WEEKLY HONORS

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

GIRLS
Kiana “Kiki” Robertson
Mid-Pacific basketball
The junior guard poured in 31 points in a loss to Punahou.

BOYS
Kenan Sadanaga
Leilehua football
The senior finished his football career with 354 passing yards and six touchdowns in the HUB Goodwill Senior Bowl exhibition game. Sadanaga will play baseball for UH-Hilo.

HONOR ROLL

BASKETBALL, GIRLS
» Kira Arruda, Roosevelt: scored 23 against Kailua
» Sarah Liva, Hanalani: scored 23 points against Punahou II
BASKETBALL, BOYS
» Dyrbe Enos, Kamehameha: poured in 31 points on 10-for-14 shooting, including five 3-pointers, as the Warriors defeated Farrington in the final of the James Alegre Invitational. He scored 64 points in three tourney games
» Kalai Kapeliela, Kohala: scored 23 points against Keaau
SOCCER, GIRLS » Taylor Candelario, Kaiser: scored three goals against Kaimuki, three goals against Farrington

NOTEBOOK

Kahuku hoopsters lose Beatty

Just one week after Kahuku won a state football championship, its boys basketball team took a big hit, presenting it with an instant challenge.

Kahuku senior Bronson Beatty, the speedy 6-foot-2 defensive back who also played basketball, suffered an MCL injury while trying to block a punt during Friday’s HUB Goodwill Senior Bowl football game.

“That’s a big loss. He would’ve given us six to 10 points a game, but his rebounds and his defense are what we’ll miss,” Kahuku coach Darren Johnson said. “He’s long, he’s fast. That changes a lot for us.”

Beatty is hoping to rejoin the team by the playoffs.

Pahoa stuns again

Tremors near the east rift zone of the Big Island aren’t all volcanic in nature.

Some of the rumbling is coming from the hardwood. Division II Pahoa made a grand statement on Saturday with a stunning 51-49 win over D-I Kamehameha-Hawaii. First-year head coach Eric Saito enjoyed the win, but not the byproduct.

“Unfortunately, we might be losing focus,” the longtime assistant coach said. “It’s only preseason. I’d rather win the last six games than win the first six.”

Because the Big Island Interscholastic Federation is saving on travel costs by playing a geographical-oriented East-West regular season, No. 10 Pahoa will get to play KS-Hawaii, a perennial hoops powerhouse in the league, two more times.

Lady Lunas roll on

Lahainaluna won the Seabury Hall Wahine Basketball Classic over the weekend and has won 10 of its 13 nonconference games so far.

Pretty good for a team that lost its top player, Maiki Viela, to graduation. Viela is now at Gonzaga.

“The girls bought into the team concept, team defense, team offense,” Lady Lunas coach Todd Rickard said. “I’m kind of pleased with where we’re at.”

The No. 6 Lunas defeated Lake Oswego 50-42 in the tourney final on Saturday.