Kamehameha's Paliku Kamaka was a happy man after the Warriors held off Maryknoll to win the ILH title and earn the top seed in the state tournament on Wednesday night. Photo by Steven Erler/Special to the Star-Advertiser.
The Snapple/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships begin Wednesday with four first-round games in Division I.
League champions won’t begin their tournament until Wednesday with No. 1 Kamehameha securing the No. 1 overall seed with a 38-29 win over Maryknoll on Wednesday night at Kekuha’upio Gym.
No. 2 Moanalua won a second straight OIA championship to earn the No. 2 seed. KS-Hawaii is the No. 3 seed and Baldwin is fourth seed.
The complete schedule for Division I is below. Division II has not been released yet.
HHSAA Division I State Tournament
| Match # | Date | Matchup | Time/Scores | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb. 17 | Waiakea vs. Leilehua | Lei, 82-53 | Waiakea |
| 2 | Feb. 17 | Kahuku vs. Kaiser | Kah, 56-37 | Kahuku |
| 3 | Feb. 17 | Lahainaluna vs. Damien | DMS, 58-49 | Lahainaluna |
| 4 | Feb. 17 | Maryknoll vs. Kalaheo | Mryk, 49-41 (OT) | Maryknoll |
| 5 | Feb. 19 | (1) Kamehameha vs. Leilehua | KSK, 72-43 | McKinley |
| 6 | Feb. 19 | (4) Baldwin vs. Kahuku | Kah, 64-53 | McKinley |
| 7 | Feb. 19 | (2) Moanalua vs. Damien | DMS, 64-57 | Moanalua |
| 8 | Feb. 19 | (3) KS-Hawaii vs. Maryknoll | Mryk, 61-32 | Moanalua |
| 9* | Feb. 20 | Moanalua vs. KS-Hawaii | Moan, 73-61 | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 10* | Feb. 20 | Leilehua vs. Baldwin | Bald, 73-54 | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 11 | Feb. 20 | Damien vs. Maryknoll | Mryk, 57-40 | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 12 | Feb. 20 | Kamehameha vs. Kahuku | KSK, 48-39 | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 13* | Feb. 21 | Moanalua vs. Baldwin | Moan, 64-52 | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 14* | Feb. 21 | Damien vs. Kahuku | Kah, 50-49 | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 15 | Feb. 21 | Maryknoll vs. Kamehameha | Mryk, 46-33 | Stan Sheriff Center |
| * — consolation | ||||
I got Leilehua, Kahuku, Damien, and Maryknoll winning round 1. Kamehameha, Kahuku, Moanalua, and Maryknoll in the quarters. Then I got a Kamehameha-Maryknoll final where Kamehameha comes out on top.
Moanalua will lose the first time they meet an ILH Team.
Moanalua beats Damien.
Damien is gonna ransack Moanalua. I don’t know what people have seen in Moanalua that makes them think they’re gonna handle any of the ILH teams. They got a crappy draw.