Kamehameha volleyball team draws No. 1 seed
Advertiser Staff
Defending state champion Kamehameha is the No. 1 seed for the Nissan Boys State Volleyball Championships Wednesday through Saturday at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo.
The Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion Warriors (15-1) were seeded ahead of No. 2 Pearl City (12-1), the O'ahu Interscholastic Association champion, No. 3 Seabury Hall (11-1), the Maui Interscholastic League champion and No. 4 Kealakehe (14-1), the Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion.
Rounding out the 12-team field are Mililani (11-2), Campbell (11-3) and Leilehua (9-5) of the OIA; Iolani (14-2) of the ILH; Waiakea (12-3) and Ka'u (13-3) of the BIIF; and Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation champion Waimea (6-1).
There are no unbeaten teams in the tournament. The closest would be Pearl City; its sole loss is a forfeit to Waialua for using an ineligible player because of a clerical error.
Unlike past seasons, there is no pool play. In that format, the top two teams from four pools advanced to the quarterfinals. Instead, like team tournaments in other sports, the unseeded teams meet on the first day to play into the quarterfinals to face the seeded teams, who draw byes on the first day.
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Tournament schedule
Wednesday
Match 1: Iolani vs. Campbell, 3:30 p.m.
Match 2: Mililani vs. Maui, 5 p.m.
Match 3: Ka'u vs. Leilehua, 6:30 p.m.
Match 4: Waimea vs. Waiakea, 8 p.m.
Thursday
Match 5: Losers of Matches 2 & 3, 2 p.m.
Match 6: Seabury Hall vs. Winner of Match 1, 3:30 p.m.
Match 7: Kamehameha vs. Winner of Match 3, 5 p.m.
Match 8: Pearl City vs. Winner of Match 4, 6:30 p.m.
Match 9: Kealakehe vs. Winner of Match 2, 8 p.m.
Friday
Match 10: Losers of Matches 1 & 4, 2 p.m.
Match 11: Losers of Matches 7 & 9, 3:30 p.m.
Match 12: Losers of Matches 6 & 8, 5 p.m.
Semifinals
Match 13: Winners of Matches 6 & 8, 6:30 p.m.
Match 14: Winners of Matches 7 & 9, 8 p.m.
Saturday
Consolation
Match 15: Winners of Matches 5 & 10, 3 p.m.
Fifth place
Match 16: Winners of Matches 11 & 12, 4:30 p.m.
Third place
Match 17: Losers of Matches 13 & 14, 6 p.m.
Championship
Match 18: Winners of Matches 13 & 14, 8 p.m.
