Punahou's Zack Stephens scored eight of his 11 points in a second-quarter blitz that buried Kamehameha and the Buffanblu went on to a 48-33 win in last night's Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys' basketball action. Buffs take over
ILH leadPunahou (7-1) outscored Kamehameha, 19-6, in the second quarter to take an insurmountable 26-9 halftime lead.
Brandon Brooks scored 15 points to lead the Buffanblu. Jordan Vannatta's nine points was high for the Warriors (5-3).
Punahou 7 19 16 6--48 Kamehameha 3 6 17 7--33Punahou: Blair Suzuki 0, Chris Young 0, Micah Tang 7, Steve Gilliam 2, Noah Wee 6, Ryan Saito 3, Zack Stephens 11, Kekoa Taliaferro 0, Jesse Lam 1, Binnings Bent 0, Bryan Turner-Gerlach 3, Brandon Brooks 15, Adam Kyle 0, Brad Castillo 0.Kamehameha: Nouveau Naumu 0, Jordan Vannatta 9, Dennen Kanoa 0, Puni Ellis 0, Kanoa Alapai 5, Keoni Lota 2, Isaiah Alameda 3, Haku Milles 6, Reggie Maldonado 2, Josh Steinhoff 0, Kolomona Kapanui 6.
St. Louis 36, Iolani 32: At Iolani, two 3-pointers by Leslie Wong and one each by Timmy Chang and Enoch McKeague helped the Crusaders (7-2) down the Raiders (7-2).
Wong and Matt Vivas led St. Louis with eight points apiece. Douglas Jackson and Brad Anderson each had 10 for Iolani.
St. Louis 10 8 9 9--36 Iolani 15 6 5 6--32St. Louis: Anthony Arceneaux 0, Timmy Chang 7, Joey Borja 0, Leslie Wong 8, Enoch McKeague 6, Matt Vivas 8, Sione Thompson 2, Frank Rivers 0, Joseph Siofele 5.Iolani: Douglas Jackson 10, Travis McGaughy 0, Joe Igber 2, Janson Young 1, Bronson Melemai 0, Brant Yasaka 0, Brad Anderson 10, Cord Anderson 9, Donny Mateaki 0.
University 55, Damien 48: At Damien, Casey Kushiyama's 17-point effort led the Junior Rainbows (2-7) past the Monarchs (0-9).
Patrick Okubo (11), Kory Yo-nemoto (11) and Ryan Woodward (10) also keyed the University attack. Jeff Bryant had 15 points and Palani Lopez 11 for Damien.
University 16 18 11 10--55 Damien 9 10 15 14--46University: Casey Kushiyama 17, Conan Salanoa 2, Patrick Okubo 11, Chaz Hirata 4, Riki Yoshida 0, Ryan Woodward 10, Kory Yonemoto 11.Damien: Meinard Agraan 0, Palani Lopez 11, Sean Klein 2, Ronald Malalis 0, Mark Arquero 2, Jay Saavedra 6, Sam Taeu 12, Brandon Rogers 0, Jeff Bryant 15.
Aiea 62, Leilehua 56: At Leilehua, Na Alii (5-3) turned a three-point halftime deficit into a seven-point lead with a big third quarter and then held on by scoring 15 of their 20 fourth-quarter points from the free-throw line to beat the Mules (0-9).
Aiea 9 17 16 20--62 Leilehua 11 18 6 21--56Aiea: Shanoah Ahsing 7, Adrian Williams 10, Shane Tam 1, Michale Pierce 13, Keoni Demello-Hopkins 0, Jonathan Mosqueda 14, Elia Tautua 2, Daniel Poyer 15, Clinton Holiona 0,Leilehua: Bronson Dumlao 0, Cory Sykes 0, Garland Gant 12, Charles Lewis 2, Joshua Jumawan 16, Clifton Feliciano 7, Shane Tangonan 0, Brandon Rickard 0, Jonathan Dumlao 2, Sean Arquines 0, Kuaika Thomas 2, Anthony Newsome 13, Tyrone Pearson 0, Kenny Whiteseide 0
Nanakuli 70, Pearl City 55: At Pearl City, Kevin Calleon scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half as the Golden Hawks (6-2) stormed back from a 38-35 deficit at the break to trim the Chargers (3-4).
Mafua Mafua and Chris Asinsin added 10 points apiece for Nanakuli. Game scoring honors went to Pearl City's Richard Simbre with 14 points.
Nanakuli 20 15 17 18--70 Pearl City 12 26 10 7--55Nanakuli: Kevin Kwan 4, Silas Ahsui 8, Mafua Mafua 10, Louis Mafua 8, Chris Asinsin 10, Joseph Lewis 9, Samson Luavasa 0, Alfredo Paulo 4, Keoki Duarte 4, Kevin Calleon 13.Pearl City: Jason Melo 0, Lawrence Imanil 4, Justen Shelton 8, Jeri Campania 4, Raymond Bode 8, Richard Simbre 14, Christian Luke 1, Nimrod Garcia 2, Emilio Aguilar 2, Courtney Schirmer 1, Miguel Parks 9, Pat Sullivan 2.
Radford 39, Mililani 26: At Mililani, James Googe's 11 points paced the Rams (5-4) over the Trojans (3-5).
Ryan Santos led Mililani with eight points.
Radford 10 10 12 7--39 Mililani 6 10 4 6--26Radford: James Googe 11, Mark Geolina 2, Jacob Sur 2, Ricky Howard 5, Frank Kuresa 1, Sa Tanuvasa 7, Isaac Dunklee 7, Eugene Foki 4.Mililani: Lawrence Ching 6, Daireyon Abrams 2, Taylor Kirihara 0, Luke Ceballos 3, Christopher Deveraturda 2, Calvin Faimon 2, Justin Grahovac 3, Ryan Santos 8.
Waianae 48, Campbell 30: At Waianae, Michael Autida tallied 8 of his game high 13 points in the first half and William Broadus added 6 of his 10 points before intermission as the Seariders (7-1) beat the Sabers (3-5).
Campbell 7 8 3 12--30 Waianae 13 11 14 10--48Campbell: Leighton Tanioka 2, Antone Pacheco 3, Lindon Redona 0, David Fuller 2, Michael Viloria 9, Addison Medeiros 2, Ed Powers 0, Wes Pacheco 6, Bryan Redor 2, Randy Saramosing 4, Brandon Hopfe 0.Waianae: Michael Autida 13, Nathaniel Donnell 7, Gerald Boyd 3, Ronald Brown 4, William Ballaran 2, William Broadus 10, Robert Hamili 3, Wilfredo Dinong 0, Kelii Lopes 0, Sam Keaulii 6.
Waipahu 64, Waialua 24: At Waialua, the Marauders (5-3) blitzed the Bulldogs (0-9) with a 33-6 first half and never looked back on their way to a 40-point victory.
Waipahu 9 24 15 16--64 Waialua 2 4 7 11--24Waipahu: Eugene Adduro 7, Quentin Canencia 2, Christopher Duke 2, Oliver Edejer 3, Clint Fludd 10, Peter Gozon Tagalog 3, Darrell Moore 8, Arnold Orpilla 2, Creserlie Pasion 10, Feeunai Solomua 0, Jasper Tacazon 0, Vernon Tailele 10, Jerome Williams 4, Stephen Yacapin 2.Waialua: Angelito Alfanta 2, Desmond Amper 0, Danny Asuncion 4, Jared Chun 0, Pita Fuiava 2, Stephen Gudoy 0, Stanley Kawai 0, Julian Luke 6, Jason Pacariem 0, Ikaika Soares 10, Clifford Waiwaiole 0.
Athletes of the Week
Brad Anderson
IolaniThe senior forward scored a combined 57 points in three wins this week for the Raiders hoops squad. His basket with 4:53 remaining against previously undefeated Punahou put Iolani ahead for good last Tuesday. The 28-24 victory gave the Raiders a share of the ILH first-half title as well as their sixth consecutive win over the Buffanblu.
The senior goalie made three spectacular saves in the final three minutes to preserve the 1-1 tie with Kamehameha Saturday. Kristin Masunaga
Iolani
Honorable mention
Boys' basketball
William Broadus, Waianae: Scored 16 points, including eight of the Seariders' 22 fourth-quarter points to pull away from Waipahu Friday.Everett Frye, Kalani: Scored 35 points in the Falcons' 87-67 win over Farrington Saturday.
Boys' soccer
Andrew Brown, Mililani: Junior goalie finished the OIA regular-season unscored upon in nine matches as the Trojans won their fifth consecutive OIA West title.Seth Lee-Yee, Iolani: Junior fullback scored the winning goal with one minute left in a 3-2 victory over Kamehameha.
Girls' soccer
Charity Drumeller, Pearl City: Scored three goals to lead the Chargers over Waipahu, 14-0, Friday. She finished the regular season as the OIA West's leading scorer (19 goals).Natasha Rivera, Radford: Scored all three of the Rams' goals Friday in a 3-0 win over Moanalua.
Sarah Takekawa, Kailua: The sophomore forward scored the lone goal of the match to upset Castle on Saturday and finish as the OIA East leading scorer (8 goals). It was the first goal scored on the Knights this season.
Girls' softball
Amber Juan, Sacred Hearts: The freshman leftfielder drove in three runs on a triple and a homer to lead Sacred Hearts over Punahou on Saturday, 4-2.
Boys' swimming
Nick Borreca, Punahou: Won the 200 and 500 freestyle events as well as swam the first leg on the winning 200 medley relay team at Friday's ILH Invitational.
Girls' swimming
Malia Tallett, Kamehameha: Won the 100 back and swam the first leg of the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays at Friday's ILH Invitational.Kalaheo 800 freestyle team: Junior Michaela Keller, sophomore Megan Luis and freshmen Carly Keller and Natalie Krawciw shattered an 18-year-old meet record Saturday at the OIA relays. They were timed in 8 minutes, 12.89 seconds, besting Kaiser's 1981 record by seven seconds.
Wrestling
Todd Fujie, Punahou: Upset defending state champion Gerald Welch of St. Louis in an outstanding 171-pound bout Friday.
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Game of the Week
Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Waianae (7-1) at Moanalua (8-0)
OIA West boys' basketballThe two top defensive teams square off in what could be one of the lowest scoring games of the season.
Moanalua can clinch a third straight OIA West title and the division's top seed in the OIA tournament.
Moanalua's balanced attack is led by senior tri-captains Brian Green, Bryson Kamakura and Ki Deok Kwon, all of whom average about 10 points. Waianae, a good outside shooting team, is led by senior captain Nathaniel Donnell.
Eastern Division BASKETBALL
OIA boys
W L Pct. GB Kalaheo 7 0 1.000 -- Kalani 6 1 .857 1 Kaimuki 5 2 .714 2 Roosevelt 4 3 .571 3 Castle 4 3 .571 3 Kahuku 4 3 .571 3 Farrington 3 4 .428 4 Kaiser 2 5 .286 5 Kailua 0 7 .000 7 McKinley 0 7 .000 7Western Division
W L Pct. GB Moanalua 8 0 1.000 -- Waianae 7 1 .875 1 Nanakuli 6 2 .750 2 Waipahu 5 3 .625 3 Aiea 5 3 .625 3 Radford 5 4 .556 3-1/2 Pearl City 3 4 .428 4-1/2 Campbell 3 5 .375 5 Mililani 3 5 .375 5 Waialua 0 9 .000 8-1/2 Leilehua 0 9 .000 8-1/2Yesterday's results
Aiea 62, Leilehua 56
Nanakuli 70, Pearl City 55
Radford 39, Mililani 26
Waianae 48, Campbell 30
Waipahu 64, Waialua 24Junior Varsity
Nanakuli 54, Pearl City 50
Mililani 45, Radford 37
Waianae 56, Campbell 44
Waipahu 47, Waialua 23
Aiea 44, Leilehua 35
Varsity Division I ILH boys
First-round results in parentheses
W L Pct. GB Punahou (5-1) 7 1 .875 -- Iolani (5-1) 7 2 .778 1/2 St. Louis (4-2) 7 2 .778 1/2 Kamehameha (4-2) 5 3 .625 2 Maryknoll (2-4) 2 6 .250 5 University (1-5) 2 7 .222 5-1/2 Damien (0-6) 0 9 .000 7-1/2Yesterday's results
Punahou 48, Kamehameha 33
St. Louis 36, Iolani 32
University High 55, Damien 48Varsity Division II
Final first-round standings
W L Pct. GB x-Punahou 9 0 .000 -- x-St. Louis 7 2 .778 2 x-Iolani 6 3 .667 3 x-Mid-Pacific 6 3 .667 3 x-Hi. Baptist 6 3 .667 3 Acad. Pac. 4 5 .444 5 Kamehameha 4 5 .444 5 Lutheran 1 8 .111 8 Maryknoll 1 8 .111 8 Lan.Baptist 1 8 .111 8x-advances to second-round round-robin play. Remaining teams play single-elimination consolation tournamentYesterday's results
Mid-Pacific 45, Iolani 44
St. Louis 54, Hawaii Baptist 32
Lutheran 51, Maryknoll 38
Kamehameha 73, Lan. Baptist 33High scorers--MPI: Lance Takaki 15, Rex Rundgren 10. Iol: Andrew Yeo 11, Reid Kanehiro 10. StL: Pat Tom 16, Mo Pedro 15. HBA: Kellen Kaneshiro 14. Lut: Lance Nishimura 11, Daniel Yoshiura 10. Mar: Jerrol Julian 14. Kam: Alika Randazzo 13, Chad Makaiau 11. LB: Alika Durington 10.
Yesterday's results PADDLING
ILH girls
3 miles, off Magic Island
Varsity I--1. Kamehameha (Kelly Ueoka, Ku'u Eaton, Kamaka Parker, Kahea David, Robyn Moku, Ilikea Handley), 45:04. 2. Punahou, 45:26. 3. Iolani, 50:06. 4. Pac-Five, 50:28. 5. Sacred Hearts, 51:50. 6. Mid-Pacific, 59:31.
Varsity II--1. Kamehameha (Kaui Chang, Leslie Perry, Kameanui Greig, Uluwehi Nakila, Aja Legros, Tiana Heen), 47:30. 2. Punahou, 47:49. 3. St. Francis, 49:19. 4. St. Andrew's, 51:49. 5. Iolani, 53:05. 6. Pac-Five, 60:30.
Junior varsity I--1. Kamehameha, 47:21. 2. Maryknoll, 48:56. 3. Punahou, 50:07. 4. Iolani, 51:30. 5. St. Andrew's, 53:46. 6. Pac-Five, 53:49. 7. Mid-Pacific, 54:31. 8. Sacred Hearts, 56:23.
Junior varsity II--1. Punahou, 48:30. 2. Sacred Hearts, 49:34. 3. Iolani, 50:56. 4. Kamehameha, 52:42. 5. St. Francis, 56:14. 6. Mid-Pacific, 56:52. 7. Maryknoll, 56:57.
Final standings SOCCER
OIA boys
Varsity
Eastern Division
W L T Pts GF GA Castle 8 0 0 24 24 3 Kalaheo 7 1 1 22 23 3 Kailua 6 1 2 20 15 4 Kaiser 6 2 1 19 22 6 Kahuku 5 3 1 16 23 11 Roosevelt 3 4 1 13 12 11 McKinley 2 6 1 7 13 18 Kaimuki 2 7 0 6 11 25 Kalani 1 7 1 4 7 18 Farrington 0 9 0 0 9 56Points: win (3), tie (1), loss (0).Scoring leaders
Kenny Patton, Kais, 7 goals; Adam Wong, Kais, 6; Jay Kisor, Kalah, 5; Robert Lee, Cast, 5; Joel Nakama, Cast, 5; Jeremy Ogata, McK, 5.
Western Division
W L T Pts GF GA Mililani 8 0 1 25 36 0 Pearl City 8 1 0 24 53 5 Aiea 7 2 0 21 27 7 Moanalua 6 2 1 19 45 11 Leilehua 5 4 0 15 22 16 Campbell 3 5 1 10 19 22 Radford 2 5 2 8 24 21 Waialua 2 6 1 7 18 49 Waianae 1 8 0 3 11 39 Waipahu 0 9 0 0 1 86Scoring leadersSteven Birgado, Moan, 15 goals; Kenji Treschu, Moan, 12; Kristopher Knight, PC, 9; Gerard Horn, PC, 8; Theo Stiller, Rad, 8; Brandon Egdamin, Lei, 7; John Katayama, Moan, 7.
Final standings OIA girls
Varsity
Eastern Division
W L T Pts GF GA Castle 7 1 0 21 16 1 Kaiser 6 1 1 19 28 3 Kailua 6 1 1 19 22 2 Kahuku 5 1 2 17 16 2 Kalaheo 4 4 0 12 10 7 Kalani 2 5 1 7 10 18 Roosevelt 2 5 1 7 13 13 McKinley 1 7 0 3 3 27 Kaimuki 0 8 0 0 0 45Points: win (3), tie (1), loss (0).Scoring leaders
Sarah Takekawa, Kail, 8 goals; Natasha Kai, Kahu, 7; Tiffany Tan, Roos, 7; Lindsie Shimizu, Kais, 6; Jamie Shishido, Kais, 6.
Western Division
W L T Pts GF GA Mililani 10 0 0 30 61 10 Pearl City 9 1 0 27 70 6 Aiea 8 2 0 24 42 14 Radford 6 3 1 19 25 12 Moanalua 6 4 0 18 20 13 Waialua 4 5 1 13 16 31 Leilehua 3 5 2 11 10 27 Campbell 2 6 2 8 7 35 Waianae 2 6 2 8 15 23 Nanakuli 1 9 0 3 4 50 Waipahu 0 10 0 0 2 51Points: win (3), tie (1), loss (0).Scoring leadersCharity Drumeller, PC, 19 goals; Nani Ah Sam, Mil, 16; Natasha Rivera, Rad, 12; Tricia Eima, PC, 9; Joelle Sugai, Aiea, 9; Karley Peterson, Lei, 8.
Varsity ILH boys
W L T Pts GF GA Punahou 8 0 2 26 29 1 Iolani 6 0 2 20 17 4 Kamehameha 5 3 1 16 15 8 St. Louis 3 3 2 11 9 7 Pac-Five 3 6 1 10 11 17 Damien 1 7 0 3 4 26 Mid-Pacific 1 8 0 3 7 29Scoring leadersCharles Rainia, Pun, 8 goals; Teranna Fiaseu, StL, 4; Paul Kema II, Kam, 4; Chris Kogawa, StL, 4; Stephen Set, Pun, 4.
Yesterday's results
Punahou 1, St. Louis 0
Iolani 4, Damien 0
Pac-Five 2, Mid-Pacific 0Goal scorers--Pun: Michael Semenza. Iol: Bobby Kessner 2, Regan O'Neill 2. PF: Christopher Domaloan, Jason Fu.
Varsity ILH girls
W L T Pts GF GA Iolani 9 0 1 28 42 6 Kamehameha 8 1 1 25 34 6 Punahou 8 2 0 24 44 11 Maryknoll 3 5 2 11 11 14 La Pietra 2 7 2 8 6 21 Mid-Pacific 2 8 1 7 6 45 St. Andrews 0 9 1 1 5 45Points: win (3), tie (1), loss (0).Note: La Pietra also includes University, Sacred Hearts and St. Francis. St. Andrew's also includes Hawaii Baptist, Assets and Lutheran.
Scoring leaders
Alisa Sato, Iol, 13 goals; Shari Nishikawa, Iol, 11; Sarah Rothbaum, Pun, 11; Robyn DeHay, Kam, 9; Lisanne Chun, Pun, 8; Mia Moe, Pun, 7
Varsity Division I SOFTBALL
ILH
W L Pct. GB Iolani 11 1 .916 -- Punahou 11 3 .785 1 Sacred Hearts 10 3 .769 1-1/2 Kamehameha 9 4 .692 2-1/2 University 6 6 .500 5 Mid-Pacific 6 7 .461 5-1/2 St. Francis 4 8 .250 7 HBA/Priory 1 12 .076 10-1/2 Maryknoll 0 12 .000 11
Varsity WRESTLING
ILH
W L T Pts Kamehameha 6 0 0 36 St. Louis 5 1 0 30 Iolani 3 3 0 18 Pac-5 2 4 0 12 Punahou 2 4 0 12 Damien 0 6 0 0Junior Varsity
W L T Pts Iolani 5 1 0 30 Punahou 5 1 0 30 Kamehameha 4 2 0 24 St. Louis 2 4 0 12 Damien 2 4 0 12 Pac-5 0 6 0 0
Final standings OIA East
Varsity boys
W L T Pts McKinley 9 0 0 27 Kalaheo 8 1 0 24 Castle 7 2 0 21 Kahuku 5 3 1 16 Farrington 5 4 0 15 Roosevelt 4 4 1 13 Kaimuki 3 6 0 9 Kaiser 2 7 0 6 Kalani 1 8 0 3 Kailua 0 9 0 0Junior Varsity boys
W L T Pts Kaiser 9 0 0 27 Kaimuki 8 1 0 24 Farrington 7 2 0 21 Kahuku 7 2 0 21 Kalaheo 5 4 0 15 McKinley 4 5 0 12 Castle 3 6 1 10 Kalani 1 7 1 4 Roosevelt 1 8 0 3 Kailua 0 8 1 1Varsity girls
W L T Pts Roosevelt 9 0 0 27 McKinley 8 1 0 24 Kaimuki 7 2 0 21 Kalaheo 6 3 0 18 Castle 5 4 0 10 Kahuku 3 6 0 9 Kaiser 2 6 1 7 Kalani 2 6 1 7 Farrington 2 7 0 6 Kailua 0 8 0 0
Final standings OIA West
Varsity boys
W L T Pts Moanalua 10 0 0 30 Aiea 9 1 0 27 Campbell 8 2 0 24 Waipahu 6 4 0 18 Leilehua 5 5 0 15 Mililani 5 5 0 15 Radford 4 6 0 12 Waianae 3 7 0 9 Pearl City 2 7 1 7 Nanakuli 1 8 1 4 Waialua 0 10 0 0Junior Varsity boys
W L T Pts Moanalua 10 0 0 30 Aiea 9 1 0 27 Mililani 8 2 0 24 Leilehua 6 4 0 18 Radford 6 4 0 18 Waianae 4 6 0 12 Campbell 3 5 1 10 Pearl City 2 6 2 8 Nanakuli 2 7 1 7 Waipahu 1 9 0 3 Waialua 0 10 0 0Varsity girls
W L T Pts Moanalua 10 0 0 30 Mililani 9 1 0 27 Aiea 8 2 0 24 Radford 7 3 0 21 Pearl City 5 4 1 16 Leilehua 5 5 0 15 Waianae 4 6 0 12 Waipahu 3 6 1 6 Nanakuli 1 9 0 3 Campbell 0 9 1 1 Waialua 0 9 1 1