Hilo bounced back from a loss against Honokaa, and in the process the Vikings gave the Dragons another boost.
Hilo bounced back from a loss against Honokaa, and in the process the Vikings gave the Dragons another boost.
River Brown, Kalei Tolentino-Perry, Jace Taka and Riley Patterson each scored a goal Tuesday at Paiea Stadium as the Vikings finished the BIIF regular season with a 4-0 victory against Kamehameha.
The loss for the Warriors clinches the No. 2 seed in the Division II playoffs for Honokaa, which will receive a first round bye and host a semifinal on Feb. 11.
Ka’aina Lewis was credited with the shutout for Hilo (10-3-0), which next takes the field Feb. 10 at home in the Division I semifinals against either Konawaena or Waiakea.
Hilo was coming off a 2-0 loss Saturday against Honokaa.
Kamehameha is locked into the No. 3 seed in the Division II playoffs and a first-round playoff match at home Feb. 9.
Kealakehe 2, Makua Lani 0: Matt Castro and Hunter Olaso scored at Old Kona Airport Park as the Waveriders wrapped up their fourth consecutive unbeaten BIIF regular season.
Greyson Moore kept a clean sheet for Kealakehe (11-0-2), which will host either Konawaena or Waiakea on Feb. 11 in a Division I semifinal.
The Lions fall to 5-5-2, but the can earn a home Division II playoff match in the first round with a win Friday against Pahoa and a loss by Parker at Kamehameha.
Waiakea 8, Christian Liberty 0: Cody Cuba, Michael Scott and Gehrig Octavio scored two goals apiece at Paiea Stadium, and Waiakea cleared its first mission in Operation Avoid Kealakehe.
Hunter Rapoza and Caleb Akau also scored for Waiakea (7-5-0), which snapped a three-match losing streak and retained its hopes of the third place in Division I. With a win Friday at home against Konawaena, the Warriors would grab the third seed in the playoffs and a match at Hilo in the semifinals. A loss sends Waiakea across the island to face four-time defending champion Kealakehe.
Ryden Quitoriano garnered the shutout against the Canefire (2-10-1), which will earn the final playoff spot in Division II if Pahoa ties or loses Friday at Makua Lani.
Pahoa 2, Ka’u 0: Edgar Ramos scored twice in Pahala and the Daggers (1-10-1) earned their first victory of the season and kept their playoff hopes alive.
The Trojans finished the season 0-12-1.
Hawaii Prep 9, Parker 0: Justin Perry found the back of the net twice, and seven different players scored once as Ka Makani finished off a 11-1-1 regular season in Waimea.
Zen Simone, Alex Brost, Kyle Hollister, Dylan Ryan, Ilan Naibryf, Ghar Pautz and Stormer Horton finished with goals for HPA, and will host either Makua Lani or Parker on Feb. 11 at the top seed in the BIIF semifinals. Horton had a hand in the shutout as well.
The Bulls (6-6-0) likely need to win Friday at Kamehameha to earn home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.