Photos: Hilo preseason girls basketball tournament concludes

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CONNOR WHITT/Tribune-Herald Honoka‘a's Rylee Velasquez (21) makes a fast break and Hilo's Malia Simram (3) attempts to stay on her during Friday night's matchup.
CONNOR WHITT/Tribune-Herald Hilo's Janessa Thornton (1) and Malia Simram (3) try to block Honoka‘a's Rylee Velasquez (21) from shooting during a game on Friday night.
CONNOR WHITT/Tribune-Herald Ayla Feary looks to shoot inside the paint during Hilo and Honoka‘a's matchup on Friday.
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Hilo High hosted a preseason girls basketball tournament, during which four varsity teams played a round robin from Thursday to Saturday.

On Thursday, Honoka‘a High played against Kohala High and Hilo High played against Baldwin High. Kohala defeated Honoka‘a 35-25 and Baldwin defeated Hilo 38-20.

On Friday, Baldwin defeated Kohala 33-23 and Honoka‘a defeated Hilo 43-22.

On Saturday, Baldwin defeated Honoka‘a 37-35 and Kohala defeated Hilo 45-10.

BIIF girls basketball action will come into full swing this week — with matchups such as Parker at Ka‘u, Kealakehe at Waiakea, HPA at Konawaena, KS-Hawai‘i at Kea‘au, Pahoa at Kohala and Kohala at Waiakea.