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Roosevelt opens sluggish before routing Hanalani


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POSTED: Thursday, March 05, 2009

Roosevelt weathered a slow start, employed a stifling zone defense, and relied on forward Kaipo Pale's 14 points and 16 rebounds last night to overpower Hanalani 52-37 in the opening round of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Boys Basketball Division II State Championships at Kalani's Earl C. Holmer Gym.

               

     

 

BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT FIRST-ROUND RESULTS

       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

             

             

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

               

             

             

               

               

             

         

       

DIVISION I
Kaimuki76
Keaau60
Kalaheo62
Radford36

 

               

DIVISION I
'Iolani60
Lahainaluna50
Punahou51
Campbell

32
               

 

               

DIVISION II
Pahoa48
University45
Kapaa66
Word of Life

58
               

 

               

DIVISION II
Roosevelt52
Hanalani37
Kailua77
Seabury Hall53

       

 

       

       

With the victory, the Rough Riders (18-8) advance to a quarterfinal matchup today at 5 p.m. with second-seeded Kohala (20-4), the Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion. Roosevelt was the third-place team from the Oahu Interscholastic Association's White Division.

The Rough Riders out-rebounded the Royals 51-20, and made up for 22 turnovers in the contest. Roosevelt relied on its zone defense to counter Hanalani's motion offense, plugging gaps in the lane, forcing the Royals to settle for long-range jumpers, and crashing the boards.

“;He can board, he knows how to go get the ball,”; Roosevelt coach Steve Hathaway said of Pale. “;He's had a lot of big games rebounding, and especially not letting them get second-chance shots, that was key for us.”;

Despite a rash of early turnovers, the Rough Riders finished the first quarter with a 13-8 advantage as Matthew Moe hit a fade-away jumper in the lane that just beat the buzzer.

Trailing 17-10 early in the second quarter, Hanalani fought back to cut the lead to 17-14 on two Darin Kamealoha buckets—the last leading an exasperated Hathaway to call a timeout.

“;Our team played scrappy, and it just took a while to wake up,”; Hathaway said. “;The defense really keyed our little start there. I went to more of a zone because they weren't hitting many shots from outside.”;

Hanalani (15-14) came out of the intermission firing, and went ahead 24-21 on two 3-pointers from Kamealoha. But Roosevelt countered with an 11-1 run, including three straight baskets from Pale, and ended the third quarter with a 34-27 advantage.

“;Our kids are so small, so obviously you have to shoot well, and Roosevelt came out with their big men and were hard to handle,”; said Hanalani coach Rob Araki. “;We tried to use our quickness, but they did a great job, and held us down in the second half after they went to the zone. We couldn't figure it out.”;

The Rough Riders relied on shifty point guard Lowen Kaho'oilihala to break the Royals' full-court pressure and find teammates cutting through the paint. Roosevelt put the game out of reach with a 15-5 run to start the fourth quarter.

 

At Kalani

                                                                                                                                           
Hanalani (15-14)71191037
Roosevelt (18-8)138131852

HANALANI—Andrew Kutaka 0, Andrew Rattanasamay 0, Darin Kamealoha 20, PJ Minaya 6, Matt Simbre 3, Matt Guerrero 2, Bryson Honda 0, Kyle Watanabe 0, John Suh 6.
ROOSEVELT—Kainoa Gaspar 0, Matthew Moe 4, Chaz Francisco 8, Reid Oshiro 2, Asten Koki 6, Bobby Chun 0, Clint Washington 7, Brandon Mitchell 3, Chase Yogi 3, Lowen Kaho'oilihala 5, Kalai Kalei 0, Kaipo Pale 14, Brendan Nakatani 0, Johnson Delos Santos 0.
3-point goals—Hanalani 4 (Kamealoha 4), Roosevelt 3 (Washington, Mitchell, Kaho'oilihala).

 

Kailua 77, Seabury Hall 53

Kenny Ellis finished with a game-high 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Surfriders over the Spartans.

Kailua outscored Seabury Hall 39-20 in the second half by holding the Spartans to 6-for-22 shooting. Dylan Farias and Kauila Miller each had six steals for the Surfriders.

 

At Kalani

                                                                                                                                           
Seabury Hall (12-11)1518911 53
Kailua (18-11)1721182177

SEABURY HALL—Garrett Wiseman 5, Forest Dein 2, Holden Awong 2, Kasen Dudley 0, Luke Dudley , Phelan Pagono 15, Dylan King 9, Jack Webber 2, Reynald Sorayama 3, Josh Chapple 6, Max Kapua 0, Chris Ferrer 0, Michael Palmer 9.
KAILUA—Chevy Mikaele 0, Calen Friel 2, Rhys Nakakura 7, Kauila Miller 13, Dylan Farias 17, Kenny Ellis 21, Corey Lau 5, Luis Valenzuela 0, Alii Kaiama 6, Isaiah Vasconcellos , Tesi Fisilau 2, Jordan DeCorte 4.
3-point goals—Seabury Hall 7 (Pagano 2, King 2, Wiseman, Palmer, Sorayama), Kailua 4 (Miller, Farias, Lau, Nakakura).