Dream come true: Eight Kealakehe Waverider seniors sign letters of intent

Kealakehe’s head coach Wyatt Nahele introduces the school’s signees on Feb. 17. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Kealakehe’s eight signees from the class of 2021 were: (Back, left to right) Gareth Warren, Malachi Lehmann, Hailama Anakalea, Kristian Delima, Keahi Ching, (front, left to right) Kenan Kaeo-Nakashima, Mikah Ascino and Kekoa Meyers. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

There were no Friday night lights, no late-summer practices, no battles in the trenches. No touchdowns, sacks or game-changing turnovers.