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Wednesday, January 24, 2001

Leilehua survives furious
comeback bid

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By Tim Crouse
Special to the Star-Bulletin

THE Leilehua basketball team had heard about Pearl City's comeback wins.

The Mules almost fell victim to one last night in a playoff-caliber Oahu Interscholastic Association game.

Leilehua squandered a 24-point first half lead but managed to pull out a 74-70 win at Pearl City to move into first place in the Western Division.

"(Pearl City) comes out and gives up the lead, but they always come back to win," Leilehua assistant coach Jayson Kauwenaole said. "They did that against Campbell and Mililani. We knew that's the type of team they are. We knew they were going to come back and fight."

The Mules are 5-0, and play their final four regular season games in a span of nine days. The Chargers slipped to 6-1 with just two games left.

The game at Pearl City started at a frantic pace in front of a packed gym that was pro-Leilehua.

The Chargers missed eight shots on their first four possessions and the Mules jumped out to a 13-0 lead five minutes into the game.

By the end of the first quarter, Leilehua led 26-2 -- and Pearl City was 0-for-14 from the field.

"We were too intense, too pumped up," Chargers coach Mark Tawarahara said. "We came out too excited and we were overshooting."

The Mules went to the opposite extreme -- connecting on 10 of their first 11 shots.

Leilehua's defense swarmed all over Pearl City, forcing turnovers and scoring on easy fastbreaks.

Pearl City missed its first 18 shots, but Terry Ayers finally broke the spell with a third-chance layup 10 1/2 minutes into the game.

"I was extremely surprised we came out like we did, with the intensity," Kauwenaole said. "I wish we could have finished off strong, but we didn't. That was impressive in the beginning, but we knew they were going to come back."

The Chargers chipped into the lead, whittling it down to 39-23 at halftime.

When Terry Ayers -- who entered the game with a league-high 24-point average -- scooped up a loose ball in the lane and scored with just under six minutes left, the Mules' lead was only six, 57-51.

Kris Liederbach hit his second trey of the game minutes later and Ayers hit a pair of free throws with 2:32 left to give Pearl City a 64-63 lead.

That lead lasted for as long as it took Leilehua to take the ball downcourt and find an open John Dolac on the perimeter.

Dolac buried a trey to give the Mules the lead. Leilehua made 6-of-8 free throws down the stretch to preserve the lead, and the win.

Marshall finished with a game-high 23 points and three other Mules reached double figures.

Ayers was held to 14 points.

Leilehua	26	13	12	23--74
Pearl City	2	21	17	30--70

Leilehua: Garland Gantt 12, Ricardo Bachelor 11, Joshua Jumawan 12, Clifton Feliciano 7, Sean Fetzer 0, Demitrius Washington 2, Mike Helgerson 4, John Dolac 3, Eric Marshall 23.

Pearl City: Marcus Felder 0, Kaipo Monis 2, Ty Jarrett 24, Terry Ayers 14, Richard Yuen 0, David Tilley 0, Kris Liederbach 16, Clifton Weaver 14.

3-point goals--Leilehua 4 (Jumawan 2, Bachelor, Dolac), Pearl City 4 (Jarrett 2, Liederbach 2).

Junior varsity: Pearl City 59, Leilehua 42

MILILANI 47, WAIALUA 44:

William Broadus scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half to help the host Trojans (3-2) hold off the Bulldogs (0-5).

Jonathan Aceret had 13 points for Waialua.

Waialua	6	16	10	12--44
Mililani	15	10	8	14--47

Waialua: Daniel Jamora 0, Emmanuel Dagupion 0, Wayne Agsalda 0, Mark Hayes 0, Pookela Sasper 4, Ikaika Soares 5, Desmond Amper 0, Gregory Sistoso 4, Ikaika Lean 2, Aaron Agsalda 3, Randall Isomura 13, Jonathan Aceret 13.

Mililani: Gary Deliz 2, Koji Price 0, Rashaun Broadus 6, Troy Wailehua 0, Alex Aguda 0, William Broadus 19, Andrew Min 0, Hoku Patoc 5, Chad DeMello 2, Kaipo Patoc 4, Trey Brown 9.

3-point goals--Waialua 1 (Isomura), Mililani 1 (H. Patoc).

Junior varsity: Mililani 56, Waialua 38

RADFORD 55, CAMPBELL 44:

Kevin Calloway poured in 25 points to lead the Rams (4-2) past the visiting Sabers (2-4).

Calloway, who came into the game averaging 8.6 points, improved on his previous high-game by 10.

Campbell	11	13	10	10--44
Radford	18	14	11	12--55

Campbell: Antone Pacheco 20, Dominic Carter 2, Fred Donald 2, Chad Bailey 11, Randy Saramosing 6, Chad Kelly 3.

Radford: Justin Rellin 7, Charles Senior 0, Jeffery O'Garro 12, Joshua Redding 3, Dwight Edwards 0, Kula Tanuvasa 2, Fritz Crighton 0, Jonathan Atimua 0, Justin Puluti 6, Kevin Calloway 25.

Junior varsity: Radford 59, Campbell 49

Junior varsity boys

Kapolei 52, Nanakuli 46

AIEA 52, WAIANAE 42:

No other details reported.

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ILH

MARYKNOLL 72, DAMIEN 50:

Waikaloa Noa bombed away on the Monarchs' zone defense for 17 points, including four 3-pointers, as the Spartans (1-6) got their first win of the league season.

Damien fell to 1-6 in the game at Iolani.

Damien	16	13	10	11--50
Maryknoll	25	12	20	15--72

Damien: Brandon Ahakuelo 9, Peter Campos 1, Aaron Jaramillo 10, Mark Arquero 8, Stean Abe 9, Ashton Saifoloi 4, Dustin Sonico 2, Jon Aquino 2, Jarin Garma 5.

Maryknoll: Ryan Hirata 15, Nate Cowens 6, Kenneth Torres 0, Kawika Calizar 2, Sean Ortiz 2, Russell Sypowicz 14, Kevin Lee 2, Jason Lum 3, Waikoloa Noa 17, Jacob Noh 2, McShane Dator 9.

3-point goals--Damien 5 (Jaramillo 2, Abe, Ahakuelo, Garma), Maryknoll 6 (Noa 4, Hirata 2).

IOLANI 69, PUNAHOU 44:

Derrick Low and Travis McGaughy had with 15 apiece as Iolani won its seventh ILH game without a loss.

The host Buffanblu fell to 4-3.

Iolani	21	14	16	18--69
Punahou	11	16	6	11--44

Iolani: Derrick Low 15, Travis McGaughy 15, Bobby Webster 11, Robert Mageo 0, Bronson Melemai 0, Bobby Nash 12, Tyler McCready 10, Joe Udell 4, Jon Grobe 2.

Punahou: Kynan Pang 2, Richard Kim 11, Daniel Lam 3, Andrew Amigleo 0, Todd LaFountaine 2, Jason Ching 1, John Freese 2, David Dowsett 0, David Kowen 6, Lucas Love 10, Ryan Zabriskie 0, Dane Uperesa 5, Alex Fergus 2.

3 point goals--Iolani 3 (Low, McGaughy, Webster), Punahou 1 (Kim).

KAMEHAMEHA 68, MID-PACIFIC 41:

Kolo Kapanui scored 18 of his game-high 25 points before halftime, helping the Warriors (5-2) blitz to an 11-point first half lead.

The visiting Owls fell to 2-5.

At Mid-Pacific Gym

Kamehameha	14	15	15	24--68
Mid-Pacific	8	10	13	10--41

Kamehameha: Eric Shaver 0, Mike Cummings 2, Kolo Kapanui 25, Nainoa Spencer 5, Sean Uyehara 10, Caleb Spencer 6, Ko Kealoha 0, Mana Aweau 3, Nalu Perkins 10, Ray Oka 0, Aaron Kahaloa 0, Willy Melemai 7.

Mid-Pacific: Lawren Kanno 0, Kent Copulos 11, Ryan Leong 0, Brian Terayama 0, James Ogiwara 6, Ricky Bauer 10, Kyle Yanabu 6, Tyler Young 3, Chris Hoe 3, Matt Friedman 2, Chad Wheeler 0, Brandyn McCall 0.

3-point goals--Kamehameha 5 (Perkins 2, C. Spencer 2, Uyehara), Mid-Pacific 1 (Yanabu).

ra 6, Ricky Bauer 10, Kyle Yanabu 6, Tyler Young 3, Chris Hoe 3, Matt Friedman 2, Chad Wheeler 0, Brandyn McCall 0.

3-point goals--Kamehameha 5 (Perkins 2, C. Spencer 2, Uyehara), Mid-Pacific 1 (Yanabu).

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