Some BIIF football teams made it easier than others, but they all made it – Department of Education mandate and all.
A couple of games were moved back, and one game was moved forward, but the larger point remains: all 11 teams on the island are primed to return after almost two years away from the field.
Hilo High and Hawaii Prep got a jump on things Saturday in Waimea, albeit in a controlled scrimmage that lasted a quarter, Vikings coach Chris Todd said, before the team practiced different scenarios and went to 7-on-7s.
The BIIF released a modified schedule Friday as openers for Honokaa, Kohala and Ka’u were pushed back, leaving just two games next weekend: Kamehameha faces Kealakehe in a nonleague game next Friday in Kailua-Kona, and, as was previously scheduled, Pahoa and Ka Makani play a Division II game in Waimea day later.
In a nonleague volleyball match Saturday in Keaau, Kamehameha beat Hawaii Prep 25-16, 25-10, 25-18 behind sophomore Maela Honma (11 kills) and junior Kilinoe Helm (10). The teams are scheduled to play again Friday in Waimea, though the regular season – which is split between East and West divisions – isn’t scheduled to start until Oct. 19.
BIIF football schedule
Friday
Kamehameha at Kealakehe, nonleague
Saturday
Pahoa at Hawaii Prep, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 21
Ka’u at Kamehameha
Friday, Oct. 22
Hilo at Konawaena
HPA at Honokaa
Saturday, Oct. 23
Keaau at Waiakea
Pahoa at Kohala
Friday, Oct. 29
Waiakea at Kealakehe
Honokaa at Kamehameha
Saturday, Oct. 30
Keaau at Konawaena
Kohala at Ka’u
Thursday, Nov. 4
Kohala at Honokaa
Friday, Nov. 5
Kealakehe at Keaau
Pahoa at Kamehameha
Saturday, Nov. 6
Ka’u at HPA
Waiakea at Hilo
Thursday, Nov. 11
Keaau at Kamehameha, nonleague
Friday, Nov. 12
Kealakehe at Hilo
Pahoa at Honokaa
Saturday, Nov. 13
Konawaena at Waiakea
HPA at Kohala
Friday, Nov. 19
Hilo at Keaau
Konawaena at Kealakehe
Saturday, Nov. 20
Honokaa at Ka’u, 11 a.m.
Kohala at Kamehameha
Friday, Nov. 26
Division I semifinals
Saturday, Nov. 27
Pahoa at Ka’u
Kamehameha at HPA
Friday, Dec. 3
Division I championship
Saturday, Dec. 4
Division II semifinals
Saturday, Dec. 11
Division II championship