Waiakea, again, played with patience and valued possessions, the same game plan that keeps toppling teams with better records from last season.
Waiakea defeated Kamehameha, last year’s league runner-up, 66-62 in a BIIF Division I basketball thriller on Friday night at the Warriors Gym.
Last Monday, the Warriors, who didn’t qualify for the HHSAA state tournament last year, thumped three-time defending BIIF champion Konawaena 60-44.
When the clock was a friend, Waiakea held the ball and beat defenders off the dribble for layups or trips to the free throw line. That worked against both the Wildcats and private-school Warriors.