Delylah Sanerivi had 10 points, including the first two buckets in overtime, and 15 rebounds as Moanalua ousted defending champion Hawaii Baptist 50-47 on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Snapple/HHSAA Girls Basketball Division II state tournament.
OIA runner-up Moanalua, which was 7-6 in league play, will meet second-seeded Kamehameha-Hawaii today. Tip-off at Farrington is 5 p.m. ILH third-place finisher Hawaii Baptist (9-2 in league play) won four ILH titles in a row until this season. The loss to Moanalua is the first time since 2010 that HBA did not advance past the opening round.
A audience of about 300 at Farrington’s Kitamura Gymnasium saw Moanalua trail for most of the way. Down 22-14 late in the second quarter, Na Menehune opened the second half with a 6-0 run and tied the game at 32 and 34, but couldn’t get over the hump.
Kylie Casinas then came through for Moanalua, swishing a clutch wing 3 to tie the game at 39 with 1:20 remaining in regulation. Moanalua had a chance to take the final shot, but HBA’s Ally Wada stole a pass with three seconds left and the game went to an extra period.
That’s when Sanerivi, a strong low post, scored on a follow shot, and then on a turnaround bank shot on the block to give Moanalua a 39-35 lead. HBA got within 44-42, and then 47-45 on an NBA-distance trey by Wada with 36.9 seconds to go.
However, Moanalua got free throws by Raven Rosa-Lasco to put the game out of reach. In all, Moanalua shot just 5-for-14 in regulation, but improved to 7-for-10 in overtime.
“Experience plays a role and none of our girls one through 11 has been here,” coach Tani Almont-Done said. “But being in the OIA championship game gave us a little experience.”
Rosa-Lasco, who did not play in that OIA title loss to Kalani, led Moanalua with 15 points. Kelcie Leong added 12 points. Na Menehune had no turnovers in the extra stanza.
Wada, a 5-foot-8 junior, led all scorers with 23 points. She also had 10 boards and three assists. Kyley Nakagawa added nine caroms.
The Eagles shot 19-for-53 from the field (36 percent) against Moanalua’s man-to-man defense, including 3-for-15 from the arc. They stayed close on the boards, losing that battle just 30-27.
“Hat’s off to Moanalua,” HBA coach Keith Sugiura said. “This is kind of disappointing for our seniors. They put in a lot of work. We’re relatively young. Playing in pressure situations is definitely a learning experience moving forward.”
St. Francis 39, Waipahu 35
Kaimi Kalei sank a free throw with 15 seconds left and Olivia Vaeatangitau followed up a miss by Kalei for a four-point lead as the Saints escaped with an opening-round win over the Marauders.
Vaeatangitau, a senior center, led the Saints with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Kalei added nine points and Mission Ribeiro tallied seven points and six rebounds.
Kruzee Balcobero lead Waipahu with 13 points. Kaelyn Aceret added eight points, including a 15-footer that brought the Marauders within two points in the final minute.
Damien 71, Lanai 58
Four players scored in double figures for the Monarachs, led by Shania Nakamura’s game-high 17 points and three 3-pointers.
Damien advances to face top-seeded Mid-Pacific tonight at Kalani, while Lanai faces Kohala in the losers bracket.
Lanai was led by Claire Vila’s 15 points.
Kauai 45, Kohala 34
Marissa Layossa (13), Monique Tomacder (12) and Taegan Keep (11) did the bulk of the Red Raiders’ scoring to lift them into today’s quarterfinal matchup at Kalani.
Brittany Shimono scored a game-high 21 points for the Cowgirls and Mikayla Kekoa added 10.
Moanalua 50, Hawaii Baptist 47, OT
At Farrington
HBA (9-3) 13 11 10 5 8 — 47
Moanalua (8-6) 9 8 17 5 11 — 50
HAWAII BAPTIST—Alexis Dang 4, Morgan Lorenzo 0, Caitlin Ching 3, Kiara Chun 0, Ally Wada 23, Kyley Nakagawa 5, Katelyn Kakagawa 5, Caitlen Joy Ramos 7, Sasha Phillip 0
MOANALUA—Lei-Helani Talaro 7, Jillian Ota 0, Kylie Casinas 3, Kyrah Hughley 0, Kelcie Leong 12, Raven Rosa-Lasco 14, Delyah Sanerivi 11, Brittany Passu 3.
3-point goals—Hawaii Baptist 3 (Ka. Kakagawa, Wada, Ching). Moanalua 4 (Leong 2, Casinas, Rosa-Lasco).
Damien 71, Lanai 58
At Kalani
Damien (11-3) 14 16 26 15 — 71
Lanai (6-4) 18 19 9 12 — 58
DAMIEN—Kamaile Labanon 6, Shania Nakamura 17, Karly Navas 11, Nora Fenton 14, Catherine Votovich 13, Alyssa Lindsay 0, Karissa Racoma 8, Anuhea Sonnenberg 0, Ethel Jayne Suniga 0, Montana Carter 2, Cydnee Maunakea.
LANAI—Gina Anton 6, Tyana Soberano-Foster 4, Arianna Maltezo 8, Jana Ohashi 12, Kayla Garcia 11, Jasmine Molina 0, Shaelynn Noble 2, Claire Vila 15.
3-point goals—Damien 6 (Nakmura 3, Navas 3). Lanai 4 (Anton 2, Soberano-Foster, Vila).
Kauai 45, Kohala 34
At Kalani
Kohala (5-7) 3 8 12 11 — 34
Kauai (7-3) 11 11 11 12 — 45
KOHALA—Brittany Shimono 21, Zaz Matsu 0, Jasmien Hook 0, Camylle Agbayani 1, Mikayla Kekoa 10, Cheylin Imai 0, Shania Fuertes 0, Maya Anderson 0, Angel Ramos 2, Cheyenne Fuertes 0, Gabby Tomas 0.
KAUAI—Cici Tanicala 0, Sheryl Tomas 5, Minque Tomacder 12, Marissa Layosa 13, Taegan Keep 11, Kayla Dotario 0, Melanie Matsunaga 2, Sierra Fernandez 2, China Yasay 0, Shae Erickson 0, Kaylee Braun 0
3-point goals—Kohala 1 (Shimono). Kauai 1 (Tomacder).
St. Francis 39, Waipahu 35
At Farrington
Waipahu (5-8) 7 5 9 14 — 35
St. Francis (11-1) 10 7 14 8 — 39
WAIPAHU—Kayla Dias-Pajente 0, Kruzee Balcobero 13, Elizabeth Kanaulu 0, Cassandra Tamayo 0, Teves Suan 5, Anna Penitusi 2, J’Anne Stewart-Niesh 2, Kaelyn Aceret 8, Nikita Kemi 5.
ST. FRANCIS—Misiona Ribeiro 7, Kahili Liu-Hanohano 0, Rya Ornong 0, Kaimi Kalei 9, Skye Ah Yat 2, Zayla Sismar-Evengelista 0, Kawena Kalani 0, Mata Sagapolutele 7, Olivia Vaeatangitau 14.
3-point goals—Waipahu 2 (Balcobero 2). St. Francis, none.
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ILH I-AA BOYS
Kamehameha 53, ‘Iolani 37
Saint Louis 63, Maryknoll 50
