Konawaena volleyball handled Makua Lani in straight sets Tuesday night in front of an all-Kona crowd at Old Airport Gym. The Wildcats improved to 6-0 and leapfrogged Hawaii Prep for second overall in Big Island Interscholastic (BIIF) play (as of Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 27). The Lions are still in search of their first win of 2023, now at 0-7.
The junior varsity match featured Makua Lani beating Konawaena in an intense three sets — 19-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Konawaena will next take the court against Ka‘u on Monday, followed by a homestand against Honoka‘a on Wednesday.
Kea‘au vs. Kealakehe
Up until now, the Cougars were winless at 0-5. But on Tuesday night, they climbed out of the bottom BIIF DI standing and into the win column with a 3-1 home victory over the Waveriders.
Kealakehe also entered the match winless, and has now fallen to 0-6.
Despite an early deficit, the Cougars overcame the Waveriders to win the first set 25-23. Kealakehe kept things close, and turned the tables to win the second set also by 25-23.
Kea‘au persevered through the neck-and-neck battle to win the third set 25-21 and close out the match with a 25-23 win for the fourth set.
Kea‘au will be back in action today, hosting Kamehameha Schools – Hawai‘i — JV starts at 5 p.m., varsity follows.
Also today, Kealakehe will host Hilo HS — with the same start time.
The Waveriders and Cougars will only encounter each other one more time during the regular season, which will be this week — Saturday (10 a.m. JV, varsity follows) at Kealakehe HS.
Tuesday’s varsity action came on the heels of a three-set JV match — which saw the Waveriders win 25-21 and 15-10 after losing the first set to Kea‘au 25-18.
Honoka‘a vs. Pahoa
The Daggers swept the homestanding Dragons — winning straight sets of 25-22, 25-10 and 25-12.
With this win, Pahoa overcame Honoka‘a in the BIIF DII standings — moving to No. 6 with a 5-3 record as the Dragons slid to No. 7 at 4-3.
Honoka‘a will take a short road trip Saturday morning, playing against Parker School.
Also on Saturday morning, Pahoa will host Kohala — JV starts at 10 a.m. and varsity at 11 a.m.
Pahoa’s JV also defeated Honoka‘a, winning 2-1.
