Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Waiakea’s basketball game plan worked like a charm: pack the defense in, run the floor in transition, and count on Calvin Mattos, whose greatest skill is making his teammates better.
The No. 1 seed Warriors played superb team ball and thumped No. 2 Konawaena 60-40 in the BIIF Division I championship on Saturday night, capturing their first league title since 2009.
The Warriors (14-0) and Wildcats (12-2), whose two losses are to Waiakea, have berths to the HHSAA state tournament, which will be held Feb. 17-20 on Oahu.
Waiakea denied Kona a BIIF title fourpeat, but it required a ton of patience over four long years.