It’s been a year of revival for the Kauai High Red Raiders, who clinched the Kauai Interscholastic Federation football championship with a 23-3 victory over Waimea at Hanapepe Stadium on Saturday night.
The Red Raiders (5-2, 4-1) ended the two-year title reign of Kapaa with the win and became the first Hawaii team to get one of 12 slots into the three-tiered state tournament.
Kauai will be joined by the Maui Interscholastic League Division I champion, the Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division I winner and either St. Francis or Damien in the Division I (middle tier) state tournament. Those three slots are still being fought for.
All eight spots for the other two tiers (Division I-Open and Division II) of the state tournament are still open.
In BIIF 8-man football, Ka’u defeated Kohala 60-0. The Trojans (4-1) are going for their second straight league championship and third in the last four years on Oct. 27 against Pahoa (3-1).
The Big Island’s other championships (D-I and D-II) will be determined in two weeks in the title games that pit Kealakehe at Hilo (D-I) and Kamehameha-Hawaii at Konawaena (D-II).
On Maui, Lahainaluna’s magic number to clinch the D-II title outright is one. The first-round champion Lunas can do it if Baldwin tops Kamehameha-Maui on Saturday. That would eliminate the Warriors from second-round contention. Kamehameha-Maui can stay in the chase with a win over Baldwin and could grab the second round and set up a D-II title game with a win the following week over Lahainaluna.
In MIL Division I, Maui has the upper hand, having clinched the first round. Both the Sabers and Bears are 1-1 and fighting for the second round. They meet Oct. 20 in a game that will likely have title implications.
Updated BIIF, KIF and MIL standings and last week’s scores follow.
Standings
Updated: Oct. 14, 2017BIIF | ||||||||
| DIVISION I | ||||||||
| Team | Conf. | Pct. | PF | PA | Overall | Pct. | PF | PA |
| cz-Hilo | 6-1 | .857 | 315 | 79 | 10-1 | .909 | 469 | 158 |
| c-Kealakehe | 4-3 | .571 | 237 | 147 | 4-6 | .400 | 276 | 239 |
| Keaau | 3-4 | .429 | 133 | 247 | 3-4 | .429 | 133 | 247 |
| Waiakea | 0-7 | .000 | 73 | 272 | 1-9 | .100 | 86 | 352 |
| DIVISION II | ||||||||
| Team | Conf. | Pct. | PF | PA | Overall | Pct. | PF | PA |
| cz-Konawaena | 7-0 | 1.000 | 232 | 57 | 9-3 | .750 | 404 | 263 |
| c-Kamehameha-Hawaii | 5-2 | .714 | 225 | 80 | 7-4 | .636 | 323 | 107 |
| Honokaa | 2-5 | .286 | 116 | 185 | 3-5 | .375 | 144 | 192 |
| Hawaii Prep | 1-6 | .143 | 27 | 291 | 2-6 | .250 | 54 | 305 |
KIF | ||||||||
| DIVISION II | ||||||||
| Team | Conf. | Pct. | PF | PA | Overall | Pct. | PF | PA |
| z-Kauai | 4-2 | .667 | 128 | 70 | 5-4 | .556 | 148 | 134 |
| Waimea | 3-3 | .500 | 149 | 180 | 4-3 | .571 | 198 | 201 |
| Kapaa | 2-4 | .333 | 142 | 167 | 4-4 | .500 | 199 | 187 |
MIL | ||||||||
| DIVISION I | ||||||||
| Team | Conf. | Pct. | PF | PA | Overall | Pct. | PF | PA |
| xyz-Maui | 5-3 | .625 | 228 | 141 | 5-5 | .500 | 235 | 187 |
| Baldwin | 4-4 | .500 | 285 | 177 | 4-6 | .400 | 299 | 277 |
| DIVISION II | ||||||||
| Team | Conf. | Pct. | PF | PA | Overall | Pct. | PF | PA |
| xyz-Lahainaluna | 8-0 | 1.000 | 286 | 90 | 11-1 | .917 | 351 | 227 |
| Kamehameha-Maui | 3-5 | .375 | 182 | 245 | 4-6 | .400 | 218 | 207 |
| King Kekaulike | 0-8 | .000 | 31 | 360 | 0-8 | .000 | 31 | 360 |
BIIF 8-Man | ||||||||
| Team | Conf. | Pct. | PF | PA | Overall | Pct. | PF | PA |
| cz-Ka‘u | 5-1 | .833 | 208 | 74 | 5-2 | .714 | 266 | 164 |
| c-Pahoa | 3-2 | .600 | 146 | 106 | 5-2 | .714 | 206 | 149 |
| Kohala | 0-5 | .000 | 12 | 176 | 0-6 | .000 | 54 | 265 |
MIL 8-Man | ||||||||
| Team | Conf. | Pct. | PF | PA | Overall | Pct. | PF | PA |
| crz-Molokai | 3-0 | 1.000 | 155 | 73 | 5-1 | .833 | 198 | 149 |
| c-Lanai | 2-1 | .667 | 140 | 104 | 3-2 | .600 | 268 | 235 |
| Hana | 1-2 | .333 | 56 | 115 | 2-2 | .500 | 64 | 121 |
| Seabury Hall | 0-3 | .000 | 72 | 131 | 0-6 | .000 | 108 | 194 |
| r-clinched regular-season title c-clinched playoff spot x-clinched first-round title y-clinched second-round title z-clinched overall championship | ||||||||
Week 10
FRIDAY, OCT. 6
BIIF
>> At Keaau 40, Waiakea 20
>> Kamehameha-Hawaii 35, at Honokaa 13
MIL
>> At No. 9 Lahainaluna 17, Baldwin 14, OT
SATURDAY, OCT. 7
BIIF
>> At Hilo 42, Kealakehe 29
>> Konawaena 2, at Hawaii Prep 0 (forfeit)
KIF
>> Kauai 23, Waimea 3, at Hanapepe Stadium
MIL
>> At Kamehameha-Maui 2, King Kekaulike 0 (forfeit)
BIIF 8-man
>> At Ka’u 60, Kohala 0
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