Waiakea coach Jason Nakayama spent the latter stages of Monday’s second half imploring his girls soccer team to “keep playing, keep playing, keep playing.”
He can rest assured they did, and though the Warriors are done playing this season, it’s a decent bet they’ll be back and Nakayama will be cheering them on in the big stage again.
The HHSAA Division I tournament is annually a brutal road to hoe for BIIF teams on Oahu, and that didn’t change even as the scene shifted to Ken Yamase Memorial Stadium for the first time. It was up and up for a half, then Castle tightened its grip, scored two-second half goals and advanced to the state quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory.