HHSAA Boys Basketball
Fourth-seed Kohala accelerates past Kauai, 71-56


 

Thu, Feb 20, 2014 @ Kalani


Final 1 2 3 4  
Kauai 10 12211356
Kohala (9-3, 11-10) 13 15 18 2571
M. Jordan 28 pts  3 3pm  5/9 FTs
M. Tingzon 19 pts  1 3pm  4/7 FTs

Fourth-seed Kohala advanced to the semifinals of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Division II Boys Basketball State Championships with a 71-56 victory over Kauai at Kalani High School gymnasium.

Mikala Jordan led all scorers with 26 points, including three-pointers, and the Cowboys also got double-digit production from Kaelan Figueroa (15) and Ryan Carvalho (10).

Kohala led 26-22 at halftime, and used a 24-13 scoring advantage in the final quarter to put the game away.

Melvin Tingzon had 19 points for Kauai in the loss.

Next up for Kohala in the D2 semifinals is Kalani, a 54-31 winner over top-seed Saint Francis. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m., back at Kalani High School.





Show your support

Every contribution, no matter the size, will help ScoringLive continue its mission to provide the best and most comprehensive coverage of high school sports in the state of Hawaii and beyond.

Please consider making a contribution today.

ADVERTISEMENT


MORE STORIES

No. 2 Maryknoll denies No. 4 Punahou to punch ticket to states

The Spartans avenged a nine inning loss to the Buffanblu two days ago and return to the state tournament...

Kamehameha edges Saint Louis to win double elimination tourney

Warriors topped Crusaders in extra innings to force a winner-take-all playoff for overall league championship.

Waialua stuns Kailua in five sets to win first-ever OIA D2 crown

The Bulldogs dropped the first two sets and rallied for the next three to stun the Surfriders for their...

Moanalua fends off Mililani in 5 for fifth straight OIA boys volleyball title

Ezekiel Sablan put down 20 kills, Jaycen Bush tallied 14 and D'Angelo Ross added 13 to lead Na Menehune...

Punahou needs extra innings to top Maryknoll, keep season alive

Buffanblu scored five big runs in to break a 2-2 in the top of the ninth then held off a Spartans' rally...

Higashionna leading the charge for Pearl City; Bautista's emergence a boon for Mililani

The junior second baseman batted 9 for 15 in four OIA tournament games for the Chargers last week, while...