How ’bout them Cowboys? Kohala beats University for Division II title
Freshman Layden Kauka hit a 16-foot jumper with 5.4 seconds left as Kohala rallied past University 40-38 in the Division II final of the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships on Friday night at SimpliFi Arena.
“It feels amazing, winning a state championship in my first year,” Kauka said. “It’s crazy. We talked about it, 92 days ago was our first day of practice. Our ultimate goal was to be here and win the state championship. The players bought in, including the bench. Not even one second on the court, but they go crazy for their team.”
Like Kohala, ULS is young and loaded with talented players.
“Kohala is an exceptional team with great talent. This team almost beat Saint Louis (at the Kapaa Invitational). We expected them to be in the (D-II) state championship game. We had to take care of business,” University coach Ryan Tong said.
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