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Saturday, February 12, 2000
Rams reach OIA semis
St. Louis wins ILH championship By Brandon Lee
Special to the Star-BulletinThe Radford Rams advanced to the semifinals of the Oahu Interscholastic Association basketball playoffs last night with a 62-47 win over the Leilehua Mules.
The Rams' record remains unblemished at 11-0, while the Mules drop to the consolation bracket at 7-5.
The Rams' full-court press and an aggressive man-to-man half-court defense gave them a 21-10 lead with 3:11 left to play in the first quarter.
The Mules put together a burst of their own as they opened the second quarter with a run of seven unanswered points to trim the Rams lead to 23-22. At intermission, the trailed by a single point, 32-31.
The Rams finally put the Mules away in the fourth quarter when senior point guard Jacob Avilla connected on three straight shots. He led all scorers with 27 points, showcasing his inside-outside scoring ability with drives to the hoop as well as nailing five shots from beyond the arc.
Rams' head coach Tim Harrison said he was pleased that his team succeeded in playing an up-tempo game, "the kind we like to run."
"Jacob and Sa (Tanuvasa), our two leaders, basically took control of the game."
The Rams next face the Kalaheo Mustangs in the semifinals of the OIA playoffs next Wednesday.
Leilehua 15 16 8 8 - 47 Radford 21 11 16 14 - 62 LEILEHUA: Garland Gantt 14, Richardo Bachelor 8, Travis Meeker 0, Joshua Jumawan 7, Clifton Feliciano 10, Shane Tangonan 0, Charles Lewis 8, Kuaika Thomas 0, Kenny Whiteside 0, Leonard Warren 0.
RADFORD: Jacob Avilla 27, Jacob Sur 0, Chris Pirtle 0, Robert Sanchez 0, Sa Tanuvasa 13, Sani Baker 5, Frank Kuresa 5, Isaac Dunklee 12, Jonathan Atimua 0, Matt Manuma 0, Justin Cariaga, B. Reyes 0, D. Foster 0.
Kalaheo 48, Moanalua 29: The Mustangs gained an automatic berth in the state tournament with a convincing victory over the Menehune at Radford.
D.C. Daniels led all scorers with 21 points.
Moanalua 6 1 11 11-29 Kalaheo 11 14 9 14-48 MOANALUA: Jonathan Tanibe 5, Aaron Fujino 2, Bryce Campbell 3, Saffery Silva 3, J Marxen 12, Keivon Leburd 4.
KALAHEO: Eric Sandobal 1, Nate Ijima 8, Ikaika Francis 5, Duane Ijima 5, Aaron Moorehead 2, D.C. Daniels 21, Aubrey Braley 2, Adrian Aurelio 4.
ROOSEVELT 57, WAIANAE 47 (4OT): The Rough Riders got two overtime buzzer beaters to stay alive and finished off the Seariders in the fourth extra frame to move on in the OIA tournament.
Keola Stietzel hit a bucket as time ran out in the second overtime and Van Dorsey nailed a shot at the end of the third OT to keep Roosevelt alive.
Stietzel scored six of his 14 points in the fourth OT and Chad Kapanui added four more as the Rough Riders took advantage of some Waianae turnovers to score 13 points.
Dorsey poured in 26 points. Rashawn Broadus tallied 18 for Waianae.
The game was tied at 30 at the end of regulation.
Waianae 4 10 6 10 8 2 4 3 - 47 Roosevelt 11 3 9 7 8 2 4 13 - 57 WAIANAE: Mike Altida 7, Kelii Lopes 4, Rashawn Broadus 18, William Broadus 5, Brown 4, Wilfredo Dinong 9.
ROOSEVELT: Keola Stietzel 14, Van Dorsey 26, Maulia LaBarre 5, Chad Kapanui 6, Kala Koki 6.
MILILANI 45, CASTLE 43: It was a story of two halves, and the Trojans made a remarkable turnaround in the second to stun previously undefeated the Knights.
Visiting Mililani outscored Castle, 34-11, in the second half, led by Justin Grahovac's 12 points.
Castle led 32-11 at the half and had kept Grahovac off the scoreboard, but the Knights went ice cold in the second shooting the ball, and Grahovac heated up to spark the Trojans.
Paul Collins led Castle (9-1) with 17 points.
Castle 19 13 6 5-43 Mililani 6 5 19 15-45 MILILANI: Chad Townsend 2, Ian Monongdo 9, Daireyon Abrams 1, Edwin Hernandez 8, Hoku Patoc 7, Justin Grahovac 12, Ryan Santos 6.
CASTLE: Sean Kaleponi 5, Rodney Pelangka 5, Paul Collins 17, Damien Brinkley 6, Alanwade Norwood 2, Joel Botelho 5, George Rapisora 3.
St. Louis wins
Star-Bulletin staff
ILH championshipJunior Wong scored a career-high 27 points as St. Louis won its first Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I basketball title since 1995 by defeating Damien, 76-37, last night. Kalvin Koverman added 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Crusaders.
St. Louis ends the ILH regular season with a 10-2 record. Damien is 0-12 and will compete in the ILH Post-Season Tournament beginning next Wednesday to determine the third ILH team to earn a state tournament berth.
Damien 9 7 12 9 - 37 St. Louis 19 20 18 19 - 76 DAMIEN: Marion Agraan 2, Iosepa Nicholas 2, Palani Lopez 5, Ashton Saifoloi 4, Jarin Garma 3, Jay Saavedra 5, Sam Taeu 10, Andy Lee 6.
ST. LOUIS: Bobby Tappy 10, Jose Vidad 1, Adam Dreher 4, Joey Borja 4, Junior Wong 27, Enoch McKeague 4, J.P. Kanoa 6, Jason Rivers 5, Kalvin Koverman 13.
IOLANI 67, UNIVERSITY 44: At Iolani, Bobby Nash scored 22 points for the Raiders, who broke the game open by outscoring the Junior Rainbows, 20-5, in the third quarter.
Chaz Hirata led University with 11 points.
University 9 15 5 15 - 44 Iolani 17 12 20 18 - 67 UNIVERSITY: Rodney Timario 5, Thomas Noh 0, Conan Salanoa 0, Patrick Okubo 5, Chaz Hirata 11, Tyson Nam 0, Nick Clay 7, Casey Kushiyama 5, Kory Yonemoto 6, Manu McBraun 5.
IOLANI: Bronson Melemai 10, Travis McGaughy 0, Kyle LaBenz 2, Shane Ouchi 0, Leroy Nicholas 9, Bobby Nash 22, Webster 8, Tyler McCready 6, Joe Udell 7, Donny Mateaki 2, Ryan Hannemann 1.
At McCabe Gym
Punahou 66, Maryknoll 40: The Buffanblu blew open an 11-point game with a 19-4 run in the fourth quarter, finishing the regular season with a 8-4 record.
Ryan Saito and Alex Fergus each scored 10 points for Punahou.
Russell Sypowicz of Maryknoll (4-8) led all scorers with 11 points.
Maryknoll 8 10 18 4-40 Punahou 18 21 8 19-66 MARYKNOLL: Eric Valdriz 2, Russell Sypowicz 11, Adi Maranovic 8, Kenny Lindsay 10, Justin Holtzgrove 3, Janssen Kilangtang 4.
PUNAHOU: Kynan Pang 4, Richard Kim 7, Chris Young 2, Daniel Lam 6, Ryan Saito 10, Todd LaFountaine 6, Jason Ching 4, Pono Kaimuloa 2, David Kowen 6, Adam Kyle 2, Alex Fergus 10, Lucas Love 2, Dane Uperesa 2.
