HHSAA Girls Basketball
Hanalani takes down reigning champ KS-Hawaii


  



Wed, Feb 6, 2019 @ Kalani


Final 1 2 3 4  
KS-Hawaii (6-5, 6-7) 7 118228
Hanalani (11-2, 19-6) 7 21 14 244
K. Tsutsui 14 pts  1 3pm  7/11 FTs
M. Mortensen 8 pts  0/1 FTs
K. Tsutsui 6 tot  3 off  3 def
M. Mortensen 7 tot  2 off  5 def
J. Nava 3 ast
D. Pacheco 3 ast

Down go the champs.

Hanalani defeated reigning state champion Kamehameha-Hawaii in the opening round of the Snapple/HHSAA Division II Girls Basketball Championships with a 44-28 win at Kalani's Earl C. Holmer Gymnasium Wednesday night.

Keila Tsutsui scored 14 points with six rebounds and five steals to power the Royals into Thursday's quarterfinals, where they will face third-seeded Castle at 5 p.m.

Both teams were tied at 7 after the first quarter before Hanalani rolled to a 28-18 lead at the half.

The Royals extended their lead to 16 after the third quarter, then both teams scored just two points in the final period of play.

Mihalani Mortensen scored eight points with seven rebounds to lead the Warriors in the loss.





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