Pine Lads, Farmers advance to MIL semifinals

The Molokai and Lanai high schools boys basketball teams both moved on in the Maui Interscholastic League Division II tournament with first-round victories on Wednesday night at the Bozich Center on the Maui Prep campus in Napili.

The fifth-seeded Farmers edged No. 4 Haleakala Waldorf 50-47. With the win, Molokai (4-7) advances to face top-seeded Seabury Hall today at 5:30 p.m. at King Kekaulike Gym. Haleakala Waldorf’s season ended at 5-6.

Jericho Adolpho led Molokai with 17 points and Demare’a Braxton added 11. Waldorf got 20 points from Cyris Laurie-Schaefer and 18 from Kyle Kelmenson.

In the other first-round game on Wednesday night, the thirdseeded Pine Lads beat sixthseeded Hana 67-32 to advance to a semifinal against No. 2 Maui Prep at 7 p.m. tonight at King Kekaulike.

Lanai (7-4) got 15 points from Makaiah Alboro, 12 from Sam Dimaya III and 10 from Ryan Noble. Irie Mizner led Hana (0-11) with 18 points.

MOLOKAI 50, HALEAKALA WALDORF 47 HALEAKALA WALDORF (5-6)

Keanu Frith 0, Gabe Jeffers 0, Oskar Friedman 6, Tim Walsh 3, Cyris Laurie-Schaefer 20, Jack Hagebak 0, Kyle Kelmenson 18. MOLOKAI (4-7)

Jericho Adolpho 17, Damare’a Braxton 11,

Heath Lopez 10, David Kalilikane 6, Kahakoi Lopez 0, Kaizen Umi-Torres Napoleon 4, Kapono Cabalar 0, Harper 2.

Haleakala Waldorf 13 10

Molokai 11 9 10 11 14—47 19—50

LANAI 67, HANA 32

HANA (0-11)

Buddy Toulouse 0, Irie Mizner 18, Stratton McClure 7, Fa‘a Moeai 0, Nalu Mauliola 1, Nawahi Lecker-Tolentino 0, Laumana HelekahiMatsuda 6, Ikua Peters 0.

LANAI (7-4)

Sam Dimaya III 12, Reese Etrata 7, Makaiah Alboro 15, Jake Barcena 4, Ryan Noble 10, Robert James Sarmiento 8, Spenser Elan 1, Aiden Hough 2, Victor Seuili 0, Chase Connor 2, Kristian Kraytchev 0, KJ Kanno 6.

Hana 11 10 9

Lanai 17 21 22 2—32 7—67