The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) State Football Championship consists of the two games that are played annually to crown the Division 1 and Division 2 state football champions in Hawaii. Before 1999, when the State Football Championship game was instituted, Hawaii did not crown an official state champion in football and instead held the Oahu Prep Bowl, which matched up the champions of the two football leagues on Oahu to play for a mythical state football championship.
As of 2016, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association board approved a one-year pilot for a three-tier football state championship format, which will go into effect. Under the new structure, the addition of an Open Division will consist of six teams, with an eight-team Division I bracket and a six-team Division II bracket.
Video HHSAA State Football Championships
History of the Oahu Prep Bowl
In the early years of prep football the question of "who's the best high school football team in the state" could never be answered as Hawaii never conducted a state championship. This all changed in 1973 when Bill Smithe of the Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) and Clay Benham of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) struck a deal where the champions from each league met to decide who was the best team in the state. The game was initially called the Oahu Bowl, marking the first time that league champions played each other in the postseason. Though the bowl game did not include neighbor island champions, it was considered Hawaii's state championship. In 1974, the name was changed from Oahu Bowl to the Oahu Prep Bowl and the game became an annual tradition.
Past Oahu Prep Bowl Championship Results
Prep Bowl Past Champions Record (Championships/Runners-Up)
- St. Louis (14-3)
- Waianae (4-10)
- KS-Oahu (3-2)
- Pac-Five (2-0)
- Iolani (1-0)
- Kaiser (1-0)
- Leilehua (1-1)
- Radford (1-1)
- Nanakuli (0-1)
- Punahou (0-1)
- Farrington (0-1)
- Kahuku (0-5)
Maps HHSAA State Football Championships
Past HHSAA State Football Championship Results
Division I & Open
Division I Championship Game wins and appearances by school
Division II
Division II Championship Game wins and appearances by school
2009 HHSAA Playoff Bracket
Division I
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: KS-Oahu
RUNNER-UP: Kahuku
Division II
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: Iolani
RUNNER-UP: Kauai
2010 HHSAA Playoff Bracket
Division I
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: St. Louis
RUNNER-UP: Waianae
Division II
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: 'Iolani
RUNNER-UP: Kaimuki
2016 HHSAA Playoff Bracket
Open Division
* Denotes overtime game
OPEN DIVISION STATE CHAMPION: St. Louis
RUNNER-UP: Kahuku
Division I
DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Mililani
RUNNER-UP: 'Iolani
Division II
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: Lahainaluna
RUNNER-UP: Kapa'a
2017 HHSAA Tournament Brackets
Open Division
OPEN DIVISION STATE CHAMPION: St. Louis
RUNNER-UP: Kahuku
Division I
DIVISION I STATE CHAMPION: Hilo
RUNNER-UP: Damien
Division II
* Denotes overtime game
DIVISION II STATE CHAMPION: Lahainaluna
RUNNER-UP: Konawaena
HHSAA Division Classification
* Private School
Classifications as of 2015 season
Division I
Division II
8 Man**
* Private School
** The HHSAA does not recognize a championship sport unless three or more leagues participate.
HHSAA Conferences
External links
- - SportsHigh.com: 2009 Football Championships
- - SportsHigh.com: Tournament Record Book
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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