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Iolani, Kamehameha in all-ILH D1 state final


Stacy Kaneshiro | ScoringLive
February 8, 2019, 11:14pm

 



MANOA — It will be an all-Interscholastic League of Honolulu clash when No. 1 Iolani takes on No. 2 Kamehameha for the Snapple Division I state girls' basketball championship 7 p.m. Saturday at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Kalina Obrey set a state record with 38 points to lead the Warriors (10-4) over Kalani (12-3), 62-49, in one semifinal, while Taylor Wu and Lily Lefottu Wahinekapu combined for 29 points as the Raiders (12-1) dethroned four-time defending champion Konawaena (10-3), 43-22, in the other semifinal. Wu led with 15 points with Wahinekapu adding 14.

This will be the fourth meeting this season between the ILH teams. The top-seeded Raiders won two, splitting the first round and taking the single-elimination second round.

"No secrets (between the teams)," Iolani coach Dean Young said. "Every time we play them, it's a battle."

Obrey broke the previous record of 37 held by Punahou's Shawna-Lei Kuehu in the 2006 championship against Roosevelt. Obrey was pulled from the game with 37 seconds left after making two free throws to give her 36 points. After Kalani pulled to 60-49, Obrey reentered the game and made two free throws with 24 seconds left to tie and break the record. She had a chance to add to her total, but missed two free throws with 13 seconds left.

The Warriors return to the title game for the first time since 2013 when it beat Konawaena, which is tied with Kamehameha with nine titles. The Raiders are making their first title appearance since 2012, when they lost to the Wildcats. Iolani is going for its fourth title, but first since winning back-to-back in 1996.

The last all-ILH finale was in 2008 when Punahou beat Iolani.

Greg Yamamoto | SL


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