Konawaena’s Maui Ellis-Noa tosses an excellent touchdown pass on a great Wildcat secret gamble during the the following one-fourth of one’s team’s 55-19 playoff earn over Keaau. (Tom Linder/Western The state Today)

KEALAKEKUA – The generally speaking pass-happier Wildcats out-of Konawaena considered the floor video game in order to steamroll the fresh checking out Keaau Cougars during the Tuesday night of BIIF semifinal. Konawaena runningback Kawelu Kaiawe accounted for around three of your Wildcats five racing touchdowns for the nights inside the a great rematch out of weekly 2 tournament. Konawaena’s direct back are short to spread the credit, accepting their offensive linemen to own doing room.

Konawaena runningback Kawelu Kaiawe taken into account three of one’s Wildcats four racing touchdowns on nights into the an excellent rematch out-of weekly dos event. Konawaena’s direct right back are quick so you’re able to bequeath the credit, accepting his offending linemen to have performing room.

“It is far from a one-kid recreation; we you desire both,” said Kaiawe. “When the we now FatFlirt support have a beneficial linemen, we can manage golf ball. It’s a team athletics.”

“I desired to combine it a bit,” said Konawaena direct mentor Brad Uemoto. “I had heading early to the focus on… The work at try around for hours.”

KEALAKEKUA – The usually citation-happier Wildcats out of Konawaena turned to the ground online game to help you steamroll new checking out Keaau Cougars from inside the Saturday night’s BIIF semifinal

Keaau started the online game with a lot of times, inserting around for much of the original quarter up against the top-seeded Wildcats. The newest Cougars tied up the online game at the 7 with an 82-grass struck out of Kaohu Kaluna to Rockie Abadilla, and followed it up defensively with a keen interception because of the Sean Randall.

Konawaena’s Kawelu Kaiawe jumps early in the day an effective Keeau defender with the their way to rating their 3rd racing touchdown of the nights on Wildcats’ 55-19 win along the Cougars Friday nights during the Julian Yates Career

The newest Wildcats eventually displayed why that they had won the major seed on the D-We playoffs. Immediately following Kaiawe’s next racing touchdown of nights, Konawaena’s Akoni Binney took an effective punt return to our house in order to place the Wildcats upwards 21-7.

“It is essential very early: anyone chose one another up,” said brand new Wildcats’ Kamaehu Makanui. “Nobody is discouraged. That’s even the video game-changer.”

Konawaena’s passage video game picked up in the next one-fourth; the Wildcats put for a few scores during the time, but only two was indeed tossed of the QB Keoki Alani. Immediately following a return offered the Wildcats golf ball to your Keaau’s that-turf line, Alani motioned to the left, making it possible for an immediate breeze in order to RB Maui Ellis-Noa. Ellis-Noa faked a cost the best, up coming turned his eyes to help you Makanui in the rear of brand new avoid area.

“We had you to definitely into the 2017 and you may ran it having one or two seniors,” Uemoto said of one’s ‘elderly special’ enjoy. “I taken it right back from the playbook. We had chances, got golf ball strong, and you will made it happen to perfection.”

Right up 41-thirteen from the half, the results was at little question once the last half kicked out of. A great Makanui interception in debt-area contributed to a great 99-yard push – punctuated because of the Kaiawe’s third racing touchdown of nights – so you’re able to result in a flowing time clock.

Keawe Navas Loa put the last circumstances into the board from inside the the 4th into the Wildcats, punching the ball into the on the ground away from thirteen meters out, if you are Keaau’s Kaluna receive Josiah Hoohuli for a 19-yard touchdown pass having 2:11 left playing.

Which have Hilo’s 47-0 earn more than Kealakehe Saturday evening, the brand new rematch is set ranging from Konawaena (5-0) and Hilo (4-1) for the BIIF D-We Tournament on the line. Brand new Wildcats – which outdone the new Vikings twenty four-21 in the overtime to the Oct. twenty two – usually machine Hilo to your Friday night.