Punahou, Kahuku awarded top seeds
Advertiser Staff
Punahou and Kahuku earned the No. 1 seeds for this week's Hawaiian Airlines/Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Championships.
Defending champion Punahou is the top seed in the Division I bracket. The Buffanblu (11-1), the Interscholastic League of Honolulu champions, receive a first-round bye and face the winner of tomorrow's Kalani-'Aiea game in Wednesday's quarterfinals at Farrington.
Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion Konawaena (12-0) is seeded second, followed by O'ahu Interscholastic Association champion Farrington (18-1) and Maui Interscholastic League champion Lahainaluna (14-0).
First-round games begin tomorrow at Farrington and Kaimuki. The championship game is Friday at 7 p.m. at the Blaisdell Arena.
Kahuku, the OIA White champion, is the No. 1 seed in Division II. The Red Raiders (14-1) receive a first-round bye and face the winner of tomorrow's Kapa'a-St. Andrew's game in Wednesday's quarterfinals at Kalani.
BIIF champion Kamehameha-Hawai'i (10-1) is seeded second, followed by ILH champion Maryknoll (12-0) and MIL champion Moloka'i (12-0).
First-round games begin tomorrow at Kalani and Radford. The championship game is Friday at 5 p.m. at the Blaisdell Arena.
DIVISION I
TOMORROW
FIRST ROUND
AT FARRINGTON
Game 1—Kalani (9-8) vs. 'Aiea (11-5), 5 p.m.
G2—Roosevelt (11-7) vs. Waiakea (8-4), 7 p.m.
AT KAIMUKI
G3—Baldwin (10-4) vs. Moanalua (6-11), 5 p.m.
G4—'Iolani (9-5) vs. Kailua (8-9), 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
CONSOLATION
G5—Kalani-'Aiea loser vs. Roosevelt-Waiakea loser at Farrington, 3 p.m.
G8—Baldwin-Moanalua loser vs. 'Iolani-Kailua loser at Kaimuki, 3 p.m.
QUARTERFINALS
AT FARRINGTON
G6—No. 4 Lahainaluna (14-0) vs. Roosevelt-Waiakea winner, 5 p.m.
G7—No. 1 Punahou (11-1) vs. Kalani-'Aiea winner, 7 p.m.
AT KAIMUKI
G9—No. 2 Konawaena (12-0) vs. Baldwin-Moanalua winner, 5 p.m.
G10—No. 3 Farrington (18-1) vs. 'Iolani-Kailua winner, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
AT BLAISDELL ARENA
CONSOLATION
Consolation final—G5 winner vs. G8 winner, 11 a.m.
G12—G7 loser vs. G6 loser, 1 p.m.
G13—G9 loser vs. G10 loser, 3 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
G14—G7 winner vs. G6 winner, 5 p.m.
G15—G9 winner vs. G10 winner, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
AT BLAISDELL ARENA
Fifth place—G12 winner vs. G13 winner, 1 p.m.
Third place—Semifinal losers, 3 p.m.
Championship—Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
DIVISION II
TOMORROW
FIRST ROUND
AT KALANI
Game 1—Kapa'a (8-0) vs. St. Andrew's (9-4), 5 p.m.
G2—University High (11-1) vs. Hawai'i Prep (8-3), 7 p.m.
AT RADFORD
G3—Kaimuki (13-4) vs. Seabury Hall (9-3), 5 p.m.
G4—Kaiser (11-6) vs. Hawai'i Baptist (10-5), 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
CONSOLATION
G5—Kapa'a-St. Andrew's loser vs. University High-Hawai'i Prep loser at Kalani, 3 p.m.
G8—Kaiser-Hawai'i Baptist loser vs. Kaimuki-Seabury Hall loser at Radford, 3 p.m.
QUARTERFINALS
AT KALANI
G6—No. 4 Moloka'i (12-0) vs. University High-Hawai'i Prep winner, 5 p.m.
G7—No. 1 Kahuku (14-1) vs. Kapa'a-St. Andrew's winner, 7 p.m.
AT RADFORD
G9—No. 2 Kamehameha-Hawai'i (10-1) vs. Kaiser-Hawai'i Baptist winner, 5 p.m.
G10—No. 3 Maryknoll (12-0) vs. Kaimuki-Seabury Hall winner, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
CONSOLATION
Consolation final—G5 winner vs. G8 winner at Kalani, 3 p.m.
G12—G7 loser vs. G6 loser at Kalani, 5 p.m.
G14—G9 loser vs. G10 loser at Radford, 5 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
G13—G7 winner vs. G6 winner at Kalani, 7 p.m.
G15—G9 winner vs. G10 winner at Radford, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
AT BLAISDELL ARENA
Fifth place—G12 winner vs. G14 winner, 9 a.m.
Third place—Semifinal losers, 11 a.m.
Championship—Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.