The Iolani basketball team has played more overtime minutes this year than most teams play in a season. Raiders will never forget
5-overtime game in BostonBy Nick Abramo
nabramo@starbulletin.comRight now, the Raiders' minds are on defending their Interscholastic League of Honolulu and state titles, but it's doubtful coach Mark Mugiishi and his boys will forget the five-overtime game of Dec. 28 anytime soon.
"It was pretty amazing," Mugiishi said about the 100-96 loss to Brookline (Mass.) in the Boston Shootout.
"It was like having five overtime experiences packed into one game."
Boston Herald writer Dan Ventura was highly impressed with the play of Iolani guards Derrick Low and Ryan Hirata.
"They were one of the classiest teams you're gonna find," Ventura said about the visiting Raiders. "They just got in tons of foul trouble as the game wore on.
"Hirata (7 of 8 on 3-pointers) was shooting out of this world, and Low had 31 points and a great game."
Mugiishi said Low hit two free throws at the end of regulation to send the game to OT and also twice hit 3-pointers to bring the game to another period.
"The game was 2 hours, 45 minutes and because of the way it was going, I never subbed Derrick out," Mugiishi said.
"It was close in the beginning, the middle and the end, and Brookline was pressing us the whole game and Derrick continued to bring the ball up for us," he added.
"A couple of times on defense, you could see he was tired and had a hard time keeping up, but not from a lack of effort."
Ventura said forwards Bobby Nash and Chad Miller fouled out, while Hirata left with cramps in the third overtime.
The Raiders take a long preseason trip every two years, and they've also been to Italy, Japan and Bloomington, Ind., for tournaments in recent years.
Iolani dropped from No. 41 to No. 49 in the Fab 50 national rankings last week.
Sabers have new coaches: Co-coaches Chameka Curran and David Perreira have taken over the reins of the Campbell softball team this season after the departure of Wayne Nagamine.
Curran and Perreira are Campbell alumni.
Curran played for the Sabers and then for Hawaii Pacific from 1994 to '97.
Perreira has experience as an assistant with the Campbell softball and baseball teams.
"I enjoy working with the girls," Curran said. "Coaching is a lot different than playing, but it's rewarding to see the kids come out and watch them improve."
Campbell athletic director Duane Izumi declined to comment on the reason Nagamine left.
Injury report: Roosevelt football coach Lester Parilla is getting some guff from his players during the offseason.
Parrilla took a few days off from school after he suffered a a broken foot and the footballers are kidding him about not being tough enough to "play" through the pain.
Athletes of the Week
Boys
>> Alex Wong, Pac-Five soccer: Scored the lone goal as the Wolfpack upset Kamehameha 1-0.
Girls
>> Meredith Egloria, Kapolei swimming: Set a Kalani Invitational meet record in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 59:10. She also won the 200 freestyle one week after capturing the 100 and 200 freestyle events at a meet on Kauai.
Honor Roll
BASKETBALL
>> Derrick Low, Iolani: Scored 28 points in a win over Punahou and 21 more in a victory over Damien.
>> Charles Seanior, Radford: Scored 25 points and made five 3-pointers in a win over Campbell.
>> Justin Lafua, Waianae: Netted 21 points in a loss to Aiea.
>> Bryson Borges, Roosevelt: Poured in 26 points in a 68-48 win over Kailua.
>> Simeon Tavares, Mililani: Notched 22 points to lead the Trojans past Waialua.
>> Daniel Tautofi, Kaimuki: Drilled home 23 points as the Bulldogs edged Kalani 65-61.
>> Samson Chung, Aiea: Scored 21 points to power Na Alii past Nanakuli.
BOYS SOCCER
>> Brett Asato, Aiea: Fired home three goals in Na Alii's 5-0 win over Waialua.
>> Rocky Otsuka, Campbell: Scored three goals to lead the Sabers past Waipahu.
GIRLS SOCCER
>> Sarah Yoro and Jennifer Loo, Mililani: Scored three goals apiece for the Trojans in a 9-0 victory over Leilehua.
>> Sheri-Lynn Tateyama, Kapolei: Notched three goals in a 4-2 win over Radford.
>> Peperlyn Baquio, Moanalua: Netted three goals in a 6-0 victory over McKinley.
SOFTBALL
>> Ashlee DeGuzman and Jamie Furutani, Kalani: Both went 4-for-5 as the Falcons rolled over McKinley. DeGuzman added six RBIs, while Furutani connected for a double and drove in two runs.
>> Miki Asamura, Mililani: Pitched a no-hitter in a 1-0 win over Campbell and a two-hitter with nine strikeouts in a victory over Leilehua.
>> Tracy Kane, Adeline Kahalekomo and Shaylla Moses, Waianae: In a win over Radford, Kane struck out 10 batters and pitched a perfect game, while Kahalekomo had a 4-for-4 outing with a double, triple and three RBIs and Moses went 3-for-4 with a double, homer and three RBIs. Kane followed up by going 4-for-4 with a double, triple and two RBIs in a victory over Aiea.
>> Kate Robinson, Kamehameha: Pitched a two-hit shutout against rival Iolani and struck out 10 batters in a shutout of Mid-Pacific.
>> Laine Shikuma, Waiakea: Went 4-for-5 with four RBIs in a win over Konawaena.
>> Lia Pedrina, Castle: Hurled a two-hitter as the Knights edged Kaimuki 2-0.
>> Kimberly Fuller and Makana Frank, Roosevelt: In a win over Farrington, Fuller hit a triple and a home run and added three RBIs, while Frank cracked a double, a homer and had two RBIs.
>> Sarah Weisskopf, Punahou: Went 3-for-3 with a homer in a win over Sacred Hearts.
>> Kimi Daniel, Sacred Hearts: Was 4-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs as the Lancers defeated Maryknoll.
SWIMMING
>> Ed Afualo, Kapolei: Won the 50-meter freestyle and the 100 breaststroke in the Kalani Invitational.
>> Chelsea Nagata, Maui: Swam to wins in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the Kalani meet.
>> Mark Eckert, Iolani: Won the 200 freestyle and the 100 backstroke at Kalani.
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