Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Matagisila Lefiti (#1 C) will miss all of training camp due to surgery on his left foot

HSA Note: "It is an untimely setback for Lefiti, who was center John Estes' primary understudy the past two seasons. Estes, now with the Jacksonville Jaguars, started all 54 games of his Warrior career. Lefiti, a fourth-year junior in the fall, exited spring ball as the No. 1 center. But because of recurring problems with his left foot, he decided to have surgery."


HSA Note: "Bronson Tiwanak, a walk-on senior from Aiea High, is the immediate replacement. London Sapolu - the son of Jesse Sapolu, a former UH offensive lineman who won four Super Bowl rings with the San Francisco 49ers - also is in the mix. Sapolu transferred from Orange Coast (Calif.) College in January. Offensive lineman Chauncy Winchester-Makainai, a Kailua High graduate who redshirted in 2009, will audition at center in training camp."


About having Brett Leonard (#1 LG) practicing at C during their unsupervised 7-on-7 passing drills the past 2 weeks, Shane Austin said:
"He's coming along. He's a big body." (HSA)


About how he moved from tackle to guard after last season but is practicing at C just in case he's needed there, Brett Leonard said:
"I'm still doing left guard, but at the same time, I'm learning center in case something happens. It's interesting. I went from tackle to guard to center." (HSA)


HSA Note: "Leonard admittedly struggled during last week's drills, which were coordinated by the players, but did well in Monday's workout."


About how he did well on Monday, Leonard said:
"I only had two or three (bad snaps) out of the whole session. I'll be fine. You want to be aggressive (coming out of the stance), but at the same time, you want to get the ball back before you start doing that. It'll come with experience." (HSA)


About how Leonard is improving his snapping, Austin said:
"It's his first time snapping in a long time. It's just rubbing out the kinks and scraping off the rust. He's getting progressively better. If anything, it's a good way to stay in shape." (HSA)

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3 comments:

  1. Bronson is an All State, All Star center from Damien Memorial High, not Aiea. He was also All Conference at Fresno City before coming home.

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  2. Bronson Tiwanak is an All State, All Star center out of Damien Memorial where he played ball with Kealoha Pilares (not Aiea High) and he was an All Conference center at Fresno City College where he played ball with Bryant Moniz.

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  3. Bronson Tiwanak is an All State, All Star center out of Damien Memorial High with Kealoha Pilares. He was All Conference at Fresno City College and played along Bryant Moniz.

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