HPA 18 16 11 11— 56 Stephens Media ADVERTISING Senior guard Lia Galdeira scored 16 points, and junior forward Courtney Kaupu added 11 as defending Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division I state champion Konawaena improved to 5-0 with a
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Senior guard Lia Galdeira scored 16 points, and junior forward Courtney Kaupu added 11 as defending Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division I state champion Konawaena improved to 5-0 with a 64-16 road victory over Kohala in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation girls basketball game on Saturday.
Senior Makayla Awa added 10 points for the Wildcats. Senior guard Chyler Imai finished with eight points — half of the scoring output for the Cowgirls (2-3).
In the JV game, Konawaena defeated Kohala 32-23 behind sophomore Makani Wall’s 18 points.
Junior Brittany Balgas led Kohala with eight points.
Kohala 0 6 6 4 — 16
Konawaena 24 22 9 9 — 64
* Waiakea 49, Keaau 39: At Waiakea, Daven Namohala-Roloos scored 15 points and Alyssa Ferreira added 14 in a D-I game as the Warriors overcame a three-point halftime deficit to improve to 5-0.
Jacy Pagala, coming off a sprained ankle, scored a game-high 16 points for the Cougars (1-4).
In junior varsity, Vanessa Ignacio scored 15 points and Christa Amuimuia had 11 in Waiakea’s 65-20 victory.
Keaau 8 13 8 10 — 39
Waiakea 9 9 12 19 — 49
* Honokaa 65, Kealakehe 6: Sophomore guards Shereena Bird and Shemika scored 18 and 14 points, respectively, for the visiting Dragons, who improved to 4-1.
Kelsey Ezzo scored five points for the Waveriders (1-4).
In the JV game, Honokaa beat Kealakehe 53-22.
Kealakehe 3 2 0 1 — 6
Honokaa 16 24 6 19 — 65
* Kamehameha 59, Pahoa 30: At Pahoa, senior Chelsea Poe scored 15 points and sophomore Casey Poe added 12 to lead the D-II Warriors (4-1).
Randi Berinobis’ 14 points paced the D-II Daggers (1-4).
Kamehameha 26 15 7 11 —59
Pahoa 10 9 2 9—30
* Hawaii Prep 67, Laupahoehoe 12: At Waimea, Anna Juan and Chancis Fernandez each scored 10 points for the D-II Ka Makani (3-2).
Railyn Requelman scored nine points for the D-II Seasiders (0-5).
Laupahoehoe 3 9 0 0—12
Hawaii Prep 14 14 20 19—67
* Hilo 52, Ka’u 28: Chailey Cabalis scored 16 points in Pahala as three Vikings reached double figures.
Amber Vaughn added 12 points and Sydnee Yokota had 11 for D-I Hilo (3-2).
Taylor Pocock led the D-II Trojans (1-4) with eight points.
In JV, Hilo won 55-24 behind 17 points from Kayla Okimoto. Kanoe Brickwood added 16 and Shyanne Higa-Gonsalves chipped in with 12.
Denisha Navarro and Piilani Peralta each had seven for Ka’u.
Hilo 14 10 12 16 —52
Ka’u 6 11 6 5 —28
Boys
* HPA 56, Laupahoehoe 9: At Waimea, Kai Chen scored 11 as the Ka Makani improved to 3-2.
Jordan Salboro led the Seasiders (0-4) with seven points.
Laupahoehoe 2 0 0 7 — 9
HPA 18 16 11 11— 56
