Seniors lift Kamehameha over Maryknoll in battle of ILH teams

Advertiser Staff

Senior guard Megan Ching and senior forward Jeneka Taeoalii each scored 16 points as Kamehameha cruised past Maryknoll, 69-41, in a consolation bracket game of the Hawaiian Airlines Girls State Basketball Championship yesterday at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Kamehameha (13-3), the Interscholastic League of Honolulu runner-up, made 14 steals and shot 52.1 percent from the field (25 of 48).

Maryknoll (9-9), the ILH's third-place team, outrebounded the Warriors, 32-30, but committed 22 turnovers.

Cheryl Lee, a sophomore forward, led the Spartans with nine points.

Kapaku propels Baldwin past McKinley, 54-45

Junior guard Kami Kapaku scored a game-high 23 points and Isabeau Wai'au added 15 as the Bears fended off a late charge by the Tigers.

McKinley (10-7), the O'ahu Interscholastic Association's fourth-place team, closed to 46-45 on Amber Lee's free throw with 3:24 remaining in the game. But the Bears made eight free throws, including four by Kapaku, to seal the victory.

Baldwin (14-3), the Maui Interscholastic League champion, shot 27 of 48 from the free-throw line. The Tigers shot 8 of 13 from the line.

McKinley coach Jesse Victorino was ejected late in the fourth quarter after picking up his second technical foul for arguing.

Hoist lifts Konawaena over Lahainaluna, 43-36

Nancy Hoist scored 14 points, including 10-of-10 free throws, and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Wildcats (14-1) past the Lunas (13-4).

Elizabeth Chung-Hoon added 10 points for Konawaena, which led 24-16 at the half and 39-22 after three periods. Fatai Hala'api'api led Lahainaluna with a game-high 15 points and 14 rebounds.

In two tournament games, Hoist is 19-of-19 from the line. The tournament record for free-throw percentage over three games is 92.8 percent (13-of-14), set by Lahainaluna's Lisa Arcangel in 1996.