Waiakea was in the worst spot possible on the volleyball court against Hilo — stuck in an 0-2 hole and not looking too good, hitting .000 and negative .029 in the first two sets, respectively.
But the Warriors were built to run marathons, and senior outside hitter Kayla Kahauolopua has a habit of becoming something great and doing her best work down the stretch.
The 5-foot-8 lightning bolt smoked 19 of her 34 kills in the last two sets to spark Waiakea over Hilo 20-25, 20-25, 25-20, 26-24, 16-14 for an unlikely BIIF Division I championship on Thursday night at the Warriors Gym.