Punahou and Kamehameha to Battle for D-I Title; HBA in Finals

Dave Kawada
for Hawaii Digital Sports

Division I

Kamehameha surprised OIA Champion Roosevelt with a 3-0 victory and advance to Saturday’s D-I state championship game against ILH rival Punahou.  The #1 seeded Buff n Blu also sweeped their opponent Kamehameha-Hawaii, 3-0.  Game time is set for 7:00p ant Mckinley High School Student Council Gymnasium.

The Warriors will try to play better then their last meeting with Punahou, a 3-0 loss on April 24 in which they were dominated by the taller ILH champions.

Division II

The real story in high school volleyball this year has been the fact that there are 2 schools which have been ranked nationally by ESPN.com.  Punahou is one, and the other is not Iolani or Kamehameha.  HBA has had one of the most dominant seasons in their short history and many feel that could have competed for the D-I state title.  The Eagles swept Moanalua 3-0 and wil play Hilo which needed 5 games to get past Seabury Hall.

HBA is the heavy favorite and the team evryone wants to watch.  The D-II championship game is set for 5:00p at Mckinley just prior to the D-I title game.