Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Friday, November 5, 1999

AIR RIFLERY

State title to St. Louis

Star-Bulletin staff

St. Louis swept individual and team honors at the inaugural Hawaii High School Athletic Association boys' state air riflery championship at Konawaena yesterday.

Kenneth Tong, a senior who finished third in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu regular season, outscored ILH champion Ryan Tanoue, 553-540 to win the individual title.

Waiakea's Ryan Kohatsu finished third with 533.

In the team competition, St. Louis easily outdistanced Waiakea, 2,129-2,012. Leilehua was third with 1,899.

The girls' team and individual championships take place tomorrow at Konawaena.

Boys' team championship

Overall--1. St. Louis 2,129; 2. Waiakea 2,012; 3. Leilehua 1,899; 4. Kalani 1,884; 5. Baldwin 1,648; 6. Waimea 1,606.

Boys' individual overall leaders

1. Kenneth Tong (St. Louis) 553; 2. Ryan Tanoue (St. Louis) 540; 3. Ryan Kohatsu (Waiakea) 533; 4. Jeremy Young (St. Louis) 519; 5. James Fisher (St. Louis) 517.

6. Ron Takayama (Waiakea) 515; 7. Taylor Sumida (Waiakea)512; 8. William Lum (Konawaena) 511; 9. Byung Suk Choi (Kalani) 498; 10. Nicholas Todd (St. Louis) 497. 11. Albert Santos (Waimea) 495; 12. Randy Nguyen (Kalani) 493; 13. Lionel Cabanit (Leilehua) 493; 14. Joshua McDonald (Laupahoehoue) 491; 15. Matthew Sato (St. Louis) 489. T16. Mark Kato (Roosevelt) 487; T16. Richard Fernandez (Nanakuli) 487; T16. Ericson Estrada (McKinley) 487; 19. Travis Toriano (Waiakea) 485.

T20. Waylen Towata (Waiakea) 483; T20. Hooser Dylan (Island) 483; T22 Zach Kamen (Island) 480; T22. Jose Joshua (Pearl City) 480; T24. Haun Degonya (Leilehua) 479. T24. Bryce Kaneta-Ogata (Waiakea) 479; 26. Neal Paulo (Nanakuli) 478; 27. Thomas Gordon (Moanalua) 477; T28. Anh Tu Nguyen (Leilehua) 473. T28. Janilo Paulo (Nanakuli) 473; T30. Rico Jaminez (Waianae) 472; T30. Peter Gampon (Kona) 472.

Prone leaders

1. Tong 196; 2. Kohatsu 192; 3. Tanoue 191; 4. Young 188; T5. Takayama 186; T5. Kato 186; T5. Dylan 186; 8. Fisher 185; T9. Choi 184; T9. Fernandez 184.

Standing leaders

1. Tong 174; 2. Tanoue 172; 3. Takayama 164; 4. Kohatsu 161; 5. Fisher 156; T6. Sumida 155; T6. Cabanit 155; 8. Young 152; 9. Todd 151; T10. Jaminez 149; T10. Gampon 149.

Kneeling leaders

1. Lum 188; 2. Tong 183; T3. Kohatsu 180; T3. Choi 180; 5. Young 179; 6. Tanoue 177; T7. Fisher 176; T7. Sumida 176; 9. McDonald 173; T10. Neal Paulo 171; T10. Janilo Paulo 171.