Kamehmeha's Teshya Alo advanced to the semifinals of the girls 132 pound class with a win over McKinley's Risa Higa by pin. Sylvia Lee | SL

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Teshya Alo is on the brink of cementing her place in the record books.

The Kamehameha senior can become just the seventh individual in the 50-year history of the Chevron Hawaii/Hawaii High School Athletic Association Wrestling State Championships to capture four consecutive individual crowns with two more wins Saturday.

Alo, the top seed in the girls' 132-pound weight class, should be well rested for her semifinal bout against Aiea's Chaika Kauhola. She spent a meager forty seconds on the mat during Friday's first day of the tournament.

"I felt good," Alo said of her quarterfinal bout against McKinley's Risa Higa, which ended with a first-period pin. "I judo her all the time; she's a really good judo player, so I knew that if she were to try any moves it would be a throw."

The tournament got underway shortly after 10 a.m., but Alo had to wait until the early afternoon to take the mat after a late scratch left her with an opening-round bye.

"I thought I was going to have a match and then I looked on the brackets and my coach told me I don't have a match," said Alo, a former FILA cadet world champion and the reigning ASICS national high school female wrestler of the year. "That was a little disappointing because this is my last state tournament so I wanted to wrestle every match, but it's OK. I just had to wait a while."

The Warriors, who entered the weekend with a tournament-best 14 wrestlers — one in each weight class — including six No. 1 seeds, hold a slim lead over defending champion Lahainaluna in the team standings.

Kamehameha has 101 1/2 points to 97 1/2 for the Lunas. Pearl City is well behind in third place with 57 1/2 points, Kapolei fourth with 53 and Roosevelt fifth with 50.

Five of the Warriors' top seeds remain in championship contention. In addition to Alo, Ashley Gooman (103 pounds), Zion Vierra (127), Callan Medeiros (168) and Leilani Camargo Naone (184) are in the semifinals. Three No. 3 seeds — Hilinai Meyer (107 pounds), Donavyn Futa (117) and Pomaikai Yamaguchi (138) — and second-seeded Jaclyn Fontanilla (145) will join them.

"Our mental approach was to try to keep it humble and get out there and pin to win — that's why our coach gives us pins before every tournament — so pin to win so that we can take home a state title again," Alo said.

The Lunas have semifinalists in nine weight classes, including all four of their top seeds in Iverly Navarro (107 pounds), Alexis Encinas (112), Kaile Kron (117) and Lalelei Maatafa (220), who is also vying for her fourth individual state crown.

Mataafa had a first-round bye and needed just eight seconds to pin Farrington's Lavenia Fotu in the quarterfinal round.

Meanwhile, Iolani appears to have a firm grip on the boys' team race.

The Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion Raiders have 89 points and are followed by a quartet of contenders from the Oahu Interscholastic Association. Campbell sits in second with 63 1/2 points, Kapolei third with 60 1/2, Waianae fourth with 56 1/2 and Moanalua fifth with 53 1/2.

Seven Iolani wrestlers qualified for the semifinals, including top-seeded Jake Nakasone (120 pounds) and Dane Yamashiro (285).

Among the other Raiders still in championship contention is 152-pounder KJ Pascua, who finished both of his first-day matches with pins over Castle's Kawena Esperas and Mililani's Nicholas Kim.

"I felt pretty good," Pascua said. Our team has been wrestling great and I just want to contribute to that and do my part."

Pascua is seeded second behind Leilehua's Liam Corbett, who is seeking his second straight title at the same weight. Should both wrestlers win their semifinal bouts Saturday morning, they will face off in one of the more anticipated championship matches of the afternoon.

"I've been preparing for it since I found out (Corbett) was coming down (in weight), so mentally I already feel like I'm ready for the match, but I'm just trying to make sure everyone else is getting going, too," Pascua said.

The Raiders have won the state title 12 times, but the last time was in 2003.

"Coming in we were looking to get as many points as we can, so that's the big thing about this year because we have a good chance to win states and we're just trying to get as much points as we can so we can stand on top of that podium as a team," Pascua said.

Only two No. 1 seeds fell on the opening day. Leilehua freshman Kelani Corbett upset Kamehameha's Taj Vierra, 7-1, in a girls' 132-pound quarterfinal. On the boys' side, Lahainaluna's Izaak Panlasigui Domingo was pinned by Waianae's Randon Bailey in the second round of their preliminary-round match.

Matches resume at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena. The finals round is expected to start at 4:30 p.m.