Punahou teams earn
top seeds

Punahou was named the top seed in the boys and girls state volleyball tournaments yesterday.

The tournaments open Wednesday, with championship matches on Saturday.

The girls tourney will be held at King Kekaulike on Maui, while the boys event will take place at Kamehameha Schools' Big Island campus.

The Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion Buffanblu open play Thursday in both brackets, as do the four seeds in each tournament.

Oahu Interscholastic Association champion Kahuku is the second seed in the girls event, followed by Valley Isle champ Kamehameha-Maui and Big Island titlist Kamehameha-Hawaii.

In the boys bracket, Big Isle champ Waiakea is seeded second, followed by OIA winner Kalaheo and Maui champion Hana.