KEALAKEKUA — Konawaena held crosstown rival Kealakehe to 26 yards of offense and rode 228 rushing yards from its stable of running backs to a 20-0 win Friday night at Julian R. Yates Field.
KEALAKEKUA — Konawaena held crosstown rival Kealakehe to 26 yards of offense and rode 228 rushing yards from its stable of running backs to a 20-0 win Friday night at Julian R. Yates Field.
The Wildcats held the Waveriders to negative yardage until late in the fourth quarter and constantly pressured the Kealakehe QBs.
On Konawaena’s first scoring drive, Algene Kelekolio accounted for 39 yards and Tate “Baba” Hing dragged a host of Kealakehe defenders into the end zone for a score.
The Wildcats opted for onside kicks three times in the second half, recovering two of them — including the second half opening kickoff.
Konawaena’s bold second-half statement didn’t end there.
After putting the ball in the air 21 times in the first half with quarterback Shelton Grace, the Wildcats came out of the break in a jumbo set with Cameron Howes at quarterback and Bubba Ellis-Noa as the primary running back.
Ellis-Noa led the way on Konawaena’s second scoring drive, trampling for 28 yards on two carries behind the extra blockers, and then Howes went right up the middle for 5 yards to put the Wildcats up 14-0.
Hing intercepted Kealakehe quarterback Markus Degrate on the next Waveriders possession and a few plays later Kelekolio busted loose down the sideline 42 yards for a score — the longest play of the night.
The onside kicks, combined with the smash-mouth running game draining the clock, limited Kealakehe to just two plays in the third quarter.
Kaimi Wilson came in at QB late and sparked a long drive down to the Konawaena 8-yard line. The drive stalled after two consecutive sacks and the Waveriders failed to convert on a fourth and goal from the 12-yard line.
Kealakehe 0 0 0 0 — 0
Konawaena 0 7 13 0 — 20