No. 1 Raiders wake up,
beat Crusaders

Iolani starts slow before running
out to a 12-point win over Saint Louis
on the league’s opening night

They may be too young to know better, but the Saint Louis Crusaders completely controlled Iolani last night.

However, after 3 minutes without a point, the Raiders woke up, and the rest was history. Kyle Pape and Vinny Nip finished with 17 points apiece as Iolani stormed to a 58-46 win in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu opener for both schools.

Iolani, ranked No. 1 in the Star-Bulletin Top 10 since the start of preseason, is 15-2 overall.

Pape was consistent, though he didn't get a lot of open looks from long range. His scoring and defense were key for the Raiders. Pape and junior Kawika Shoji cornered Saint Louis sharpshooter Jack Miller most of the night, limiting the 6-foot-3 senior to 16 points.

"We came out a little slow," Iolani coach Mark Mugiishi said. "Jack's a good player. We had to get up on him."

Despite the loss, it was a promising start for the tall Crusaders, who have just one senior on the roster. "We battled for four quarters, even when we were down 20," longtime coach Delbert Tengan said. "Early on, when Iolani wasn't hitting, we didn't cash in. You know sooner or later, they'll start hitting."

Saint Louis came out loose and accurate, blitzing Iolani in the first 3 minutes. After a 3-pointer by Cameron Bayne and a jumper by Conrad Shidaki, the visitors led 7-0.

Iolani's problems seemed to mount when Nip committed his second personal foul and went to the bench with 5:49 left in the first quarter.

"I told Vinny he can't foul," Mugiishi said. "Our offense grinds to a halt without him."

The Raiders got a quick spark when Ryan Dung scored five quick points off the bench, including a trey from the left wing.

That ignited the Raiders, who outscored the Crusaders 30-10 over the next 11 minutes. Pape had no room to get a lot of open looks, but he took the ball to the basket consistently and scored nine points as Iolani took a 32-21 lead at intermission.

"We fell in love with our outside shot a little too much," Tengan said.

Nip, who returned at the start of the second quarter, scored six points to help fuel Iolani's comeback.

Miller had eight points by the break. Saint Louis handled Iolani's defensive pressure with relative success until the second quarter. The Crusaders committed seven turnovers in the first half. Iolani had just three giveaways in the first half, including none in the second quarter.

Three quick turnovers by Saint Louis sparked an 8-0 blitz by Iolani to start the second half. Pape hit a jumper from the right wing in transition, and added a layup after a steal by Shoji. Iolani led 40-21 when Saint Louis called timeout with 6:35 to go in the third.

Nip caught fire and drained two 3-pointers as Iolani extended the lead to 47-23 with 4:49 left in the third. The lead was up to 26 before Saint Louis went on a 10-0 run to make the score more respectable.

At Iolani gym

Saint Louis (0-1)	12	9	9	16	--	46
Iolani (1-0)	13	19	17	9	--	58

SAINT LOUIS--Kulia Aiona 2, John Quindara 2, Kawika Kekuawela 0, Cameron Bayne 5, Cole Shidaki 4, Jack Miller 16, Elliot Purcell 12, Jacob Barit 5.
IOLANI--Aaron Young 0, Vinny Nip 17, Kyle Pape 17, Barry Kang 3, Ryan Dung 5, Taylor Mounts 2, Kekai Kealoha 0, Kawika Shoji 10, Jon Takamura 0, Wes Eberlin 0, Blayne Yama 0, Wally Marciel 2, Kiran Kepo'o 2.
3-point goals -- Saint Louis 3 (Bayne, Miller, Purcell), Iolani 5 (Nip 3, Dung, Shoji).

University 45, Damien 39: David Johnson scored a game high 21 points to lead the Junior Rainbows to an ILH-season-opening victory over the Monarchs at Mid-Pacific Institute.

Justin Casil led Damien with 12 points.

At Mid-Pacific gym

Damien (0-1)	8	4	17	10	--	39
University (1-0)	11	9	9	16	--	45

Damien-- Justin Casil 12, Devin Shiroma 11, Matthew Gochenouer 7, Michael Sipili 5, Garyk Ontai 4, Kealoha Pilares 0, Antonio Cerezo Jr. 0, Winni Boy Gapuz 0, Lolomana Mikaele 0, .
University--David Johnson 21, John Duro 9, Lucion Holyfield 5, Michael Tenorio 4, Scott Nishimoto 2, Alfred Clark 2, Rance Yanabu 2.
3-point goals -- Damien (2) Casil, Shiroma. University (2) Johnson 2.

Punahou 66, Maryknoll 37: Miah Ostrowski finished with a game-high 20 points as the Buffanblu trounced the Spartans by 29 in both teams' ILH opener last night.

Punahou began the second half with a 41-14 lead and never looked back. Danny Cho and Kaohu Berg-Hee added to the cause, contributing 15 and 14 points, respectively.

Maryknoll's Tommy Nguyen and Tyler Tsukazaki combined to score 27 of the team's 37 total points.

At Hemmeter Field House

Maryknoll (0-1)	7	7	15	8	--	37
Punahou (1-0)	13	28	19	6	--	66

MARYKNOLL--Melcar Condes 0, Richard Herring 3, Jordan Ho-Ching 0, Chris Hsia 3, Simeon Ke-Paloma 0, Kyle Lambert 0, Chris Lum 4, Zachary Misajon 0, Tommy Nguyen 14, Richardson Talavera 0, Riley Tang 0, Tyler Tsukazaki 13, Jordan Napoleon 0.
PUNAHOU--Trenton Zane 2, Jeremiah Ostrowski 20, Brandon Kapana 0, Ed Wong 0, Danny Cho 15, Brenton Lee 7, Robby Shklov 0, Freddie Hart 2, Kaohu Berg-Hee 14, Spencer McLachlin 6, Brian Matsumoto 0, Kasey Ko 0.
3-point goals -- Maryknoll 3 (Nguyen 2, Tsukazaki), Punahou 4 (Cho 4).

Kamehameha 59, Mid-Pacific 30: The Warriors' quickness and tough defense took the Owls out of their offense and led Kamehameha to its first win of the ILH season last evening.

"We gave up too many easy baskets," said first-year Mid-Pacific head coach Kevin O'Connell of their loss.

Michael Nii led Kamehameha with 10 points, while Mid-Pacific's team-high scorer Kellen Hastie was not far behind with nine points.

At Kekuhaupio Gym

Mid-Pacific (0-1)	7	2	12	9	--	30
Kamehameha (1-0)	14	16	17	12	--	59

MID-PACIFC--Bryson Beirne 7, Kellar Ellsworth 7, Grant Gannon 4, Daniel Gordon 2, J.D. Lum 1, Kellen Hastie 9, Chris Young 0, Chris Kline 0, Jarryd Yasui 0, Steve Hilton 0.
KAMEHAMEHA--Keo Wright-Pacarro 6, Ikaika Hardie 4, Brandon Anlo 2, Rykln Enos 9, Jacob Ho 5, Michael Nii 10, Randy Cummings 0, Mitchell Kauwelo 4, Matt Hoatili 8, Kea Smith 2, Kamalu Miller 4, Quincy Crowell 5.
3-point goals -- Mid-Pacific 0, Kamehameha 4 (Wright-Pacarro, Hardie, Enos, Crowell).

Division II
Academy of the Pacific 48, Lutheran 34
Word of Life 68, Lanakila Baptist 32
Hawaii Baptist 62, Christian Academy 37
Saint Louis 52, Iolani 34
Punahou 65, Assets 31
Kamehameha 68, Hanalani 58
High scorers--WOL: Aaron Tipoti 16, Jordan Ranche 10. LB: Alika Borabora 8. HBA: Brandon Arquero 15. CA: Joshua Ko 18, Joshua Dirnberger 10. StL: Stanley Nihipali 18. Iol: Kyson Morikuni 8. Pun: Will Ehrman 8, Gabe El-Swaify 8, Kurt Yoshino 8. Ast: Nick Castello 7, AOP: Kaimana Komine 21. LHS: Shane-Keith Searle 17.