KAILUA-KONA — No pass game proved no problem for Lahainaluna against Konawaena on Saturday night at Julian Yates Field. Behind 295 yards on the ground, the Lunas (8-4) rumbled to a 28-14 victory over the Wildcats and into the HHSAA Division II state title game.
Lahainaluna capitalized on its opportunities, tallying two momentum swinging scores off Wildcat turnovers. With just under four minutes remaining, Joshua Tihada sealed the victory for the Lunas with a 43-yard run down the middle of the defense.
Tihada led Lahainaluna with 103 yards on nine carries for a whopping 12.1-yard average. In the busy Luna backfield, Donovan Defang added 56 and two touchdowns, and Etuati Storer added 49.