Maryknoll girls roll to 9-0 in D-II
Advertiser Staff
Sam Chung scored 13 points to lead undefeated Maryknoll to a 31-27 Interscholastic League of Honolulu victory over St. Andrews, preventing the Pride from clinching a Division II girls basketball state tournament berth.
St. Francis earns the ILH's third berth in the state tournament. St. Andrew's will play in the ILH tournament for the fourth and final berth.
Maryknoll (9-0) and University High (8-2) have earned state berths. The ILH D-II final is on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Neal Blaisdell Center.
MARYKNOLL (9-0) 6 9 7 9 — 31
ST. ANDREW'S (6-3) 6 5 12 4 — 27
MARYKNOLL — Kristen Canencia 0, Ashley Agcaoili 0, Corine Gushikuma 0, Kimberly Henderson 2, Melissa Ching 6, Sam Chung 13, Soana Fifita 7, Tina Marquez 3. Totals 12 6-15 31.
ST. ANDREW'S — Kara Nelson 0, Angela Loh 1, Shelly Wong 6, Minna Watanabe 6, Noelani Kawashima 12, Erika McCaskil 0, Maile Tua 2, Teisa Laboy 0. Totals 7 10-24 27.
3-point goals: Maryknoll 1 (Marquez 1). St. Andrew's 3 (Kawashima 3).
Reported by Cheryl Grimm
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PUNAHOU 42, KAMEHAMEHA 38
PUNAHOU (5-2) 13 8 6 15 — 42
KAMEHAMEHA (4-3) 9 10 6 13 — 38
PUNAHOU — Ashley Galacgac 6, Kailee Kealoha 1, Sara Nishikawa 0, Samantha Howell 0, Megan Wong 0, Taylor Murayama 0, Kira Kubota 2, Julie Ayabe 6, Chelsea Oda 3, Jessica Lin 2, Charney Heimuli 22. Totals 16 10-19 42.
Kamehameha — Sanoe Keliinoi 8, Briauna Bissen 2, Kimberly Ubilas 0, Kyndall Moi-Simeona 0, Cheyane Kamai 3, Kerilyn Gallagher 2, Lacy Deniz 0, Kapua Chandler 4, Megan Lum 3, Rotisha Hose 7, Naomi Kamakau 9. Totals 14 10-21 38.
3-point goals: Punahou none. Kamehameha none.
BOYS
LE JARDIN 59, ASSETS 34
John Whitty scored 18 points and Kalani Soeda added 13 to lead Le Jardin to an ILH Division II victory over Assets.
LE JARDIN (4-4) 16 9 15 19 — 59
ASSETS (1-8) 13 6 10 5 — 34
LE JARDIN — Alex Johnston 2, Oliver Donkervoet 1, Kevin Togami 7, Kelvin Akamine 3, Joshua Kava 4, Kalani Soeda 13, John Whitty 18, William Durnin 4, Alex Gomes 3, Max Rausch 4. Totals 21 14-21 59.
ASSETS — Grant Kitagawa 12, Brandon Kushima 5, Rance Kuwata 4, Troy Toyama 0, Logann Molina 0, G. Kato 0, George Cambra 7, Jordan Kumasaka 3, Kupu Henderson 3. Totals 13 5-26 34.
3-point goals: Le Jardin 3 (Togami, Soeda, Whitty). ASSETS 3 (Henderson, Kushima, Kumasaka).
Reported by Rob Araki
HANALANI 70, ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC 34
John Cunningham scored 21 points in Hanalani's ILH Division II victory over Academy of the Pacific.
ACAD. OF PACIFIC (2-7) 6 16 4 8 — 34
HANALANI (6-2) 19 14 19 18 — 70
ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC — Kevin Paresa 0, L. Piimoku 0, Brad Foster 27, I. Kahawaiolaa 0, L. Davis 0, Nick Seberg 3, Daniel Stanfield 4. Totals 12 9-10 34.
HANALANI — Andrew Kutaka 4, Darin Kamealoha 8, P.J. Minaya 11, Matt Simbre 7, Matt Guerrero 0, Brysen Honda 5, Brandon Kido 2, Jamal Mentor 2, Andrew Rattanassay 0, Joshua Thomas 10, John Cunningham 21. Totals 29 9-22 70.
3-point goals: Academy of the Pacific 1 (Seberg). Hanalani 3 (Minaya, Simbre, Honda).
Reported by Rob Araki
ILH PLAYOFFS BEGIN
The ILH Division I girls tournament for the league's second and final state berth begins tonight. 'Iolani hosts Sacred Hearts and Kamehameha hosts Mid-Pacific.
The winners will play Thursday at the Neal Blaisdell Center for the final berth. Punahou, which won the regular season, has already qualified for the state tournament.
The ILH boys tournament for third place begins Friday. The tournament winner will meet a Big Island Interscholastic Federation team in a play-in game for a state berth on Feb. 16.
