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Lola Donez scored 41 points to lead the Lahainaluna High School girls basketball team to a 69-66 victory over Waiakea in the quarterfinals of the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Division I state tournament Wednesday night at the McKinley gym in Honolulu.

Lola Donez scored 41 points to lead the Lahainaluna High School girls basketball team to a 69-66 victory over Waiakea in the quarterfinals of the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Division I state tournament Wednesday night at the McKinley gym in Honolulu.

Donez, who has signed to play at the University of California Berkeley, also had five rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block as the Maui Interscholatic League champion Lunas (13-1) held off the Warriors (12-4), runners-up of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation. She was 16 of 22 from the field, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and made five of her six free-throw attempts.

Matahikulangi Faleta pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds and added 13 points, and Juseana Rae Delatori chipped in nine points and five boards for the fourth-seeded Lunas, who will take on top-seeded Iolani in a 5:30 p.m. semifinal tonight at McKinley. The game will be televised on Spectrum OC16.

The Raiders, who have won the last four state D-I championships, rallied to beat Campbell 52-47 earlier Wednesday.

Lahainaluna trailed 27-25 midway through the second quarter before a jumper by Donez started a 17-5 Lunas run to end the half. Donez scored 14 points during the run and finished with 28 points in the first half.

The Lunas’ lead reached 13 points on a jumper by Faleta with 6:56 remaining in the third quarter, which ended with Lahainaluna leading 58-51.

The Warriors were able to keep it close, getting within 62-60 and then 68-66 on a 3 by Hannah Iwahiro with 34 seconds left, but Faleta made 1 of 2 free throws on the other end and Waiakea missed a pair of 3-point attempts — with Donez getting a block in crunch time — and the Lunas advanced to the state final four for the 10th time since 2009.

Pua’ena Herrington led the Warriors with 23 points and nine rebounds. Jolie Mantz added 18 points and Maya Kaneshiro had 13.

In Division II consolation semifinals Wednesday, Lanai (12-2) and Molokai (9-5) saw their state runs end as the Pine Lasses fell to Hawaii Prep 58-30 and the Farmers lost to Kohala 59-43.

Statistics from those games were not reported.

LAHAINALUNA 69, WAIAKEA 66

WAIAKEA (12-4)

Jolie Mantz 18, Maya Kaneshiro 13, Hannah Iwahiro 6, Ava Santos 3, Pua’ena Herrington 23, Bryia Carenio 0, Faith Grover 3, Mercedes Murray 0.

LAHAINALUNA (13-1)

Fangafitu Tasini 2, Pelenaise Lukela-Koniseti 2, Juseana Rae Delatori 9, Natalie Sa 2, Lola Donez 41, Matahikulangi Faleta 13.

Waiakea17151915–66

Lahainaluna16261611–69

GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

DIVISION I

Wednesday’s Results • Quarterfinals

No. 1 Iolani 52, Campbell 47

No. 4 Lahainaluna vs. Waiakea, 7 p.m.

No. 2 Konawaena 47, Radford 19

Kamehameha Kapalama 47, No. 3 Kahuku 31

Today’s Games

Semifinals • At McKinley

Iolani vs. Lahainaluna, 5:30 p.m.

Konawaena vs. Kamehameha Kapalama, 7:30 p.m.

Fifth-place semifinals • At Moanalua

Campbell vs. Waiakea, 5 p.m.

Radford vs. Kahuku, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

At Blaisdell Arena

Fifth-place game, 9 a.m.

Third-place game, 1 p.m.

Championship, 7 p.m.

DIVISION II

Wednesday’s Results

Quarterfinals

No. 1 Kapaa 64, Hawaii Baptist 32

Hanalani 63, No. 4 McKinley 28

No. 3 Kamehameha Hawaii 70, Kapolei 14

No. 2 Maryknoll 70, Farrington 27

Consolation semifinals

Kohala 59, Molokai 43

Hawaii Prep 58, Lanai 30

Today’s Games

Semifinals • At Kalani

Maryknoll vs. Kamehameha Hawaii, 5 p.m.

Kapaa vs. Hanalani, 7 p.m.

Fifth-place semifinals • At Kaimuki

Hawaii Baptist vs. McKinley, 5 p.m.

Farrington vs. Kapolei, 6:30 p.m.

Consolation final • At Kaimuki

Kohala vs. Hawaii Prep, 3:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

At Blaisdell Arena

Fifth-place game, 11 a.m.

Third-place game, 3 p.m.

Championship, 4 p.m.

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