Liva’s 19 points, 20 rebounds lift Hanalani over McKinley in D-II
Sarah Liva’s play in the paint and a couple of late buckets by Nicole Gonzalez helped Hanalani rally past McKinley 41-38 on Tuesday in the Division II opening round of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships at Kalani.
Liva had 19 points, 20 rebounds and six blocks for the Royals, who trailed 27-14 with 1:53 left before halftime.
“We finally got the ball to her and she put it in in the second half,” Hanalani coach Charles Hiers said of Liva, a 6-foot sophomore.
Hanalani, who spent the entire game in a 2-3 zone, took a 34-33 lead on a steal and layup by Catherine Armstrong with 5:42 remaining.
The Royals took the lead for good at 39-37 on Gonzalez’s steal and layup with 1:33 left.
She added another steal and layup with 12 seconds remaining for a 41-37 Royals’ lead. Gonzalez finished with 14 points and six steals.
McKinley was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 4.4 seconds remaining. The Tigers player hit the first and missed the next two. McKinley got the rebound and a player missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer as time expired.
Tiare Sugui scored 12 points, including three first-half 3-pointers, for McKinley.
| Hanalani | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | — | 41 |
| McKinley | 9 | 18 | 4 | 7 | — | 38 |
HANALANI—Lyna Kehler 4, Catherine Armstrong 4, Sarah Hyde 0, Nicole Gonzalez 14, Sarah Liva 19, Dylan McCorquodale 0.
MCKINLEY—Mariz Navarro 4, Miranda Schmillen 10, Tiare Sugui 12, Laika Aragon 0, Jourdan Mills 2, Jessica D’amato 0, Sybil Coryell 9, Katey Ezra 0, Tino Mulitauaopele 0, Savanna Gonzalez 1.
3-point goals—Hanalani none. McKinley 3 (Sugui 3).
Hawaii Baptist 50, Kalani 43
Jennifer Uehara had 18 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks as the Eagles beat the Falcons, who hit 10 3-pointers.
| Hawaii Baptist | 16 | 9 | 10 | 15 | — | 50 |
| Kalani | 11 | 15 | 5 | 12 | — | 43 |
HAWAII BAPTIST—Rylie Wada 3, Natasha Travens 2, Amber Au 4, Kimberly Au 4, Jennifer Uehara 18, Lauren Sumida 10, Jenee Brown 0, Hayley Dixon 9.
KALANI–Kimberley Sakamoto 0, Carly Kakuda 13, Riley Kishaba 0, Rose Alama 0, Haley Omiya 15, Taili Iinuma 6, Brenna Beall 3, Karli Kimura 0, Kaiana Iaea 0, Alex Salas 3, Taylor Murai 3, Samantha Shimizu 0.
3-point goals—Hawaii Baptist 1 (Dixon). Kalani 10 (Omiya 4, Kakuda 3, Iinuma 2, Beall).
Hawaii Prep 50, University 38
Leahi Lindsey and Chancis Fernandez scored 14 points each as Ka Makani rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Junior ’Bows.
| Hawaii Prep | 9 | 12 | 10 | 19 | — | 50 |
| University | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 38 |
HAWAII PREP—Shayla Ignacio 0, Hao-Wen Chang 0, Yuki Ainge 0, Leahi Lindsey 14, Tiana Tabac 6, Nani Lum 9, Camille Kiyota 0, Chancis Fernandez 14, Eliyah Fernandez 7, Anna Juan 0.
UNIVERSITY—Anuhea Memea 6, Meagan Mahiko 0, Markayisha Masani 0, Crystal Wang 10, Skyler Chun-Ming 2, Quirena Natividad 8, Kianalei Machida 8, Kassandra Sanchez 0, Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence 0, Janae Rasmussen 4, Michelle Au 0.
3-point goals—Hawaii Prep none. University 4 (Machida 2, Wang 2).
Honokaa 58, Seabury Hall 26
The Dragons dominated the Spartans, with four players racking up double-digits.
| Honokaa | 14 | 10 | 17 | 17 | — | 58 |
| Seabury Hall | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | 26 |
HONOKAA—Yvonne Daniels 13, Kasia Wilson 2, Shereen Bird 0, Shemika Frazier 11, Kayla Requelman 0, Hunter Liftee 12, Jasmine Castro 1, Halana Bertelmann-Makanani 0, Dezlie Gibo 2, Hildhang Adona 2, Precious Chong 11, Helena Iona 4.
SEABURY HALL—Christy Fell 0, Anna Rodgers 0, Rachel Nguyen 0, Dakota Grossman 0, Allie Rudow 6, Alyssa Bettendorf 0, Tiana Camarillo 11, Rei Li Inge 0, Tiare Camarillo 5, Nahe Noton-Tolentino 0, Taryn Shaw 2, Megan O’Malley 2.
3-point goals—Honokaa 3 (Chong 2, Daniels). Seabury Hall none.
