Throw out records and divisions, and put the friendships on hold for a few hours. It’s rivalry week in West Hawaii as Konawaena hosts Kealakehe under the Friday night lights. The Wildcats (4-2 BIIF, 5-2 overall) come in hoping to rebound from a 39-7 road loss against reigning Division I champion Hilo. Kealakehe (3-3, 3-4) is riding high, having breezed by winless Keaau 65-0 on homecoming night to break out of a three-game skid. Both teams are gunning to close out the season with a big rivalry win and take the momentum into the playoffs, which start Oct. 17. Here is what to watch for in the matchup. Konawaena in focus The 39-7 margin in last week’s loss is not indicative of the job Konawaena’s defense did against a Hilo offense that was averaging nearly 40 points per BIIF contest entering the matchup. The Wildcats held Vikings quarterback Sione Atuekaho to less than 100 yards passing and only five completions, but three of those were for touchdowns. Reigning BIIF Division I Offensive Player of the Year Tristin Spikes was bottled up for just 48 yards rushing and the defense held Hilo to just 76 total yards on the ground. Subscribers follow the link for the full story by WHT reporter JR DeGroote and football guru Sam Papalii!
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:30:01 +0000
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