Updated at 10:43 p.m., Thursday, February 15, 2007
St. Louis tops Kamehameha, plays Kona for state berth
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
The Crusaders, ranked No. 3 in The Advertiseršs statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, ran past the visiting Warriors, 49-31, tonight to clinch third place in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu before a crowd of about 500 at McCabe Gym.
They will now travel to Kona tomorrow to face the Big Island Interscholastic Federation's third-place team, Konawaena, for the final berth in next week's 12-team state tournament.
The first-ever ILH-BIIF play-in game is set for 3 p.m. at Kealakehe High School. Konawaena's gym in Kealakekua is unavailable because it is the host site for the BIIF wrestling championships.
"That's how we want it, I want to play more games," said Saint Louis senior center Scott Smith, who scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, made four steals and blocked a shot last night. "This team can do it (get to the state tournament), because we're focused."
