Seabury Hall Beats University in OT, Kailua Next

By Rodney S. Yap

Seabury Hall’s Kaleb Palmer and Cameron King combined for 34 points to lift the third-seeded Spartans to a 59-56 overtime win over University High in Thursday’s quarterfinals of the State Boys Division II Basketball Tournament.

Seabury Hall will face second-seeded Kailua on Friday in the second of two Division II semifinal games at Kaimuki Gym, starting at 7 p.m. ESPN 550AM Radio will broadcast the game with Barry Helle and Fred Guzman calling the action.

Top-seeded Saint Francis will play fourth-seeded Hawaii Prep in Friday’s first semifinal at 5 p.m. All four seeded teams advanced with victories in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

Trailing 30-22 at halftime, the Maui Interscholastic League champions improved to 14-1 by chipping away at the Junior Rainbows’ first-half lead at Kalani Gym. Seabury forced the game into overtime by overcoming a seven-point deficit through three quarters. The game ended in a 50-50 deadlock at regulation as a result of the Spartans’ 19-12 advantage in the fourth period.

Palmer had a team-high 19 points and King added 15, including a pair of 3-pointers. Seabury finished 12 of 17 at the free-throw line compared to University’s 15 of 25.

Anthony Canencia dropped a game-high 28 points for University. He was 10 of 13 from the charity stripe. Teammate Ryan Kaleikini added 13 points.

STATE DIVISION II QUARTERFINALS

Thursday’s Game Summary

Seabury Hall 59, University High 56, OT

UNIVERSITY HIGH (9-4)            17            13            8            12            6 – 56

SEABURY HALL (14-1)              12            10            9            19            9 – 59

UNIVERSITY HIGH (56)

Chris Meyers 3 1-2 8, Eric Leung 2 1-3 5, Anthony Canencia 8 10-13 28, Reiner Jude Realubit 1 0-0 2, Ryan Kaleikini 5 3-7 13, Shaun Mahiko 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 15-25 56. 3-point goals, 3 (Canencia 2, Meyers).

SEABURY HALL (59)

Jordan Haylor 0 0-0 0, Max DeLyon 3 2-2 9, Nyck Yashiro 0 0-0 0, Cameron King 5 3-4 15, Kai Shibley 4 0-0 8, Rayson Sorayama 1 0-0 2, Kaleb Palmer 7 5-9 19, Daniel Goodfellow 0 0-0 0, Michael Clarion 2 2-2 6. Totals 22 12-17 59. 3-point goals, Seabury Hall 3 (King 2, DeLyon).

Thursday’s Other Division II Results

No. 1 Saint Francis 64, Waianae 34

No. 2 Kailua 47, Pahoa 42

No. 4 Hawaii Prep 68. Kapaa 36

Friday’s Semifinal Games

At Kaimuki Gym

Saint Francis vs. Hawaii Prep, 5 p.m.

Kailua vs. Seabury Hall, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Consolation Games

At Kalani Gym

Waianae vs. Kapaa, 5 p.m.

Pahoa vs. University, 7 p.m.