Saint Louis' Lee has moderate success against Mainland teams


Saint Louis coach Cal Lee will face his 16th Mainland opponent Friday when the Crusaders take on defending California Interscholastic Federation Open Division champion St. John Bosco of Bellflower, Calif.

Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium.

Back with the Crusaders (0-1) for the first time in 13 seasons, Lee will face a team that is ranked No. 2 in preseason by USA Today. But he has been there and done that.

In the 1990s, the Shawn Akina Classic brought these highly reputable football powers from the Mainland to play against Hawaii's best. Saint Louis had its share of success. Lee is 13-1-1 against Mainland teams. Some came here nationally ranked. The only one that beat Saint Louis under Lee's command was Canyon Country of California, which beat the Crusaders, 40-0, snapping the their state record 55-game winning streak.

Year    Cal Lee era vs. Mainland opponents
1985    Saint Louis 9, Marina (Calif.) 9 @ Kaiser
1989    Saint Louis 24, Morse (Calif.) 17 @ AS
1990    Saint Louis 47, Lincoln (Calif.) 13 @ AS
1990    Canyon Country (Calif.) 40, Saint Louis 0 @ AS
1991    Saint Louis 27, Springdale (Ark.) 14 @ AS
1991    Saint Louis 30, Bakersfield (Calif.) 13 @ AS
1992    Saint Louis 21, Mountain View (Calif.) 7
1992    Saint Louis 24, Clovis (Calif.) 8
1993    Saint Louis 13, Capistrano (Calif.) 7 @ AS
1994    Saint Louis 41, Skyline (Calif.) 19 @ AS
1995    Saint Louis 38, Hart (Calif.) 33 @ AS
1998    Saint Louis 55, Green Valley (Nevada) 6 at Las Vegas
1999    Saint Louis 81, Chugiak (Alaska) 14
1999    Saint Louis 56, West (Utah), 13 at Salt Lake City
2001    Saint Louis 40, San Clemente (Calif.) 7 @ AS



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