Chalk up a sixth straight unbeaten regular season for Konawaena’s girls basketball team. ADVERTISING Chalk up a sixth straight unbeaten regular season for Konawaena’s girls basketball team. Chanelle Molina scored 16 points and Ihi Victor contributed 11 on Saturday night
Chalk up a sixth straight unbeaten regular season for Konawaena’s girls basketball team.
Chanelle Molina scored 16 points and Ihi Victor contributed 11 on Saturday night as the Wildcats overpowered Hawaii Preparatory Academy 43-16 in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation game in Waimea.
The Wildcats (11-0) needed the victory to finish a game ahead of Hilo in Division I and secured their annual trip to the Hawaii High School Athletic Association tournament.
The top seed in the BIIF tournament, five-time defending champion Konawaena plays Keaau (4-7) at 6 p.m. Friday in the semifinals at the Cougars’ gym.
As is often the case, the Wildcats flourished behind suffocating defense Saturday, holding Ka Makani (5-6) to just four first-half points.
Anna Juan scored 11 points for HPA, which is seeded fourth in the BIIF Division II tournament and is gearing up to face top-seeded Honokaa (9-2) at 3 p.m. Friday at Keaau.
Hilo 66, Kealakehe 28
Alexis Pana scored 17 points and Shalyn Guthier added 11 for the visiting Vikings, who put the finishing touches on a 10-1 regular season.
In the Division I semifinals at Keaau on Friday, the Vikings play Waiakea (7-4) at 7:30 p.m. If Konawaena wins the earlier semifinal, the Vikings and Warriors will decide who gets the other state berth in D-I.
Ivana Galvez had seven points for the Waveriders, whose season is over at 1-10.
Hilo won the JV game 56-10.
Kamehameha 48, Keaau 39
Casey Poe tallied a game-high 23 points and Riana Arima scored 12 for the visiting Warriors, who have won three of four as they tune up for their BIIF title defense.
Sixth-time defending Division II league champion Kamehameha (8-3) is seeded second and draws third-seeded Kohala (6-5) in the BIIF semifinals at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Keaau. The Warriors beat the Cowgirls by 20 points last Monday in Kapaau.
Taylor Pocock finished off a stellar regular season with 22 points for the Cougars (4-7). Keaau recovered from a slow start and trailed by only two at halftime.
In JV, Kamehameha won 37-23.
Ka‘u 46, Laupahoehoe 19
In Pahala, Bridget Pasion’s 11 points and 10 from Staysha Ault carried the Trojans (2-9) to victory.
Kailyn Requelman finished with eight points for the Seasiders (0-11).
The season is complete for both teams.
