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GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARBULLETIN.COM
Kalaheo's Sam Wilhoite, right, battled Castle's Antone Watanabe and Kurtis Kaneoka for a rebound last night. After trailing for most of the game, the Knights upset the Mustangs 48-41.
Whoever wrote the blueprint for winning in unthinkable ways at Castle High School has done a remarkable job. Knights copy football team
with unlikely win
By Nick Abramo
nabramo@starbulletin.comThe Knights' basketball team found another way to pull out a close one last night, roaring back from what looked like sure defeat to upset Windward rival Kalaheo 48-41.
"They're the cardiac kids," Castle coach Rocky Fraticelli said after his Knights climbed to 5-0 in the Oahu Interscholastic Association East Division standings. "This one was a lot like our first four games. We made the key plays at the end."
In previous games, the Knights edged McKinley in overtime, rallied late to beat Kahuku and Farrington, and barely held on to top Moanalua.
The victories are reminiscent of the Knights' football team, which kicked and clawed its way to an improbable OIA title and an equally surprising second-place finish in the state tournament.
With just over a minute left, Castle's Emmett Aberilla put up a high-arcing 3-point attempt. He watched the ball roll off his fingertips and eventually settle through the rim to give the Knights a 43-41 edge. It was their first lead of the night, and it put the Mustangs in desperation mode for the first time.
"We had opportunities to put 'em away, put 'em down by about 10 or 12, but we let them hang around," Kalaheo coach Pete Smith said. "Castle did a great job in the fourth quarter and we turned the ball over twice in key situations and missed shots. We just didn't finish the game."
After Mustangs center Sam Wilhoite dropped in two free throws for a 41-38 lead, Kalaheo went to a delay game, but it backfired as Zane Cabral was called for traveling.
Castle's Charles Teixeira hit two from the line to make it 41-40, and when Cabral's bounce pass was intercepted by William Harvest, the Knights broke out and put the ball in Aberilla's hands.
"As soon as it left my hand, I had the feeling I was going to make it. I had a lot of confidence on that shot," Aberilla said about the game-turning trey.
Kalaheo (3-1) missed three shots in the final minute -- 3-point attempts by Theodore Fujita-Lukachyk and Cabral and a put-back try by Wilhoite.
Wilhoite was dominant inside and finished with a game-high 18, but he'd rather have the win.
"We didn't execute, and choked at the end," Wilhoite said. "It wasn't one of our best games. We weren't hitting shots and didn't take care of the ball at the end. It was very disappointing."
Castle wrapped up the victory on Harvest's free throw and two by Bryan Pelangka. Harvest added a layup in the final seconds after the Mustangs' last miss.
At Castle H.S. gym
Kalaheo (3-1) 10 19 6 6 -- 41 Castle (5-0) 8 15 9 16 -- 48 KALAHEO -- Theodore Fujita-Lukachyk 6, William Elliott 2, Zane Cabral 11, David Moore 4, Sam Wilhoite 18.
CASTLE -- Bryan Pelangka 2, Emmett Aberilla 16, Terry Mendez-Kema 4, William Harvest 10, Kurtis Kanekoa 4, Charles Teixeira 6, Antone Watanabe 4, Soli Lefiti 2.
3-point goals -- Kalaheo 3 (Fujita-Lukachyk 2, Cabral). Castle 3 (Aberilla 3).
Junior varsity -- Castle 47, Kalaheo 38
Roosevelt 58, Kalani 47: The Rough Riders scored 21 points in the third quarter to pull away from the Falcons.
Anthony Holyfield scored 18 points and Daniel Balbas added 17 for Roosevelt, which remains tied atop the OIA East at 5-0.
At Kalani H.S. gym
Kalani (0-4) 8 11 7 21 -- 47 Roosevelt (5-0) 7 12 21 18 -- 58 KALANI -- Jerry Wang 6, Carson Chun 15, Dustin Umeda 9, Chad Lum 2, Cory Konishi 0, True St. Thomas 4, Teetai Ane 4, Jason Deguzman 7.
ROOSEVELT -- Shane Kamakura 3, Bryson Borges 5, Ryan Keomaka 9, Ivan Fujii 0, Daniel Ki 0, Daniel Balbas 17, James Castro 2, Anthony Holyfield 18, Ricky Eusebio 0, Danton Balbas 4.
3-point goals -- Kalani 1 (Umeda). Roosevelt 4 (Keomaka 3, Holyfield).
Junior varsity -- Roosevelt 69, Kalani 37
McKinley 42, Kaiser 36: Abel Werner scored 11 points to help the Tigers down the Cougars.
At Kaiser H.S. gym
McKinley (2-3) 9 12 8 13 -- 42 Kaiser (2-2) 12 9 10 5 -- 36 MCKINLEY -- Mark Nakatsuka 0, Abel Werner 11, Joshua Bumanglag 7, Iaokopo Taumua 14, Robert Holder 9, Isaiah Iaea 0, Thomas Pyo , Elliot Twiggs 1, Anapuni Coleman 0.
KAISER -- Jody Marxen 0, Jeoff Peters 0, Kekoa Kamauoha 7, Waikoloa Noa 7, Chris Assily 8, Matt Ching 10, Dayne Uchiyama 2, Tyler Fujie 2.
3-point goals -- McKinley 3 (Werner, Taumua, Holder). Kaiser 0.
Junior varsity -- McKinley 45, Kaiser 39
OIA West
Leilehua 42, Kapolei 36: Demetrius Washington sparked a Mules rally in the fourth quarter and Leilehua took sole possession of first place in the West. Radford and Mililani are a half-game back at 4-0 and Pearl City is 3-0.Kapolei led 31-26 after three quarters, but Leilehua fought back and took the lead for good on a jumper by Washington with about four minutes left in the game. Washington then came up with a steal and scored on a layup to give the Mules control.
At Leilehua H.S. gym
Kapolei (1-3) 9 11 11 5 -- 36 Leilehua (5-0) 15 5 6 16 -- 42 KAPOLEI -- E.J. Aton 7, Jefferson Gaygay 6, Aaron Lewis 0, Kaipo Enhada 6, Roland Mason 2, Bradley Padayao 2, Hector Malazarte 0, Warren Simanu 13.
LEILEHUA -- Andrew Talaeai 9, Demetrius Washington 11, Angelo Massey 4, Antonio Carter 6, Joshua Fetters 0, Zacarius Rivera 5, Anthony Hall 2, Angel Fontanez 5, Jonathan Scruggs 0.
3-point goals -- Kapolei 2 (Gaygay 2). Leilehua 2 (Fontanez, Washington).
Junior varsity -- Leilehua 51, Kapolei 40
Mililani 58, Aiea 52: The Trojans took advantage of four crucial Na Alii turnovers in the last five minutes to remain unbeaten. Brandyn Fidel led Mililani with 15 points.
At Aiea H.S. gym
Mililani (4-0) 15 13 10 20 -- 58 Aiea (3-2) 10 16 13 13 -- 52 MILILANI -- Lorenzo Abernathy 0, Aaron Kanno 1, Puna Neumann 4, Brandyn Fidel 15, Shane McIntosh 12, Nate Adams 0, Clarence Gray 0, Andrew Tokumi 3, Alex Patykula 12, Tony Gabriel 6, Simeon Tavares 10, Mikhail Mabry 5.
AIEA -- Ian Delacuesta 0, Samson Chung 5, Timur Sabitov 0, Kelii Kekona 9, James Hadley 10, Gary Molina 5, Jonathan Burgos 0, Levi Wyman 12, RJ Kiesel-Kauhane 8, Rocky Savaiigaea 3.
3-point goals -- Mililani 2 (Fidel, Tavares). Aiea 3 (Kekona, Chung, Hadley).
Junior varsity -- Aiea 32, Mililani 54
ILH
Iolani 48, University 22: Derrick Low scored 11 points and Bobby Nash added 10 as the Raiders beat the Junior 'Bows to remain unbeaten atop the ILH.At Iolani School gym
University (0-5) 4 11 7 4 -- 22 Iolani (5-0) 10 12 15 11 -- 48 UNIVERSITY -- Jeris Nakamasu 2, John Duro 2, Curtis Lefrandt 0, Ben Nishimoto 3, David Johnson 4, Tommy Chun-Ming 1, Chris Beebe 0, Ric Kodama 4, Sam Naone 0, James Cabras 6, Shawn Matsumoto 0.
IOLANI -- Vinny Nip 6, Jon Yasuda 6, Derrick Low 11, Zach Tollefson 2, Ryan Hirata 2, Kyle Pape 6, Sean Carney 4, Bobby Nash 10, Chad Miller 1, Gage Eberlin 0, Todd Blankenship 0.
3-point goals -- University 1 (Nishimoto). Iolani 1 (Low).
Junior varsity -- Iolani 57, Maryknoll 36
Kamehameha 48, Punahou 38: The Warriors remained in a tie for second place with Saint Louis by beating the Buffanblu.
At Hemmeter Fieldhouse
Kamehameha (4-1) 15 10 10 13 -- 48 Punahou (3-2) 12 8 6 12 -- 38 KAMEHAMEHA -- Eric Shaver 9, Galen Santana 1, Caleb Spencer 9, Aaron Kahaloa 10, Kawika Hepa 0, Waika Spencer 8, Ioane Spencer 3, Willy Melemai 8.
PUNAHOU -- Reid Fowler 1, Michael Lam 2, Jason Sakata 10, Drew Monahan 5, Andrew Amigleo 3, Scott Otake 1, Daniel Bertao 2, Chris Friedemann 4, Brenton Lee 6, Kasey Ko 4.
3-point goals -- Kamehameha 1 (Kahaoloa). Punahou 4 (Sakata 2, Amigleo, Monahan).
Junior varsity -- Punahou 62, Damien 42
Saint Louis 59, Maryknoll 39: Timo Paepule and Wilson Afoa combined for 23 points and 11 of 13 Crusaders scored in a romp over the Spartans.
At McCabe Gym
Maryknoll (1-4) 6 7 10 16 -- 39 Saint Louis (4-1) 16 13 14 16 -- 59 MARYKNOLL -- Tyler Tsukazaki 2, Michael Faria 4, Kawika Calizar 0, Chris Lum 0, Kevin Lee 2, Patrick Torres 7, Westin Lee 16, Stacey Wong 6, Kealakai Hussey 2.
SAINT LOUIS -- B.J. Batts 5, Keao Monteilh 0, Doug Adachi 4, Ryan Brilhante 1, Tavita Thompson 2, Jonah Lakatani 2, Matt Sonoda 2, Desmond Hanohano 9, Jason Rivers 8, Timo Paepule 12, Brandon Vaa 3, Michael Perry 0, Wilson Afoa 11.
3-point goals -- Maryknoll 2 (Torres 2). Saint Louis 1 (Batts).
Mid-Pacific 51, Damien 46: The Owls beat the Monarchs with balanced scoring.
Damiens' Ranson DeCosta scored a game-high 20 points.
At Damien Memorial H.S. gym
Mid-Pacific (2-3) 14 18 7 12 -- 51 Damien (1-4) 7 9 20 10 -- 46 MID-PACIFIC -- Brendan Katahara 2, Josh Mitchell 8, Travis Tyler 7, Chris Perry 9, Ryan Chun 0, Josh Santos 9, Chris Freshour 7, Brandyn McCall 9.
DAMIEN -- Ferd Paredes 0, Elwin Gapuz 6, Fuavaa Faualo 0, Kawika Lopez 1, Ranson DeCosta 20, Kaanoi Kalai 6, Soane Sevelo 0, Tevita Williams 5, Fehi Sevelo 6, Brandon Kahale 2, Keoni Steinhoff 0.
3-point goals -- Mid-Pacific 4 (Mitchell 2, Perry, Santos). Damien 3 (DeCosta 3).
Junior varsity -- Mid-Pacific 53, Lutheran 32
Division II
Hanalani 54, Hawaii Baptist 50
Lutheran 52, Assets 33
Academy of the Pacific 57, Redemption 51
Punahou 64, Iolani 55Leading scorers -- Hana: Chris Wee 14. HBA: Will Stinton 13, Jared Irei 11. Luth: Amani Evensen 15. Assets: James Chun 16. AOP: Kaimana Komine 22. Red: Anthony Troche 20. Pun: Peterson Brossy 21, Danny Nakada 11. Iol: Robert Mageo 22, Matt Choy 13.
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