Quest for league
and state volleyball
titles begin FridayThe Oahu Interscholastic Association volleyball playoffs open Friday with 24 teams chasing the league championships and berths in next month's state tournament.
The league's boys and girls varsity tournaments begin with first-round matches on Friday and then on Saturday.
The boys tournament will be held at McKinley through the semifinals, which is set for Oct. 30. The first three rounds of the girls tournament will be held at Radford.
The championship matches are Nov. 7 at the Stan Sheriff Center. (See complete OIA playoff schedule in Scoreboard.)
Defending boys champion Pearl City is again the top seed from the OIA West. The Chargers girls team stormed through the division to finish 10-0 in the regular season.
Castle and Kalaheo finished tied at 8-1 in the OIA East boys standings, but the Knights own the division's top seed due to their victory over the Mustangs last week.
Kalani captured the OIA East girls title with wins over Moanalua and Kaimuki last week. Defending OIA girls champ Kahuku finished third in the East.
Saturday's quarterfinal winners earn berths into the state tournament.
The Interscholastic League of Honolulu is also into the second half of its season.
The Kamehameha girls and Iolani boys secured state tournament berths by winning the league's first-round titles.
Fresh start in BIIF: After winning the Big Island Interscholastic Federation's football championship last fall, Waiakea stumbled this season to finish 1-6 and last in the league standings.
But the Warriors' hopes of returning to the state tournament are still alive thanks to the league's playoff format.
All eight BIIF teams are in the postseason tournament, which opens with two games Friday and two more on Saturday.
Hilo hosts Kohala and Keeau travels to Konawaena at 7 p.m. on Friday. Honokaa faces Hawaii Prep at 2 p.m. in Kamuela on Saturday and Waiakea takes on top-seeded Kealakehe at 7 p.m. in Kailua-Kona.
Kealakehe finished the regular season 6-1 and clinched the top spot with its 20-14 win over second-place Hilo (6-1) last Saturday.
The semifinals are scheduled for Nov. 2 with the championship game to be held Nov. 9.
Rankings watch: Kamehameha, the only undefeated team in the state, moved up nine spots in the Student Sports Fab 50 football rankings after its 28-0 win over Iolani last week.
The Warriors (8-0 overall) check in at No. 30 in this week's national poll and are ranked sixth in the West Region.
Prep Heisman nominees: Thirty-four Hawaii high schoolers have been nominated for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award.
Schools are invited to nominate male and female senior student-athletes who have at least a B average in school and participate in community service.
State finalists will be named on Friday. State winners will be announced Nov. 4. The 102 state winners will be eligible to receive regional awards and the national award to be presented Dec. 13.
Nominated were: Kauhane Hanson and Mia Van Kralingen (Hilo), Chase Lee and Rayna Isaki (McKinley), Lana Young and Brent Kakesako (Iolani), Jennifer Lee (Kalani), Anthony Holyfield and Lauren Hashimoto (Roosevelt), Dione Fernandez (Kohala), Ishadanna Rapanot and JD Potter (Molokai), Jason Kennedy (Mililani), Sheryl Raqueno (Lanai), Kaimana Lee and Joseph McFarlin (Seabury Hall), Anna Lieding and Mikala Minn (Hana), Raymi Orozco (Maryknoll), Amy Kotani and Ryan Moore (Moanalua), Joshua Greenspan and Aleson Rietow (Parker), Caitlin McDonald (Lahainaluna), Frank Fernandez (St. Louis), Melissa Alfiler (Laupahoehoe), Liesel Santimer (Assets), Jessie Sur and Brian Venglar (Radford), Blaine Bernades (Lahainaluna), Erin Kimura (Castle), Justin Cole (Damien), Christopher Wee and Samantha Robertson (Hanalani).
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Athletes of the Week
BOYS
>> Soli Lefiti, Castle football: Recorded 10 tackles, seven solo, caused three fumbles and recovered two in the Knights' 28-13 win over Roosevelt.
GIRLS
>> Tamarah Binek, Waiakea cross country: Helped the Warriors win the girls team competition at Saturday's BIIF meet by finishing first with a time of 13 minutes, 2 seconds.
Honor Roll
AIR RIFLERY
>> Shannon Li, Sacred Hearts: Recorded a score of 277 in the Lancers' loss to Punahou.
BOWLING
>> Shane Dias, Kapolei: Bowled a 279 in the Hurricanes' loss to Mililani.
>> Bronson Teramoto, Kailua: Rolled a high game of 277 and a high series of 669 in the Surfriders' 2-1 win over McKinley.
>> Scott Matsuda, Hawaii Baptist: Rolled a high game of 269 and a high series of 648 in the Eagles' 3-0 win over Maryknoll.
CROSS COUNTRY
>> Kari Tanimoto, Pearl City: Won the girls race at the Mililani Invitational with a time of 11:41.7.
>> Andrew Maixner, Radford: Finished first in the boys race at the Mililani Invitational with a time of 16:29.1.
FOOTBALL
>> Billy Barbour, Mililani: Led the Trojans to a 34-13 win over Waipahu by rushing for 132 yards and three touchdowns.
>> Abel Werner, McKinley: Completed 19 of 26 passes for 286 yards and four TDs in the Tigers' 42-0 win over Kalaheo.
>> Jared Suzui, Castle: Caught four passes for 149 yards and a touchdown in the Knights' 28-13 win over Roosevelt.
>> Chazton Bertola, Pearl City: Threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Joseph Nededog with 10 seconds left to give the Chargers a 7-0 win over Kaiser.
>> Drew Monahan, Punahou: Completed 17 of 24 passes for 191 yards and returned a kickoff 50 yards for a TD in a 24-7 win over Pac-Five.
>> Micah Lau, Kamehameha: Recorded eight tackles, one for loss, and caused a fumble in a 28-0 win over Iolani. He helped the Kamehameha defense hold Iolani to 190 total yards.
>> St. Louis defense: Limited Damien to 4 yards in total offense the Crusaders' 35-0 win.
>> Kahuku defense: Held the Kailua offense to 227 yards under its season average and intercepted three passes in the Red Raiders' 12-7 win to clinch the OIA East Red title.
>> Albert Distajo, Nanakuli: Threw a touchdown pass and returned an interception 94 yards as the Golden Hawks claimed the OIA White crown.
>> Larry Ladao, Waialua: Rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown in the Bulldogs' 21-17 win over Moanalua.
>> Andrew Nakihei, Maui: Rushed for 113 yards and three TDs in a win over St. Anthony.
>> Ikaika Mawae, King Kekaulike: Picked up 144 of Na Alii's 306 rushing yards and scored two TDs in a 40-7 win over Lahainaluna.
KAYAKING
>> Noal Myers, Iolani: Won the boys 1,000-meter race at Saturday's ILH meet at Keehi Lagoon with a time of 4:23.35.
>> Laura Pochereva, Punahou: Edged teammate Kelly Aldinger by 0.43 seconds to win the girls 1,000-meter race at Saturday's ILH meet with a time of 4:48.18.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
>> Jeff Mizokawa, Mid-Pacific: Hammered 27 kills and had 13 digs in a win over Lutheran and a loss to Hawaii Baptist.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
>> Puna Richardson, Punahou: Came back from a broken ankle to record eight kills, 10 digs and three aces in the Buffanblu's win over Maryknoll.
>> Ashley Kau, University: Had 12 kills, 12 assists and three aces in a win over St. Andrews.
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