Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Thursday, January 7, 1999

By Kathryn Bender, Star-Bulletin
Castle's Maurice Sevelo (51) loses the ball to
Kalaheo's Ryan Hogue, right, in last night's OIA
matchup at Castle's new on-campus gym.

Kalaheo spoils opening
of Castle gym

By Cindy Luis
Star-Bulletin

Castle christened its new $4.3 million gym last night, but it was Kalaheo that did the celebrating.

The Mustangs improved to 2-0 with their 56th consecutive Oahu Interscholastic Association victory, a 59-38 win over the host Knights (1-1).

For nearly 30 years, Castle has played most of its "home" basketball games several miles away at King Intermediate.

"It's a nice gym, but we're still trying to get used to the idea of one being on campus," said Castle coach Rocky Fraticelli. "We're still adjusting to things like having our own locker rooms."

Last night, the Knights didn't make their defensive adjustment soon enough on Mustang guard Levon Freeman. Freeman hit all four of his 3-pointers -- and 14 of his 16 points -- during the first half to help Kalaheo take control at intermission, 28-17.

"He scored 12 on 3-pointers and we were down by 11 at half," said Fraticelli. "Basically, he was the difference. We drilled in practice to key on two players, Freeman and (Julien) Sensley. It's hard to stop both their inside and outside game."

Castle contained Freeman after halftime but had no answer for Sensley. The junior forward, held to one basket in each of the first two quarters, scored 17 points in the second half to finish with a game-high 21.

The Knights pulled to within 47-35 with 4:34 left but could get no closer as the Mustangs closed out the game with a 12-3 run. Sensley had five points and four of his 20 rebounds during the final minutes.

Dayton Aberilla's 3-pointer accounted for Castle's only scoring in the last four minutes. He finished with a team-high 12 points, all in the second half.

"Castle does a nice job on defense," said Kalaheo coach Pete Smith, whose OIA win streak dates back to 1992. "We couldn't get a rhythm going.

"Levon got off in the first half. Then Julien, who has the ability to take over a game, was just himself in the second half."

Kalaheo	14	14	17	14--59
Castle	8	9	12	9--38

Kalaheo : Eric Sandoval 1, Ikaika Francis 0, Reggie Bartley 2, Levon Freeman 16, Kaleo Morton 0, Chris Hatori 8, Erin Moorehead 0, Ryan Hogue 7, D.C. Daniels 0, Andrew Braley 0, Julien Sensley 21, Adrien Aurelio 4.

Castle: Brandon Kalo 3, Rodney Pelangka 0, Dayton Aberilla 12, Arnubi Bruhn 3, Buddy Guillermo 7, Micah Chinen 0, Dayton Gemler 7, Chad Hirata 0, Kalae Robins 0, Paul Collins 4, Maurice Sevelo 2, Keola Brinkley 0.

Mililani 78, Waialua 31: At Mililani, the Trojans (1-1) jumped out to a 26-5 lead after the first quarter in rolling past the Bulldogs (0-1).

Justin Grahovac led five Mililani players in double figures with 18 points. Ikaika Soares had a team-high eight points for Waialua.

Waialua		5	10	7	9--31
Mililani	26	24	8	20--78

Waialua: Ikaika Soares 8, Julian Luke 2, Danny Asuncion 7, Desmond Amper 7, Jared Chun 3, Pita Fuiava 5.

Mililani: Chad Thomsend 6, Daireyon Abrams 10, Lawrence Ching 10, Taylor Kirihara 2, Luke Ceballos 4, Kyle Shaner 2, David Tavares 16, Calvin Saimon 12, Justin Grahovac 18.

Kaimuki 39, Roosevelt 33: At Kaimuki, Tony Moore scored 12 points and the Bulldogs (1-1) held off a late charge by the Rough Riders (1-1).

Sam Lazano hit two 3-pointers in the second half to keep Roosevelt close but could never make up a 24-15 halftime deficit. Sein McKissen led the Rough Riders with 13.

Roosevelt	9	6	8	10--33
Kaimuki		9	15	11	4--39

Roosevelt: Ad Moles 2, Sein McKissen 13, Sam Lazano 10, Regan Ching 0, Mau Labarre 0, Chad Kapanui 2, Van Dorsey 2, Keola Stietzel 2, Kalaa Koki 2, Doug Williams 2.

Kaimuki: Fred Kaluna 4, Tony Moore 12, Darrell Tautofi 9, Chris Kamakeaina 0, Matt Sione 0, Koko Barquis 0, Ikaika Maiava 2, Tyrone Tausaga 2, David Tautofoi 6, Matt Faga 4.

Pearl City 70, Leilehua 58: At Pearl City, Raymond Bodie hit three of his four 3-pointers in the second quarter and the Chargers (1-1) never trailed after halftime.

The Mules (0-2) closed to within two points, 44-42, after three quarters but Pearl City got nine points from Justin Shelton in the fourth to help pull away. Shelton topped the Chargers with 21 points, while Garland Gantt and Brandon Rickard both had 14 for Leilehua.

Leilehua	13	17	12	16--58
Pearl City	14	21	9	26--70

Leilehua: Bronson Dumlao 0, Corey Sykes 0, Garland Gantt 14, Charles Lewis 2, Joshua Jumawan 5, Clifton Feliciano 2, Shane Tangonan 0, Brandon Rickard 14, Johnathan Dumiao 3, Sean Arquines 0, Kuaika Thomas 0, Anthony Newsome 8, David Mills 10, Tyrone Pearson 0, Kenny Whiteside 0.

Pearl City: Jason Melo 0, Lawrence Imanilo 2, Justin Shelton 21, Jeri Campania 0, Raymond Bode 18, Richard Simbre 17, Christian Luke 2, Nimrod Garcia 0, Rodney Devega 0, Emilio Aguilar 0, Cortney Schirmer 0, Miguel Parks 10, Patrick Sullivan 0.

Kahuku 53, Kailua 36: At Kailua, Aaron Francisco drilled three 3-pointers and the Red Raiders used a 10-2 first-quarter burst to top the Surfriders.

Alateti Ware led Kahuku (1-1) with 14 points. Kailua (0-2) got nine points from Justin Lui.

Kahuku	10	14	15	14--53
Kailua	2	10	13	11--36

Kahuku: Jacob Malufau 3, Hyrum Peters 2, Taliloa Marasco 4, Aaron Francisco 9, Alateti Ware 14, Loma Olevao 8, Omni Casey 2, John Smith 7, Tavo Tupola 1, Toniu Fonoti 3.

Kailua: John Kepa 7, Sione Tamale 2, Brad Cummings 2, Ben Kama 2, Justin Lui 9, Kuale Costillo 5, Joshua Napoleon 9.

St. Louis 50, University 34: At McCabe Gym, Matt Vivas scored 15 points and the Crusaders used a 14-4 run in the first quarter to put away the Junior Rainbows in the ILH opener for both teams.

Anthony Arcenaux added 12 points for St. Louis (1-0). University (0-1) was led by Casey Kushiyama's 13 points.

University	4	5	10	15--34
St. Louis	14	6	10	20--50

University: Casey Kushiyama 13, Patrick Okubo 10, Cole Ford 6, Woodard 3, NA 2.

St. Louis: Matt Vivas 15, Anthony Arcenaux 12, Joe Siofele 10, Jimmy Chang 4, Sione Thompson 4, Junior Wong 2, Farried Chappell 2, Kaui Ho 1.