Tribune-Herald ADVERTISING Tribune-Herald It took a half, but Hilo once again looked every bit the Hawaii High School Athletic Association contender. Aliyah Pana and Shalyn Guthier each scored 11 points Saturday as the Vikings raced past Iolani 58-48 to finish
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It took a half, but Hilo once again looked every bit the Hawaii High School Athletic Association contender.
Aliyah Pana and Shalyn Guthier each scored 11 points Saturday as the Vikings raced past Iolani 58-48 to finish 3-0 at their preseason girls basketball tournament at Kawananakoa Gym.
Chailey Cabalis and Cierra Kelii added 10 points apiece for Hilo, which overcame a seven-point halftime deficit in a battle of tourney unbeatens. Kelii was named tournament MVP for Hilo, which also beat the Raiders last season in the third-place game at the state tournament in Honolulu.
Kelsi Ikeda led Iolani with 11 points.
Next up for the Vikings, who earlier in the preseason went 3-0 at Waiakea’s tournament, is their Big Island Interscholastic Federation opener Tuesday against Division II Hawaii Prep in Waimea.
This year, all BIIF D-I and II teams will each other in the islandwide schedule.
Hilo13 10 15 20— 58
Iolani 13 17 9 9 —48
• Waiakea 60, Ka’u 15: Nicole Antonio scored 14 points and Shaila Apele added 10 to pace the Warriors, who led 49-9 at halftime.
Lie Aipia-Dolan led the Trojans with six points.
Waiakea27 22 5 6 — 60
Ka’u 4 5 3 3 — 15
• Kamehameha 64, Pahoa 30: Makamae Gabriel gave her team the third scoring option it was looking for, tallying 27 points as the Warriors won a matchup of BIIF Division II teams.
Riana Arima added 16 points and Casey Poe finished with 14 for Kamehameha.
Randi Berinobis had 12 for the Daggers.
Kamehameha22 18 17 7 —64
Pahoa 7 7 10 6 —30
Alexis Pana, Sharlei Graham-Bernisto, Aliyah Pana, Hilo; Brooke Maeda, Jade Botelho, Iolani.
Honokaa boys tournament
Alexis Alejo scored 16 points, Chance Emmsley-Ah Yee added 12 and Randall Watson and Brian Gascon each has 11 as Ka’u beat Honokaa 65-63 at Honokaa Armory.
Shyrome Batin led the Dragons with 25 points and Cjay Carvalho scored 11.
Ka’u 17 13 20 15— 65
Honokaa 19 10 18 16— 63
Kealakehe 63, Honokaa 56: The Waveriders were led by 11 points apiece by Arthur Freddy, Jonah Kaulia and Kaimi Wilson.
Cjay Carvalho’s 17 points paced the Dragons, while Shyrome Batin and Makana Ebanez scored 11 and 10, respectively.
Keal. 16 16 14 17 —63
Hon. 14 20 13 9 —56
Kealakehe 75, St. Joe 50: Keanu Tilfas tallied 21 points for the Waveriders, Arthur Freddy added 15 and Blaine Broberg had 10.
The Cardinals got 12 points from Kaena Nahoopi’i and 11 apiece from Cole DeSilva and Ben Uhlmann.
St. Joseph 47, Ka’u 45: Cole DeSilva hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, and Ben Uhlmann chipped in with 11.
Lehre Vidal scored 12 for the Trojans
In junior varsity, Honokaa beat Ka’u 72-49; Ka’u beat Kealakehe 60-52; Kamehameha bested Honokaa 80-48; and Honokaa dropped Ka’u 72-49
