Lunas claim 5th place in D-I state girls basketball tourney

Ledjan Pahukoa poured in 18 points as the Lahainaluna High School girls basketball team claimed fifth place in the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Division I state tournament Friday with a 58-56 victory over Waiakea at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.

Pahukoa also had four steals, four rebounds and two assists for the Maui Interscholastic League champion Lunas (15-2). KateLynn Colipano added 12 points, four assists and five rebounds, and Tavina Harris chipped in eight points, eight rebounds, two blocks and an assist.

The Warriors (15-6) got 20 points from Pua‘ena Herrington and 16 from Jolie Mantz.

In Hilo, Lanai bowed out of the Division II state tournament after falling to Sacred Hearts 59-51 in a fifthplace semifinal Friday.

Keala Montgomery posted a double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds to lead the MIL champion Pine Lasses (10-2). She also had two blocks.

Veniza Jackson also scored 15 in addition to six boards, and Souina Seiuli finished with 10 rebounds for Lanai.

Kalysamarie Ng led the Lancers (12-4) with a gamehigh 21 points.

LAHAINALUNA 58, WAIAKEA 56 LAHAINALUNA (15-2)

Chaland Pahukoa 2, Juseana Rae Delatori 7, Mary Pahukoa 6, Ledjan Pahukoa 18, Tavina Harris 8, Skylyn Fangarang 5, Haley

Mahoe 0, Kate-Lynn Colipano 12. WAIAKEA (15-6)

Jolie Mantz 16, Maya Kaneshiro 8, Lexi Santiago 0, Pua‘ena Herrington 20, Ava Santos 4, Hannah Iwahiro 0, Korrilyn Fernandez 8.

Lahainaluna

Waiakea 9 21 15 13—58 12 10 16 18—56

SACRED HEARTS 59, LANAI 51 LANAI (10-2)

Veniza Jackson 15, Leisha Figuerres 6, Kamrynn Kanno 0, Alexa Pascual 6, Mia Majkus 0, Keala Montgomery 15, Haley Ostrander 5, Souina Seiuli 4.

SACRED HEARTS (12-4)

Rory Ann Redila 15, Kalysamarie Ng 21, Sydney Europa 2, Rayanna Baniaga 0, Nahenahe Alo 16, Kennedy Uemura 0, Nevada Fernandez 3, Cayeel Semisi-Hunkin 2, Navada Uhatafe 0, Annaliese Brown 0, Hayden Yee 0.