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Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Saturday, January 27, 2001

Kaimuki resumes
its winning ways

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By Ben Freedman
Special to the Star-Bulletin

Kaimuki basketball coach Stephen Lee was worried before last night's game against Farrington.

The Bulldogs were coming off a quadruple overtime loss at Kailua on Wednesday -- the kind of loss that can demoralize a team.

"We really had a bad practice (Thursday)," Lee said. "You could see it in the kids. They were drained emotionally and physically.

"Coming in today, I didn't know what to expect. But I told the kids, if we win today, we're going to be in the playoff picture."

Kaimuki responded well -- fending off Farrington's second half charge to win its final home game of the season, 59-53, yesterday in an Oahu Interscholastic Association game.

Kaimuki improved to 6-2 to stay right behind second-place Kahuku (7-2), which also won yesterday.

The Bulldogs meet the Red Raiders on Tuesday and finish against Roosevelt. The OIA Tournament begins Feb. 8.

Kaimuki's 15-point lead evaporated yesterday, and the Governors (3-5) tied the game at 48 late in the fourth quarter when Jason Domingo made one of his four 3-pointers.

To combat the Bulldogs' big men, Farrington cluttered the inside with defenders. That's when the Kaimuki guards answered the call.

"The first half, Kila (Kamakawiwo'ole) and the inside players really carried us," Lee said. "I told the guards, in the second half, for us to be a good team, you guys gotta step up.

"I encouraged them to shoot it because I saw one (Farrington) guard defending both (Kaimuki) guards. I kept on telling them shoot the ball, shoot the ball."

The Bulldogs did just that.

With the score tied at 51, Brandon Hayashida drained a jumper near the top of the key to give Kaimuki a 53-51 edge.

The Bulldogs never looked back as Justin Wong iced the game with six unanswered points, highlighted by an out-of-control jumper on the baseline.

Daniel Tautofi led the Bulldogs with 14 points and Justin Faimealelei and Kamakawiwo'ole each added 12 more.

"I told the kids, the guards are what basically made us win in the end," Lee said. "The big men took care of what they had to do in the first half and we let (Farrington) get back in the game and it pretty much came down to the guards in the end."

Domingo led all scorers with 23 points.

Farrington	12	5	16	20 -- 53
Kaimuki	16	15	6	22 -- 59

FARRINGTON: Sanford McKee 8, Michael Rabago 0, Ronald Caday 2, Jason Domingo 23, Shaun Tabil 0, Chad Mock 7, Naseri Sunia 1, Patrick Costelo 0, Chester Pacquing 0, Richard Udani 8, Warren Gaspar 3, Kinohi Aki 1, Billy Tafea 0.

KAIMUKI: Jesse Wong 8, Justin Faimealelei 12, Kila Kamakawiwo'ole 12 , Brandon Hayashida 7, Daniel Swearingen 0, Daniel Tautofi 14, Junior Maiava 4, James Davis 2, Alex Lauriano 0, Darren Tautofi 0.

3-pointers--Farrington 7 (Domingo 4, McKee 2, Mock), Kaimuki 3 (Hayashida, Kamakawiwo'ole, Faimealelei).

Junior varsity: Farrington 73, Kaimuki 67

Kahuku 65, McKinley 62:

Micah Casey scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and the Red Raiders rebounded from a 30-23 halftime deficit to beat the host Tigers (4-5).

Aaron Francisco paced Kahuku with 22 points. McKinley's Curt Leong led all scorers with 23.

Kahuku	13	10	16	26 -- 65
McKinley	16	14	8	24 -- 62

KAHUKU: Trumaine Oto 0, Micah Casey 14, James Kammerer 5, Philip Alisa 12, Anthony Hill 4, Jonathan Mapu 0, Inoke Funaki 6, Adonis Buttel 2, Aaron Francisco 22, Loga Fonoimoana 0.

MCKINLEY: Curt Leong 23, Edsley Hicks 2, Lima Toa 4, Isaiah Aina 14, Anthony Alborado 10, Christopher Cluney 3 , Shawn Pacquing 2, Justin Kaapa 0, Volataire Gansit 3, Salesi Fifita-Atkins 0.

3-pointers--Kahuku 5 (Alisa 2, Francisco 2, Funaki), McKinley 4 (Alborado, Gansit, Cluney, Aina).

Junior varsity: McKinley 37, Kahuku 34

Kalaheo 92, Kaiser 40:

D.C. Daniels led the first-place Mustangs with 14 points in the first half -- including two dunks in the second quarter -- in a win at Kaiser.

Daniels finished with 19 points and Skyler Wilson added 14 for Kalaheo (8-0).

Jason Peters paced the Cougars (0-8) with 18 points.

Kalaheo	23	20	27	22 -- 92
Kaiser	9	9	9	13 -- 40

KALAHEO: C.J. Kaimiola 9, Skyler Wilson 14, Mikey Lefever 4, James Robertson 3, Shaydon Marumoto 0, Ikaika Francis 11, Shane Harada 4, Charles Elliot 5, Aubrey Bradley 3, Justin Pedrina 10, D.C. Daniels 19, Keoki Duarte 6, Mike Garcia 0, Remington Chun 4.

KAISER: Jeremy Yim 0, William Larsen 0, John Hahn 4, Noah Amerson 0, Adam Wickern 0, Chris Watson 1, Jason Peters 18, Nate Ushio 0, Garret Wong 1, Tyler Fujie 5, Jordan Kreutz 11, Eric Ching 0, Nathan Gano 0.

3-pointers--Kalaheo 9 (Francis 3, Kaimiola, Wilson, Robertson, Elliot, Daniels, Duarte), Kaiser 2 (Peters, Fujie)

Junior varsity: Kalaheo 70, Kaiser 36

Castle 43, Kalani 33:

Joel Botelho scored nine of the Knights' 18 fourth-quarter points in a game that was tied after three quarters.

Botelho was 8-for-8 from the free-throw line and finished with 17 points. Keoki Rapisora chipped in with 14 points for Castle (3-5).

The Falcons fell to 0-8.

Kalani	4	8	13	8 -- 33
Castle	4	10	11	18 -- 43

KALANI: Justin Numazu 6, Kekoa Tam 2, Brandon Mikami 0, Kevin Nakamura 0, Hunter Lewis 6, Robert D'Amato 7, Russell Dement 2, Chad Nakamoto 4, Michael McQuay 6, Matt Young 0, Alex Utoafili 0.

CASTLE: Jarom Laimana 2, Michael Gayle 0, John Lam Ho 4, Chris Church 0, Nick Stecz 0, Maka Torres 0, Ryen Isip 2, Joel Botelho 17, Keoki Rapisora 14, Ikaika Bruhn 4.

3-pointers--Kalani 1 (D'Amato), Castle 1 (Botelho).

Junior varsity: Castle 68, Kalani 35

Roosevelt 46, Kailua 45:

Keola Stietzel hit a pair of free throws with 51 seconds left to give the Rough Riders (3-5) a win over the host Surfriders (5-3).

Kala Koki scored 10 of his game-high 16 points in the fourth quarter as Roosevelt overcame a 30-24 halftime deficit.

Roosevelt	17	7	10	12 -- 46
Kailua	12	18	7	8 -- 45

ROOSEVELT: Keola Stietzel 6, Joshua Yoshimoto 9, Cyle Kuwanoe 4, Chris Mols 3, Casey Gouveia 1, T.J. Talaro 7, Anthony Holyfield 0, Kala Koki 16.

KAILUA: Taleki Mailau 7, Michael Cathcart 2, Kealii Kalahiki 4, Ammon Kaleo 6, Kekoa Sniffen 0, Koali Castillo 14, Jordan Montgomery 6, Samson Satele 6.

3-pointers--Roosevelt 2 (Yoshimoto, Talaro), Kailua 1 (Mailau).

Junior varsity: Roosevelt 60, Kailua 47

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Soccer

Radford upset third-seeded Kalaheo, 3-2, yesterday in the opening round of the OIA boys' tournament to earn a second shot at Mililani (7-1-1) in the quarterfinals today.

The two Western Division foes met on Jan. 5 -- with the Trojans routing the Rams, 10-0.

Brennan Howell, Ryan Gibo and Shane McConnell scored for Radford (5-5-0) yesterday to offset a two-goal effort by Kalaheo's Nathan Amous. The Mustangs finish at 6-2-3.

Campbell edged Kaiser, 2-1, scoring twice in a five-minute span late in the second half. Michael Ryman found the net at the 70:20 mark and Taisei Lee added the game-winner five minutes later for the Sabers (7-2-1).

Aiea (8-2-0) downed Roosevelt, 2-0, and Kailua (7-2-2) beat Leilehua, 2-0, in other first round action.

Aiea plays Kalani (6-1-3) and Kailua takes on Pearl City (9-0-0) at Pearl City today.

Castle (7-2-1) hosts Campbell in the other quarterfinal.

The semifinals are next Wednesday and the title game is Feb. 3.

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PREP SOCCER

OIA Boys Tournament

At Aiea

Kailua 2, Leilehua 0

Aiea 2, Roosevelt 0

At Kailua

Campbell 2, Kaiser 1

Radford 3, Kalaheo 2

Goal scorers--Kail: D.J. Coles, Stan Drapesa. Aiea: Benji Villaflor, Jarvis Uehara. Cam: Michael Ryman, Taisei Lee. Kais: Clement Soon. Rad: Brennan Howell, Ryan Gibo, Shane McConnell. Kalh: Nathan Amous.

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PREP WRESTLING

Holding is legal

By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin
St. Louis wrestler Darrel Yokota, top, gets the upper hand on
Kamehameha's Kenric Pai during an Interscholastic League
of Honolulu match at Hemmeter Fieldhouse last night.

OIA

Varsity boys

Kaiser 63, Kalani 6

Pins--125: Eric Shimane (Kais). 135: Fintan Murphy (Kais). 171: Tate Edwards (Kais).

Kahuku 56, Kaiser 9

Pins--125: Armend Aquino (Kah). 135: Jake Kamaka'ala (Kah).

Moanalua 36, Kalaheo 21

Kaimuki 36, Moanalua 18

Waipahu 45, Aiea 25

Pins--125: Les Kikuchi (Waip). 130: Major Matsuoka (Aiea). 140: Joshua Bumaglag (Waip). 171: Brandon Horiuchi (Aiea). 189: Tyran Taniene (Waip).

Junior varsity boys

Kaiser 48, Kalani 0

Kahuku 57, Kaiser 15

Moanalua 36, Kalaheo 0

Moanalua 30, Kaimuki 6

Waipahu 52, Aiea 6

Varsity girls

Kahuku 35, Kaiser 6

Kaiser 12, Kalani 0

Moanalua 47, Kalaheo 0

Pin--98: Jessica Toyama (Moan)

Moanalua 54, Kaimuki 0

Pin--130: Diane Kau (Moan)

Aiea 30, Waipahu 0

Pin--121: Michelle Ching (Aiea)

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PREP RIFLERY

ILH

Punahou 1,598, Kamehameha 1,239

High scorers--Pun: Kyle Quon, Vicci Yau 273. Kam: Tai Chong, Keopele Gowan 234.

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PREP BASKETBALL

ILH Division II

Varsity boys

Hawaii Baptist 39, Lutheran 37

Leading scorers--HBA: Dave Bartosik 15. Luth: Justin Lau 12.

Junior varsity

Iolani 54, Mid-Pacific 38

Punahou 59, University 18