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Molokai 45– Kamehameha-Hawaii 42
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HHSAA Division II GIRLS BASKETBALL: Farmers Prevail, Claim Division II Hoops Title
By Kyle Galdeira
www.sportshigh.com
Molokai claimed its first state basketball title at any level tonight with a 45-42 victory over Kamehameha-Hawaii in the championship game of the Division II Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships at the Neal Blaisdell Arena.
The fourth-seeded Farmers, Division II champion of the Maui Interscholastic League, completed a 15-0 season by knocking off the second-seeded Warriors, and claimed the school’s first girls’ team state title in any sport. Sophomore forward Kalei Adolpho led the way for Molokai with a game-high 21 points, 19 rebounds and six blocks.
Kamehameha-Hawaii took an 11-7 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter, thanks in part to sophomore center Katelynne Paleka-Kennedy’s lay up as the period expired. Both squads seemed a bit too anxious on offense, forcing shots before teammates could set up in position to rebound.
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Adolpho lifts Moloka’i to state title
By Kyle Sakamoto
Advertiser Staff Writer
Moloka’i’s Kalei Adolpho is 6 feet 1, so she always stands out.
In the biggest game of her life to date last night, she came up big.
Adolpho made the go-ahead putback with 12 seconds remaining and finished with 21 points and 19 rebounds as Moloka’i beat Kamehameha-Hawai’i, 45-42, in the final of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball Division II State Championships at Blaisdell Arena.
Aldolpho’s putback put Moloka’i ahead 44-42. Her shot came after teammate Kylie Joe Mawae missed from the right side and Jolenta Duvauchelle missed a couple of follow-up attempts in the paint.
“I knew the score … So I just tried my hardest to put it in,” said Adolpho, a sophomore center.
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Molokai makes history with first state crown
By Kim Baxter / Special to the Star-Bulletin
The Molokai girls basketball team asks a lot of Kalei Adolpho. The 6-foot-1 sophomore is fully expected to be the Farmers’ go-to scorer, initiate the team’s offense by setting ball screens on the perimeter, help against the full-court pressure and dominate the defensive paint.
But in yesterday’s Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championship game against Kamehameha-Hawaii, the Farmers merely asked Adolpho to spearhead her team’s fourth-quarter comeback by scoring the final five points, by blocking two potential game-winning layups in the final minute and by sealing the title victory at the free-throw line.
What, the water bottles didn’t need filling, too?
“She takes the challenge, every day in practice, every day we play a game, every day,” said Molokai assistant coach Mike Hooper. “She takes the burden, and she enjoys it. You can tell. It doesn’t faze her.”
Instead, Adolpho stunned the second-seeded Kamehameha-Hawaii Warriors with a frenetic 45-42 last-minute victory in Blaisdell Arena to earn the Division II title, the program’s first in any team sport for girls. Adolpho powered her way to 21 points, 19 rebounds and six blocks while playing all 32 championship minutes.
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Natalie Iwamoto
Hawaii High School Athletic Association
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| 2008-2009 HHSAA DIVISION II GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE & RESULTS |
| TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 | |||||
| GAME | SITE | TIME/RESULT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 1 | Kapaa | St. Andrew’s | Kalani HS | Kapaa, 60-39 |
| 3 | Kaimuki | Seabury Hall | Radford HS | Kaimuki, 44-23 | |
| 2 | University | Hawaii Prep | Kalani HS | University, 51-47 | |
| 4 | Kaiser | Hawaii Baptist | Radford HS | Kaiser, 44-43 | |
| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009 | |||||
| GAME | SITE | TIME/RESULT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolation | 5 | St. Andrew’s | Hawaii Prep | Kalani HS | Hawaii Prep, 42-29 |
| 8 | Hawaii Baptist | Seabury Hall | Radford HS | Hawaii Baptist, 53-44 | |
| Quarterfinals | 6 | #4 Molokai | University | Kalani HS | Molokai, 35-30 |
| 9 | #2 KS-Hawaii | Kaiser | Radford HS | KS-Hawaii, 58-51 | |
| 7 | #1 Kahuku | Kapaa | Kalani HS | Kapaa, 60-56 | |
| 10 | #3 Maryknoll | Kaimuki | Radford HS | Kaimuki, 52-33 | |
| THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009 | |||||
| GAME | SITE | TIME/RESULT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolation | 14 | Kaiser | Maryknoll | Radford HS | Maryknoll, 59-58 (OT) |
| 12 | Kahuku | University | Kalani HS | Kahuku, 72-54 | |
| Consolation Final | 11 | Hawaii Prep | Hawaii Baptist | Kalani HS | Hawaii Baptist, 47-38 |
| Semifinals | 13 | Kapaa | Molokai | Kalani HS | Molokai, 47-37 |
| 15 | KS-Hawaii | Kaimuki | Radford HS | KS-Hawaii, 42-41 | |
| FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 | |||||
| GAME | SITE | TIME/RESULT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Place | 16 | Kahuku | Maryknoll | Blaisdell Arena | Kahuku, 60-54 |
| 3rd Place | 17 | Kapaa | Kaimuki | Blaisdell Arena | Kaimuki, 59-51 |
| Championship | 18 | Molokai | KS-Hawaii | Blaisdell Arena | Molokai, 45-42 |
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