KEALAKEKUA — The start was slow for Konawaena. The rest was not.
The Wildcats used five touchdown passes from sophomore quarterback Austin Ewing and a convincing shutout performance Friday night from its defense to knock off Honokaa 36-0 in a BIIF Division II semifinal matchup at Julian R. Yates field on Friday.
“This win helps fulfill what our expectations were at the beginning of the year and gets us closer to our goal,” Konawaena head coach Brad Uemoto said. “We just want to be healthy and playing our best football coming into next week.”
In his first playoff start, Ewing finished 11-of-19 for 272 yards and the season-high five touchdown passes.