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Players of the year highlight 2019 Hawaii High School Hall of Honor class

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Mililani quarterback Dillon Gabriel, left, was All-State offensive player of year. Saint Louis defensive lineman Faatui Tuitele, right, was All-State’s top defensive player. Waipahu head coach Bryson Carvalho stands in the middle.

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Kamehameha’s Kalina Obrey was All-State hoops player of the year.

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Saint Francis guard Kameron Ng was All-State basketball player of the year.

The 2019 class of the Hawaii High School Hall of Honor includes three elite-level basketball players, as well as a good number of neighbor island standouts.

Kalina Obrey of Kamehameha, the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball All-State player of the year, was voted into the Hall by the selection committee. So was boys player of the year Kameron Ng of St. Francis. He is the first — and only — boy to be inducted from the school, which will close its doors this month.

Four-sport athlete Duke Clemens of Punahou also was voted in after making the All-State squad in both football and basketball. So was four-time wrestling champion Kelani Corbett of Leilehua.

The inductees also include the first-ever athlete from Lanai, Naighel Calderon.

The Hall of Honor banquet will be held on June 2 at Dole Cannery’s Pomaikai Ballroom. The 12 inductees for the ’19 class, in alphabetical order:

Naighel Calderon

Lanai baseball, football and basketball

Arguably the finest male athlete in Pine Lads history, Calderon tilted the long odds against him by competing year-round off-island. He spent almost all of his summer last year playing baseball across the nation in the top tournaments, and emerged as a college prospect. He was also a standout scorer for the Pine Lads’ MIL title-contending basketball team, and was a major weapon on Lanai’s eight-man football team that was MIL co-champion. Calderon, who blasted four home runs in one game this season, will walk on at Hawaii in baseball.

Duke Clemens

Punahou football, basketball, baseball, track and field

Clemens was a versatile first-team All-State offensive lineman for the high-scoring Buffanblu football squad. He was also No. 7 in the Boys Basketball All-State Fab 15. During the spring, he pitched for the baseball team, and as a senior, placed fourth in the state shot put.

Kelani Corbett

Leilehua wrestling and judo

Corbett wrapped up her two-sport career as a four-time wrestling champion and was also a four-time medalist in judo. She is only the fifth female wrestler all-time to achieve the wrestling grand slam.

Kiran Costa

Kapaa soccer and volleyball

The versatile Warrior was the Kauai Interscholastic Federation boys soccer player of the year and was voted to the Star-Advertiser Boys Volleyball All-State Fab 15 at No. 11.

Sunshine Fontes

Pearl City soccer

Before injuring her knee late in the OIA playoffs, Fontes was already a two-time All-State selection, and as a junior she led the junior national team in scoring. Fontes is heading to UCLA on scholarship.

Dillon Gabriel

Mililani football

The steady and prolific All-State quarterback was a force from Day 1, becoming the all-time passing yardage leader with 9,848 yards. His 105 TD passes ranks second all-time only to Timmy Chang. Gabriel is already enrolled at UCF this spring.

Ashley Gooman

Kamehameha wrestling

The three-time state champion came within one win of a slam, losing only to current national champion Tiare Ikei of Kaiser last year in the state final.

Mikayla Kekoa

Kohala volleyball, basketball and softball

Considered one of the greatest female athletes in Kohala history, Kekoa pitched the state’s fifth-smallest school to the championship game of the Division II softball final.

Kameron Ng

St. Francis basketball, football and volleyball

Arguably the most effective playmaking and scoring guard in prep basketball since Miah Ostrowski, Ng was a tireless scorer and passer. Even with a severely injured ankle, he returned early during his senior year and averaged 24 points per game. After moving up to D-I, the Saints upset in the ILH playoffs to ‘Iolani, then lost to the Raiders in the tiebreaker battle for the ILH’s third state berth. He also led St. Francis to D-II state titles in ’17 and ’18. Ng will walk on at Hawaii in basketball.

Kalina Obrey

Kamehameha basketball and volleyball

The talented two-sport standout was a key middle blocker for the volleyball squad. On the basketball court, she was a two-time All-State selection, earning player of the year honors as a senior. Her evolution from post scorer to wing playmaker in less than one year was stunning. Obrey will play basketball at San Jose State next season.

Faatui Tuitele

Saint Louis football

The standout defensive lineman was a stalwart force for the Crusaders, who began their three-year run of Open Division state championships when Tuitele joined the varsity as a sophomore. He was voted All-State defensive player of the year as a senior. His ability to absorb double- and triple-team blocks opened up the possibilities for Saint Louis’ defense. He received 39 scholarship offers and signed with Washington.

Noah Wusstig

Moanalua judo and wrestling

Wusstig earned only the sixth ever grand slam in judo. As a senior, he won all but one match by ippon (throw). Combined with his three wrestling titles, Wusstig registered seven gold medals on the mat.

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