Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Friday, April 25, 1997

Kaiser holds off Kalani

The Kaiser Cougars held off a late rally by the Kalani Falcons, hitting crucial free throws for a 46-43 victory in OIA East girls basketball last night.

Kaiser (5-2) had taken a 26-20 halftime lead as Deanedra Nueku scored nine of her game-high 14 points in the second quarter.

Kalani came back and forced a tie at 43 with 20 seconds to play. The Falcons then fouled trying to regain possession but Nueku made one free throw and Sandra Char hit two from the charity stripe with nine seconds left.

A 3-point attempt by the Falcons at the buzzer fell short.

Elise Hajime led the Falcons with 10 points.

Kalani	 	10	10	9	14--43
Kaiser	 	11	15	12	8--46

Kalani: Hajime 10, Henderson 8, Kaneshiro 9, Yamada 6, Cobb 4, Ige 3, Hirahara 3, Kennedy 0.

Kaiser: Deanedra Nueku 14, Sunabe 9, Char 8, Norr 7, Ifuku 4, J. Wong 2, Umemoto 2, K. Wong 0, Ushio 0, Wright 0, Hamilton 0.

Castle 53, Kaimuki 49: At Castle, Kim Balles sparked a third-quarter surge by the Knights with seven of her 18 points in that period.

Agnes Sevelo added 11 points for Castle (5-2).

Denise Kateyama scored 14 points, including six in the final period, for Kaimuki.

Jerusha Fainealelei had 12, six in the second quarter, for the Bulldogs.

Kaimuki 	7	17	12	13--49
Castle	 	12	14	17	10--53

Kaimuki: Kateyama 14, Fainealelei 12, Haynes 7, Webb 7, Frye 5, Fujimoto 4, Arakawa 0, Fronda 0, Cameda 0, Tanaka 0, Kaaina 0, Kaneshiro 0, Lucas 0, Kodama 0.

Castle: Balles 18, Sevelo 11, Kaanoi 9, Halas 8, Santos 5, Lum 2, Cordeiro 0, Sepulna 0, Stewart 0.

Kahuku 54, Farrington 41: At Kahuku, Hemaile Enos scored all eight of her points and Alumita Tuisurura had six of her nine in first half as the Red Raiders built a 29-16 lead then played the Governors even in the second half.

Seni Tolaumahina paced Farrington with 17 points, 14 in the second half..

Omi Piei, Kapuu Tavete and Alisha Renaud added 8 each for Kahuku.

Farrington 	7	9	11	14--41
Kahuku	 	12	17	12	13--54

Farrington: Tolaumahina 17, Chinen 8, Mata 5, Malufau 4, Afe 4, Ngirbabul 2, Tuimalealiifano 1, Hill 0, Mateaki 0, Pei 0, Hetrick 0, Manera 0.

Kahuku: Tuisurura 9, Enos 8, Tavete 8, Piei 8, Renaud 8, Soliai 5, Vimahi 4, Fonoimoana 2, Gemmell 2, Suguturaga 0, Schlacter 0, Mahganoy 0.

McKinley 52, Roosevelt 22: At McKinley, the Tigers won their seventh game without a loss as Vae Tipoti, a 6-foot-2 senior forward, scored 14 of her game-high 21 points in the first half.

Marjorie Nepo added 9 and Sina Gago and Amber Ehia pitched in 8 each for the Tigers.

Roosevelt 	2	6	4	10--22
McKinley 	13	11	21	7--52

Roosevelt: Simeona 6, Werner 5, Kobashigawa 4, Porter 3, Seagraves 2, Doi 1, Tu 1, Takahashi 0, Zukemura 0, Gabonia 0.

McKinley: Tipoti 21, M. Nepo 9, Ehia 8, Gago 8, Ishiki 6, Yang 0, K. Nepo 0, Flores 0, Lino 0, Togiai 0.

Kalaheo 55, Kailua 33: At Kalaheo, juniors Stephanie Redman and Kim Taylor combined to score 42 points as the Mustangs improved to 5-1 with the win over the Surfriders.

Redman, a 5-foot-5 guard, struck from the outside, with 12 of her 22 points coming on 3-pointers. She was 4 of 6 from behind the arc.

Taylor, a 5-9 forward, was the inside force, leading Kalaheo with eight rebounds and scoring most of her 20 points off her strong play under the basket.

Kailua	 	10	9	8	6--33
Kalaheo 	14	8	19	14--55

Kailua: Wahinekapu 8, Cole 8, Kamai 5, Balag 4, Stone 4, Kaleohano 2, Yanagawa 0, Yoshimoto 0, DePonte 0, Caca 0, Ugaiafa-Omura 0, Britten 0, Martin 0.

Kalaheo: Redman 22, Taylor 20, Conner 5, Trexler 4, Afualo 2, Spencer 2, Reising 0, Mellinger 0, Richards 0, Funke 0, Marks 0, Sandell 0, Kemp 0.