The 5-foot-5 junior guard led the Wildcats to a 28-3 record and their third straight Division I state title this past season. Molina averaged 15 points, 6.1 assists and 4.3 steals per game, including a team-high 14 points in a 53-48, title-clinching win over Maryknoll. A First Team All-State selection and the Most Outstanding Player of the Division I state tournament, she has boosted Konawaena to a record 104 consecutive wins in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation.
Molina has maintained a 3.81 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
Molina has volunteered locally on behalf of her school's student-leadership program and as a youth basketball coach and scorekeeper. "Cherilyn Molina definitely was instrumental in helping her team win the state tournament with her individual and leadership skills," said Angel Kalehuawehe, head coach at Baldwin High. "Being poised on the court under different pressured situations is an asset she possesses with confidence."