It is the policy of West Hawaii Today to correct promptly any misleading or incorrect information when it is brought to the attention of the newspaper.
WHT STAFF REPORTS
Senior guard Leahi Lindsey scored a game-high 17 points as Hawaii Prep won its third straight game, beating Kealakehe 55-17 Friday in Waimea.
Sophomore guard Chancis Fernandez added 13 points for Ka Makani (5-2), which jumped out to a 19-2 advantage after one quarter.
Taylor Mitchell led Kealakehe (2-5) with six points.
In the JV game, HPA beat Kealakehe 54-25 behind Tiana Reynolds and Ula Brostek, who scored 25 and 18 points, respectively.
Jessica Lloyd paced the Waveriders with eight points.
Kealakehe 2 5 7 3 — 17
Hawaii Prep 19 14 17 5 — 55
— Honokaa 49, Kohala 29: Sophomore center Hunter Liftee scored a game-high 17 points, and senior Precious Chong added 10 for the visiting Dragons, who improved to 5-2.
Sophomore Hauoli Sproat-Lancaster led the Cowgirls (2-5) with nine points, and senior Jovi Antonio had seven.
In the JV game, freshman Halana Bertelmann-Makanani fueled Honokaa with 14 points in a 43-20 victory.
Sophomore Mohala Kaholoaa-Kumukoa and freshman Tomiko Coito scored nine and eight points, respectively, for Kohala.
Kohala 4 6 6 13 — 29
Honokaa 9 12 4 24 — 49
— Keaau 59, Pahoa 21: Senior guard Jacy Pagala scored 21 points to lead the host Cougars (2-5).
Randi Estrada and Maedina Ongais-Kilaulani added 14 and 12, respectively.
Randi Berinobis’ eight points paced the Daggers (1-6).
Pahoa 4 8 6 3 — 21
Keaau 21 19 16 3 — 59
— Waiakea 51, Hilo 38: Tricia Amuimuia, a 5-foot-10 senior power forward, and junior center Daven Namohala-Roloos each scored 11 points to lead Waiakea. Ciera Pacheco, a senior guard, had nine points, and senior guard Alyssa Ferreira added six.
Aliyah Pana led Hilo with 10 points, and Amber Vaughn scored nine.
Waiakea won the JV game 43-39. Vanessa Ignacio led Waiakea with 19 points, and Grace Kalili scored nine.
For Hilo, Kayla Okimoto led the way with 27, including a school record eight 3-pointers, and Kanoe Brickwood added seven.
Hilo 6 16 5 11 — 38
Waiakea 15 16 12 8 — 51
— Kamehameha-Hawaii 48, Ka’u 17: Details were not available at press time.
—ORRECTIONS
A story in Friday’s edition of West Hawaii Today inverted the score of Thursday’s 38-37 Konawaena victory and provided an incorrect grade for junior guard Kenan Gaspar.
Also, a photo caption misidentified Konawaena sophomore guard Brandon Awa.
It is the policy of West Hawaii Today to correct promptly any misleading or incorrect information when it is brought to the attention of the newspaper.