If Kahale Huddleston’s first half was average — by his lofty standards — for Hilo, his scintillating third quarter was anything but that.
It was almost good enough for Huddleston to reach his even-loftier touchdown average.
The standout senior running back ran for three touchdowns Saturday night to break open a tie game at halftime, and the Vikings broke away from Kealakehe 42-29 at Wong Stadium to secure home-field advantage in the BIIF Division I football championship game.
Quarterback Kaleo Apao, the other member of Hilo’s big-play backfield, also accounted for three touchdowns, and the four-time BIIF champion Vikings (6-1 BIIF, 7-1) forced the game’s only three turnovers
When the teams reconvene at Wong with the title on the line Oct.