GO COWGIRLS!!!!!

The Wildcats move on to face Kohala (13-4), which handily defeated Ka‘u in the other semifinal game 25-20, 25-18, 25-23.

There was little drama in the matchup until the third set, with the teams knotted up at 23-23. However, Mikayla Kekoa and Cheylin Imai fired off the final two points to secure the championship berth.

Kekoa led the way with 13 kills, while Shania Fuertes followed closely with 12. Five different Cowgirls had double-digit digs, led by Gabby Tomas with 14. As a team, Kohala racked up 14 services aces, four from Mekaila Pasco.

Kiani Medeiros-Danal (13 kills) and Chaunalisa Velez (12 kills) accounted for 86 percent of the Trojans’ kills.

The Cowgirls earned an automatic berth to the state tournament as the top team in D-II during the regular season, but have their eyes set on history.

Kohala has never won a BIIF title in girls volleyball, and is now one win away from doing so.

Kohala defeated Konawaena in a comeback effort of their own just last week, 14-25, 13-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-12. That loss is still fresh for the Wildcats.

“They are very smart and have big hitters,” Alcos said. “We just need to play our game.”

The Trojans will face off against Ka Makani for the league’s third and final HHSAA tournament berth in a third place matchup today at 5:30 p.m.