After handing Kamehameha-Hawaii its first loss of the season in the BIIF championship game, the Hilo Vikings will enter the New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships as the No. 6-ranked team in the state according to the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Girls Volleyball Top 10.
The Vikings are two spots ahead of the Warriors, who dropped to No. 8 following the four-set loss. KS-Hawaii will open its Division I state tournament this afternoon hosting Waianae at 4 p.m.
The winner will draw No. 4 Mililani, seeded second in the tournament, in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
The top four teams in the state remain the same with Punahou jumping into KS-Hawaii’s spot at No. 5.
‘Iolani, ranked No. 2, hosts Kapolei, which dropped out of the rankings, tonight at 6 in the opening round of the state tournament. A potential match between two of the top three teams in the state looms in Thursday’s quarterfinals. A Raiders victory over the Hurricanes would set up a match with MIL champion and No. 3 seed King Kekaulike, which is also ranked No. 3 in the state.
Kahuku, which was swept by Mililani in the OIA D-I title game, remains at No. 7. The Red Raiders open their state tournament tonight hosting Farrington.
Unranked Kamehameha-Maui hosts No. 10 Moanalua tonight with the winner getting the No. 1 team in the state, Kamehameha, in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Na Menehune is tied for the No. 10 ranking with Damien, which finished second in the ILH after losing twice to Mid-Pacific last week.
The Owls jump into the rankings this week for the first time at No. 9.
Le Jardin (seven), Kapolei (four), Waianae (two) and Sacred Hearts (one) also received votes this week.
The rankings are below followed by schedules for both Division I and Division in this week’s state tournament.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top 10
| GIRLS VOLLEYBALL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Updated: 10/23 | ||
| RANK | TEAM | VOTES |
| 1. | Kamehameha (10) | 100 |
| 2. | Punahou | 89 |
| 3. | KS-Hawaii | 80 |
| 4. | Moanalua | 67 |
| 5. | 'Iolani | 60 |
| 6. | Baldwin | 46 |
| 7. | Mililani | 34 |
| 8. | Mid-Pacific | 27 |
| 9. | Damien | 20 |
| 10. | University | 14 |
HHSAA D-I State Tournament
| Match # | Date | Matchup | Time/Scores | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct. 22 | Waianae vs. KS-Hawaii | KSH 17-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 16-14 | KS-Hawaii |
| 2 | Oct. 22 | Moanalua vs. KS-Maui | Moan 25-8, 25-20, 25-18 | KS-Maui |
| 3 | Oct. 22 | Farrington vs. Kahuku | Kah 16-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-12 | Kahuku |
| 4 | Oct. 22 | 'Iolani vs. Kapolei | Iol 25-19, 25-15, 25-16 | 'Iolani |
| 5 | Oct. 25 | (4) Hilo vs. Kahuku | Kah 25-12, 25-23, 25-19 | McKinley |
| 6 | Oct. 25 | (1) Kamehameha vs. Moanalua | KSK 25-16, 25-12, 25-17 | McKinley |
| 7 | Oct. 25 | (2) Mililani vs. KS-Hawaii | Mil 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 25-17 | Moanalua |
| 8 | Oct. 25 | (3) King Kekaulike vs. 'Iolani | Iol 25-18, 22-25, 25-12, 25-8 | Moanalua |
| 9* | Oct. 26 | Hilo vs. Moanalua | Moan 25-22, 25-22 | Moanalua |
| 10* | Oct. 26 | KS-Hawaii vs. King Kekaulike | KSH 25-22, 27-25 | Moanalua |
| 11 | Oct. 26 | Mililani vs. 'Iolani | Iol 25-17, 25-20, 25-14 | McKinley |
| 12 | Oct. 26 | Kahuku vs. Kamehameha | KSK 25-16, 25-22, 25-9 | McKinley |
| 13* | Oct. 27 | Moanalua vs. KS-Hawaii | KSH 21-25, 25-13, 16-14 | Blaisdell Arena |
| 14* | Oct. 27 | Mililani vs. Kahuku | Mil 25-27, 25-18, 15-4 | Blaisdell Arena |
| 15 | Oct. 27 | 'Iolani vs. Kamehameha | Iol 25-23, 25-21, 25-18 | Blaisdell Arena |
| * — consolation | ||||
HHSAA D-II State Tournament
| Match # | Date | Matchup | Time/Scores | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct. 24 | Konawaena vs. Sacred Hearts | SH 25-7, 25-15, 25-12 | St. Francis |
| 2 | Oct. 24 | (5) Waimea vs. Hana | Waim 25-13, 14-25, 25-12, 25-16 | St. Francis |
| 3 | Oct. 24 | Damien vs. Hawaii Prep | DMS 25-13, 25-6, 25-8 | Kaimuki |
| 4 | Oct. 24 | Leilehua vs. Le Jardin | LJA 25-14, 25-12, 25-17 | Kaimuki |
| 5* | Oct. 25 | Konawaena vs. Hana | Hana 27-25, 25-21 | St. Francis |
| 6* | Oct. 25 | Hawaii Prep vs. Leilehua | Lei 25-16, 20-25, 15-5 | Kaimuki |
| 7 | Oct. 25 | (4) Kaiser vs. Waimea | Waim 25-19, 25-23, 17-25, 25-13 | St. Francis |
| 8 | Oct. 25 | (1) Mid-Pacific vs. Sacred Hearts | SH 25-12, 25-19, 7-25, 25-19 | St. Francis |
| 9 | Oct. 25 | (3) Kohala vs. Damien | DMS 25-11, 25-11, 25-19 | Kaimuki |
| 10 | Oct. 25 | (2) Seabury Hall vs. Le Jardin | LJA 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 25-15 | Kaimuki |
| 11* | Oct. 26 | Hana vs. Leilehua | Hana 18-25, 25-20, 15-10 | Kaimuki |
| 12* | Oct. 26 | Kaiser vs. Mid-Pacific | MPI 25-21, 25-19 | Kaimuki |
| 13* | Oct. 26 | Kohala vs. Seabury Hall | SH 25-16, 25-22 | Kaimuki |
| 14 | Oct. 26 | Damien vs. Le Jardin | LeJ 25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 25-17 | St. Francis |
| 15 | Oct. 26 | Waimea vs. Sacred Hearts | SH 25-22, 25-12, 25-16 | St. Francis |
| 16* | Oct. 27 | Mid-Pacific vs. Seabury Hall | MPI 15-25, 25-17, 15-7 | Blaisdell Arena |
| 17* | Oct. 27 | Damien vs. Waimea | DMS 25-9, 25-17 | Blaisdell Arena |
| 18 | Oct. 27 | Le Jardin vs. Sacred Hearts | SH 19-25, 26-24, 25-13, 25-17 | Blaisdell Arena |
| * — consolation | ||||
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