OIA Girls Basketball
Moanalua drops Waipahu, 46-35, advances to title game


  



Sat, Jan 21, 2017 @ Mililani


Final 1 2 3 4  
Moanalua (5-5, 12-13) 12 8131346
Waipahu (4-6, 7-11) 6 6 8 1535
N. Kemi 15 pts  5/8 FTs
R. Rosa-Lasco 14 pts  1 3pm  3/7 FTs
N. Kemi 6 tot  4 off  2 def
L. Talaro 10 tot  1 off  9 def
K. Aceret 1 ast
K. Leong 1 ast

MILILANI — Moanalua took down Waipahu, 46-35, in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division II playoff semifinals at Mililani.

The Na Menehune (7-5) advance to the Division II title game to face Kalani (8-3) to make it an all-OIA East showdown on Thursday, Jan. 26. Both teams clinch state tournament berths. Kalani won earlier 58-53 back on Dec. 20.

The Marauders (4-7) will play Castle (3-9) for the league's final state tournament berth.

Raven Rosa-Lasco scored a team-high 14 points to go along with four steals, and hit the game's only 3-pointer. Delilah Sanerivi established herself in the post to score eight in the opening period and finished with a double-double—10 points and 10 boards. Lei Talaro also added eight points and 10 rebounds.

The Na Menehune broke open the game in the third to extend it to a double-digit lead and never relented.

Nikitta Kemi scored 15 points and shot 5-for-8 from the line to lead Waipahu in the loss.





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