Thursday, May 20, 1999
STATE GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TIPS OFF
Tigers win date
with Warriors
McKinley coach Jesse
By Jerry Campany
Victorino will lead his team
against his alma mater,
the No. 3 seed
Special to the Star-BulletinMcKinley ran through Seabury Hall, 44-32, last night to set up its matchup with undefeated Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion Kamehameha in the second round of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association State Girls' Basketball Championship Tournament sponsored by GTE Hawaiian Tel.
As good as the third-seeded Warriors are, Tigers head coach Jesse Victorino considers it a blessing to send his girls against his alma mater.
"I thought that we were very lucky when I saw our bracket," Victorino said. "I think we match up better with them than any of the top four. They have been idle for three weeks, so they may be a little rusty."
Victorino didn't need favorable circumstances to overcome Seabury Hall (16-5) at the Stan Sheriff Center as his Tigers ran out to a 14-3 lead after the first quarter, in which the Spartans missed 10 of their first 11 shots. The early lead enabled McKinley (10-3) to overcome 27 turnovers - eight of them in their first nine possessions of the second half.
Punahou, Pearl City and Aiea also won yesterday to advance to today's second round and will face off against the tournament's top seeds today.McKinley played the second half in its own backcourt, using the ballhandling skills of Amber Ehia and Tasha Haynes to kill the clock, sometimes a minute at a time.
"This was one of the better games we have played all season," Victorino said. "I wanted to see how the girls would handle this pressure, and they handled it decently. Tomorrow is the day we have been waiting for all year long, the girls all know how big a rivalry it is for me."
McKinley 14 9 5 16--44 Seabury Hall 3 11 2 16--32McKinley: Patricia Ishiki 6, Stacey Towai 3, Amber Ehia 11, Tasha Haynes 8, Brianne Ching 0, Traci Holli Torralva 9, Sharmayne Pohai Lee 1, Anela Kimoto 0, Filiga Lakisa 6.Seabury Hall: Sesame Shim 0, DeAnne Murashige 0, Chesa Cipro 5, Chelsea Kohl 10, Lyndsay Naylor 1, Courtney Cole 2, Randi Kikuchi 0, Renee Judd 9, Nichole Tongg 3, Tiffany Ventura 2.
3-point field goals--SH: Nichole Tongg.
At Stan Sheriff Center STATE GIRLS' BASKETBALL
CHAMPIONSHIPToday's games
Kapaa vs. Seabury Hall, 2 p.m.
No. 2 Waiakea vs. Pearl City, 3:30 p.m.
No. 1 Kalaheo vs. Aiea, 5 p.m.
No. 4 Maui vs. Punahou, 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 Kamehameha vs. McKinley, 8 p.m.Yesterday's results
Aiea 57, Kapaa 37
McKinley 44, Seabury Hall 32
Pearl City 51, Nanakuli 36
Punahou 56, Konawaena 41
Punahou 56, Konawaena 41
With its leading scorer on the shelf and a key reserve battling the flu, Punahou managed to beat Konawaena to advance to a meeting with Maui tonight at 6:30.Milia Macfarlane, who averages 11.2 points a game, watched from under a yellow blanket on the bench and Christen Zoccolante was held scoreless by the flu, but Malia Durand scored 23 points and added 10 rebounds to pick up the slack for both of them.
"Not having Milia was not a major factor tonight," Punahou head coach Shelley Fey said. "All of her teammates were able to step it up and do a good job. Tomorrow they will have to do it again; this time against a league champion."
Fey hopes she can get "a little bit" of playing time out of Macfarlane tonight, but does not expect her star will be healthy by tip-off.
Konawaena 4 6 9 22--41 Punahou 12 12 9 23--56Konawaena: Kim Shiraishi 15, Chelsea Benton 3, Kara Taniyama 6, Katherine Murakami 3, Mi-Suk Lee 4, Tiana Martines-Alcain 2, Enjoli Izumi-Boltero 5, Pavla Stankova 0, Nikki Kane 0, Heather Akao 2, Napualani Kamoku 1.Punahou: Christen Zoccolante 0, Rebecca Lee 6, Wendy Takeguchi 11, Chanel Kealoha 1, Malia Durand 23, Caroline Ane 5, Mia Moe 3, Estee Okumura 4, Christine Wilson 2, Lauren Yamada 2.
3-point field goals--Kon: Shiraishi, Murakami.
Pearl City 51, Nanakuli 36
April Atkinson led Pearl City with 15 points and 11 rebounds to turn back Nanakuli and earn the right to play undefeated Big Island champion Waiakea (15-0).The Golden Hawks closed to within five points with 1:45 left but were victimized by five turnovers in their final nine possessions. Momilani Monis scored seven of her nine points down the stretch, but it was the team's mindset that pleased head coach Alfredo Canencia Jr. more than any of the made baskets.
"We got our butts kicked by Kalaheo in the league tournament because we came out flat and looked intimidated," Canencia said. "Tonight we came out relaxed and showed the intensity and aggressiveness on defense that we will need to beat Waiakea."
Nanakuli 6 8 11 11--36 Pearl City 8 15 6 22--51Nanakuli: Rosemarie Kelly 12, Maricris Sierra 2, Shyla Ulanca 0, Kori Montez 8, Ipo Keopuhiwa 0, Shaela Lew 2, Lahela Romena 2, Summer Victor 0, Mary Davis 0, Haunani Momoa 10.Pearl City: Tricia Ejima 4, Rachel Lacar 6, Mililani Monis 6, Cheryl Villarmia 11, Elishanna Piris 0, Momilani Monis 9, Navilla Navarrette 0, Andrea Kaopua 0, April Atkinson 15.
Aiea 57, Kapaa 37
The Oahu Interscholastic Association's fifth place team ran over Kauai's entry when Aiea (11-4) beat Kapaa (6-4) in a 3-point shootout.Kylee Nakamura hit three treys in four chances and Kapaa's Ashley Farias countered with 4-of-8 3-pointers.
But Aritta Lane made the difference by leading Na Alii with 19 points and four steals. Keesha Aldridge added 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Aiea moves on to face the tournament's top seed, undefeated OIA champion Kalaheo (12-0).
Aiea 16 20 9 12--57 Kapaa 9 12 8 8--37Aiea: Joelle Sugai 0, Tara Higa 0, Kylee Nakamura 12, Cherene Tkachenko 0, Lauren Ho 4, Ashley Watanabe 8, Keesha Aldridge 12, Aritta Lane 19, Stephanie Vannata 0.Kapaa: Waiala Quisano 2, Maja Marti 2, Mytra DiLeonardo 2, Ashley Farias 14, Trichael Pangan 0, Rafeal Kanani 0, Jordyn Danner 5, Waiola Viado 4, Lainee Carvalho 8.
3-point goals--Aiea: Nakamura 3. Kap: Farias 4.
