Kauai struck first, but Konawaena came back with 32 unanswered points to come away from the Garden Isle with a 32-7 win on Saturday night. ADVERTISING Kauai struck first, but Konawaena came back with 32 unanswered points to come away
Kauai struck first, but Konawaena came back with 32 unanswered points to come away from the Garden Isle with a 32-7 win on Saturday night.
Micah Laban bookended the Wildcat scoring with touchdown runs of two and seven yards.
Sophomore quarterback Austin Ewing went 9 of 17 for 130 yards and a touchdowns against the Red Raiders. Ewing found Kayson Mahiai on a 28-yard strike, and senior Tristan Fleming-Nazara tossed a 15 yarder to Kupono Kane.
Kane also found the end zone on defense, taking an interception 97 yards for a score.
Senior defensive end Torin Tuppein led the way on defense for the Wildcats with 10 tackles. He also had a forced fumble that he recovered. Jeriah Cacal and Phillip Grace tacked on interceptions.
The Wildcats finish the preseason with a 2-0 record, and open the BIIF season on Friday at Waiakea.
Konawaena 12 13 7 0 — 32
Kauai 7 0 0 0 — 7
