WHT STAFF REPORTS Junior guard Kenan Gaspar scored 13 points, and sophomore forward Jonah Bredeson added nine as host Konawaena defeated Kohala 48-45 Thursday in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation regular-season finale for both basketball teams. ADVERTISING The Wildcats (8-2)
WHT STAFF REPORTS
Junior guard Kenan Gaspar scored 13 points, and sophomore forward Jonah Bredeson added nine as host Konawaena defeated Kohala 48-45 Thursday in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation regular-season finale for both basketball teams.
The Wildcats (8-2) have earned a first-round bye in the BIIF Division I tournament, which begins Wednesday and runs through Feb. 11.
Konawaena, West Hawaii’s No. 1 seed, will play either Keaau (1-11) or Hilo at 6 p.m. Feb. 10 at Hilo’s Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. The winner of the BIIF semifinal will earn an automatic berth in the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division I state tournament, which takes place Feb. 22-25 on Oahu.
Senior forward Chris Roxburgh led the Cowboys with 13 points, while juniors Kalai Kapeliela and Makani Kualii added 12 and 10, respectively.
Kohala (6-4), West Hawaii’s No. 2 seed, will host East Hawaii No. 3 seed Ka’u at 6 p.m. Wednesday in a first-round BIIF Division II tournament game.
In Thursday’s JV contest, Konawaena defeated Kohala 56-34.
Kohala 6 12 15 12 — 45
Konawaena 12 12 12 12 — 48
c Kealakehe 80, Honokaa 78: Deion Utrera hit six 3-pointers and scored 42 points at Honokaa Armory, and Nalu Marks made four 3-pointers and had 19 points for the Waveriders (6-4).
Kealakehe, West Hawaii’s No. 2 seed, will face East Hawaii No. 3 seed Waiakea (5-7) in a first-round BIIF Division I tournament game.
Alika Alip led Honokaa (3-7) with 24 points, and Keanu Freitas added 22. Cjay Carvalho and Brooks McVey each had 10.
The Dragons, West Hawaii’s No. 3 seed, will visit East Hawaii No. 2 seed St. Joseph (6-6) at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the first round of the BIIF Division II tournament.
Kealakehe won the JV game 43-39.
Kealakehe 22 23 13 22 — 80
Honokaa 13 23 22 20 — 78
c Pahoa 46, Waiakea 42: Nick Fisher scored 25 points, and Pahoa used a big fourth quarter to push past host Waiakea.
The Daggers (9-3) overcame a four-point deficit after three quarters to beat Waiakea for the second time this season.
Pahoa earned East Hawaii’s No. 1 seed in the BIIF Division II tournament and a bye into the BIIF Division II semifinals, where they’ll play either East Hawaii No. 3 Ka’u or West Hawaii No. 2 Kohala.
Rylan Kawazoe scored nine points for Waiakea (5-7). The Warriors, East Hawaii’s No. 3 seed, will travel to West Hawaii No. 2 seed Kealakehe at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the first round of the Division I tournament.
Waiakea won the junior varsity game 37-22.
Pahoa 11 12 9 14 — 46
Waiakea 11 19 6 6 — 42
c Kamehameha-Hawaii 66, Keaau 39: Lanaki Apele scored 19 points, Shaun Kagawa added 16, and Jacob Kackley had 10 for the visiting Warriors (11-1).
Kamehameha gets a bye into the BIIF Division I semifinals as East Hawaii’s top seed. The Warriors will draw Kealakehe or Waiakea.
Konnor Kanetani scored six points for the Cougars (1-11). As East Hawaii’s No. 4 seed, Keaau will face East No. 2 Hilo (7-4) on Wednesday in the first round.
In JV action, Kamehameha beat won the JV game 52-45.
KS-Hawaii 15 15 23 13 — 66
Keaau 11 11 6 11 — 39
c Ka’u at Hilo: The home team of Hilo did not report information on this contest.
