BIIF basketball/soccer: Waiakea girls continue early onslaught

RICK OGATA photo Kohala's Laila Caravalho tries the split the defense of Waiakea's Keighsha Walker, left, and Kayla Iwata on Wednesday night.
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Kelsei Imai scored 14 points and Destynee Williams added 11 on Wednesday night as Waiakea soared past Kohala 71-8 in a BIIF girls basketball game at the Warriors’ gym.

Waiakea’s first three games have all been lopsided wins against Division II teams.

Tiani Perez scored five points for the Cowgirls (1-2).

In a boys game, Kealakehe beat Keaau 63-50 in Kailua-Kona in both team’s season-openers.

Tuesday

Keaau girls 49, Kealakehe 22: Anela Gonzalez-Tremaine scored 21 points and Kiare Kepano added 10 as the earned a season-opening win at home.

Keaau led 28-15 at halftime.

Daniella Garcia-Monrrey led the Waveriders with seven points.

Soccer

Makua Lani boys 2, Konawaena 0: Isaiah Easley and Kala’e Mills each scored goals Wednesday and Dominic Perrino collected a shutout in Kailua-Kona that dropped the Wildcats to 0-3.

In matches at Keaau, Kealakehe’s boys and girls won in TKO fashion.

Tuesday

Konawaena girls 2, Waiakea 1: Zane Garrigan and Jadyn Hanks scored as the host Wildcats (4-0) beat the Warriors (0-2) for the second time in four days.

BIIF glance

BASKETBALL

Boys

Monday

Hilo 53, Kamehameha 45

Wednesday

Kealakehe 63, Keaau 50

St. Joseph tournament, Hilo Civic

Thursday

Waiakea vs. Pahoa, 3 p.m.

St. Joseph vs. Honokaa, 4:30 p.m.

Maui vs. Hilo, 6 p.m.

Iolani vs. Kamehameha, 7:30 p.m.

Friday

Pahoa vs. Kamehameha, 3 p.m.

Hilo vs. Honokaa, 4:30 p.m.

Maui vs. St. Joseph, 6 p.m.

Waiakea vs. Iolani, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

Iolani vs. Hilo, 11:30 a.m.

Maui vs. Honokaa, 1 p.m.

Pahoa vs. St. Joseph, 2:30 p.m.

Waiakea vs. Hilo, 4 p.m.

Kamehameha vs. Maui, 5:30 p.m.

Girls

Monday

Waiakea 67, Ka’u 17

Tuesday

Keaau 49, Kealakehe 22

Wednesday

Waiakea 71, Kohala 8

Thursday

Kealakehe at Kamehameha, after 6 p.m. JV

Friday

Kohala at Hilo, 6 p.m.

Ka’u at Keaau, after 6 p.m. JV

SOCCER

Tuesday

Boys

Kamehameha 7, Keaau 1

Hilo 11, Ka’u 0

Girls

Konawaena 2, Waiakea 1

Kamehameha 5, Keaau 0

Hilo 11, Ka’u 0

Wednesday

Boys

Makua Lani 2, Konawaena 0

Kealakehe def. Keaau, TKO

Girls

Kealakehe 9, Keaau 0

Thursday

Girls

Konawaena at Hilo, 3 p.m.

Saturday

Boys

Ka’u at Makua Lani, 10 a.m.

Hilo at Kealakehe, noon

Keaau at HPA, 2 p.m.

Girls

Hilo at Kealakehe, 2 p.m.

Keaau at HPA, 4 p.m.

PADDLING

Saturday

At Hilo Bay, 9 a.m.

At Kailua Bay, 10 a.m.

SWIMMING/DIVING

Friday

Diving at HPA, 1 p.m.

Saturday

Swimming at HPA, 8:30 a.m.

WRESTLING

Saturday

At Hilo High, 10 a.m.