Prep Beat

Wednesday, February 4, 1998

Two-time defending
state champion Moanalua
guns for elusive OIA title

By Pat Bigold
Star-Bulletin

Moanalua's basketball team has won the last two state basketball titles, but the Menehunes feel there's something missing -- the league title they've failed to win the past two years.

The Oahu Interscholastic Association playoffs begin tomorrow with preliminary contests. The quarterfinals will be Saturday with the semifinals and final Thursday and Saturday of next week.

Waipahu upset Moanalua in last year's OIA semifinals. In the final, Kalaheo won its fourth straight league title.

The Menehunes, 10-0 in the OIA's Western Division, brought back several of the players who helped their unseeded team emerge from the toughest bracket in the playoffs to take the state crown.

Flashy guard and Mr. Basketball winner Ramsey Williams, Rickey-Marshal Greene, Brian Rosado-Galindo and Marvin Santiago lead a solid Moanalua contender. The Menehunes, led by head coach Eddie Maruyama, have poise, some depth and the best guard in the league in Williams. When he's on, he can take over a game with his outside shot and penetration.

But on the other side of the coin, Kalaheo, 9-0 in the Eastern Division, appears difficult to beat.

The Mustangs have inside and outside offensive capabilities that most teams only dream about.

Julien Sensley, a 6-foot-7 sophomore, dominates the glass, and outside shooters Levon Freeman and Kaimana Freitas have been hot. Freeman had six treys last weekend against Kaimuki.

''Our outside game is just starting to catch up with our inside game," Kalaheo head coach Pete Smith said.

Mililani (9-1) is the No. 2 team in the West, and Kaimuki (8-1) is No. 2 in the East.

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Raiders win second
straight ILH crown

Star-Bulletin staff

Cord Anderson scored 24 points as Iolani thrashed Kamehameha, 53-26, last night to clinch its second consecutive Interscholastic League of Honolulu championship.

The Raiders floored the Warriors, 13-0, in the first quarter, led 28-4 at the half and built the margin to 42-8 at the end of the third quarter.

Doug Jackson added 10 points for Iolani. Jordan Vanatta had 11 for Kamehameha.

Iolani  	13	15	14	11--53
Kamehameha 	0	4	4	18--26

Iolani: Doug Jackson 10, Travis McGaughy 2, Kirk Uejio 2, Joe Igber 0, Warner Au 2, Brant Yasaka 5, Brad Anderson 6, Cord Anderson 24, Ben Kainuth 0, Shawn Christensen 0, Mike Aeto 2.

Kamehameha: Keola Abreu 3, Imai Winchester 3, Jordan Vanatta 11, Puni Ellis 0, Justin Takasaki 0, Kanoa Alapai 0, Dallas Santos 2, Peter Hashimoto 6, Jacob Ordenstein 1, Isaiah Alameida 0, Chris Tano 0.

Maryknoll 48, Damien 44: At Damien, Soumangne Basse scored 12 of his game-high 13 points in the second half as the Spartans stunned the Monarchs.

Maryknoll's Joey Ward chipped in 10 points and made two key steals, converting both for layups late in the fourth quarter.

Kawika Chun led Damien with 10 points.

Maryknoll 	6	11	14	17--48
Damien  	14	10	8	12--44

Maryknoll: Gregory Agustin 7, David Shizuma 6, Joey Ward 10, Joshua Bassett 6, Brandon Ching 4, Soumangne Basse 13, Kenneth Lindsey 2.

Damien: Ryan Echavaria 9, Kawika Chun 10, Hayes Marumoto 1, Hekili Apao 9, Jake DeLaura 4, Kyle Williamson 2, Brad Bagasani 9.

Punahou 57, University High 46: At Punahou, Brandon Brooks scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half to pace the Buffanblu to a 29-23 advantage at the intermission.

Brooks went on to tally half of Punahou's points in the third quarter as the Buffanblu outscored UHS, 14-8, to break the game open.

Blane Ah Sam was University High's leading scorer with 13 points.

University High	12	11	8	15--46
Punahou		13	16	14	14--57

University High: Blane Ah Sam 13, Andrew Ige 6, Riki Yoshida 0, Kou Fox 2, Anthony Chan 5, Ryan Woodward 6, Darron Cambra 8, Casey Kashiyama 6.

Punahou: Blair Suzuki 1, Noah Wee 0, Steven Gilliam 6, Zach Stephens 9, Kai Young 0, Wade Ichinose 8, Dean Salter 3, Jesse Lam 7, Binnings Bent 0, Brandon Brooks 23.