Hawaii Prep 18 15 11 11 — 56
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Senior guard Lia Galdeira scored 16 points, and junior forward Courtney Kaupu added 11 as defending Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division I state champion Konawaena improved to 5-0 with a 64-16 road victory over Kohala in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation girls basketball game.
Senior Makayla Awa added 10 points for the Wildcats.
Senior guard Chyler Imai finished with eight points — half of the scoring output for the Cowgirls (2-3).
In the JV game, Konawaena defeated Kohala 32-23 behind sophomore Makani Wall’s 18 points.
Junior Brittany Balgas led Kohala with eight points.
Konawaena 24 22 9 9 — 64
Kohala 0 6 6 4 — 16
— Honokaa 65, Kealakehe 6: Sophomore guards Shereena Bird and Shemika Frazier scored 18 and 14 points, respectively, for the visiting Dragons, who improved to 4-1.
Kelsey Ezzo scored five points for the Waveriders (1-4).
In the JV game, Honokaa beat Kealakehe 53-22.
Honokaa 16 24 6 19 — 65
Kealakehe 3 2 0 1 — 6
— Waiakea 49, Keaau 39: Junior forward Daven Namohala-Roloos scored 15 points, and senior guard Alyssa Ferreira added 14 as the host Warriors overcame a three-point halftime deficit to improve to 5-0.
Jacy Pagala scored a game-high 16 points for the Cougars (1-4).
In the JV contest, Vanessa Ignacio scored 15 points, and Christa Amuimuia had 11 for Waiakea in its 65-20 victory.
Keaau 8 13 8 10 — 39
Waiakea 9 9 12 19 — 49
— Hilo 52, Ka’u 28: Chailey Cabalis scored 16 points in Pahala as three Vikings reached double figures.
Amber Vaughn added 12 points, and Sydnee Yokota had 11 for Hilo (3-2).
Taylor Pocock led the Trojans (1-4) with eight points.
In the JV game, Hilo beat Ka’u 55-24 behind 17 points from Kayla Okimoto. Kanoe Brickwood added 16, and Shyanne Higa-Gonsalves chipped in 12.
Denisha Navarro and Piilani Peralta each had seven for Ka’u.
Hilo 14 10 12 16 — 52
Ka’u 6 11 6 5 — 28
— Hawaii Prep 67, Laupahoehoe 12: Anna Juan and Chancis Fernandez each scored 10 points for Ka Makani (3-2) in Waimea.
Railyn Requelman scored nine points for the Seasiders (0-5).
Laupahoehoe 3 9 0 0 — 12
Hawaii Prep 14 14 20 19 — 67
Boys
— Hawaii Prep 55, Laupahoehoe 9: Senior guard Kai Chen scored a game-high 11 points for Ka Makani (3-2) in Waimea.
Junior Jordan Salboro led the Seasiders (0-5) with seven points.
Laupahoehoe 2 0 0 7 — 9
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