Mililani quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who will enter his senior season 2,057 passing yards shy of the state’s career record held by Tua Tagovailoa, announced his college commitment on Monday.
Gabriel, who is 6 feet and 185 pounds, wrote on Twitter that he has committed to Army over offers from Air Force, Navy and Hawaii.
Former Waipahu football coach Sean Saturnio is an assistant coach with the Black Knights.
Gabriel is 18-5 as the Trojans’ starter over the past two years and helped lead Mililani to the Division I state title in 2016 as a sophomore.
He also played four games as a freshman after an injury to then-starter McKenzie Milton before injuring his shoulder against Kahuku in the OIA final.
Gabriel is one of five players from Hawaii to commit to a Division I school in the 2019 class, joining Kahuku linebacker Miki Ah You (Washington), Kaimuki two-way lineman Sama Pa’ama (Washington) and Saint Louis defensive lineman Gino Quinones (Southern California).
Punahou offensive lineman Blake Feigenspan announced his commitment to the Black Knights on social media on Tuesday.
Kamehameha alumnus Calen Holt is a senior running back for Army, which will host Hawaii at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., on Sept. 15.
KAISER’S HALVORSEN WINS GATORADE AWARD
Kaiser’s Kaile Halvorsen, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State player of the year this past season, was named the Gatorade Hawaii girls soccer state player of the year on Monday.
Halvorsen is a finalist for the national Gatorade award, which will be announced later this month.
The Santa Clara signee scored 31 goals and notched six hat tricks this season, leading the Cougars to the semifinals of the state tournament in Division I.
“Kaile made me make special adjustments because she is a dangerous playmaker for herself and her teammates,” Moanalua coach Nikki Dela Pena said in a press release. “She has great vision on where to be to create opportunities. I would often have to man-mark her, but her breakaway speed is very hard to defend.”
As a Gatorade player of the year, Halvorsen will be able to select a national or local youth sports organization to receive a grant as part of the Gatorade Play It Forward program.
Recent Gatorade Hawaii players of the year in girls soccer include Hawaii Prep’s Emi Higgins (2017), Pearl City’s Sunshine Fontes (2016), ‘Iolani’s Kristen Hori (2015) and Jill Shimabuku (2013), Kamehameha’s Kiani Halushka (2014), Carly Neal (2012), Caprice Dydasco (2011) and Mari Punzal (2007), Mililani’s Mari Miyashiro (2010), Punahou’s Jayann Gabrio (2009) and Kalani’s Tani Costa (2008).
