KAILUA-KONA — For another year, the streak lives on.
KAILUA-KONA — For another year, the streak lives on.
Behind 14 points from Mikayla Tablit, Konawaena (12-0, 15-2) reeled off a ninth consecutive BIIF title, downing Hilo 51-23 in the championship Friday night at Kealakehe High’s gym.
Celena Molina added 10 points and Cherilyn Molina had six for the Wildcats, who extended a BIIF record winning streak to 104 games.
Mele-Fatai Vaka and Mandi Kawaha each had seven points in a losing effort for the Lady Viks (10-2,16-2), who fell to the Wildcats in the title game for a fifth consecutive year.
Both team advance to the HHSAA state tournament, which begins Jan. 30 and runs through Feb. 4.
Konawaena is gunning for a third consecutive state title and seventh overall. A three-peat would be the first of the division classification era — which began in 2004 — and a first for girls basketball since Kamehameha-Kapalama reeled off four in a row from 1990-1993.