Menes roll past IPA, 75-38, in Holiday Classic opener


Moanalua's Chris Hammond elevates for one of his game-high 16 points against Island Pacific. Brien Ing | SL
Host Moanalua jumped out to a 20-10 lead in the first quarter and cruised to a 75-38 win in the opening round of the Na Menehune Holiday Classic.

Na Menehune led 40-21 at the intermission.

Moanalua's bench scored 42 points in the game, including Chris Hammond's game-high 16 and Alex Hutson's 8.

Starter Dillon Turk had 12 points and Shane Ratledge added 9 more for the Menes, who put 16 different players on the floor against the Navigators.

The Island Pacific duo of Jackson Durrett (12) and Malson Okeke (11) combined for 23 of the Navigators' 38 points.

Moanalua will face Waiakea in tomorrow's 4:30p championship bracket quarterfinal.


NA MENEHUNE HOLIDAY CLASSIC

DAY ONE RESULTS


Mililani 46 - McKinley 43
Maryknoll 46 - Punahou II 22
Waiakea 57 - Roosevelt 42
Moanalua 75 - Island Pacific 38
AOP 63 - Castle 27
University High 53 - Iolani II 44
Iolani 53 - Kalani 43
St. Joseph 48 - Kaiser 30

DAY  TWO SCHEDULE

Consolation bracket
McKinley vs. Punahou II 9:00 a.m.
Roosevelt vs. Island Pacific 10:30 a.m.
Castle vs. Iolani II 12:00 p.m.
Kalani vs. Kaiser 1:30 p.m.

Championship bracket
Mililani vs. Maryknoll 3:00 p.m.
Moanalua vs. Waiakea 4:30 p.m.
AOP vs. University High 6:00 p.m.
Iolani vs. St. Joseph 7:30 p.m.