Girls' Volleyball '24

[HS Football Fanatic]

The Warriors beat the Puns just a few minutes ago, 3-1. The Warriors' buns are no longer to the wall. (They were, before this match.) Their hopes for a State tourney berth are still alive, not that any of you should care. It's just that I like Kamehameha Schools, so I follow. I'm also trying to keep this thread going, as I was the one who had started it.

[HS Football Fanatic]

Upset in ILH D2: Unranked Le Jardin Academy swept #9 HBA. And, that's after HBA won the ILH D2 title earlier this week. Bear in mind, the Eagles' #9 ranking means they're ranked #9 in the state, above some D1 schools. Of course, they'll probably lose that ranking now.

[HS Football Fanatic]

Kamehameha beat Mid-Pac a few minutes ago, 3-1. If I'm not mistaken, that win secures the last ILH berth in the State D1 tourney for the Warriors. Kamehameha alumni can breathe a sigh of relief. If I'm wrong, I'll post as soon as I find-out. (For any of you who even care.)

[HS Football Fanatic]

Yes, the Warriors did indeed lock-up the last ILH berth in D1 States, with last night's win. Big write-up in this morning's paper. (Only two ILH schools make D1 States; this year they are Iolani, and Kamehameha.)

[HS Football Fanatic]

Kahuku alumni ticked about the football loss to Mililani High, might have an indirect way to get back at that school. The Red Raiders' girls' volleyball team is ranked #7 in the state, while the Trojans are ranked #10. Kahuku alumni can go to the match and support the Lady Red Raiders. Both schools are in D1 for girls' volleyball, so I'm assuming they'll play each other eventually. Even as I type this, the Lady Red Raiders are getting their butts kicked by Moanalua High, but the Menes are ranked #3 in the state. The Menes are the top-ranked OIA team. Looks like the Red Raiders will lose this match, but what can they do? The Red Raiders will have to get back at the Menes in some other sport.

Update: The volleyball match just ended. The Menes swept: 25-14, 25-18, 25-22. The Red Raiders got their butts kicked in the first two sets, but the last set was quite close. That's a good way to end a lost match; almost a moral victory, in some sense.

Attention, Kahuku alumni: I mentioned above, over two weeks ago, that if you were ticked about Mililani High beating your alma mater in football, that there may be an indirect way for Kahuku High to get back at Mililani High: Girls' volleyball. Well, that came to fruition tonight. Some twenty minutes ago, the Red Raiders swept the Trojans, 3-0. It's been nearly three weeks since the football game, but here we are. Not only did the girls beat the Trojans; they swept them: 25-20, 25-18, 25-17.

[HS Football Fanatic]

Massive upset in ILH: Just a few minutes ago, Kamehameha upset previously-undefeated, #1-ranked Iolani, 3-2. Kamehameha was ranked #4, and had five losses, four of which were to Iolani (and one to Punahou). On September 18, on this thread, I had predicted that the Raiders would likely go undefeated, and win the State D1 title. Well, they may yet take the title, but they won't be undefeated. Kamehameha alumni must be stoked. Again, the Raiders were ranked #1 in the state, and were undefeated. Who woulda thunk it. This is the crazy world of girls' high-school volleyball. Congrats, lady Warriors.

[HS Football Fanatic]

This afternoon, Iolani beat Kamehameha, 3-1, for the ILH D1 title. However, Kamehameha alumni can take-away two good things from the match:
1. The Warriors won the first set by five points; that was the largest spread of all four sets.
2. The Warriors lost the next two sets, but only by two points each, which is the minimum you can lose by. (I'm assuming everyone knows that in volleyball, you can't win a set by only one point.) They lost the last set by three points. The upshot is that the Warriors weren't blown-out in any of their losing sets, and the second and third sets in particular (and therefore, the match) were very winnable.

The Warriors will join the Raiders at D1 States. If the two schools play each other again, the Warriors will have another crack at them.

If Kamehameha alumni resent Iolani School for taking this match--especially as the Warriors won the first set, and convincingly enough--they should note that Iolani School was taken-down a peg or two yesterday by Damien School, in football. The Monarchs beat the Raiders, 42-35. For Iolani School, not only was this a loss; it also ended their football season. The Monarchs now advance to the D2 State tourney. (Only one ILH school goes to the D2 football tourney.)

[HS Football Fanatic]

I normally don't watch outer-island sports, but I was struck by how Kamehameha Schools (Big Island) really dodged a bullet against Waiakea High. Kamehameha - Hawaii is ranked #5 in the state, but Waiakea gave them a fairly good rub before losing 25-23, 25-21, 25-20. Keep in mind that Waiakea isn't even ranked. That first set, especially, was close.

[HS Football Fanatic]

Wow; looks like no one posted anything on any of the high-school threads since my post just above. That's almost a full day. Guess I'll talk about how Mililani High beat Nanakuli High this past Tuesday, 3-2. I've elected to post about that because this was the Golden Hawks' rare chance to knock-off the Trojans, in any sport. First of all, the Golden Hawks are in D1, which is rare enough; in almost all other sports, they're in D2. Also, the Trojans are one of the more dominant OIA schools in D1 sports in general. If the Golden Hawks had won, it may have been the first time they beat the Trojans in any sport, for quite some time. To make matters worse, if I'm not mistaken, this was the match to decide which school gets the last OIA berth in D1 States. Which also means, the loser's season is over. Nanakuli alumni must be disappointed. And, the match was so close: 3-2. Doo-doo happens. I can't recall the last time the Golden Hawks beat the Trojans in any sport.

[OIAwrestling]

Upset in ILH D2: Unranked Le Jardin Academy swept #9 HBA. And, that's after HBA won the ILH D2 title earlier this week. Bear in mind, the Eagles' #9 ranking means they're ranked #9 in the state, above some D1 schools. Of course, they'll probably lose that ranking now.

I’m very passionate when it comes to rankings. Especially, when I feel the opinions of the pollsters are different than my own. Where they end up ranking the D1 teams after states is pretty much where they belong but they always shove the D2 teams in the top 10. They don’t belong in the D1 top ten. They belong in their own top 10 or just after the last place D1 team. They get ranked high every year. One time as high as 4. Sometimes getting 3 teams in the top 10. That’s ridiculous that you play in a less competitive league that’s dominated by the same ILH teams every year. These teams should be competing in D1 instead of sandbagging. The excuses used that keeps them at D2 contradict the rankings. They shouldn’t be able to have it both ways. Sorry for the rant.

[HS Football Fanatic]

@OIAwrestling: No, if that's how you feel, go right ahead and rant. Nice to have a wrestling guy on this thread; I think you guys have really made a name for yourselves on this message-board. You guys are more passionate than we football guys, and that's saying a lot, seeing as football is the biggest sport in the US.

I think there is always the chance that a D2 school might belong in a Top 10; you never know. Kamehameha (Big Island)'s girls' volleyball team may belong in the Top 10, but I don't think they should be #5. I'd drop them down to #7. Waiakea blew Kamehameha (Big Island)'s cover.

[HS Football Fanatic]

Hello, all. There's no thread for water polo, so I guess I'll post here: This past Saturday, in boys' 1-AA water polo, Le Jardin Academy defeated Kamehameha Schools, 9-8, in triple-overtime. It gets worse for the Warriors: That was an elimination match, which meant their season is over. Kamehameha alumni must be ticked. I mean, that sucks in four ways: 1.) They lost. Losing sucks. 2.) They lost by one measly goal. 3.) They took the Bulldogs to three overtimes, only to ultimately fall. 4.) It ended their season.

The Warriors will have to find a way to get even with the Bulldogs, but it's not like they play them all the time in all sports: Le Jardin is D2, while Kamehameha is D1. It just so happens that the Warriors have a 1-AA boys' water polo team, in addition to their D1 team. The Warriors will have to wait for another sport in which they field a 1-AA team.

[HS Football Fanatic]

Hello all, just a comment about one of the D1 State tourney matches. Yesterday, Kahuku High played Kamehameha - Maui. The Red Raiders swept: 25-21, 25-22, 25-13. The funny thing is that, while both schools are ranked, the Red Raiders were ranked behind the Warriors. Yet, the Red Raiders swept, and look at what a blowout the last set was. In addition, the Warriors came to the match with 5 losses, while the Red Raiders came with only two. So, considering everything above, how is it that the Warriors were ranked ahead of the Red Raiders? Who does the rankings?
Anyway, there's a doodoo-load of photos from the match, on ScoringLive.

[OIAwrestling]

So I just saw the latest rankings. Again, I see a D2 team(HBA)ranked in the top 10. 9th specifically. So I look up who they beat to deserve that ranking, or moreover, who they lost to. It appears they lost to Punahou II. Punahou varsity is at 10. So you lose to Punahou II but get ranked above Punahou Varsity. That’s why they sandbag to D2. They’ll never have to prove themselves to Punahou Varsity. But if they’re technically, better than Punahou Varsity, they should be in D1.
The OIA can easily do the same thing. When’s the last time an OIA team won the state title? They may have their best shot this year. Almost all of the OIA teams know their season basically comes to an end after OIA’s. Maybe one or two rounds in the state tournament, until they run into the ILH teams.

[HS Football Fanatic]

@OIAwrestling: Well, this year, looks like Iolani School will take the D1 State title. HBA took the D2 ILH title, and is probably the favorite for the D2 State title. One school that opened my eyes was Mid-Pac Institute. They were D2 State champs last year, and this year, they moved-up to D1. They had only one win, but that win came against Punahou School. The Puns are no slouch; they took one match from Kamehameha Schools, and Kamehameha is the only school that beat Iolani. I don't know about the OIA, but in the ILH, D1 girls' volleyball is really dog-eat-dog.