Against the ropes for most of the night, Waiakea fought back with mental toughness and scored a comeback for the ages that will go down in history as the greatest ever for a BIIF volleyball championship.
Stuck in an 0-2 hole and down late in other sets, the Warriors outlasted Hilo 20-25, 20-25, 25-20, 26-24, 16-14 for the league’s Division I crown on Thursday night at their gym, which was filled with electricity and to its 1,800-seat capacity.
There’s never been a BIIF title match quite like that one, not only with the champion down 0-2 but winning the last two sets with extra points while staring at a deficit in both.