Wright on: Drummondo steers Vikings’ ship on championship course

When the possibility first occurred back in 2015, Kaeo Drummondo responded sensibly.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Drummondo had been the defensive coordinator at Hilo High School for head coach Dave Baldwin since 2011 and, combined with his full time job as police officer, his days and nights were stuffed full.

When Baldwin was suspended early in the 2015 season, about 10 days before a preseason game against Punahou, somebody had to be the head coach. A number of decision-makers at the school began casting glances at Drummondo.

“My first thought?” he said the other day reflecting on that time. “My first thought was, ‘No way.’ I had a job and I spent a lot of time coaching after work, I couldn’t see…