Kamehameha No. 1; ILH champ Punahou No. 2 in girls volleyball poll

Coaches know best.

Or maybe not. For a second week in a row, Kamehameha is atop the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball Top 10. The Warriors defeated Mid-Pacific last week to finish ILH play 6-3, behind eventual first-place finisher Punahou.

Kamehameha collected six of 10 first-place votes, while Punahou garnered the other four. One point separated the two powerhouse programs.

Punahou (7-2) is No. 2 for a second week in a row despite being the only team from the ILH, or any league, to earn a state-tournament berth so far.

The return of national-team outside hitter Devin Kahahawai plus the expected return of 2020-21 Gatorade Player of the Year Maui Robins from an ankle injury are likely the reasons why more than half of the panel voted for Kamehameha.

STAR-ADVERTISER GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOP TEN

Nov. 1, 2021

Rank School (first-place votes) points, last week’s ranking

1. Kamehameha (6) (6-3 ILH) 95 1

2. Punahou (4) (7-2 ILH) 94 2

3. ‘Iolani (5-4 ILH) 77 3

4. Moanalua (4-0 OIA) 72 4

5. Damien (7-1 ILH D-II) 52 5

6. Mililani (5-0 OIA West) 48 6

7. Kahuku (4-1 OIA East) 34 7

8. Kapolei (4-0 OIA West) 31 8

9. Baldwin (6-0 MIL) 21 9-t

10. Le Jardin (6-2 ILH D-II) 13 9-t

Also receiving votes: Kamehameha-Hawaii 6, Maryknoll 3, Seabury Hall 3, Waianae 1.