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Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Saturday, April 29, 2000

Kahuku girls sink
Moanalua in OIA
quarterfinals

ILH girls' basketball
ILH baseball

By Aaron Custodio
Special to the Star-Bulletin

Once is not enough for Kahuku.

One night after ousting defending Oahu Interscholastic Association West champion Pearl City in double overtime, the Red Raiders were at it again.

Kahuku (8-3) upset previously unbeaten and third-ranked Moanalua in overtime, 56-55, in the quarterfinals of the OIA girls' basketball tournament last night at Moanalua High School.

The win secured Kahuku a spot in next month's state tournament. The Menehunes, the Western Division winner, finished at 10-1.

"It was a gutsy performance by both teams,'' Moanalua coach Dana Dias said. "Their size and difference in style were key. We are more of a running team as compared to Kahuku. They're more of an athletic, half-court team."

The Raiders were led by April Atuaia's game-high 22 points, 12 rebounds and four assists.

"We had to stay in a zone against them,'' Kahuku coach Mona Ah Hoy said. "We know that they were quicker than us . . . We put April in the middle for added rebounding."

Moanalua trailed, 30-24 at halftime. The Menehunes rallied after intermission behind Mayumi Stevens, who finished with 19 points.

Tied at 48-48, the Menehunes had a chance to win it at the end of regulation but Shelly Salie's putback came after time had expired.

A 3-pointer by Stevens to open the overtime put the Menehunes ahead and Moanalua maintained the lead until the final two minutes.

Atuaia hit a layup to cut the lead to 55-54. She was fouled after stealing an inbounds pass and made one free throw to tie it at 55.

Faava Laban's free throw with 2.9 seconds left decided the game.

Kahuku travels to Nanakuli on Thursday for one semifinal. Defending OIA champion Kalaheo hosts Leilehua in the other semifinal.

Kahuku	15	15	14	4	8-56
Moanalua	13	11	17	7	7-55

KAHUKU: Aukai Pearl 2, Amanda Camit 0, Lindsey Williams 15, Jackie Peters 0, April Atuaia 22, Siki Suguturaga 7, Teisa Fotu 4, Alesi Tevaga 5, Faava Laban 1, Marianni Lewennilobo 0, Holly Wingert 0, Tauia Alo 0.

MOANALUA: Erin Chow 0, Amy Kotani 6, Kimberlee Morikawa 11, Mayumi Stevens 19, Oneshia Walker 0, Chandel Santelia 9, Marlo Daniels 0, Samantha Davis 0, Karisha Dixon 0, Kelly Kim 0, Shelley Salie 10, Gina Carmon 0, Jenelle Uyeda 0.

3-point goals-Kahuku 2 (Williams, Suguturaga); Moanalua 7 (Stevens 5, Morikawa, Santelia).

NANAKULI 39, McKINLEY 37:

Rosemarie Kelly sank two free throws in the final minute and the Golden Hawks withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally by the Tigers for their victory in the earlier game at Moanalua.

Nanakuli led 33-26 after three quarters but McKinley tied it at 35 with 2:30 left.

Traci Torralva gave the Tigers the lead with 1:40 remaining, only to have Nanakuli's Mary Davis hit two free throws to knot it at 37-37.

Kelley's two free throws in the final minute proved the difference. The Tigers had several chances to tie again but missed last-gasp layups.

Kelley finished with 13 points and Maricris Sierra added 10. Davis and Haunani Momoa combined for 18 rebounds.

Amber Ehia had 16 for the Tigers.

Nanakuli	8	10	15	6-39
McKinley	9	8	9	11-37

NANAKULI: Emily Park 2, Bonnie Ramaila 0, Rosemarie Kelley 13, Tasha Willing 0, Maricris Sierra 10, Ipo Keopuhiwa 0, Kristy Titcomb 0, Arly Kaai 0, Emelalaokekai Keiki 0, Tiana Stanton 0 Summer Victor 0, Mary Davis 6, Haunani Momoa 8.

MCKINLEY: Nancy Nguyen 0, Rayna Isaki 0, Lisa Earroga 2, Chanel Credo-Nelson 0, Amber Ehia 16, Tasha Haynes 2, Chyloh Rodrigues 2, Brianne Ching 0, Marie Farina 0, Deena Young 0, Briana Ioane 0, Traci Torralva 9, Michel Swenson-Suan 6, Amber Lee 0.

3-point goals-McKinley 1 (Ehia).

NO. 2 KALAHEO 47, AIEA 34:

It took the host Mustangs a half to shake off the rust from a long layoff, but a Brandy Richardson scoring spree in the third quarter lifted top-seeded Kalaheo (10-0) past Na Alii (8-4).

Aiea led 15-10 midway through the second quarter, but the Mustangs fought back.

With three seconds left in the first half, Nicole Furtado drilled a 3-pointer to give Kalaheo the lead.

Richardson scored eight points in an 11-2 third quarter run.

Keesha Aldridge led Aiea with 17.

Aiea	9	10	6	9-34
Kalaheo	10	12	12	13-47

AIEA: Tara Higa 0, Joelle Sugai 4, Tiffany Seiki 0, Kylee Nakamura 6, Rubi Carrillo 0, Ashley Watanabe 0, Aritta Lane 7, Nadine Manangan 0, Stephanie Vannatta 0, Keesha Aldridge 17.

KALAHEO: Brandy Richardson 16, Michelle Quintana 2, Lindsey Peck 0, Kalena Hatori 0, Cheyene Ringler 0, Sharon Wahinekapu 9, Natasha Lagapa 3, Alberta Lui 0, Dawnelle Nahinu 0, Heather Gonsalves 9, Sherrine Kanahele 2, Nicole Furtado 6, Kira Withy-Allen 0, Brina Fritzche 0.

3-point goals-Kalaheo 4 (Furtado 2, Lagapa, Richardson).

NO. 7 LEILEHUA 51, ROOSEVELT 50:

The second-seeded Mules (10-1) overcame an eight-point fourth quarter deficit to avoid an upset loss at home to the Rough Riders (7-4).

Sequoya Stokes tallied six of her game-high 22 points in the final quarter to lead Leilehua.

Jodi Nakashima buried two treys in the third for Roosevelt and finished with a team-high 16.

Roosevelt	13	11	18		8-50
Leilehua	6	17	11	17-51

ROOSEVELT: Ashlie Dutro 6, Loreal Imamura 6, Burgandi Borges 4, Megan Fong 6, Tishya Cadiente 8, Jodi Nakashima 16, Jamie Nakamoto 0, Hanh Le 0, Cheri Kahooilihala 2, Carrie Taniguchi 0, Kahea Rodrigues 0, Rena Keomaka. 0, Lehua Lembeck 2.

LEILEHUA: Nachelle Scott 0, Melody Hanson 2, Kayla Kahuli 5, Sequoya Stokes 22, Heather Living-Macdonald 0, Malia Chun-Llanos 5, Charlotte Garcia 6, Heidi Garcia 9, Freida Tauvela 2, Leslie Bantolina 0, Kehau Molina-Gamponia 0, Connie Matthews 0, Carly Peterson 0, Jo-Beth Calbick 0.

3-point goals-Roosevelt 3 (Nakashima 3); Leilehua 2 (Kahuki, Chun-Llanos).

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ILH girls' basketball

SACRED HEARTS 51, MARYKNOLL 50 (OT):

At Sacred Hearts, Samanta Alapa hit a game-winning shot for the third time this season to lift the Lancers (5-6) past the Spartans (3-9) in overtime.

Alapa finished with 17 points. Shannon Riley had 12 for Maryknoll.

Maryknoll	17	8	8	13	4-50
Sacred Hearts	10	13	17	6	5-51

MARYKNOLL: Michelle Baduria 8, Shalei Bissen-Kealohi 9, Carla Donlin 6, Shayne Enright 3, Kainoa Fialkowski 6, Elizabeth Kam 5, Stefanie Lau 0, Hannah Porterfield 0, Shannon Riley 12, Diana Sampson 1.

SACRED HEARTS: Tara Lynch 1, Malia Sales 7, Brittney Aiwohi 5, Sandi Okada 0, Carlene Hardin 7, Pua Reis 0, Samanta Alapa 17, Amber Juan 5, Nicole Raiola 0, Shani Ho 9.

3-point goals-Maryknoll 6 (Bissen-Kealohi 3, Riley 2, Baduria); Sacred Hearts 3 (Hardin, Aiwohi, Juan).

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ILH baseball

Gerald Welch hit a clutch two-run double to lead the 10th-ranked St. Louis Crusaders (10-5) to a 6-4 victory over Punahou (8-7) yesterday at Ala Wai Field in the first round of the ILH tourney.

Welch's hit scored the tying and go-ahead runs to erase a 3-2 Buffanblu lead.

St. Louis	200	040	0 - 6	6	1
Punahou	000	310	0 - 4	4	2

Isaac Harbottle, Brandon League (7) and Nick Tudisco. Reid Matsushima and Randal Mizuno, Todd LaFountaine (6). W-Harbottle. L-Matsushima.

Leading hitters--St. Louis: Gerald Welch 2b, 2 RBIs; Tudisco 3b. Punahou: Ryan Kitamura 3b; Ryan Komagome 3b.

NO. 1 KAMEHAMEHA 18, UHBA 4:

Bronson Sardinha's grand slam highlighted an eight-run second inning as the Warriors (13-2) blasted University/Hawaii Baptist (2-13) at Mid-Pacific.

Kelii Correa smacked two doubles and a home run and Alika Kuraoka also went deep for the Warriors.

Kamehameha	181	26 -- 18	10	1
UHBA	301	00 -- 4	4	3

Hubert Pruett and Kai Yamashita. Kyle Abe, Troy Okuda (2), Matt Bninsky (2), Kelsey Kuniyuki (5). W-Pruett. L-Abe.

Leading hitters--Kamehameha: Bronson Sardinha GS HR, 4 RBIs; Alika Kuraoka 2-4, HR, 3 RBIs; Kelii Correa 3-3, 2 2b, HR, 3 RBIs.

NO. 6 IOLANI 19, DAMIEN 2:

The Raiders (11-4) erupted for 14 hits and belted the Monarchs (2-13) in a game shortened by the mercy rule at Ala Wai Field yesterday.

Winning pitcher Travis McGaughy combined with Aaron Sasaki for a five-hitter.

Blaine Umeda hit a two-run homer for the winners in the fourth.

Damien	110	00--	2	5	4
Iolani	762	4x-- 19	14	0

Matthew Higa, Brandon Tamanaha (1), Destin Alameida (2), Jared Chun (4) and Matthew DeRego. Travis McGaughy, Aaron Sasaki (5) and Travis Matsuda, Reid Tanaka (3). W-McGaughy. L-Higa.

Leading hitters--Damien: David Doles 2-3, 3b. Iolani: Brad Takamori 2-5, 2RBIs; Tyler Kimura 2-4, 3b, 3 RBIs; Blaine Umeda 2-3, 2-run HR; Kila Kaaihue 3-3, 2 RBIs; Brent Wong 2-3, RBI.

NO. 3 MID-PACIFIC 3, MARYKNOLL 2:

Troy Kanemura's single drove in Dane Marcouiller with the go-ahead run in the third and the Owls (12-3) edged the Spartans (2-13).

Mid-Pacific	012	000 0 -	3	7	2
Maryknoll	020	000 0 - 2	6	0

Kerick Chang, Brian Terayama (2), Ricky Bauer (7) and Bryan Tanabe; Jared Tsukamoto and Reid Okaneku. W-Terayama. L-Tsukamoto. Sv-Bauer.

Leading hitters--Mid-Pacific: Ryan Tamashiro 2-4, RBI; Shane Toguchi 2-3, 2b.