Evan Manoha carried the football like an inspired man that September night, and he was.
The senior’s numbers were unforgettable – 302 yards and five touchdowns, including a last-second go-ahead score – but his lasting memory from the game, and the entire season, was something far different.
“That was our first game without our friend,” Manoha said.
Kobie Bivings, 16, died of cancer in early September at Hilo Medical Center. Biving had been playing with many of the Trojans since their Pop Warner days.
“They were all playing for him and they came out unreal,” Ka’u coach Duwayne Ke said.