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Posted on: Sunday, July 1, 2007

Smith in post made 'Iolani hard to beat

Advertiser Staff

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'Iolani's Jamie Smith, a junior, was named to the ILH all-star first team for the second year in a row.

JEFF WIDENER | The Honolulu Advertiser

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Glenn Takara

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There were many talented players in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu this past girls basketball season, but if one could have been called "dominant," it was 'Iolani's Jamie Smith.

Smith, a 6-foot junior post, averaged 16.4 points per game and was named Player of the Year after a vote of league coaches.

She was a force in the post, scoring often on short jumpers or putbacks, grabbing rebounds or blocking shots.

Her best performance came in the biggest game of the year, the winner-take-all playoff against Kamehameha after both teams finished the regular season tied for first place at 10-2. Smith scored 27 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked five shots as the Raiders won, 53-46, for their first ILH title since 1996.

Smith is a repeat ILH all-star first team selection and is joined on this year's all-star first team by fellow Raider Alana Matayoshi, Maryknoll's Nicole Fu, Punahou's Chelsea Deptula, Kamehameha's Analee Viena-Lota and Mid-Pacific's Johnelle Kapua.

Matayoshi, a 5-8 senior forward, averaged 8.8 points per game.

Fu, a 5-5 senior guard, averaged 17.2 points per game, including 30 against Kamehameha and 26 versus Punahou. She also is a repeat first team selection.

Deptula, a 5-9 senior forward and yet another repeat first team pick, averaged 7.1 points per game and helped the Buffanblu earn a state tournament berth.

Viena-Lota, a 5-9 senior forward, averaged 14.5 points per game, including a career-high 27 against Punahou in the regular season finale to force the special one-game playoff.

Kapua, a 5-8 sophomore, averaged 10.9 points per game.

'Iolani's Glenn Takara was named Coach of the Year.

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