GOOD NIGHT FOR GIRLS; BAD NIGHT FOR BOYS

(Feb. 21): The girls gave a respectable account of themselves, but things didn't go
nearly as well for the boys during yesterday's action in the state high school
basketball tournaments.

Molokai advanced to the semifinals of the Division-II girls' tourney with a 35-21
win over Hawaii Prep as Tawney Fernandez scored 12 points. The Lady Farmers
face McKinley tonight in an 8 o'clock game at Kalani High.

In a 4 p.m. game at the same venue, Seabury Hall will meet University High for
seventh place. The Spartans stayed alive with a 42-34 win over Hanalani of the
ILH behind Yacine Meyer's 17.

However, both of the MIL's D-I teams came up short.

Maui High, which staged a surprising overtime win over Farrington the night
before, suffered a 58-47 quarterfinal loss to Waiakea despite a 19-point effort by
Jazmine Corpuz. Next for the Sabers is a 6 p.m. game against Kalani at Kaimuki.

Fourth-seeded Lahainaluna dropped a 54-46 decision to Radford as coach Todd
Rickard's decision to keep two key players – Milika Taufa and Rachel Rickard – in
the game backfired. Both fouled out late in the third quarter. The Lunas play
against Konawaena in a 6 p.m. game at Farrington.

In boy's action yesterday, D-I Lahainaluna and D-II Lanai suffered opening-round
losses.

The Lunas were simply out of their league, literally and figuratively, in suffering a
65-32 spanking at the hands of powerful Punahou.

The Buffanblu's foul-court zone press gave Lahainalua major fits, resulting in a
series of turnovers. To make matters worse for the Lunas, big man Nutti Pousima
got into early foul trouble and never was a factor in the lopsided loss.

John Craig scored a game-high 18, providing the Lunas with their only bright spot
during an otherwise dismal night at the Radford gym. Lahainaluna will try to turn
things around when it meets Kahuku at 4 o'clock at the same facility.

Fourth-seeded MIL D-I champ Kamehameha meets its counterparts from the Big
Island in a 6 p.m. game at McKinley High in a game that will be aired live on Maui's
ESPN 550.

Meantime, fourth-seeded Molokai will open its bid in D-II with a 6 p.m.
quarterfinal against Hawaii Baptist at Moanalua.

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