Roosevelt 9 17 12 5 4 0 8 — 55 WHT STAFF REPORTS ADVERTISING If there’s anything Hawaii Prep’s girls basketball team has lacked this season, Ka Makani coach Craig Kimura said, it was patience. On Tuesday at Oahu’s Radford
WHT STAFF REPORTS
If there’s anything Hawaii Prep’s girls basketball team has lacked this season, Ka Makani coach Craig Kimura said, it was patience.
On Tuesday at Oahu’s Radford High, HPA gave Kimura what he’s been looking for all season.
Leahi Lindsey and Chancis Fernandez each scored 14 points for HPA, which pulled away late in the fourth quarter to beat University 50-38 in a Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division II first-round game.
In the final minutes, HPA (8-5) sealed the victory at the free throw line, with Lindsey going 5-of-7 down the stretch. The senior forward also contributed 11 rebounds, six assists and two blocks, getting most of her points in the paint.
Fernandez hit 5 of 10 from the charity stripe in the game.
All the while, Kimura said, Ka Makani took care of the basketball, committing just 10 turnovers against Interscholastic League of Honolulu runner-up University (11-3), which attacked HPA with half-court and full-court pressure. Kimura estimated his team averaged 18 turnovers per contest in Big Island Interscholastic Federation play this season.
“Offensively, we were patient,” Kimura said.
Nani Lum added nine points, and Eliyah Fernandez had seven for BIIF No. 3 seed HPA, which will play defending HHSAA Division II state champion Radford (9-4) at 7 p.m. today.
Kimura also credited his team for its effort on the defensive end.
“Team-wise, this is the best defensive effort we had all year,” he said.
Crystal Wang led the Jr. Rainbows with 10 points, while Kianalei Machida and Quirena Natividad each had eight.
Hawaii Prep 9 12 10 19 — 50
University 8 10 10 10 — 38
— Honokaa 58, Seabury Hall 26: Junior Yvonne Daniels scored 13 points, sophomore Hunter Liftee added 12, and sophomore Shemika Frazier and senior Precious Chong had 11 apiece to lead the BIIF runner-up Dragons to a lopsided win over Seabury Hall at Radford.
Honokaa (8-5) led 14-6 at the end of the first period and 24-16 at intermission. Coach James Lukzen’s team then ran away in the second half, outscoring Seabury Hall 34-10 to advance into today’s quarterfinal round.
Tiana Camarillo led Seabury Hall (5-2), the Maui Interscholastic League champion, with 11 points.
The Dragons will face fourth-seeded Kauai (11-2), the Kauai Interscholastic Federation champion, in a 5 p.m. quarterfinal at Radford.
Honokaa 14 10 17 17 — 58
Seabury 6 10 7 3 — 26
Division I
— Waiakea 56, Roosevelt 55 (3OT): Junior Daven Namohala-Roloos scored 16 points, and Ciera Pacheco hit two free throws with 18 seconds left in the third overtime to lift Waiakea to a thrilling win over Roosevelt at Moanalua High.
The Warriors, the BIIF runners-up, trailed late in regulation before tying the contest at 43 on two free throws by senior Alyssa Ferreira.
They then had a chance to win it at the end of regulation but missed a shot in the final seconds.
Both teams scored four points in the first overtime, which ended deadlocked at 47. Then after a scoreless second overtime, Waiakea (12-1) outscored Roosevelt, the Oahu Interscholastic Association’s third seed, 9-8 in the third extra period to pull out the win.
Pacheco, a senior guard, followed Namohala-Roloos with 15 points, and Ferreira had 13. Senior forward Tricia Amuimuia added eight.
Chelsea Wong led Roosevelt (10-7) with 14 points, and Kira Arruda had 13.
Waiakea 13 12 11 7 4 0 9 — 56
Roosevelt 9 17 12 5 4 0 8 — 55
