Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Thursday, April 3, 1997

Tipoti's 18 points help lift
McKinley girls over Kalaheo

Defending Oahu Interscholastic Association champion McKinley rolled over Kalaheo, 49-28, last night at its home gym in a season-opening girls' basketball game.

Va'e Tipoti, Sinatala Gago and Marjorie Nepo combined for 40 points -- Tipoti leading the way with 18 -- in the Tigers' victory.

Kalaheo		2	5	7	14--28
McKinley	13	8	8	20--49

Kalaheo: Redman 9, Reising 0, Trexler 4, Mellinger 0, Conner 4, Marks 3, Richards 0, Spencer 2, Taylor 6, Kemp 0.

McKinley: Tipoti 18, Nepo 10, Gago 12, Ishiki 0, Ehia 6, Ota 3, K. Nepo 0, Hicks 0, Togia 0.

Kalani 62, Farrington 57: At Farrington, Kimi Kaneshiro scored eight of her team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter as the Falcons held off the host Governors.

Farrington, led by Robynn Afe's 21 points, closed to within one point midway through the third quarter but could get no closer. Also in double figures for the Govs were Ana Mateaki and Seni Tolaumahina, both with 10.

Kalani also got 10 points from Elisse Hajine, four in the deciding fourth quarter.

Kalani		15	12	18	17--62
Farrington	14	8	18	16--57

Kalani: Hajine 10, Ige 8, Yamada 4, Kennedy 0, Cobb 9, Henderson 8, Kaneshiro 16, Oka 7, Hirahira 0, Moralino 0.

Farrington: Chinen 8, Reformina 2, Hill 0, Manera 0, Mata 0, Mateaki 10, Pei 0, Hetrick 2, Malufau 0, Ngirbabul 4, Afe 21, Tolaumahina 10.

Kailua 46, Roosevelt 33: At Kailua, Rosellen Kamai scored five of her eight points in the first quarter as the Surfriders assumed a 13-6 lead.

Jordan Cole led Kailua with 14 points.

Roosevelt	6	9	7	11--33
Kailua		13	6	17	10--46

Roosevelt: Takahashi 1, Warner 2, Doi 0, Kobashigawa 3, Chongtu 5, Zukemura 0, Seagraves 4, Simeona 11, Gabonia 7.

Kailua: Penrose 0, Oyadomari 0, Yanagawa 0, Yoshimoto 0, DePonte 2, Wahinekapu 4, Balag 2, Kaleohano 0, Meier 0, Cole 14, Stone 2, Taca 0, Ugaitasa-Omura 0, Britten 10, Kamai 8, Martin 2.

Kaiser 39, Kaimuki 25: At Kaimuki, Deanedra Nueku popped in 11 points as the Cougars defeated the Bulldogs.

She scored six in the second quarter, when Kaiser raced out to a 20-7 lead.

Kaiser		10	10	5	13--38
Kaimuki		3	4	1	17--25

Kaiser: K. Wong 2, Norr 5, J. Wong 4, Nueku 11, Sunabe 4, Umemoto 5, Wright 2, Ifuku 5, Gibo 0, Ushio 0, Fletcher 0, Siaosi 0.

Kaimuki: Fujimoto 1, Frye 2, Tateyama 9, Haynes 8, Faimealelei 5, Fronda 0, Webb 0, Lucas 0.

Kahuku 41, Castle 35: At Castle, the Red Raiders won despite 11 points from the Knights' Agnes Sevelo.

Kahuku		12	5	6	18--41
Castle		7	7	4	17--35

Kahuku: Leila 0, Frances 6, Marvel 8, Alicia 9, Angie 0, Alumita 5, Hemaile 1, Kapuu 8, Ami 2, Joy 2.

Castle: Balles 4, Kaanoi 5, Robins 3, Sevelo 11, Lum 4, Halas 5, Cordeiro 0, Santos 0, Sepulona 3, Stewart 0.

Sherry's shutout paces Chargers

Duane Sherry tossed a three-hitter as Pearl City beat Campbell, 5-0, in an OIA Western Division baseball game yesterday at the Chargers' field.

Sherry, a senior right-hander, struck out six and walked only one.

Pearl City's Michael Gomes had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Kyle Izumigawa also drove in two runs for the Chargers.

Campbell	000	000	0--0 3 0
Pearl City	030	020	x--5 6 0

Ryan Matsumura, Keoni Kapana (6) and Danilo Viloria; Duane Sherry and Jimmy Walker.

Leading hitters--Cam: Viloria, 2-3; Kapana, 2b. PC: Michael Gomes, 2-3, 2b, 2 RBIs; Kyle Izumigawa, 2 RBIs.

Radford 7, Waialua 6: Jacob Sur's three hits helped the Rams beat the Bulldogs. Matt Stevens and Joe Morrow each had two hits for Radford.

Waialua		101	013	0--6  6 1
Radford		210	040	x--7 10 3

Brandon Hookola, Joseph Gutierrez (6) and Joseph Pacariem; David Evans, Matt Hunter (3), Jimmy Cosper (5), Evans (6) and Steve Rush.

Leading hitters--Wail: Pacariem, 2-4; Levi Archuleta, RBI. Rad: Matt Stevens, 2-4; Jacob Sur, 3-3, RBI; Joe Morrow, 2-3, 2b, RBI; Walter Ehman, 2b; Cosper, 2 RBIs.