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Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Thursday, February 3, 2000

Knights rule in OIA East

Pearl City, Waimea one-hitters
Chargers top Trojans

Star-Bulletin staff

Castle ended Kalaheo's six-year run as the Oahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division boys' basketball champion last night with a 68-48 rout of Kaiser on the loser's court.

The Knights, who handed Kalaheo its lone loss of the season, finished the regular season at 9-0.

Castle jumped all over the Cougars early to take a 17-4 lead, and led, 37-17, at halftime.

The Knights were once again led in scoring by Paul Collins, who hit two treys and totaled 16 points. Dayton Aberilla added 15.

John Heen and Ben Suiso each scored 14 points for the Cougars, who dropped to 5-4.

Castle	17 20 13 18-68
Kaiser	4 13 15 16-48

CASTLE: Sean Kaleponi 9, Rodney Pelangka 3, Dayton Aberilla 15, Paul Collins 16, Damien Brinkley 6, Alanwade Norwood 4, Joel Botelho 5, Kalaheokalani Segovia 8, George Rapisora 2.

KAISER: Kevin Seong 1, Nate Ushio 4, Ben Suiso 14, Jason Peters 6, John Heen 14, Leo Matsuoto 2, Daniel Johnson 2, Eric Ching 5.

Junior varsity: Castle 35, Kaiser 33

RADFORD 68, WAIANAE 44:

The Rams crushed the second-place Seariders to complete a perfect regular season in the OIA West.

Visiting Radford (9-0) scored 23 in the first quarter and 19 in the third.

Sa Tanuvasa poured in 22 points and Jacob Avilla added 20 for Radford. Waianae (6-3) was led by William Broadus' 12 points.

Radford	23 11 19 15-68
Waianae	12 11 11 10-44

RADFORD: Jacob Avilla 20, Chris Pirtel 2, Sa Tanuvasa 22, Sam Baker 2, Frank Kuresa 8, Isaac Dunklee 11, Matthew Manuma 1, Jonathan Atimua 2.

WAIANAE: Mike Altida 2, Kelii Lopes 11, Rashawn Broadus 11, William Broadus 12, Wilfredo Dinong 8.

Junior varsity: Radford 58, Waianae 37.

NANAKULI 76, WAIPAHU 51:

At Nanakuli, the Golden Hawks flew past the Marauders to finish the season with a winning record.

Nanakuli (5-4) used a 22-7 burst in the second quarter to take control, and completed the rout with 23 points in the final period.

Keoki Duarte (23 points), Louis Mafua (18) and Aaron Figueroa (15) did the bulk of the scoring for Nanakuli.

Eugene Adduro had 14 points to lead Waipahu (2-7).

Waipahu	11 7 20 13-51
Nanakuli	13 22 18 23-76

WAIPAHU: Jasper Tacazor 2, Arnold Orpilla 12, Marvin Macadangdang 2, Brandon Fagaragan 2, Paulo Aga 4, Darrell Moore 9, Eugene Adduro 14, Clint Fludd 9.

NANAKULI: Anthony Sandobal 4, B. Medeiros 4, Lensie Mahilona 2, Aaron Figueroa 15, Louis Mafua 18, Keoki Duarte 23, Kapena Keopuhiwa 3, Jason Laguaton 7.

Junior varsity: Waipahu 37, Nanakuli 36.

MOANALUA 65, AIEA 52:

At Moanalua, the Menehunes blitzed Na Alii, 27-2, in the first quarter, with Jonathan Tanibe scoring 10 points, and went on to win by 13.

Bryce Campbell was the high scorer for Moanalua (5-4) with 18 points and Tanibe finished with 17.

Jonathan Mosqueda topped all scorers with 26 points for Aiea (5-4), which bounced back from its disastrous start to outscore the home team in each of the last three quarters.

Aiea	2 14 17 19-52
Moanalua	27 13 9 16-65

AIEA: Shanoah Ahsing 3, Justin Miura 5, Wes Williams 2, Jonathan Mosqueda 26, Anthony Johnson 12, Mardel Essex 2, Clint Holiona 2, Chad Colburn 0, Chris Antonio 0, Jerome Duldulao 0, Sharodd Dale 0, Elia Tautua 0.

MOANALUA: Jonathan Tanibe 17, Aaron Fujino 8, Bryce Campbell 18, Saffery Silva 2, J Marxen 10, Taeger Sagadraca 6, Keivon Liburd 2, David Kilborn 0, Chris Young 2, Chris Beck 0, Shaun Robinson 0.

Junior varsity-Aiea 40, Moanalua 35.

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Pearl City, Waimea
make most of one hit

Star-Bulletin staff

Pearl City and Waimea made the most of just one hit apiece to win opening-round games in the Chevron Hawaii High School Athletic Association State Softball Championship yesterday at the University of Hawaii Wahine stadium.

Elishana Piris got Pearl City's only hit off Lahainaluna's Noelani Rickard in the fourth inning and eventually scored on a throwing error. That was the only run Chargers pitcher Loihi McKeague would need in a 2-0 victory.

McKeague held the Lunas to two hits and struck out 10.

For Waimea, Bridget Louis' single - the lone hit off Kalaheo's Lehua Kiaaina - keyed a three-run fifth inning that carried the Menehunes to a 3-2 nod over the Mustangs.

Winning pitcher Albette Nawai weathered eight Kalaheo hits while Kiaaina, who fanned 14 Waimea batters, was the victim of two errors and two passed balls in the fateful fifth.

Also advancing to today's quarterfinals were Kamehameha, which blanked Kailua, 4-0, on a two-hitter by Erin Sing Chow, and Waianae, which downed Kealakehe, 6-2, on Jasmine Choy's three-hitter.

Sing Chow also drove in two runs with a single and groundout for Kamehameha and teammate Courtney Cho was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Jana Pintz had both Kailua hits.

Leilani Kuhaulua stroked two hits and scored three runs to pace Waianae's attack. Ashiela Acosta added two hits, including a run-scoring triple, for the Seariders.

In today's quarterfinals at UH, Waianae plays fourth-seeded Baldwin at 2:30 p.m.; Kamehameha takes on No. 3 Waiakea at 4; Pearl City challenges second-seeded OIA champion Mililani at 5:30 and Waimea goes against No. 1 Iolani, the ILH champ, at 7.

Lahainaluna	000 000 0 - 0 2 3
Pearl City	000 110 x - 2 1 0

Noelani Rickard and Nicole Baraoidan; Loihi McKeague and Ashley Pagatpatan.

Waimea	000 030 0 - 3 1 1
Kalaheo	000 002 0 - 2 8 1

Albette Nawai and Erica Iwai; Lehua Kiaaina and Tanya Pimental.

Leading hitters - Kalaheo: Jadine Lau, 2-3; Tanya Pimental, 2-3, 2b, RBI.

Kealakehe	100 010 0 - 2 3 4
Waianae	001 311 x - 6 6 3

Alana Power and Kristen Beaudet; Jasmine Choy and Shallya Moses.

Leading hitters - Waianae: Leilani Kuhaulua, 2-3, 3 runs; Ashiela Acosta, 2-4, 3b, RBI.

Kamehameha	112 000 0 - 4 6 1
Kailua	000 000 0 - 0 2 0

Erin Sing Chow and Jessie Moniz; Shelly Featheran, Davelyn Keala Menza (4) and Kainoa Hughes, Karynne Tsuruda (3).

Leading hitters - Kamehameha: Erin Sing Chow, 1-3, 2 RBI; Kulia Vasconcellos, 2b; Courtney Cho, 2-3, RBI. Kailua: Jana Pintz, 2-2.

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Chargers top Trojans

Star-Bulletin staff

Pearl City shocked top-seeded Mililani, 2-1, in a semifinal match yesterday to advance to the OIA girls' soccer championship game against Moanalua.

In the other semifinal, the second-seeded Menehunes blanked defending OIA champ Aiea, 1-0.

Previously unbeaten Mililani had outscored its opponents, 73-6, this season but could manage just one goal against the Charger defense.

OIA leading scorer Carmen Calpo, and Kayla Oshiro scored for Pearl City.

Robyn Watanabe netted Mililani's only goal.

Girls' Semifinals

At Mililani

Moanalua 1, Aiea 0

Pearl City 2, Mililani 1

Goal scorers-Moan: Janelle Uyeda; PC: Carmen Calpo, Kayle Oshiro; Mil: Robyn Watanabe.

Boys' Consolation

At Kailua

Aiea 2, Kalaheo 1 (2OT)

Kaiser 4, Kailua 2

Goal scorers-Aiea: Benji Villaflor; Kal: own goal; Kais: Bobby Self, Howard Caires Jr., Rory Takaesu, Jason Moniz; Kail: Keahi Mau, Ian Ball.