It has become apparent this season that if the Konawaena girls want a challenge, the team will probably have to travel off island, if not out of the state. ADVERTISING It has become apparent this season that if the Konawaena
It has become apparent this season that if the Konawaena girls want a challenge, the team will probably have to travel off island, if not out of the state.
The No. 7 national ranked Wildcats got that challenge in the first game of the National Title IX Conference &Classic tournament on Monday, falling to Forestville (Maryland) Military Academy, 60-54.
The loss was the first of the year for the Konawaena girls despite strong perforomances from Chanelle and Cherilyn Molina. Chanelle Molina led the Wildcats with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Cherilyn Molina added 15 points.
“We played a very good and well coached team tonight in FMA,” said Konawaena head coach Bobbie Awa. “They pressed us from the beginning and shot the ball at a very high percentage.”
Awa added that fouls got the best of her team in the first half. FMA went 9-of-16 from the line overall, while Konawaena was 1-for-5.
The Wildcats have not had much competition heading into the Title IX tournament.
In two BIIF games this season, Konawaena has outscored its opponents 182-19 — albeit against Division II squads Pahoa and Ka‘u.
But the Wildcats (11-1) already have wins piled up against various Hawaii schools, including Punahou, Iolani and Lahainaluna — the team they knocked off in last year’s Division I state title game. Konawaena also knocked off South Medford (Oregon) and Bishop O’Dowd (California) on the way to a title at the Iolani Classic earlier this month.
