Lahainaluna High School head coach Dean Rickard (left) watches his offensive linemen quick-step their way through a drill Tuesday afternoon at Sue Cooley Stadium. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
LAHAINA — The smiles on the faces of Jaysen Akahi-Vida and L.J. Morikawa told much of the story on Tuesday afternoon at Sue Cooley Stadium.
The Lahainaluna High School football team was preparing for its 12th day of practice and one of the leading offensive lineman, Akahi-Vida, was talking story outside the locker room with the reigning Maui Interscholastic League Defensive Player of the Year, Morikawa.
“It’s amazing to be back,” said the 5-foot-10, 210-pound Morikawa, a senior edge rusher. “I was kind of gone for a little bit because I got an injury, but all healed up from that now, glad to be back with my team, get our team chemistry and work on everything we need to work on, just get better as a…
