Top seeds advance in boys volleyball tourney
Advertiser Staff
The top seeds advanced to today's quarterfinals of the Nissan Boys State Volleyball Championships last night.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser
No. 1 Kamehameha, No. 2 Pearl City, No. 3 Kealakehe and No. 4 Maui made it out of pool play, but not everyone had an easy time.
Maui High's Sherwin Tomas (3) and Rodman Elegino (14) attempt a block against Waimea's Scott Rivera last night.
Waimea High of Kauai, Moanalua and Maui each went 1-1 in pool play, then the Menehunes won a coin toss to win Pool D.
Maui then defeated Moanalua 15-6 in a playoff for Pool D's second spot in the quarterfinals.
Pool C winner Iolani (2-0) and runnerup Kealakehe (1-1) of the Big Island are also in today's quarterfinals.
Also advancing out of pool play were: Pool B winner Pearl City (2-0) and runner-up Seabury Hall (1-1) of Maui.
Kamehameha (2-0) defeated Kalaheo (1-1) 15-3, 15-12 in the final match last night at Kamehameha to win Pool A.
Kalaheo, the pool runner-up, also advances to today's quarterfinals at the Blaisdell Center.
Nissan Boys State Volleyball Championships
Pool play
At McKinley
Waimea def. Maui 15-7, 15-13
Kealakehe def. Farrington 7-15, 15-4, 15-12
Moanalua def. Waimea 15-12, 15-11
Iolani def. Farrington 15-10, 13-15, 15-8
Maui def. Moanalua 16-14, 17-15
Iolani def. Kealakehe 15-9, 17-15
Playoff: Maui def. Moanalua 15-6
At Kamehameha
Seabury Hall def. Hilo 16-14, 11-15, 15-13
Kalaheo def. Waiakea 5-15, 15-3, 17-16
Pearl City def. Seabury Hall 16-14, 12-15, 15-13
Kamehameha def. Waiakea 15-6, 15-10
Pearl City def. Hilo 15-8, 16-14
Kamehameha def. Kalaheo 15-3, 15-12
Today's schedule
At Blaisdell Arena
Kamehameha vs. Seabury Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Iolani vs. Maui, 4:45 p.m.
Pearl City vs. Kalaheo, 6 p.m.
Waimea vs. Kealakehe, 7:15 p.m.
