Quotes about the Scout Bowl

When 2 Green players grabbed a full cooler of Gatorade to douse Michael Lafaele after their win, a trainer protested:
"I just filled that!" (HA)

HA Note: "The players skipped to Plan D, emptying a cup of Gatorade on Lafaele."


About how they enjoyed the Scout Bowl, JJ said:
"This was really a good time." (HA)

"It was a lot of fun, the guys were into it." (HSB)

About how they use the game to evaluate some of their younger players, JJ said:
"We'll look at the film and I'm sure we'll see some young guys who got better." (HSB)


About how the Scout Bowl is good for their team, Lafaele said:
"It was a good break for us and it was good to see the young guys showcase their talents. I was really excited for the defensive guys, especially the defensive linemen. I practice with them every day and I know how hard they work and they did a good job." (HSB)

About the importance of the Scout Bowl for their younger players, Lafaele said:
"It's pretty much the only fun (the scouts) get, the only live action they get the whole year. So I was trying to get them excited, try to get them into the game atmosphere and they really enjoyed it." (HSB)


About how he arrived at the warmups dressed like JJ ("H" logo aloha shirt and lei, carrying a manila folder with scribbled plays)
"I was trying to be like coach Jones. Then I realized we had to practice (before the game)." (HA)

HA Note: "He made a U-turn toward the locker room, where he changed into his uniform."


About how Fale Laeli dressed as the Warriors mascot, with taped cardboard made to resemble a boar's bone, Keala Watson said:
"He's Fale the Warrior. I don't look at the outside. I look at the inside. He's a warrior at heart." (HA)

HA Note: "Defensive backs Ryan Keomaka and Guyton Galdeira brought conch shells. Linebacker Brashton Satele waved a Watson-designed banner."


About all of the things that Keala Watson made for the Scout Bowl, Laeli said:
"Keala was feeling creative. He worked all day on these things." (HA)

HA Note: "The players started their two-sided chants of "Rain ... Bows!" When the White made a big gain, players would yell out: "It's another White ... first down!" "

HSB Note: "Probably as entertaining as the actual scrimmage were the antics of the UH starters, who regularly stormed the field to celebrate big plays. Safety Keao Monteilh blew a conch shell in support of the Green, while defensive lineman Keala Watson performed a Vili the Warrior impersonation."


About agreeing to trade Shane Austin for Mana Lolotai right before the Scout Bowl began, giving White a QB and Green a 3rd LB, Lafaele said:
"Mana's a great player." (HA)


About trading Lolotai for Austin, Colt said:
"We had to make it fair. It's a game for the guys. In the end, we said, 'Hey, we've got to make a trade.'" (HA)


About their offense in the Scout Bowl, Austin said:
"We were drawing (plays) up on the spot." (HA)

HA Note: "White opened with running back Mario Cox taking the snap, then throwing a pass to the flats. Twice, White threw passes after laterals — although Austin's lateral to slotback Jon Medeiros should have been ruled a forward pass, negating a 22-yard gain."


About all of the trick plays they ran, Colt said:
"We knew the defense didn't think we would run trick plays, so we knew we'd have success if we did." (HA)

HA Note: "The White team was coached by the offensive seniors; the Green by the defensive seniors. Jones' rules called for each team to have three possessions in regulation, with each drive starting on the defense's 40. No field goals or punts were allowed."


When White led 6-0 and Green didn't score on their first possession, White players began chanting:
"O-ver-ra-ted! ... O-ver-ra-ted!" (HA)

HA Note: "White then drove to the 2. Running back Camron Carmona was hit by defensive lineman Elliott Purcell, losing his grip on the football. Green recovered. White co-coach Hercules Satele looked to replay official Michael Brewster, who was on a tower overlooking the grass practice field."


Calling for a replay on the Carmona fumble, Hercules said:
"That was not a fumble. His knee was down. I saw Brewster, and he was waving the red flag. I looked at the sideline judge (conditioning coach Mel deLaura), and he saw the knee go down." (HA)


While eating his post-game meal, Brewster said:
"There wasn't enough evidence." (HA)


Upset about the fumble ruling, Hercules said:
"That's just wrong. It's a conspiracy." (HA)


About the Carmona fumble, Shane Austin said:
"It wasn't a fumble. I don't know why they called it a fumble." (HA)


Green assistant coach Spencer Smith brought up the missed forward lateral that helped White:
"Two words: forward pass." (HA)


About how the fumble call was bigger than the forward lateral call, Austin said:
"That fumble was more of a game-changer." (HA)


About how they didn't know what to do when they had the ball at the 2, Green QB Jake Santos said:
"We weren't running the ball great and we weren't passing the ball great. We didn't know what to do next." (HA)

HA Note: "Lafaele called for a quarterback bootleg. Santos stepped to his left, turned and sprinted around the right side for the tying touchdown."


About his tying TD, Santos said:
"I made (linebacker Kevin) Konrath miss. He got me good earlier in the game on a sack. He's one of my buddies. I had to make him miss on one of them." (HA)


About how they had so many RBs that they ran the I formation late in the Scout Bowl, Santos said:
"We had so many running backs we wanted to share the ball, and that meant pretty much running an offense that we've never really run before, like I and wishbone. We weren't really clicking at all and toward the end we got something going for us. It was just all for fun, we were all excited to play." (HSB)


About how his childhood friend Lorgan Pau scored the winning TD, Lafaele said:
"He was our secret weapon." (HA)

HA Note: "Pau moved from Kalihi as a teen-ager. Pau attended McKinley High; Lafaele went to Farrington High."


About Pau, Lafaele said:
"I followed his career. He's a hard worker." (HA)


About scoring the winning TD, Pau said:
"I'm glad Mike gave me the chance." (HA)


About dropping a sure INT on the final play of the game, Kenny Estes said:
"I wasn't expecting the ball." (HA)


Freshman Elliott Purcell, who had 2 sacks and a forced fumble, said that he enjoyed the game:
"It's all fun and games." (HA)

"It was all fun and games. Flying around, having fun, showing the coaches what we've got." (HSB)


About Elliott Purcell, fellow St. Louis alum Timo Paepule said:
"We knew he was good because he's a Purcell and he's a Saint Louis boy. We woke up a sleeping giants. That's what we did." (HA)

HA Note: "Purcell goes by two nicknames. When he plays well, he is "Melliott," a pass-rusher comparable to Melila Purcell, now with the Cleveland Browns."


About Elliott's other nickname, Paepule said:
"He's also 'Lazy-E.' We have to get rid of his laziness first, then we'll change the name. He still has to prove it. He'll get there. This was a start. He's going to be a great player." (HA)


Hoping his showing in the game impressed the coaches, Elliott said:
"I always had it in me. I just have to show what I have. Hopefully, the coaches will look at the tape (of the game) and see some good things." (HA)

"Hopefully the coaches can look at this game and see what I've got and see if I can get some playing time this year or next year." (HSB)


About how he has permanent bragging rights over Hercules, Lafaele said:
"Look at this guy. He ought to bow down in front of us. We've got bragging rights until the end of time because this is my last year here. There won't be a rematch." (HA)