Na Koa, Estes, Salas, Moniz, Dunnachie, Etc.

uhwarriors has this week's Na Koa Lunch Report up on the Na Koa website.

Stephen Tsai profiles John Estes.

Center John Estes has made 51 consecutive starts, the longest current streak in Division I-A football.

"Since I've been here," said offensive line coach Gordy Shaw, who was hired in February, "he hasn't even missed a practice."

Tsai also writes that there's a slight chance that Greg Salas and Bryant Moniz won't be available for the SJSU game, and the Warriors are making contingency plans. Also, Royce Pollard is now back to 100%.

Jason Kaneshiro writes about Salas and Moniz, the return of Jeramy Bryant to practice, and the increasing confidence of Alex Dunnachie.

The Warriors' freshman punter blessed with a powerful leg struggled with consistency in recent weeks. The rough stretch for the freshman from Australia included three kicks of 10 yards or less.

He broke out last weekend with three punts averaging 57.3 yards. He closed the night with a season-best 65-yarder.

"It was about time something happened," Dunnachie said. "I hit them well during practice all year, hadn't really been able to do it during the game. ... It was amazing. As soon as I hit I saw it spiral up and it was beautiful."

Dave Reardon has some Further Review news and notes.

In future Warriors news, center/guard London Sapolu was named to the second team All-National Southern Conference (PDF) by the Southern California Football Association. Here's a blurb from the Daily Pilot.

Sapolu, a 6-0, 295-pound Costa Mesa High product, was consistently the Pirates’ top offensive lineman. The University of Hawaii-bound standout, who played defensive tackle his first season at OCC in 2007, played both guard and center.

In former Warriors news, place kicker Brett Symonds was named to the second team (PDF) in the All-National Central Conference.

In Warriors in the Pros news, the Buffalo Bills placed C.J. Hawthorne on their practice squad injured list.

And here's last night's Chawan's Cut:



...and speaking of Chawan Cut, he has posted an intriguing question regarding coaching and talent on SportsHawaii.com.