North Kohala Cowboy’s Football…..Former assistant Blanco is Kohala’s football coach; Atkins content he ‘fought for players”

Former assistant Jay Blanco is the football coach at Kohala High School, replacing Chad Atkins, who said “he’s able to sleep at night knowing he fought for his players.”

Atkins, who’d been with the program for the last five years, including an 8-man BIIF championship season in 2015, said the administration wasn’t supportive. He pointed to a preseason scrimmage against Konawaena in 2019 as the breaking point in a contentious relationship with athletic director Laurie Koustik.

Atkins detailed his issues with the Kohala administration in a story on hawaiiprepworld.com last December, a move he figured would burn bridges.

Former assistant Blanco is Kohala’s football coach; Atkins content he ‘fought for players”