Punahou, HBA are top seeds for volleyball championships


Punahou received the No. 1 seed for Division I and Hawai'i Baptist was awarded the top seed in DII for the 43rd Annual New City Nissan/Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Girls Volleyball State Championships.

Both tournaments begin with first-round play at school sites on Wednesday, with the quarterfinals Thursday, semifinals Friday, and consolation and championship finals on Saturday at Blaisdell Arena.

Punahou went 12-0 in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. O'ahu Interscholastic Association champ Mililani (14-1) is the No. 2 seed, followed by Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion Kamehameha-Hawai'i (13-3) and Maui Interscholastic League champ Kamehameha-Maui (14-1).

HBA (12-1) was the ILH DII champion. OIA White Conference champ Roosevelt (11-6) is the No. 2 seed, followed by BIIF champion Hawai'i Prep (13-4) and MIL champ Seabury Hall (12-0).

The four seeded teams in each division will receive first-round byes and begin play in Thursday's first round.

Here is a day-by-day schedule for both tournaments:

DIVISION I

Wednesday

at Farrington

Match 1: Baldwin (11-4) vs. Castle (11-5), 5 p.m.
Match 2: Kamehameha (9-3) vs. Pearl City (8-6), 7 p.m.

at McKinley

Match 3: Hilo (14-2) vs. Moanalua (13-2), 5 p.m.
Match 4: Kahuku (15-4) vs. Kaiser (12-3), 7 p.m.

Thursday

at Farrington

Match 5: Baldwin-Castle loser vs. Kamehameha-Pearl City loser, 3:30 p.m.
Match 7: No. 2 Mililani (14-1) vs. Baldwin-Castle winner, 5 p.m.
Match 8: No. 3 Kamehameha-Hawai'i (13-3) vs. Kamehameha-Pearl City winner, 7 p.m.

at McKinley

Match 6: Hilo-Moanalua loser vs. Kahuku-Kaiser loser, 3:30 p.m.
Match 9: No. 4 Kamehameha-Maui (14-1) vs. Kahuku-Kaiser winner, 5 p.m.
Match 10: No. 1 Punahou (12-0) vs. Hilo-Moanalua winner, 7 p.m.

Friday

at Farrington

Match 11: Loser Match 9 vs. loser Match 10, 5 p.m.
Match 12: Loser Match 7 vs. loser Match 8, 7 p.m.

at McKinley

Match 13: Winner Match 9 vs. winner Match 10, 5 p.m.
Match 14: Winner Match 7 vs. winner Match 8, 7 p.m.

Saturday

at Blaisdell Arena

Consolation final: Winner Match 5 vs. winner Match 6, 11 a.m.
Fifth place: Winner Match 11 vs. winner Match 12, 12:30 p.m.
Third place: Loser Match 13 vs. loser Match 14, 3:30 p.m.
Championship: Winner Match 13 vs. winner Match 14, 7 p.m.


DIVISION II

Wednesday

at Kaimuki

Match 1: Ka'u (13-4) vs. Sacred Hearts (10-4), 5 p.m.
Match 2: Moloka'i (8-5) vs. Saint Francis (9-2), 7 p.m.

at Kalani

Match 3: Konawaena (16-1) vs. Radford (6-8), 5 p.m.
Match 4: Kaua'i (11-2) vs. Leilehua (7-7), 7 p.m.

Thursday

at Kaimuki

Match 5: Ka'u-Sacred Hearts loser vs. Moloka'i-Saint Francis loser, 3:30 p.m.
Match 7: No. 3 Hawai'i Prep (13-4) vs. Ka'u-Saint Francis winner, 5 p.m.
Match 8: No. 2 Roosevelt (11-6) vs. Moloka'i-Saint Francis winner, 7 p.m.

at Kalani

Match 6: Kaua'i-Leilehua loser vs. Konawaena-Radford loser, 3:30 p.m.
Match 9: No. 4 Seabury Hall (12-0) vs. Kaua'i-Leilehua winner, 5 p.m.
Match 10: No. 1 Hawai'i Baptist (12-1) vs. Konawaena-Radford winner, 7 p.m.

Friday

at Kaimuki

Match 11: Loser Match 9 vs. loser Match 10, 5 p.m.
Match 12: Loser Match 7 vs. loser Match 8, 7 p.m.

at Kalani

Match 13: Winner Match 9 vs. winner Match 10, 5 p.m.
Match 14: Winner Match 7 vs. winner Match 8, 7 p.m.

Saturday

at Blaisdell Arena

Consolation final: Winner Match 5 vs. winner Match 6, 8 a.m.
Fifth place: Winner Match 11 vs. winner Match 12, 9:30 a.m.
Third place: Loser Match 13 vs. loser Match 14, 2 p.m.
Championship: Winner Match 13 vs. winner Match 14, 5 p.m.