Konawaena vaults past Maryknoll in girls hoops poll

Paul Honda, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Jan. 24—Life at the top sure isn't easy.

Konawaena collected six out of 11 first-place votes and moved to the No. 1 spot in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10. It is the Wildcats' first time with the top ranking this season.

Life at the top sure isn't easy.

Konawaena collected six out of 11 first-place votes and moved to the No. 1 spot in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10. It is the Wildcats' first time with the top ranking this season.

The Wildcats routed Kohala last week and hosted Hilo on Monday night. The Wildcats entered Monday's game 19-4 overall and 10-0 in BIIF play.

Maryknoll went 2-1 last week, including a 48-47 overtime loss at 'Iolani. The Spartans were without head coach Chico Furtado (illness ) and hosted 'Iolani on Monday night in a tiebreaker game for first place in the ILH. The tiebreaker matchup was necessary because a state-tournament berth was at stake.

'Iolani, the three-time defending state champion, won five games in a row going into the tiebreaker battle.

The OIA semifinals and BIIF semifinals were played on Monday, as well. Campbell, Moanalua, Radford and Kaiser have all qualified for the state championships.