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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Radford's Joshua Auelua and Leilehua's Antonio Carter went after this loose ball last night.

Radford hands
Leilehua first loss

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CORRECTION Monday, January 27, 2003 » La Michael Wilkens is a basketball player for Radford. A story on Page B5 in Saturday's paper had his name misspelled La Michael Hawkins. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Editor Frank Bridgewater at 529-4791 or email him at corrections@starbulletin.com.

By Nick Abramo
nabramo@starbulletin.com

They call them the Radford Rams, but you could also call them the kings of beating undefeated teams.

The Rams remained undefeated themselves last night by beating previously undefeated Leilehua 65-53 in Wahiawa. The win came on the heels of a 44-40 victory over Mililani -- another previously undefeated team -- on Wednesday.

Unlike Wednesday, the Rams (6-0) hit game-ending free throws to wrap it up. This time, they went 9-for-11 at the line in the final 70 seconds. The win gives Radford joint possession of first place in the Oahu Interscholastic Association West Division with Pearl City, a 54-49 winner over Mililani last night.

"We had good focus and good teamwork," said Radford's Charles Seanior, who hit for 22 points. "And this time, everyone focused at the free-throw line. We had trouble with that against Mililani. We kept our composure and played hard."

Radford went 5-for-10 on free throws in the latter stages of the win over Mililani, creating extra tension that could have been avoided.

"This was a big win for us," Rams coach Kai Enos said. "Our intensity level was high and when we went to our man-to-man defense it really changed the tempo and it made a difference."

The final score does not indicate how close Leilehua (6-1) came to pulling the game out. The Mules trailed by just two, 48-46, early in the fourth quarter.

But the Rams took control and made it 56-50 on Joshua Auelua's three-point play and a steal that he converted into a length-of-the-court layup. He also had a key defensive rebound in the middle of the surge.

From there, Radford came through with its free-throw barrage.

"At the end we weren't playing as a team," said Leilehua's Andrew Talaeai, who pumped in a game-high 23 points. "We weren't playing hard enough on defense. Radford is definitely the best team we've played so far, and if we play them again, we've got to come more prepared and not have everybody playing as individuals."

The Rams led most of the game. Seanior gave them a 17-15 lead at the end of the first quarter with seven points, including a steal and coast-to-coast tiebreaking layup before the buzzer.

La Michael Hawkins chimed in with eight points in the second quarter and three heavy-duty defensive rebounds as the Rams went up 34-24 at the half.

Talaeai's gutsy play led Leilehua to a third-quarter comeback. He finished his 14-point period with a baseline drive and 5-foot runner to make it 48-45 heading into the fourth.

But once the Rams got up by six, the Mules were forced to foul and couldn't catch up. Seanior hit 5 of 6 from the line down the stretch.

"Radford outplayed us," Leilehua coach Keith Spencer said. "They hit the big shots and deserved to win. We played good at times, but weren't consistent."

At Leilehua H.S. gym

Radford (6-0)	17	17	14	17	--	65
Leilehua (6-1)	15	9	21	8	--	53

RADFORD--Will Kerins 0, Jordan Rellin 0, Mike Davis 9, Charles Seanior 22, Ricardo Shipley 0, Joshua Auelua 14, Martin Lara 8, Tauran Moore 4, La Michael Hawkins 8.

LEILEHUA--Andrew Talaeai 23, Demetrius Washington 5, Angelo Massey 6, Antonio Carter 0, Joshua Fetters 1, Zacarias Rivera 14, Anthony Hall 0, Angel Fontanez 0, Jonathan Scruggs 4.

3-point goals -- Radford 5 (Davis 2, Seanior 2, Moore); Leilehua 2 (Talaeai 2).

Junior varsity -- Leilehua 54, Radford 45

Pearl City 54, Mililani 49: Corey Tavares scored 17 points, including two 3-pointers, as the Chargers remained unbeaten with a win over the Trojans and moved into a first-place tie with Radford.

For Mililani, Aaron Kanno scored 13 points with three baskets from 3-point land.

At Pearl City H.S. gym

Mililani (4-2)	13	6	8	22	--	49
Pearl City (6-0)	11	12	12	19	--	54

MILILANI--Zac Anduha 0, Aaron Kanno 13, Puna Neumann 8, Brandyn Fidel 8, Jordan Woolsey 0, Clarence Gray 0, Andrew Tokumi 0, Alex Patykula 6, Tony Gabriel 0, Simeon Tavares 14, Mikhail Mabry 0.

PEARL CITY--Isaiah Locquiao 7, Mike Adams 7, Mike Hardy 4, Corey Tavares 17, Ricky Salcacion 0, Kapena Wong 8, Royce Yuen 4, Brandon Rambonga 7, Jason Lopes 0.

3-point goals -- Mililani 6 (Kanno 3, Neumann 2, Fidel). Pearl City 2 (Tavares 2).

Junior Varsity -- Pearl City 27, Mililani 26

OIA East

Roosevelt 50, Kaimuki 48, OT: Bryson Borges hit a 15-foot jumper from the left corner with one second left to give the Rough Riders (7-0) the win and sole possession of first place in the Oahu Interscholastic Association East Division.

Idle Castle is the division's only other unbeaten and sits a half-game back at 6-0.

"It was back and forth, back and forth. Nobody really took control," said Roosevelt coach John Chung.

"We had the last possession, and it was one of those games where you kind of knew the team who had the ball last would win."

Kaimuki's Daniel Tautofi fouled out, hurting the Bulldogs' chances in overtime.

"Tautofi is like a man playing with boys and he can shoot the 3s, too," Chung said. "When he fouled out, it helped us.

"We slowed it down and spread it out and then drove to the basket instead of relying on jumpers. And the ball really bounced our way."

Kaimuki coach Stephen Lee credited the Rough Riders with taking the game away from his Bulldogs (5-1).

"We took a lead and could have controlled it a little more," Lee said. "But Roosevelt is aggressive and plays tough defense. They were the better team tonight."

At Roosevelt H.S. gym

Kaimuki (5-1)	15	8	7	17	1	--	48
Roosevelt (7-0)	5	18	10	14	3	--	50

KAIMUKI--Davey Nguyen 3, Richy Miyasaka 7, Dylan Kuratsu 0, Daniel Tautofi 11, Isaiah Ano 2, Jimmy Miyasaka 13, Jon Torres 3, Herb Lee 0, James Davis 4, Dexter Tautofi 0, Nick Milan 5.

ROOSEVELT--Shane Kamakura 2, Bryson Borges 8, Ryan Keomaka 6, Ivan Fujii 0, Daniel Ki 1, Daniel Balbas 11, James Castro 11, Anthony Holyfield 11, Ricky Eusebio 0, Laa Moikeha 0, Danton Balbas 0.

3-point goals -- Kaimuki 2 (Nguyen, Torres). Roosevelt 2 (Keomaka, Castro).

Junior Varsity -- Roosevelt 56, Kaimuki 41

Kalaheo 34, Kaiser 31: The Mustangs came back to win by outscoring the Cougars 8-3 in the fourth quarter.

Sam Wilhoite scored 11 points for Kalaheo, while Waikoloa Noa had a game-high 17 for Kaiser.

At Kaiser H.S. gym

Kalaheo (4-2)	5	12	9	8	--	34
Kaiser (2-3)	4	10	14	3	--	31

KALAHEO--Aaron Luis 0, Christopher Tumaneng 0, Matthew Nakashima 0, Theodore Fujita-Lukachyk 2, William Elliot 3, Zane Cabral 9, Neil Bowers 3, Joshua Perry 0, David Moore 2, Jeremy Neufeldt 4, Sam Wilhoite 11.

KAISER--Jody Marxen 0, Jeoff Peters 0, Kekoa Kamauoha 7, Steven Pratt 2, Waikoloa Noa 17, Chris Assily 0, Matt Ching 5, Tyler Fujie 0.

3-point goals -- Kalaheo 2 (Elliot, Bowers). Kaiser 0.

Junior Varsity -- Kaiser 45, Kalaheo 26

ILH

Saint Louis 50, Punahou 35: Senior guard Jason Rivers scored 10 of his game-high 16 points in the second half as the Crusaders fought off the Buffanblu.

Desmond Hanohano had eight points and sparked two Crusader scoring runs with dunks. For Punahou, Andrew Amigleo scored 12 points, including three 3-pointers.

At McCabe Gym

Punahou (4-3)	12	8	9	6	--	35
Saint Louis (6-1)	10	14	13	13	--	50

PUNAHOU--Reid Fowler 0, Michael Lam 2, Jason Sakata 3, Drew Monahan 0, Andrew Amigleo 12, Scott Otake 0, Daniel Bertao 0, Chris Friedemann 5, Brian Zane 0, Brenton Lee 9, Kasey Ko 4.

SAINT LOUIS--B.J. Batts 2, Keao Monteilh 0, Doug Adachi 0, Tavita Thompson 0, Jonah Lakatani 4, Matt Sonoda 0, Desmond Hanohano 8, Jason Rivers 16, Timo Paepule 12, Wilson Afoa 8.

3-point goals -- Punahou 5 (Amigleo 3, Lee 2). Saint Louis 0.

University 59, Maryknoll 53: Tommy Chun-Ming scored 15 points for the Junior 'Bows as they won their first game of the season, beating the Spartans. Kevin Lee had game-high 16 points for Maryknoll.

At Iolani School gym

University (1-6)	10	18	15	16	--	59
Maryknoll (1-6)	11	9	16	17	--	53

UNIVERSITY--Jeris Nakamasu 3, John Duro 4, Curtis Lefrandt 2, Ben Nishimoto 10, David Johnson 3, Tommy Chun-Ming 15, Chris Beebe 10, Ric Kodama 10, Sam Naone 0, James Cabras 2, Shawn Matsumoto 0.

MARYKNOLL--Tyler Tsukazaki 4, Michael Faria 9, Kawika Calizar 6, Chris Lum 0, Kevin Lee 16, Patrick Torres 4, Westin Lee 5, Michael Serai 0, Jimmy Yi 0, Stacey Wong 7, Kealakai Hussey 2, Travis Yamane 0.

3-point goals -- University 3 (Nishimoto 2, Johnson). Maryknoll 1 (Lee).

Junior Varsity -- Punahou 68, University 44

Kamehameha 62, Damien 39: The Warriors went up 24-5 in the first quarter and didn't look back as they thrashed the Monarchs. Waika Spencer scored a game-high 13 points for Kamehameha, while Fehi Sevelo and Ranson DeCosta had 11 points each for Damien.

At Kekuhaupio Gym

Damien (2-5)	5	7	11	16	--	39
Kamehameha (5-2)	24	11	15	12	--	62

DAMIEN--Micah Komine , Ferd Paredes 0, Elwin Gapuz 5, Fuavaa Faualo 0, Kawika Lopez 4, Ranson DeCosta 11, Kaanoi Kalai 3, Soane Sevelo 4, Tevita Williams 0, Fehi Sevelo 11, Brandon Kahale 0, Keoni Steinhoff 1.

KAMEHAMEHA--Parker Bode 4, Jacob Bode 0, Eric Shaver 5, Galen Santana 0, Jarrett Day 0, Caleb Spencer 9, Aaron Kahaloa 8, Radford Hepa 8, Waika Spencer 13, Aaron Aiu 9, Ioane Spencer 0, Willy Melemai 6.

3-point goals -- Damien 2 (Gapuz, DeCosta). Kamehameha 3 (Hepa 2, Kahaloa).

Iolani 64, Mid-Pacific 27: The Raiders opened up a 20-7 lead in the first quarter and cruised past the Owls.

Iolani's Bobby Nash led all scorers with 20.

At Iolani School gym

Mid-Pacific (2-5)	7	4	10	6	--	27
Iolani (7-0)	20	14	14	16	--	64

MID-PACIFIC--Brendan Katahara 1, Travis Tyler 9, Chris Perry 3, J.D. Lum 2, Ryan Chun 2, Josh Santos 5, Chris Freshour 5.

IOLANI--Vinny Nip 5, Jon Yasuda 1, Derrick Low 9, Zach Tollefson 4, Ryan Hirata 5, Kyle Pape 2, Bobby Nash 20, Chad Miller 11, Gage Eberlin 3, Todd Blankenship 4.

3-point goals -- Mid-Pacific 3 (Perry, Santos, Freshour). Iolani 2 (Nip, Hirata).

ILH Division II

Punahou 56, Saint Louis 35
Kamehameha 71, Assets 21
Word of Life 60, Redemption 48

High scorers--Pun: Mieky China 14, Adam Edwards 11. StL: Shane Butcher 16, C.J. Gibbs 11. Kam: Kanekoa Texeira 13, Kapu Gaison 10. Assets: Mark Lum 7, James Chun 6. WOL: Shane Lawrence 15, Chad Siu 13. RA: Kaanoi Poouahi 17, Anthony Troche 16.

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