Sunday, January 6, 2002
[ PREP BASEBALL ]
Punahou took an early lead and held off a St. Louis rally to secure a 50-42 Interscholastic League of Honolulu victory last night. Punahou holds off
St. Louis in ILHStar-Bulletin staff
Dane Uperesa led Punahou (2-0) with 15 points, while Kynan Pang scored 14.
St. Louis' Jason Rivers hit three 3-point shots and finished with a game-high 17 points for the Crusaders (1-1).
The Buffanblu jumped out to an early lead thanks to a 13-2 first quarter run and led 24-18 at halftime.
The Crusaders cut their deficit to three early in the fourth quarter, but the Buffanblu hit seven of nine free throw attempts down the stretch to seal the win.
Punahou visits defending league champion Iolani Friday.
At McCabe gym
Punahou (2-0) 13 11 10 16 -- 50 St. Louis (1-1) 10 8 9 15 -- 42 PUNAHOU -- Jason Ching 6, Kynan Pang 14, Drew Monahan 0, Andrew Amigleo 3, Todd LaFountaine 8, Alex Fergus 4, Ryan Zabriskie 0, Dane Uperesa 15.
ST. LOUIS -- Bobby Tappy 2, Keao Monteilh 4, Jose Vidad 1, Tavita Thompson 0, Jonah Lakatani 3, Matt Sonoda 0, Desmond Hanohano 9, Max de Wolff 0, Jason Rivers 17, Timo Paepule 6.
3-point goals -- Punahou: 1 (LaFountaine), St. Louis: 4 (Rivers 3, Lakatani)
Iolani 72, Maryknoll 38: Derrick Low and Bobby Webster scored 14 points each as the Raiders rolled past the Spartans.
Maryknoll stayed with Iolani, ranked first in the latest Hawaii Sports Network Top 10 poll, in the first quarter and trailed 13-10 after the opening period. But Iolani took control with a 29-5 run in the second quarter.
Jon Grobe contributed to the Raider rout with 13 points, while Bobby Nash added nine. Maryknoll's Sean Ortiz drained three 3-point shots and finished with a team-high 13 points.
At Iolani gym
Maryknoll (0-2) 10 5 13 10 -- 38 Iolani (2-0) 13 29 15 15 -- 72 MARYKNOLL -- Colin Lee 0, Michael Faria 0, Kawika Calizar 6, Sean Ortiz 13, Westin Lee 5, Kevin Lee 6, Pat Torres 4, Bronson Won 3, Jacob Noh 0, Mike Clark 1.
IOLANI -- Jon Grobe 13, Derrick Low 14, Zach Tollefson 7, Bobby Webster 14, Robert Mageo 5, Matt Choy 2, Bobby Nash 9, Joe Udell 0, Chad Miller 4, Gage Eberlin 2, Todd Blankenship 0, Tyler McCready 2.
3-point goals -- Maryknoll 3 (Ortiz 3). Iolani 4 (Grobe, Low, Tollefson, Nash).
Kamehameha 67, Damien 42: No details were available.
Division II
Hawaii Baptist Academy 64, Hanalani 40
Lutheran 58, Academy of Pacific 26
St. Louis 70, Punahou 69 (OT)
Leading scorers -- HBA: David Bartosik 16, Jared Irei 11, Joel Kurata 11, Ryan Hee 10. Han: Lito Alcantara 16, Matt Reyes 12. LHS: Sean Morihara 11, Justin Lau 10. AOP: Ben Butler 6, Mike Tom 6. StL: Kainoa Fernandez 23, Kaimana Wong 13, Grandon Costa 11, Travis Gonzaga 11, Kaipo Cabral 10. Pun: Jordan Umeda 18, Kevin Lau 16, Kawika Fiddler 16.
Junior varsity
Maryknoll 59, University 36
Punahou 53, Damien 25
St. Louis 62, Lutheran 15
Kamehameha 69, Word of Life 43
OIA
Kalaheo 39, Moanalua 33: Ikaika Alama-Francis led all scorers with 17 points as the defending state champion Mustangs held off a challenge from the host Menehunes.
Moanalua, led by Chris Beck's 12 point performance, outscored Kalaheo 13-12 in the second half, but couldn't catch the Mustangs, who improved to 2-0 in the OIA East.
Kalaheo, which nailed 10 3-pointers against Castle on Thursday, failed to connect from beyond the arc against Moanalua.
Kalaheo will play its first home game since early December when it hosts Kaiser on Jan. 9. Moanalua (0-2) faces Farrington on Jan. 11.
At Moanalua H.S. gym
Kalaheo (2-0) 14 13 5 7 -- 39 Moanalua (0-2) 11 9 5 8 -- 33 KALAHEO -- Charles Elliott 0, Michael Gayle 0, James Robertson 2, Shaine Harada 3, Ikaika Alama-Francis 17, Justin Pedrina 4, William Elliott 0, D.C. Daniels 6, Michael Garcia 0, Sam Wilhoite 7.
MOANALUA -- Aaron Fujino 3, Ric Fukushima 0, Chris Young 9, Joey Sierra 3, David Kilborn 2, Nick Slate 4, Chris Beck 12.
3-point goal -- Moanalua 1 (Sierra).
Kailua 55, Farrington 51: Taleki Mailau hit four 3-point shots and finished with 15 points to help the Surfriders improved to 2-0 in the OIA East.
Kailua erased a 25-22 halftime deficit by outscoring Farrington 21-8 in the third quarter.
Farrington's Jason Domingo led all scorers with 16 points. Kekoa Sniffen scored 11 for Kailua.
At Kailua H.S. gym
Farrington (1-1) 11 14 8 18 -- 51 Kailua (2-0) 10 11 21 13 -- 55 FARRINGTON -- Jomell Ambrocio 0, Burt Calaycay 0, Jay Ocol 3, Uriah Seui 5, Royce Machado 2, Jason Domingo 16, Sanford McKee 7, Matt Bell 8, Chad Mock 5, Jayrald Mateo 0, Calvin Rilveria 0, Rodney Cabebe 5, Bradley Torcuato 0, Tui Pula 0, Tino Uli 0, Idor Harris 0.
KAILUA -- David Kaihenui 2, Derek Mailau 0, Brad Ching 5, Kealii Kalahiki 2, Mane Masuisui 3, Kekoa Sniffen 11, Taleki Mailau 15, Eddie Campbell 2, Xavier Hoolulu , Kainoa LaCount 8, Samson Satele 7.
3-point goals -- Farrington 2 (Domingo, McKee,). Kailua 5 (Mailau 4, Ching).
Junior varsity -- Farrington 72, Kailua 68
Kaimuki 52, Kahuku 49: Richy Miyasaka scored six of his 10 points in the fourth quarter, and hit the clinching free throw with six seconds left as the host Bulldogs edged the Red Raiders.
Jesse Wong led Kaimuki with 17 points and hit four 3-point shots for the second consecutive game. He scored nine of the Bulldogs' 15 second quarter points to help Kaimuki take a 23-19 halftime lead.
Kahuku, led by James Kammerer's 17 points, cut the deficit to two points late in the contest, but Miyasaka's free throw iced the game for Kaimuki.
At Kaimuki H.S. gym
Kahuku (0-1) 11 8 16 14 -- 49 Kaimuki (2-0) 8 15 14 15 -- 52 KAHUKU -- Trumaine Oto 8, Ferron Fonoimoana 5, Ekahi Soriano 0, Jaron Casey 0, Sam Spumer 2, Inoke Funaki 6, James Kammerer 17, Tyler Oto 7, Tu Tui 0, Tala Esera 0, Quin Ah You 4.
KAIMUKI -- Jesse Wong 17, Richy Miyasaka 10, Tino Caires 2, Daniel Tautofi 6, Jimmy Miyasaka 0, Nick Milan 0, Alex Lauriano 4 , James Davis 13.
3-point goals -- Kahuku 1 (Kammerer). Kaimuki (Wong 4, R. Miyasaka, Tautofi).
Junior varsity -- Kahuku 47, Kaimuki 43
Kaiser 45, Kalani 35: Drew Gregerson electrified the Kaiser faithful with a dunk to open the game and led the Cougars to a win over their East Oahu rivals.
Gregerson's 13-point performance helped offset the hot shooting of Kalani's Robert D'Amato. D'Amato hit three 3-pointers and led all scorers with 18 points.
Kaiser's Jason Peters finished with 12 points for the Cougars.
At Kaiser H.S. gym
Kalani (0-2) 6 10 16 3 -- 35 Kaiser (2-0) 11 9 17 8 -- 45 KALANI -- Carson Chun 4, Yorke Ashiba 2, Kekoa Tam 0, True St. Thomas 0, Raj Abafo 7, Robert D'Amato 18, Jerry Wang 0, Matt Young 0, Dane Souza 2, Mike McQuay 2.
KAISER -- Louis Matsumoto 0, Kekoa Kamauoha 4, Moki Larson , Noah Amerson 4, Ivan Sakata 2, Jason Peters 12, Drew Gregerson 13, Garret Wong 0, Tyler Fujie 4, Nathan Gano 0, Audun Eskelund 6.
3-point goals -- Kalani 4 (DAmato 3, Chun). Kaiser 1 (Peters).
Junior varsity -- Kaiser 57, Kalani 48 (OT)
Castle 69, Roosevelt 58: Michael Proctor and Emmett Aberilla scored 16 points each, including 15 of the Knights 23 in the fourth quarter, leading Castle over the Roughriders.
The Knights connected on 13 of 18 free throws in the final quarter to hold off Roosevelt. Anthony Holyfield led all scorers with 19.
At Castle H.S. gym
Roosevelt (0-2) 19 9 10 20 -- 58 Castle (1-1) 16 15 15 23 -- 69 ROOSEVELT-- Keola Steitzel 10, Casey Gouveia 11, Laiana Wong 1, Jon Castro 2, Bryson Borges 13, Anthony Holyfield 19, Daniel Balbas 2.
CASTLE -- Justin Bruhn 6, William Harvest 12, Michael Proctor 16, Emmett Aberilla 16, Charles Teixeira 6, Ryen Isip 2, Pookela Craig-Rodenhurst 11.
3-point goals: Roosevelt 6 (Borges 2, Gouveia 2, Steitzel 2). Castle 4 (Harvest 2, Aberilla, Craig-Rodenhurst).
Junior varsity -- Castle 50, Roosevelt 44
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