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The Hawaii Baptist girls, behind individual leader Shelby Suzuki, and the Pearl City boys, the defending four-time champion, lead after six games of the state bowling tournament in Kailua-Kona.
The final three games of the three-day Billy Tee’s/Hawaii High School Athletic Association event will be held Saturday.
Suzuki, a junior, leads with a pin total of 1,126.
Defending state and Oahu Interscholastic Association champion Chelsi Morishige of three-time defending state champion Pearl City is second with 1,059.
Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion Anastasia Saili of Punahou is third (1,048).
HBA leads with a total of 4,807, with the Chargers second with 4,717. Sacred Hearts is third (4,439).
On the boys’ side, McKinley junior Bryce Takenaka leads with 1,141.
Damien’s Alika Vendiola (1,108) is second, followed by Kapolei’s Travis Takamiya (1,093), Pearl City’s Skyler Wakumoto (1,083) and Moanalua’s Jaren Apana (1,081).
OIA champion Ryan Kajihiro of Pearl City is sixth (1,079) and ILH champion Nicholas Lacaden of University is 20th (987).
Pearl City’s boys are in position for their fifth consecutive title after grabbing the lead with 5,111 total pins.
Kapolei (4,862) is second, followed by Aiea (4,776), Kauai (4,719) and Moanalua (4,699).
Takenaka, a junior, was 20th after the first session of games with scores of 150, 199 and 158 (507).
But in the second round of games, Takenaka tallied 173, 273, 188 for his 1,141 total.
Kajihiro, a junior, led after the first session with games of 187, 191 and 219 (597). But he then rolled games of 161, 148 and 173.
Vendiola, a senior, was the fifth after his first set of games of 170, 211, 183 (564). He closed with a 237.
Pearl City’s boys have four of the top 12 bowlers, with Imi Nakamura (11th, 1,045) and Kristopher Yadao (12th, 1,026) joining Wakumoto and Kajihiro.
Hawaii Baptist’s girls have two in the top seven, with Candace Minami (7th, 996) joining Suzuki.
Suzuki opened with a 213 game and led after the first three games with a total of 598. Morishige, who opened with a 145 game, is ninth at 501.
Suzuki had second-round games of 188, 149, 191, while Morishige had 169, 162, 227 to vault into second.
Saili closed with a 232 to move from fifth after the first round of games into third.
Girls who are members of a team bowled Thursday, while boys who are team members bowled Friday.
GIRLS
Team
1. Hawaii Baptist 4,807
2. Pearl City 4,717
3. Sacred Hearts 4,439
4. Mililani 4,419
5. Moanalua 4,312
6. Kauai 3,801
7. Kealakehe 3,762
8. Baldwin 3,643
Individual
1. Shelby Suzuki, Hawaii Baptist, 1,126
2. Chelsi Morishige, Pearl City, 1,059
3. Anastasia Saili, Punahou, 1,048
4. Gwen Mahea, Leilehua, 1,024
5. Madison Staup, Konawaena, 1,014
6. Kehaulani Ho, Sacred Hearts, 1,012
7. Candace Minami, Hawaii Baptist, 996
8. Kami Yamamoto, Saint Francis, 994
9. Kiana Saito, Aiea, 992
10. Erin Ohta, Miliani, 977
11. Hilary Martin, Moanalua, 977
12. Tyra Sanchez, Moanalua ,971
13. Brandi Chun, Island Pacific, 968
14. Caitlin Cunningham, Sac. Hearts, 962
15. Ashlyn Castro, Pearl City, 951
16. Jennifer Lee, Castle, 951
17. Katherine Clouse, Radford, 948
18. Lindie Esteban, Kapolei, 943
19. Hailey Ganiron, Sacred Hearts, 938
20. Megan Shinagawa, Kalani, 936
21. Kayana Hirokane, Campbell, 935
22. Kristin Frost, Pearl City, 933
23. Shaynie Fukuda, Hawaii Baptist, 924
24. Kasey Brighter, Mililani, 917
25. Shayna Kaneshiro, Iolani, 914
BOYS
Team
1. Pearl City 5,111
2. Kapolei 4,862
3. Aiea 4,776
4. Kauai 4,719
5. Moanalua 4,699
6. Hawaii Baptist 4,689
6. Mililani 4,543
8. Punahou 4,309
9. Konawaena 4,234
10. Baldwin 3,934
Individual
1. Bryce Takenaka, McKinley, 1141
2. Alika Vendiola, Damien, 1108
3. Travis Takamiya, Kapolei, 1093
4. Skyler Wakumoto, Pearl City, 1083
5. Jaren Apana, Moanalua, 1081
6. Ryan Kajihiro, Pearl City, 1079
7. Matthew Perry, Kapolei, 1070
8. Dylan Tetsutani, Mililani, 1062
9. Kristian Adams, Campbell, 1056
10. Richard Akamine, Aiea, 1046
11. Imi Nakamura, Pearl City, 1045
12. Kristopher Yadao, Pearl City, 1026
13. Spencer Nakaoka, Aiea, 1001
14. Jonathan Kanno, McKinley, 1001
15. Pakela Moriwaki, Kamehameha, 998
16. Malik Sneed, Campbell, 996
17. Savella Torin , Konawaena, 994
18. Brandyn Lee-Lehano, KS-Hawai, 994
19. Logan Takeda, Hawaii Baptist, 991
20. Nicholas Lacaden, University, 987
21. Brandon Ramos, Maryknoll, 986
22. Justin Agsalud, Maryknoll, 984
23. Ian Endrina, Kapolei, 982
24. Shaun Aque, Aiea, 981
25. Joshua Joo, Hawaii Baptist, 979
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