The problem for Pahoa last season wasn’t just that many of its players were new to the game. As it turned out, the Daggers were playing the wrong game altogether.
Returning to the gridiron for the first time in more than a decade, Pahoa enthusiastically made its foray into eight-man football and was ready to get down and dirty in the trenches.
Unfortunately, the Daggers were left out to dry as opponents used finesse to get to the edge and run by them. The Daggers were outscored 344-40.
“We had size, but it wasn’t to our advantage,” said coach Chris Midel, who hadn’t watched an eight-man game in person before last season.