Hawaii Tribune-Herald
When the pressure-packed fifth set rolled around, Chynesty Acia and the rest of her Keaau teammates on the volleyball court had the self-belief that a major upset was there for the taking.
On Tuesday, the Cougars stunned Konawaena 25-11, 20-25, 23-25, 25-13, 25-11 in a BIIF roller-coaster at Ellison Onizuka Gym, scoring their biggest win in the program’s history.
“It was a great effort by our kids. It was a back-and-forth battle,” Keaau coach Kawaileleohiilawe said. “We became more energized as we went into the fifth set. The kids were talking a whole lot more and were mindful what they had to do and focused on taking care of the ball on our side of the net.