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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