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The 6-foot-2, 348-pound Fangupo was sitting on a bench at Kealakehe High during his lunch period on Tuesday when Chow reached him. The phone call, Fangupo said, marked the first time anybody from the Hawaii football program communicated with him.
BYU, Georgia Tech, Utah and a host of junior colleges had expressed interest in the senior, with BYU and Georgia Tech also offering full scholarships in the past two weeks. But Fangupo said he wanted to stay relatively close to home. He had strongly considered attending the College of the Redwoods, a junior college in Eureka, Calif.
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Before his senior season, Fangupo had played defensive tackle, offensive guard and offensive tackle. But Kealakehe coach Sam Papalii, beginning his second stint as the team’s head coach last fall, saw the quick feet and athleticism of a skill position player when he evaluated Fangupo.
So Papalii inserted him at fullback, and Fangupo responded by rumbling for 538 yards and 10 touchdowns on 74 carries for a 10-2 Kealakehe team that won its third consecutive Big Island Interscholastic Federation title.
Fangupo said Chow did not tell him what position he’d play for the Warriors. But the senior said he’d accept any assignment the coaching staff gives him.
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