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With a new coach, a sophomore quarterback and coming off a year without a BIIF title, not many people had Konawaena pegged as a state title contender coming into the season.
But when it was all over, the Wildcats left little question they could play with anyone.
Konawanea knocked off Kamehameha-Hawaii for its fourth BIIF Division II title in five years, and defeated Damien for the program’s first ever HHSAA state tournament victory before falling to eventual state champion Radford 48-46 in the state semifinals.
While some didn’t see it coming, the Wildcats knew their potential all along.