Stephens Media’s Matt Gerhart contributed to this report.
WHT STAFF REPORTS
Senior forward Tyler Van Kirk scored a game-high 20 points, leading Hawaii Prep’s boys basketball team to a 74-59 victory at Kealakehe in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation contest.
Junior forward Kama DeSilva and senior guard Dakota Berman added 16 points apiece as Ka Makani improved to 2-0.
Senior guard Jacob Ontiveros scored a team-high 18 points for Kealakehe (0-2). Senior guard Nalu Marks added 15 points, while junior guard Deion Utrera and senior forward Larry Adarna chipped in nine points apiece.
In the JV game, HPA beat Kealakehe 46-26.
Buck Thomas scored a game-high 17 points for Ka Makani, and Jeffery Lewi led Kealakehe with nine.
Kealakehe 8 9 21 21 — 59
HPA 19 24 16 15 — 74
— Konawaena 72, Laupahoehoe 15: Junior guard Trevor Tanaka scored 15 points, while junior guard Kenan Gaspar and senior guard Viliamu Uulopa added 10 apiece for visiting Konawaena, which improved to 2-0.
Senior Lexton Silva paced Laupahoehoe (0-2) with six points.
Konawaena 17 33 8 14 — 72
Laupahoehoe 5 2 5 3 — 15
— Pahoa 72, Ka’u 49: Senior guard Sonny Miguel scored 15 points, junior forward Nick Fisher added 14, and junior forward Maverick Tebelak had 12 for the host Daggers (3-1).
Senior forward Holden Galigo scored a team-high 15 points for the Trojans (1-3).
In the JV contest, Pahoa defeated Ka’u 49-45. Isaiah DeSilva led the Daggers with 13 points, while Benjamin Padilla-Gampona and Kevin Lee followed with 12 and 11, respectively.
Larry Navarro scored 14 points for the Trojans.
Ka’u 14 14 11 10 — 49
Pahoa 17 23 14 18 — 72
— Kamehameha-Hawaii 54, St. Joseph 33: Senior forward Jacob Kackley paced a balanced attack with 14 points as the host Warriors took advantage of 29 Cardinal turnovers to pull away.
Sophomore Micah Carter added 10 points, while junior guard Shaun Kagawa and senior guards Keoni Wong and Lanaki Apele had seven apiece.
Senior center Thomas Fairman scored a game-high 15 points for St. Joseph (2-2).
St. Joseph 11 9 9 4 — 33
KS-Hawaii 13 19 11 11 — 54
— Hilo 62, Waiakea 58: Sophomore Jalen Carvalho scored 14 points, and sophomore Austin Dante added 10 as the visiting Vikings improved to 2-1.
Waiakea fell to 1-2 despite 24 points from sophomore Lucas St. George. Junior Owen Sandstrom added 15, and sophomore Dillon Rellez had 10.
Waiakea won the JV game 39-31
Hilo 25 9 11 17 — 62
Waiakea 19 16 8 15 — 58
— Kohala 62, Honokaa 47: Senior Christopher Roxburgh scored 22 points as the Cowboys won at Honokaa Armory in the season opener for both teams.
Junior Kalai Kapeliela added 17 points for Kohala, which scored 29 points in the fourth quarter to break open a tie game.
Keanu Freitas led the Dragons with 13 points.
In JV, Wesley Salboro, Makana Loo and Sione Epenesa each scored nine points in the Dragons’ 46-40 victory.
Kohala 9 15 9 29 — 62
Honokaa 9 12 12 14 — 47
Girls
— Konawaena 107, Laupahoehoe 3: Junior forward Courtney Kaupu and sophomore guard Makani Wall scored 16 points apiece for the visiting Wildcats, who didn’t allow a point after the first quarter.
Junior guards Melissa Simon and Hoku Liftee each scored 15 points, while senior guard Lia Galdeira chipped in 14 points for Konawaena (2-0).
Kailyn Requelman led Laupahoehoe (0-2) with two points.
Konawaena 37 22 27 21 — 107
Laupahoehoe 3 0 0 0 — 3
Stephens Media’s Matt Gerhart contributed to this report.