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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, May 16, 2009

Hawaii Baptist sweeps Hilo for second boys state volleyball title in a row


By Kyle Sakamoto
Advertiser Staff Writer

Ryan Leung had 17 kills and two errors in 24 attempts as Hawai'i Baptist beat Hilo, 25-16, 25-18, 25-13, for its second consecutive New City Nissan/HHSAA Boys Volleyball Division II State Championships today at McKinley gym.

Leung, a 6-foot-3 junior opposite, soared over the Vikings block on many attempts. He also had three aces and two blocks.
Branden Kaneshiro added eight kills and Kyle Barretta had seven for Hawai'i Baptist, which hit .571 for the match. Matthew Lui had 33 assists.
Hawai'i Baptist, the Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion and No. 1 seed, finished the season 19-1, including victories over ILH DI teams.
In Set 1, Hawai'i Baptist went on an 11-4 run to take a 13-7 advantage. Barretta had three kills and two blocks during the surge.
The Eagles' largest lead of the set came at 22-13 after a Hilo hitting error. The Vikings scored the next three points, but the Eagles scored three in a row to end the game.
It looked like Hawai'i Baptist would run away with Set 2, after the Eagles took a 14-4 advantage.
But Hilo, the Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion and No. 2 seed, got as close as 17-15 after kills by Andrew Welsh and Noah Yomes, and consecutive aces by Welsh.
From there the Eagles regrouped and won the set going away.
In Set 3, Hawai'i Baptist got out to a quick 4-0 start behind the serving of Lui, who opened the set with an ace. The Eagles took a 19-9 advantage and were never seriously threatened.
Andrew Welsh finished with nine kills for Hilo (15-2).