Nov. 27, :00 pm #4 MIL champion Radford H.S., Oahu Game #1 Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 Game #5 7:00 pm Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 OIA site 4:30 pm Aloha Stadium OIA #2 #2 KIF champion State Champion Game #4 Friday, Nov. 27, :00 pm #3 OIA champion Vidinha Stadium, Game #2 Kauai Friday, Nov. 20, :00 pm OIA site BIIF champion

9 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT I. Specific Objectives A. To select a state champion of football through tournament competition B. To recognize the combined efforts of all participating teams and schools in the tournament. C. To promote and encourage the highest principles and standards of attitude and positive behavior. D. To promote the highest principles of good citizenship in tournament competitions. II. Officials A. Qualifications and Requirements 1. All officials must be a registered football official with their respective league. 2. All officials must have taken the National Federation Part II examination and passed with a score of 80 or better. B. Selection and Assignment 1. All officials shall be recommended and approved by their respective leagues. 2. Officials shall be selected by a committee consisting of the HHSAA Executive Director or his designee, Coordinator of Football Officials and HHSAA Sport Coordinator. 3. The committee shall evaluate and schedule officials for all games of the tournament. 4. Assignment of officials shall be determine following each game and future assignments shall not be announced until the appropriate time. C. Uniform 1. All state tournament officials/umpires shall wear uniforms in accordance with their sport s NFHS rules/guidelines/recommendations. In the absence of any NFHS rules/guidelines/recommendations, the sport s HHSAA Sport Coordinator shall have the final say as to the appropriateness of a state tournament official s/umpire s uniform. III. Eligibility A. Participating athletes must be eligible under the rules of their league and also under the requirements which are specified by HHSAA. IV. Rules Governing Tournament A. National Federation Football Rules shall prevail. B. Tie Breaker for all games. National Federation recommended tie-breaking procedure with 20-yard line modification shall be used. C. Mercy Rule: At any time during the second half of the game, if the winning team is leading by 35 or more points, the clock will not stop for incomplete passes, change of possession, out of bounds plays, or first downs. The clock will stop for time outs, any score, administration of penalties, and injuries. Should the winning team s lead go below 35 points, revert back to regular clock rules. This rule shall apply to all state tournament football games except the championship game. HHSAA Handbook Football Page 1

10 D. All bands and audio system operators shall not create any noise that prohibits a team from hearing its signals. Therefore, among other things, all bands and audio system operators shall cease creating any noise once the referee puts the ball in play. V. Tournament Representation A. Number of Participating Teams in League Number of Teams in X State Tournament Number of Participating Teams in State B. Pac-Five teams are eligible to participate in the following HHSAA state tournaments: football, boys soccer, girls soccer, canoe paddling, girls water polo, and baseball. Also, the MIL s Pac-Three football team is eligible to participate in the HHSAA state football tournament. C. For team-only state tournaments, a combination team shall be counted in the league representation formula as long as one of the schools in the combination team has a minimum number of players, as follows: Volleyball 6, Football 11, Softball 9, Soccer 11, Basketball 5, Baseball 9, Canoe Paddling 6, Water Polo 7 D. For team-only state tournaments, if a combination team qualifies for a state tournament, only players from one of the schools with the above listed minimum number shall be allowed to participate in the state tournament. VI. Tournament Format Division I 6 TEAM TOURNAMENT FORMAT WEEKS REPRESENTATION: OIA-3 ILH-1 BIIF-1 MIL-1 League champions to be seeded 1-4 #1 & #2 seeds have first-round byes For first round, #3 & #4 seeds to be paired with OIA 2 & OIA 3 Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 #1 Seed Game 3 Game 1 Game 5 Aloha Stadium Game 2 Champion Game 4 #2 Seed HHSAA Handbook Football Page 2

11 Division II 6 TEAM TOURNAMENT FORMAT WEEKS REPRESENTATION: OIA-2 ILH-1 BIIF-1 MIL-1 KIF-1 League champions to be seeded 1-4 #1 & #2 seeds have first-round byes For first round, #3 & #4 seeds to be paired with unseeded league champion & OIA 2 Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 #1 Seed Game 3 Game 1 Game 5 Aloha Stadium Game 2 Champion Game 4 #2 Seed VII. Tournament Committee A. Committee members The Football Tournament Committee shall consist of the HHSAA Executive Director, HHSAA Football Coordinator, and the football coordinator or representative from each league (OIA, ILH, BIIF, MIL, KIF). B. Responsibility The Football Committee will be responsible for the arrangements, management, and administration of all tournament events as well as the Pairings/Seeding, Sites, and Schedule. 1. The Football Committee will also be responsible for submitting a tournament evaluation report to the HHSAA Executive Director 2. The HHSAA will be responsible for the negotiations, marketing and promotions of the T-Shirt/Printed Program/Souvenir sales; TV/Radio coverage; and Corporate sponsorship. VIII. Seeding/Pairings A. Seedings/Pairings shall be done by the Football Tournament committee and provided to the media at the earliest time possible. B. See Section VI., Tournament Format, above. IX. Uniforms/Home Team A. Uniform requirements as stated in the National Federation rule book. B. Jersey colors will be assigned by the Football Tournament Committee HHSAA Handbook Football Page 3

12 C. Each team participating in the football, soccer and basketball state tournaments, shall bring to the state tournament both light and dark sets of uniforms. If a team violates this rule, they shall be subject to a penalty to be determined by the particular sport s HHSAA Sports Coordinator. D. Neighbor Island teams playing at their Island venues will be designated as the home team. Neighbor Island teams traveling will be designated as the visiting team. The Football Tournament Committee will designate the home team for Oahu teams playing each other at Aloha Stadium. X. Tournament Balls A. The HHSAA adopted football shall be used for all games. XI. Awards A. Permanent team trophy for championship team B. Permanent team trophy for runner-up team. C. 60 gold medals to Division I championship team members and 60 gold medals to Division II member teams. D. 60 silver medals to Division II runner-up team members and 60 silver medals to Division II team members. E. Schools may order additional medals at their own expense. XII. Admission A. Bands from both schools can be admitted free of charge, as long as they are in uniform with an instrument and accompanied by their instructor. Cheerleaders/pep squads can also be admitted free of charge, as long as they are in uniform and accompanied by their advisor. All others must purchase a ticket. B. Each school participating in the football tournament will receive an allotment of 25 admission tickets for each game in which they participate. C. Each non-participating football school will receive an allotment of 10 admission tickets for all tournament games. D. Prices Games at school sites (Nov. 20 & 27): General Admission: $7.00 Senior Citizens (ages 62 and over) $5.00 Students (Grades K-12) $5.00 Semifinal games at Aloha Stadium (Nov. 27): General Admission: $9.00 Senior Citizens (ages 62 and over) $5.00 Students (Grades K-12) $5.00 Championship games at Aloha Stadium (Dec. 4): General Admission: $12.00* Senior Citizens (ages 62 and over) $5.00 Students (Grades K-12) $5.00 *Go to any First Hawaiian Bank branch to receive a $3.00 OFF coupon for the Division I & II Championship Doubleheader on Friday, December 4, No purchase necessary. HHSAA Handbook Football Page 4

13 HHSAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS Year Champion League Head Coach Score Runner-up Semifinalists 1999 Saint Louis ILH Cal Lee 19-0 Kahuku Baldwin, Waimea 2000 Kahuku OIA Siuaki Livai Saint Louis Kaimuki, Waianae 2001 Kahuku OIA Siuaki Livai Saint Louis Kailua, Waimea 2002 Saint Louis ILH Delbert Tengan Castle McKinley, Waimea HHSAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS DIVISION I Year Champion League Head Coach Score Runner-up Semifinalists 2003 Kahuku OIA Siuaki Livai Saint Louis Baldwin, Farrington 2004 Kamehameha ILH Kanani Souza 28-7 Leilehua Kahuku, Lahainaluna 2005 Kahuku OIA Siuaki Livai Punahou Baldwin, Waianae 2006 Kahuku OIA Reggie Torres 7-6 Saint Louis Baldwin, Waianae 2007 Leilehua OIA Nolan Tokuda Saint Louis Baldwin, Waianae 2008 Punahou ILH Kale Ane 38-7 Leilehua Farrington, Kahuku HHSAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS DIVISION II Year Champion League Head Coach Score Runner-up Semifinalists 2003 Aiea OIA Wendell Say 9-7 Damien Lahainaluna, Waimea 2004 Campbell OIA Tumoana Kenessey 28-7 Iolani Hawaii Prep, Kauai 2005 Iolani ILH Wendell Look Radford KS-Maui, Moanalua 2006 King Kekaulike MIL J.W. Kenton Kauai Iolani, Waipahu 2007 Iolani ILH Wendell Look Lahainaluna Kaimuki, Kauai 2008 Iolani ILH Wendell Look Radford Campbell, Lahainaluna