Punahou volleyball team sweeps Mililani, advances to Division I finals
Cameron Porter drilled 18 kills and Tanoa Scanlan pounded 15 as top-seeded Punahou swept Mililani 25-22, 25-17, 25-21 on Thursday at Kekuhaupio Gymnasium. Punahou (21-4 overall) advanced to the Division I final of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Boys Volleyball State Championships. The Buffanblu, ranked 22nd nationally (MaxPreps) have won 12 matches in a row since losing to Bishop’s (La Jolla, Calif.
) on April 11. They will play Moanalua at 7 p. m.
in BYU-Hawaii’s Cannon Activities Center. “The court is bouncy,” said Scanlan, a 6-foot-6 junior. “I remember playing basketball there and you definitely get up more.
” He hit . 344 and tallied seven digs, while Porter finished at . 455 despite a resilient Mililani defense.
William Niethammer had a team-high 10 digs. Noah Usher and Seizo Sexton chipped in five kills each. Zyrus Alailima led OIA runner-up Mililani (18-6) with 10 kills.
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