The First Hawaiian Bank State Football Tournament brackets were released over the weekend, but there was one spot in the Division-2 draw that was "yet to be determined".
The representative of Kauai football, the KIF, was to be decided in a game between Kapaa and Waimea.
Winner would be pitted against OIA white division runner-up Pearl City.
Ugly weather in the form of thunder and lightning over the weekend on Kauai postponed the showdown until this afternoon.
The scenario – simple – winner heads to "states". Loser – done for the season.
Warriors of Kapaa and Menehunes of Waimea doing battle at Vidinha Stadium on Kauai.
Waimea struck first.
Alika Emayo with the 10-yard scoring run in the first quarter.
A missed PAT would leave it 6-nothing in favor of the Menehunes.
Fast forward to the 4th quarter. 14-7 Waimea in front, but Kapaa showing some guts.
Warriors QB, John Das keeps it, and slices his way for the score – ties it up at 14.
It would come down to a Kapaa kick.
Final minute, Warriors going for a 32-yard field goal and call on Jonathan Paleka a sophomore called up from the JV this week and he knocks it through.
Kapaa, which had lost 34 of 36 KIF games when head coach Kelii Morgado took over in 2008 is now the league champ for the first time in 22-years winning 17-14 and will play Pearl City at Vidinha Stadium, Saturday in the first round of the state tourney.
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