Advertiser Staff
The year of the dragon may be ending, but don’t tell that to the undefeated Honoka‘a High Dragon basketball team.
Honoka‘a swept St. Joseph, 49-35, and Pahoa, 74-53, this past weekend to improve to 4-0 in Big Island Interscholastic Federation boys’ basketball.
The only other unbeaten team is Kealakehe of Kona, which is 3-0 following a 38-35 victory over Konawaena.
Derek Gabriel scored 18 points and Eddie Aldridge 10 to lead Honoka‘a over St. Joseph. Gabriel had 21, and Aldridge and Austin Souza each added 15 against Pahoa.
Defending state champion Hilo, which lost its opener, improved to 3-1 by trouncing Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy, 68-49, behind Tim Toomey’s 16 points. The Vikings then crushed Ka‘¬, 96-69, as Napela Naniole scored 26 points and Toomey added 20.
In other games, Kea‘au won its first varsity game by stopping Konawaena, 34-30; Waiakea beat Hawai‘i Prep, 71-56; and Kohala dumped Laupahoehoe, 75-50.
SOCCER
 Hawai‘i Prep girls lose: Waiakea’s Jobette Nabarro scored at the 50th minute and the Warriors went on to deal Hawai‘i Prep’s girls their first Big Island Interscholastic Federation defeat of the season Saturday in Hilo.
Hawai‘i Prep is 7-1; Waiakea 6-2.
"They took it right at us and controlled the game," said Hawai‘i Prep coach Steve Perry. "The better team won today. I hope that we come out with more determination in future games."
Nabarro scored on a cross from Lauren Minato.
Wildes Brawner scored with less than a minute to play to lead Hawai‘i Prep’s boys to a 3-2 victory over Waiakea. Hawai‘i Prep improved to 8-1 and Waiakea dropped to 6-4.
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