Konawaena rolls over Ka‘u in Friday romp

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John Kamoku averaged 29 yards a carry, and Lii Karratti threw for 309 yards and seven touchdowns as Konawaena drilled Ka’u on Friday in Pahala in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation football game.

John Kamoku averaged 29 yards a carry, and Lii Karratti threw for 309 yards and seven touchdowns as Konawaena drilled Ka‘u on Friday in Pahala in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation football game.

The Wildcats scored 70 in the first half and rolled to a 91-8 win over the Trojans.

Konawaena improved to 7-1 in BIIF Division II and 7-4 overall. Ka‘u fell to 2-6 and 2-6.

Kamoku carried five times for 145 yards and touchdown runs of 11, 65 and 68 yards. Karratti had only three incompletions in 12 attempts, and he had scoring strikes of 4, 67, 3, 48, 60, 40 and 55 yards.

Chase Takaki added an 85-yard kickoff return to the fireworks.

The Trojans’ lone score came on a 70-yard pass from Chance Emmsley. The receiver’s name was not provided to West Hawaii Today.

Konawaena 35 35 14 7 — 91

Ka‘u 0 8 0 0 — 8

First quarter

Kon — John Kamoku 11 run (John Replogle kick)

Kon — Dishon Cho 4 pass from Lii Karratti (Replogle kick)

Kon — Kamoku 67 passs from Karratti (kick failed)

Kon — Chase Takaki 3 pass from Karratti (Mike Rabara pass from Cho)

Kon — Kenan Gaspar 48 pass from Karratti (Replogle kick)

Second quarter

Kon — Kamoku 65 run (Replogle kick)

Kon — Ryan Torres-Torioka 60 pass from Karratti (Replogle kick)

Ka‘u — Player 70 pass from Chance Emmsley (Emmsley run)

Kon — Takaki 85 kickoff return (Replogle kick)

Kon — Kamoku 68 run (Replogle kick)

Kon — Bubba Ellis Noa 25 run (Replogle kick)

Third quarter

Kon — Gaspar 40 pass from Karratti (Replogle kick)

Kon — Cho 55 pass from Karratti (Replogle kick)

Fourth quarter

Kon — Cho 60 punt return (Replogle kick)