Punahou, Hawaii Baptist top seeds
Advertiser Staff
The Punahou and Hawai'i Baptist boys volleyball teams earned the top seeds for this week's New City Nissan/Hawai'i High School Athletic Association State Championships.
Punahou (17-1), the Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion and last year's state runner-up, earned the top seed in Division I. Seeded second is O'ahu Interscholastic Association champion Roosevelt (14-0), followed by Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion Waiakea (13-1) and Maui Interscholastic League winner Kamehameha-Maui (9-1). All four seeds received a first-round bye and begin play in Thursday's quarterfinals.
First-round play begins on Wednesday, which includes defending champion 'Iolani (14-4) playing Pearl City (9-6) at Radford. The championship match is Saturday at 7 p.m. at McKinley. Tournament matches will be held at Radford and McKinley.
Hawai'i Baptist (16-1), the ILH champion and last year's state champion, is the top seed in Division II. Seeded second is BIIF champion and last year's runner-up Hilo (13-1), followed by MIL champion Seabury Hall (9-1) and OIA champion Moana-lua (11-3). All four seeds received a first-round bye and begin play in Thursday's quarterfinals.
First-round play begins on Wednesday.
All matches will be played at Farrington and Kalani.
All matches on Saturday will be played at McKinley with the championship match scheduled for 5 p.m.
DIVISION I
WEDNESDAY
FIRST ROUND
AT RADFORD
Match 1—Kamehameha (16-2) vs. Baldwin (5-6), 5 p.m.
M2—'Iolani (14-4) vs. Pearl City (9-6), 7 p.m.
AT MCKINLEY
M3—Mililani (12-3) vs. Kamehameha-Hawai'i (11-3), 5 p.m.
M4—Leilehua (11-4) vs. Castle (9-7), 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
CONSOLATION
M5—Mililani-KS-Hawai'i loser vs. Leilehua-Castle loser at McKinley, 3:30 p.m.
M6—Kamehameha-Baldwin loser vs. 'Iolani-Pearl City loser at Radford, 3:30 p.m.
QUARTERFINALS
AT RADFORD
M7—No. 3 Waiakea (13-1) vs. Kamehameha-Baldwin winner, 5 p.m.
M8—No. 2 Roosevelt (14-0) vs. 'Iolani-Pearl City winner, 7 p.m.
AT MCKINLEY
M9—No. 4 Kamehameha-Maui (9-1) vs. Mililani-KS-Hawai'i winner, 5 p.m.
M10—No. 1 Punahou (17-1) vs. Leilehua-Castle winner, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
CONSOLATION
M11—M10 loser vs. M9 loser at McKinley, 5 p.m.
M12—M8 loser vs. M7 loser at Radford, 5 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
M13—M10 winner vs. M9 winner at McKinley, 7 p.m.
M14—M8 winner vs. M7 winner at Radford 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
AT MCKINLEY
Consolation final—M5 winner vs. M6 winner, 11 a.m.
Fifth place—M11 winner vs. M12 winner, 12:30 p.m.
Third place—Semifinal losers, 3:30 p.m.
Championship—Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
DIVISION II
WEDNESDAY
AT FARRINGTON
FIRST ROUND
Match 1—Waimea (8-0) vs. Honoka'a (9-4), 5 p.m.
M2—Kohala (10-5) vs. Kaimuki (6-8), 7 p.m.
AT KALANI
M3—Kapolei (7-8) vs. Pahoa (9-5), 5 p.m.
M4—Waipahu (9-5) vs. Le Jardin (6-11), 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
CONSOLATION
M5—Waimea-Honoka'a loser vs. Kohala-Kaimuki loser at Farrington, 3:30 p.m.
M6—Kapolei-Pahoa loser vs. Waipahu-Le Jardin loser at Kalani, 3:30 p.m.
QUARTERFINALS
AT FARRINGTON
M7—No. 4 Moanalua (11-3) vs. Waimea-Honoka'a winner, 5 p.m.
M8—No. 1 Hawai'i Baptist (16-1) vs. Kohala-Kaimuki winner, 7 p.m.
AT KALANI
M9—No. 3 Seabury Hall (9-1) vs. Waipahu-Le Jardin winner, 5 p.m.
M10—No. 2 Hilo (13-1) vs. Kapolei-Pahoa winner, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
CONSOLATION
M11—M7 loser vs. M8 loser at Farrington, 5 p.m.
M12—M9 loser vs. M10 loser at Kalani, 5 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
M13—M8 winner vs. M7 winner at Farrington, 7 p.m.
M14—M10 winner vs. M9 winner at Kalani, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
AT MCKINLEY
Consolation final—M5 winner vs. M6 winner, 8 a.m.
Fifth place—M11 winner vs. M12 winner, 9:30 a.m.
Third place—Semifinal losers, 2 p.m.
Championship—Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.