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Despite being the top seed in the 2002 Hawaiian Airlines Girls State Basketball Championship, Kamehameha still felt like it had something to prove. Kamehameha, Punahou
go 1 more round in finalBy Grace Wen
gwen@starbulletin.comAfter a lackluster performance in Wednesday's quarterfinal win, the Warriors came out on fire last night as they cruised to a 73-61 over Kahuku in the first semifinal at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Warriors will vie for their eighth state title in an all-ILH championship at 8 tonight against Punahou, which defeated Iolani 55-41, in last night's second semifinal.
"The first half was not excellent, but it was good," Warriors coach Clay Cockett said. "We won the first two battles and lost two battles. You cannot be comfortable against a team like Kahuku. And you cannot be comfortable because there's still one more game to play."
Cockett may not have felt comfortable but he was pleased with a better all-around performance by his team.
Senior Ashley Ruff had a stellar game with 18 points and nine rebounds. Megan Ching poured in 16 points, eight from the free-throw line.
But it wasn't just the usual suspects for Kamehameha. Lehua Wood had a season-high 13 points and Amber Carter added 11 points, including three 3-pointers.
"We came out hard and with a lot of intensity because of (Wednesday's) game," Wood said of the quarterfinal win over Moanalua. "Our team got together yesterday and talked. We wanted to prove everyone wrong and our main goal was to show that we were No. 1 for a reason. We just had to come out and show them."
And show them they did.
Kamehameha jumped out to a 19-10 lead after the first quarter with five different players scoring.
Kamehameha led 25-15 and took advantage of a Kahuku scoring drought in the second quarter. The Warriors went on a 13-2 run that put them up for good.
Kahuku 10 9 13 29 -- 61 Kamehameha 17 21 15 20 --73 Kahuku (12-5): Michelle Peters 9-11 2-3 20; Kelci Naihe 6-13 3-6 16; Mereani Lewenilovo 2-4 2-7 6; Lesina Funaki 1-3 2-2 4; Krisha Kai 2-3 0-0 4; Annie Soliai 0-3 4-6 4; Charlotte Leitupo 2-2 0-0 4; Karla Tailele 0-4 1-5 1; Nicole Pouha 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-44 16-31 61.
Kamehameha (16-1): Ashley Ruff 4-12 10-14 18; Megan Ching 4-15 8-11 16; Lehua Wood 6-9 0-0
13; Amber Carter 4-10 0-0 11; Mounia Nihipali 2-6 1-4 5; Jeneka Taeoalii 2-2 0-0 4; Chrystal Hodson 1-1 0-0 2; Courtney Chai 1-1 0-0 2; India Soo 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 24-57 21-34 73.
3-point goals-Kahuku 1-6 (Naihe 1-4; Funaki 0-1; Tailele 0-1), Kamehameha 4-9 (Carter 3-6; Wood 1-1; Soo 0-1; Ching 0-1). Fouled out--Peters. Rebounds-Kahuku 26 (Naihe 6), Kamehameha 38 (Nihipali 9; Ruff 9). Assists-Kahuku 9 (Tailele 4), Kamehameha 13 (Ching 5). Total fouls-Kahuku 24, Kamehameha 24.
Punahou 55, Iolani 41
The Buffanblu raced out to a 17-9 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Iolani rallied in the fourth and caused turnovers but missed baskets down the stretch. Lana Young sank two free throws to get the Raiders within six at 41-35. But Punahou iced the game from the free-throw line, hitting 8 of 10 in the final minutes.
Rachel Kane led the Buffanblu with 19 points. Becky Hogue added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Ginger Gravelle had 16 points for the Raiders.
Punahou 17 10 8 20 -- 55 Iolani 9 7 12 13 --41 Punahou (16-2): Rachel Kane 4-10 11-14 19; Becky Hogue 3-10 4-4 10; Elyse Umeda 2-11 6-13 10; Christine Takara 3-3 2-2 8; Shanna-Lei Dacanay 3-6 0-0 7; Kelly Karns 0-1 1-2 1; Janelle Shin 0-3 0-0 0; Megan Abbot 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 15-47 24-35 55.
Iolani (11-8): Ginger Gravelle 4-10 6-7 16; Fabriann Gin 3-7 2-2 8; Lana Young 2-4 3-3 7; Trisha Nishimoto 2-13 0-0 4; Patricia Wong 2-4 0-0 4; Diana McClain 1-1 0-0 2; Jackie-Lynn Sasaki 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 14-40 11-12 41.
3-point goals--Punahou 1-6 (Dacanay 1-1; Umeda 0-2; Kane 0-2; Shin 0-1), Iolani 2-5 (Gravelle 2-3; Wong 0-2). Rebounds--Punahou 36 (Hogue 10), Iolani 28 (McClain 7). Assists--Punahou 9 (Dacanay 3; Kane 3; Umeda 3), Iolani 3 (Wong 2). Total fouls--Punahou 12, Iolani 22.
Baldwin 39, Moanalua 35 CONSOLATION GAMES
Kami Kapaku poured in 17 points, had two steals and a block to lead the Bears past the Menehunes. Jenna Mailou added seven points and eight rebounds for Baldwin.
Baldwin 8 13 11 7 -- 39 Moanalua 6 3 10 16 -- 35 Baldwin (14-2): Kami Kapaku 6-9 4-10 17; Jenna Mailou 3-4 1-4 7; Crystal Manuel 1-4 5-6 7; Mahie Atay 2-4 2-2 6; Isabeau Waiau 1-3 0-0 2; Kapua Atay 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 13-26 12-22 39.
Moanalua (11-6): Kepua Lee 2-14 2-5 8; Christina Sierra 2-10 2-2 8; Patti Hardimon 3-15 1-2 7; Sasha Silva 1-3 4-7 6; Brittany Briem 2-4 0-2 6; Marleen Leautu 0-1 0-0 0; Ronni Keliihoomalu 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 10-49 9-18 35.
3-point goals--Baldwin 1-1 (Kapaku 1-1), Moanalua 6-23 (Sierra 2-7; Briem 2-4; Lee 2-9; Hardimon 0-3). Rebounds--Baldwin 23 (Mailou 8), Moanalua 37 (Hardimon 9). Assists--Baldwin 6 (Atay 2), Moanalua 8 (Sierra 3; Hardimon 3). Total fouls--Baldwin 13, Moanalua 15. Fouled out--Sierra, Christina.
Konawaena 62, Kalaheo 48Jessica Hanato blew by defenders en route to a game-high 20 points. The freshman was aided by the Wildcats perimeter game with Kristin Kitaoka and Nancy Hoist knocking down treys early in the game.
Hoist hoisted one at the buzzer as time expired in the first quarter. The sophomore finished with 16 points and six rebounds.
Latoya Wily scored 10 points mostly on putbacks and added 11 rebounds for Kalaheo.
Konawaena 16 16 12 18 -- 62 Kalaheo 19 8 11 10 -- 48 Konawaena (14-1): Jessica Hanato 8-13 4-7 20; Nancy Hoist 5-10 5-6 16; Shawna-Marie Gomes 3-7 2-4 8; Tiare DeAguiar 3-5 1-2 7; Kristin Kitaoka 2-3 0-0 6; Kara Taniyama 0-5 3-4 3; E. Chung-Hoon Palau1-2 0-0 2; Noelani Yamamoto 0-1 0-0 0; Jennifer Tayamen 0-3 0-2 0; Keala Kaupu 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 15-25 62.
Kalaheo (11-4): Latoya Wily 3-14 5-7 11; Brandi Benson 3-4 4-6 10; Bre Carson 3-5 2-4 9; Brina Fritzsche 2-4 0-0 4; Dawnelle Nahinu 1-5 0-0 3; Natasha Lagapa 1-5 0-0 3; Kalena Hatori1-4 1-4 3; Shaina Siliga 1-4 0-0 3; Shantel Marumoto 1-1 0-0 2; Hauoli Kahlbaun 0-3 0-2 0; Kaiena Huihui 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-50 12-23 48.
3-point goals--Konawaena 3-12 (Kitaoka 2-3; Hoist 1-2; Taniyama 0-3; Tayamen 0-1; Kaupu 0-1; Gomes 0-2), Kalaheo 4-12 (Lagapa 1-4; Nahinu 1-1; Siliga 1-4; Carson 1-3). Rebounds-Konawaena 40 (Hoist 8), Kalaheo 34 (Wily 10). Assists--Konawaena 14 (Hanato 4), Kalaheo 8 (Lagapa 3; Benson 3). Total fouls--Konawaena 17, Kalaheo 18.
Lahainaluna 50, Pearl City 31
The Lunas used balanced scoring and a tenacious defense to defeat the Chargers. Missy Kaina, Sherlyn Yadao and Monika Vehikite each had 11 points and Fatai Halaapiapi added 10 points and 17 rebounds. Lahainaluna broke away from a one-point game at the end of the third quarter and lit up the fourth with 22 points to end Pearl City's season.
Pearl City 9 7 11 4 -- 31 Lahainaluna 12 9 7 22 -- 50 Pearl City (10-5): Marci Lobendahn 3-17 4-8 10; Christie Ayers 2-8 2-6 6; Frances Mabalay 1-5 1-2 3; Amy Fujihara 1-1 0-0 3; Tina Questel 1-11 0-0 2; Chalice Kaapuni 1-2 0-0 2; Lusia Kleinschmidt 1-1 0-0 2; Kellie Nishikida 1-1 0-0 2; Kristin Lai 0-3 1-2 1; Darcie Hamamoto 0-1 0-0 0; Joni Yoon 0-1 0-0 0; K. Riego de Dios0-1 0-0 0; Jillian Soria 0-3 0-2 0. Totals 11-55 8-20 31.
Lahainaluna (12-4): Sherlyn Yadao 4-11 2-2 11; Missy Kaina 1-8 9-17 11; Monika Vehikite 3-6 5-8 11; Fatai Halaapiapi 5-11 0-3 10; Hannalore Cabrera 1-4 0-0 3; Krystle Omlan 1-4 0-0 3; Janet Bilog 0-1 1-2 1; Kele Fushikoshi 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-46 17-32 50.
3-point goals-Pearl City 1-3 (Fujihara 1-1; Riego de Dios 0-1; Lobendahn 0-1), Lahainaluna 3-8 (Omlan 1-3; Cabrera 1-2; Yadao 1-3). Rebounds--Pearl City 45 (Questel 8; Lobendahn 8), Lahainaluna 42 (Halaapiapi 17). Assists--Pearl City 4 (Soria 2), Lahainaluna 6 (Omlan 1; Blando 1; Halaapiapi 1; Vehikite 1; Kaina 1; Fushikoshi 1). Total fouls--Pearl City 23, Lahainaluna 15. Fouled out--Ayers, Lobendahn.
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