Kamehameha pressed St. Francis in the second and third quarters to romp to a 51-24 Interscholastic League of Honolulu win last night. Warriors press the issue
to spur rout of TroubadoursStar-Bulletin staff
The Warriors outscored the Troubadours 34-9 with the pressure defense.
St. Francis hung with Kamehameha until it encountered the press. When Kamehameha was playing defense straight-up, it only outscored St. Francis by two points.
Mounia Nihipali led the Warriors with 11 points, eight of them in the second half.
Chelsey Powell led St. Francis with nine points.
At Punahou gym
Kamehameha (1-0) 10 16 18 7 -- 51 St. Francis (0-1) 8 6 3 7 -- 24 Kamehameha -- India Soo 2, Ashley Ruff 5, Hoo Hee 0, Kekai Crabb 4, Amber Carter 8, Chrystal Hudson 5, Mounia Nihipali 11, Megan Kanoa 6, Megan Ching 4.
St. Francis -- Chelsey Powell 9, Liz Narkon 6, Annie Llanedo 6, Mandy Llanedo 1, Jennifer Lin 1, Lauren Upayayan 1, Latasha Griffen 0, Jasmine Dulan 0, Bennieta Robinson 0, Melanie Keliipueole 0.
3-point goals -- Kamehameha 1 (Hudson). St. Francis 0.
Iolani 39, Mid-Pacific 34: The Owls outscored the Raiders by five points in the final quarter but it wasn't enough to overcome the 11-point lead Iolani ran out to after the first quarter.
Trisha Nishimoto hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 16 points for the Raiders, who had six players score.
Stephanie Toshi scored 17 points to help the Owls tie it after three quarters. Shannon Nishi helped her out with 11 points and the duo combined to hit 10 of their 11 free throws.
At Iolani H.S. gym
Mid-Pacific (0-1) 4 14 3 13 -- 34 Iolani (1-0) 15 11 5 8 -- 39 MID-PACIFIC -- Keli Kajiwara 0, Kristy Minamishin 4, Shannon Nishi 11, Jasmine Vieira 0, Stephanie Toshi 17, Valerie Aficial 0, Talia Onosai 0, Caroline Beddow 2.
IOLANI -- Trisha Nishimoto 16, Jen Nagamine 0, Raeceen Woolford 0, Jackie-lyn Sasaki 0, Lana Young 5, Ginger Gravelle 8, Fabriann Gin 4, Kiani Wong 2, Keri Oyadomari 0, Patricia Wong 0, Diana McClain 4.
3-point goals -- Mid-Pacific 2 (Nishi, Toshi). Iolani: 3 (Nishimoto 2, Gravelle).
Sacred Hearts 44, University 26: At Sacred Hearts Gym, Brittney Aiwohi lit up the Junior 'Bows for 21 points -- nine of them on three 3-pointers -- and the Lancers held University to 12 points in the first half before outscoring them 10-1 in the third quarter.
Diane Okubo scored 12 points and Karlee Kailiehu added 10 for 22 of the Junior 'Bows' 26 points.
Katie Rutland contributed seven points for the Lancers.
At Sacred Hearts H.S. gym
University (0-1) 4 8 1 13 -- 26 Sacred Hearts (1-1) 8 11 10 15 -- 44 University -- Iwa Yamaguchi 0, Diane Okubo 12, Brittany Anderson 2, Kamaile Durrett 0, Leahi Frias 2, Kylie Lum 0, Karlee Kailiehu 10, Cara Pang 0, Ashley Deguzman 0.
Sacred Hearts -- Katie Rutland 7, Cherie Kinoshita 0, Tina Boncales 0, Tamieka Trujillo 0, Brittney Aiwohi 21, Nicole Lehner 2, Shalei Soueira 6, Kimberlee Young 0, Colby Aiwohi 4, Nikki Agor 0, Lani Faumuina 4, Nicole Raiola 0.
3-point goals -- University 0. Sacred Hearts: 4 (B. Aiwohi 3, Rutland).
Punahou 62, Maryknoll 56: At Punahou, Becky Hogue scored 25 points to Michelle Baduria's 24 to help the Buffanblu beat the Spartans.
Punahou only had a three-point advantage going into the final quarter, before outscoring Maryknoll 18-5.
Hogue got more help than Baduria, as Elyse Umeda scored 14 points and Rachel Kane chipped in 10 for the Buffanblu. Sela Fisilau was the only other player to score in double figures, getting 10 points for the Spartans.
At Punahou H.S. gym
Maryknoll (0-1) 12 14 15 15 -- 56 Punahou (2-0) 13 19 12 18 -- 62 MARYKNOLL -- Michelle Baduria 24, Jenna Castillo 8, Stacey Doran 1, Sela Fisilau 10, Jessica Ho 0, Cheryl Lee 6, Shannon Riley 1, Diana Samson 1, Whitney Wong 5.
PUNAHOU -- Rachel Kane 10, Elyse Umeda 14, Eryn Chun 0, Shanna-Lei Dacanay 7, Megan Abbott 0, Kristen LaVine 0, Anuhea Macfarlane 0, Janelle Shin 2, Sydney Anderson 2, Christine Takara 2, Becky Hogue 25.
Division II
University 36, Hanalani 18
High scorers: Han: Jennifer Ramos 8; UH: Tara Hiramatsu 9.
Hawaii Baptist 42, Iolani 27
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