2026 AYF Raiders

Huge shoutout to graduating Raiders players Justice Vaa, JJ Laupapa, Derek Apa, and Galuefa Willis. Congratulations on all your achievements gentlemen! May the lord above continue to shower blessings in all that you do.

Awards and honors are meant to be competitive. I believe as a coach that nothing fires up a spirit more than teammate competition. Striving to get better every day and getting ahead; that's what sports are all about. We as coaches decided to hand out 8 honors that we feel build character and competition in the nation. Congratulations to all the honorees and with any luck, their teammates are gunning for their own legacy:

Derek Apa - MVP
Peter Poloa - Offensive Player of the Year
Justice Vaa - Defensive Player of the Year
Asafo Manusina - Never Back Down Honors (giant slayer)
Galuefa Willis - Student Athlete Honors
Daymian Laban - No Days Off Honors (outstanding drive)
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JR LeeChee - Iron Man Honors (unlimited motor)
Lio Lama - Silver and Black Honors (leadership)

First off, wanna take time to thank each parent that helped out with our end of the year bash:
Derek Apa and Peter Poloa and Parents
Justice Vaa and Uati Tuitele and Parents
Amaziah Ulufale and Parents
Jonah LiuKuey and Parents
Francis Etuale and Parents
Chandler Sagote and Parents
Achilles Ape and Parents
Daymian Laban and Parents
Galuefa Willis and Parents
JJ Laupapa and Parents
JR LeeChee and Parents
Mape Afualo and Parents
Mane Suesue and Parents
Tideon Milo and Parents
Pati Tutasi and Parents
Sharom Siaulaiga and Parents
Mona Faatuga and Parents
SJ Moreli and Parents
Tyre Mose and Parents
Suilesa Maiki and Parents
And the other countless sponsors!
We would also like to thank Fanene and Ula Sooaemalelagi for the venue to have our bash.
And to everyone else not named, you have created a truly memorable season for our boys. Forgive me if i have left you out but best believe your contributions have not gone unnoticed ✊🏾

Lastly, from us coaches it has been our privilege preparing the future generation. We are not only here to coach football, but to mold these kidw into responsible young men. Records or not, we strive to make them better versions of themselves and if at the end of the day that is all, then that's all that matters. If we happen to win games in the process, then lets go!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. See you all next year! NATION OUT🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

Huge shout shout out to Tapumanaia Galu Satele and the Raider Nation for their donations and sponsoring of the 2026 AYF Raiders end of the year beach bash. Sorry but i do not have all the names but your generosity is greatly appreciated. 2 case Water, 2 case soda, 2 box chix, box of sausage, etc...the kids made it all disappear. It takes a village to raise a child, and the Nation truly takes care of their own. We look forward to seeing yall again next year! 🏴‍☠️✊🏾

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Raider Nation, your AYFS Raiders will be having a car wash this Saturday FEB 21st at 09:00a.m. at the Ho Ching guest house in Nuuuli next to CBT, across Laufou. Please come out and support the kids! If you would like to purchase tickets please DM or call HC Mike Lelafu at 254-3294. Thank you, and hope to see you all Saturday ✊🏾🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

Congratulations to the AYF Steelers and HC Von Dinklage and staff for their first win of the season! Job well done boys 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Big congratulations to Coach Travis and the AYF Dolphins on their win today! Job well done gentlemen to you and all the boys.
The score does not reflect the game in the game, but The Nation lost a hard fought battle today. We are extremely proud of the effort we witnessed today from our players. We will continue to build off this momentum and get ready for the AYF Steelers next Saturday.
Discipline. Responsibility. Leadership. See yall next week.
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