How about a nice Hawaiian punch?

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So San Clemente goes to Maui to play its season opener last night. Not only do the Tritons get the tropical scenery, they also get a win, 38-15, over Baldwin. How sweet is that? Nothing like a 95-yard kickoff return, courtesy Jade Micalef, to start he season on the right foot.

San Clemente wasn’t ranked in The Times’ preseason top 25 this week, but they got one of my votes. To be considered for mention among ‘Others’ -- one of those teams that didn’t get into the rankings but did receive votes -- a team needed to receive votes from at least two of the nine voting staff members.

I don’t know if beating a team on the island will do it for the Tritons, but if they beat No. 14 Edison next week, it will sure get a lot of people’s attention.

-Martin Henderson