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.
