From: Maureen Amber MacLeod [mailto:mmacleod@punahou.edu]
Subject: Are you ready for some football? It's the State Championship's
and Punahou's playing!
Aloha
Punahou ‘Ohana!
Punahou’s Varsity Football Team is making its ways into the history books as
it heads into its first-ever State Championship game this Friday against the
Red Raiders of Kahuku.
This talented group of athletes are champions already. Their commitment
and determination earned the school’s first ILH football championship in
nearly thirty years when they defeated the number two-ranked St. Louis (14-0).
In round two of the playoffs, the Buffanblu vanquished ‘Aiea (34-14)
and, in the semifinals last weekend, they earned a spot in the championship by
beating Maui’s undefeated Baldwin Bears (30-7). Smaller, faster and
with a sophisticated playbook, Punahou has become a media favorite in the days
leading up to the game. More than 30,000 are expected to enjoy top-rated
football this weekend. Make sure you don’t miss it!
Game Day Details
Date: Friday, December 2nd
Location: Aloha Stadium
Division II Championship Game: Iolani Raiders (8-4) vs. Radford Rams (9-1)
Game Time: 5:00 p.m.
Fan Sections: Iolani (makai side, sections L-Q); Radford (mauka side, sections
LL-QQ)
Division I Championship Game: Punahou Buffanblu (11-2) vs. Kahuku Red Raiders
(10-1)
Game Time: 8:00 p.m.
Fan Sections: Punahou (makai side, sections L-Q); Kahuku (mauka side, sections
LL-QQ)
Ticket prices: $12.00 adults; $5.00 seniors and students
(Advanced adult tickets may be purchased for $9.00 at any O’ahu First
Hawaiian Bank branch)
Show your Support – Punahou Fans in WHITE!
Celebrate your Punahou Pride by wearing white to the game. The goal: to
make the makai side of Aloha Stadium look like a blizzard of white, cheering
Punahou fans. Wear your own “white” or support the Varsity Football
program by purchasing a “whiteout” T-shirt. The Varsity Football
team will be selling Punahou Pride “Whiteout” T-shirts this Thursday,
December 1st and Friday, December 2nd in the Quad at Punahou from 11:00 am-
1:00 pm. Sizes are from Youth Large to Adult S to 2XL. Price: $10.00 each.
Shirts are school approved and may be worn to class.
Faculty/Staff Super Fan Bus – An Easy Way to Get to the Game
Need a ride to the game? Want to
avoid the traffic? Hop on the Super Fan Bus. To make the 8:00 pm game
start, the Super Fan Bus will leave Palm Drive at 7:00 pm (and will return to
Punahou following the game). All you need is $5 and your student or
faculty/staff ID. To reserve your spot on the bus, Mrs. Lee (slee@punahou.edu)!
Internet Broadcast of the Championship Game
If you know of someone who cannot make the game, it will be broadcast live on
the Internet Hi50Sports.com. To hear the game live, go to the
Hi50Sports.com website (http://www.sportscombine.com/scripts/af_full_story.asp?co_id=29503)
and click on the “hear it live” link. (Note: the link will “go live”
just about five minutes prior to game time.)
Go Puns!
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Maureen Amber MacLeod
Communications
Punahou School
1601 Punahou Street
Honolulu, Hawaii
96822
Web: www.punahou.edu
EM: mmacleod@punahou.edu
Voice: 808.943.3600
Fax: 808.944.5779