Kahuku leads the Preseason High School Football America Hawaii Top 10 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The two-time reigning Open Division champs have the unenviable task of playing the top two teams in the HSFA 300 national rankings — No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 St. John Bosco from Southern California.
Because of that tough schedule, Kahuku starts 2023 ranked No. 51 in our national rankings.
Related: 2023 Preseason HSFA 300
Punahou starts the season No. 2 in our statewide rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm. The Buff n’ Blue is coming off a runner-up finish in the Open Division. Their only two losses came at the hands of Kahuku.
Like the Red Raiders, Punahou will challenge a Southern California-power when it travels to the mainland to take-on Corona Centennial, ranked No. 30 in our preseason national rankings. That game will be played September 2 in San Diego.
The Buff n’ Blue will also play SoCal’s Long Beach Millikan at home of August 18.
Below is the entire preseason Top 10.
High School Football America Hawaii Top 10
| Ranking/Team | 2022 Record | 2022 Final Ranking |
| No. 1 Kahuku | (12-2) | 1 |
| No. 2 Punahou | (9-2) | 2 |
| No. 3 Mililani | (7-5) | 3 |
| No. 4 Saint Louis | (4-5) | 4 |
| No. 5 Campbell | (7-5) | 5 |
| No. 6 ‘Iolani | (9-1) | 9 |
| No. 7 Kapolei | (6-5) | 6 |
| No. 8 Konawaena | (11-1) | 7 |
| No. 9 Lahainaluna | (9-1) | 10 |
| No. 10 Kamehameha Kapalama | (0-8-1) | NR |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
