Ex-Islander bringing team from Utah here

By Stacy Kaneshiro
Advertiser Staff Writer

Former Leilehua and 'Aiea football coach Gary Clark will return to Aloha Stadium sidelines this season.

Clark is in his third year as an assistant at Timpview (Provo, Utah), which will play Kamehameha at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 24 in a non-league football game.

"It's a good opportunity for us to come down to the Islands and expose some of our kids to the culture and the different brand of football," Clark said in telephone interview. "Hawai'i is known for playing good football and we want to play a good football team."

Clark coached at 'Aiea from 1982-1986 and at Leilehua from 1987-1994 before moving to Arizona, where he coached at Hopi High in Keams Canyon before moving to Utah.

Clark was here in 1999, when he was honored as the NFL's national high school coach of the year at the Pro Bowl. He was nominated by his former player at Leilehua, running back Adrian Murrell. Clark said he has been invited to the NFL Hall of Fame inductions this weekend.

Timpview was 11-1 in Utah's 4A class (second highest in terms of enrollment), suffering its only loss in the state semifinals.

Skyline (5A in Salt Lake City) will visit defending state champion Kahuku on Aug. 17. Last year, Skyline beat Kahuku, 24-21, in Utah.

Also, Kailua will play Snow Canyon at St. George, Utah. Snow Canyon was Utah's 3A champion in 1999.

Other Mainland teams coming to Hawai'i are Alaska's A.J. Diamond (at Wai'anae on Aug. 18), and California teams Kearny (at Iolani on Aug. 24) and Dana Hills (vs. Pac-Five on Aug. 25).

The non-league schedule also features the annual Father Bray Classic, which will feature four games on Aug. 18 at Aloha Stadium. The host Raiders will play Kaimuki at 7:45 p.m.

Meanwhile, Iolani and Punahou will meet in a non-league game Sept. 28 at Punahou. Because they are in different classifications in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, only a previously scheduled Nov. 2 game will count in the standings.

Non-League Schedule

JV 5 p.m., Varsity 7:30 p.m., unless noted

Aug. 17

Roosevelt at Campbell
Farrington at Moanalua, 5 p.m. JV only
Skyline (Utah) at Kahuku, 7:30 p.m. varsity only
Kalaheo at Kaiser
Radford at Leilehua, 6 p.m. JV only
Pearl City at Mililani
St. Louis at Nanakuli
Roosevelt at Campbell
Kailua at Waialua, 5 p.m. JV only
Konawaena at Waialua, 7:30 p.m. varsity only
McKinley at Waipahu, 5 p.m. JV only
Kaua'i vs. Maui at War Memorial, 7 p.m. varsity only

Aug. 18

Kamehameha at Wai'anae, 5 p.m. JV only
A.J. Diamond (Alaska) at Wai'anae, 7:30 p.m. varsity only
Castle at 'Aiea
Kailua at Snow Canyon (Utah), 7:30 p.m. (MST) varsity only
Kaimuki vs. Kapolei at 'Aiea, 3 p.m. JV only
Kalani at Kohala, 3 p.m. varsity only
Lutheran at Hawai'i Prep, 2 p.m. varsity only
Lahainaluna vs. Waiakea at Wong Stadium, 7 p.m. varsity only
Kapa'a at King Kekaulike, 7 p.m. varsity only
Waimea at Punahou, 3 p.m. varsity only
Kamehameha vs. Baldwin at War Memorial, 7 p.m. varsity only
St. Anthony vs. Damien at Kaiser 6 p.m. varsity only

Father Bray Classic

At Aloha Stadium

Radford vs. McKinley, 11 a.m.
Pac-Five vs. Farrington, 2:15 p.m.
Waipahu vs. Leilehua, 5 p.m.
Iolani vs. Kaimuki, 7:45 p.m.

Aug. 24

Honoka'a vs. Kapa'a at Vidinha Stadium, 7:30 p.m. varsity only
Timpiew (Utah) vs. Kamehameha at Aloha Stadium, 7:30 p.m. varsity only
Kearny (Calif.) at Iolani, 3:15 p.m. varsity only

Aug. 25

Hawai'i Prep vs. Kaua'i at Vidinha Stadium, 2 p.m. varsity only
Hilo vs. Waimea at Hanapepe Ball Park, 7:30 p.m. varsity only

At Aloha Stadium

Dana Hills (Calif.) vs. Pac-Five, 5 p.m. varsity only
San Clemente (Calif.) vs. St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. varsity only

Sept. 1

Pac-Five at Honoka'a, 2 p.m. varsity only
Kamehameha at Konawaena, 1:30 p.m. varsity only
Waiakea at Punahou, noon varsity only

Sept. 28

Iolani at Punahou, 3:15 p.m. varsity only