Kohala, Kamehameha Hawaii crowned BIIF boy’s basketball Champions

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – High school basketball Champions were crowned Wednesday night on the Big Island.

Two exciting match ups for the Division I and II for the Big Island Interscholastic Federation.

Starting in the Division II, long time rivals Kohala and Hawaii Prep in a showdown for the title. These two teams faced off earlier in the season and it was a completely different outcome.

Make it four-straight BIIF Championships for the Cowboys, led by Jayden Hook and Layden Kauka, Kohala came out draining three’s.

However, HPA would not go down without a fight, big man Vander Eberhard would help lead the comeback making it, 20-15 going into the half.

Then the Ka Makani would hold Kohala to just 6 points in the third quarter — 26-25 with just 8 minutes to go.

In the end, Kohala would secure the win with help from Dillon Oandasan and a clutch three down the stretch — Final score, 38-29.

“It feels great, especially to four-peat there’s no greater feeling than that, especially since Layden came back,” Kohala guard Jayden Hook said. “It’s great to reunite with a brother since he left and all the boys left we have to prove to everybody that we can still do it even without our old star players from last year.”

Now the Cowboys head to Oahu for the State tournament with a target on their back, Kohala is the reigning State Champions and they look to repeat this year.

In the night cap, the Kamehameha Hawaii warriors took on the Konawaena Wildcats.

From the jump the bank was open for the Warriors, 10 three pointers made in the first half alone. Half of them coming from the shot of Kiai Yasso.

With a halftime score of 38-to-20, the Wildcats were never able to close the gap.

The Warriors win their third-straight BIIF Division I title with a final score of 71-54.

“This is the third one in a row, so it’s nothing new, but it feels great right now,” Warriors guard Kawohi Huihui said. “All I can think about is just jumping around in the locker room yelling as loud as we can, celebrating as a team because we work for this.”

Kamehameha Hawaii now awaits the State Tournament set for next week.

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