Warrior Bowl Wrap-Ups

Stephen Tsai has a Warrior Bowl wrap-up.

When a steak dinner is the prize, there is one thing left to say to the victors.

Well done.

"Yes, steak was on our menu," said quarterback Inoke Funaki, who threw two scoring passes to lift the Black team to a 24-20 victory over the Green team in last night's Warrior Bowl at Aloha Stadium. "It was nice to come up with a win."

Dave Reardon highlights the re-match between Inoke Funaki and Cal Lee.

In 2000, Funaki quarterbacked Kahuku past Saint Louis 26-20 in a landmark game that ended the Crusaders' stranglehold on Hawaii high school football's championship hardware.

The opposing coach?

Current UH defensive coordinator Cal Lee, who coached the Green team last night.

"I always remember him in that game," Lee said. "How can I not remember? He killed me."

"Good memories for me," Funaki said.

Michael Tsai writes about Jameel Dowling's strong performance in the spring.

At 6-foot-3 and 205 spring-loaded pounds, Dowling has the sort of length and athleticism UH has rarely seen at the cornerback position.

Playing for the Green Team, Dowling finished with a game-high 3.5 tackles, including two solo tackles and a tackle assist in the first quarter.

"He's earned a starting spot," McMackin said. "He plays low. He does what he's been taught. I think he's a player, and I'm really proud of him."

Brian McInnis' Sports Notebook has a few words from Kenny Estes, Dan Kelly, Malcolm Lane and Troy Lauduski.

Paul Arnett writes about his impressions of the game.

Ferd Lewis notes how QBs Inoke Funaki and Tyler Graunke are running neck and neck.

Over the course of the month-long spring session the junior-to-be from Kahuku closed what had been a significant gap with fifth-year senior Tyler Graunke, the heir apparent to Colt Brennan.

So much so that they will likely open fall practice even, awaiting the arrival of two junior college transfers.

"He definitely did (close the gap)," said offensive coordinator Ron Lee. "He moved around, showed some athleticism and made some plays."

"They are tight ... pretty tight," quarterbacks coach Nick Rolovich said.

And here's video coverage of the Ohana Fest from Leila Wai.

UPDATE: Scott from Sportshawaii.com edited together video highlights from the game.