Bulldogs end
Castle’s streak

OIA girls soccer

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By Marc Dixon
Special to the Star-Bulletin

Before the start of last night's big game between Castle and Kaimuki, Bulldogs football coach Eric Rhinelander was recognized by KSSK radio for his work on and off the field as the Kaimuki defensive coordinator.

Before the night was over, Kaimuki coach Stephen Lee and his boys proved to the home crowd that Bulldogs basketball also knows a thing or two about defense.

Utilizing an extended matchup zone, the Bulldogs were able to keep the Knights out of any offensive rhythm in the first half, building an 11-point lead before the break and winning 47-34.

"They were playing pretty good defense tonight," said Castle coach Rocky Fraticelli. "We worked a lot on trying to break their zone during practice, but we couldn't find the open gaps during the game, we weren't reading it correct."

Midway through the second quarter, a Nick Milan up-and-under windmill scoop shot gave the Bulldogs a commanding 24-9 lead. So stifling was the Kaimuki defense, the visiting Knights were held under 10 points until an Emmett "Doonie" Aberilla left-hander closed the deficit to 24-11 with a little more than five minutes left in the half.

Aside from suffocating the Castle shooters, Kaimuki also limited the Knights' number of shots while managing to provide additional opportunities for themselves. Kaimuki collected 12 offensive rebounds in the first half, with Daniel Tautofi corralling four, the same number as the entire Castle team.

"Their size was a big concern to us coming in," Fraticelli said. "Trying to keep them off the boards, they killed us in the first half with offensive rebounding."

In the second half a familiar scenario repeated itself for the Bulldogs as Tautofi was stricken with foul trouble, allowing the Knights back into the game.

"It comes back to the same thing," Lee said. "Daniel gets into trouble and the rest of the guys don't have the confidence to keep the run going. I stress this all the time, we need other guys to step up."

Led by Aberilla and William Harvest, who led the Knight attack with 13 and eight points, respectively, Castle outscored the home team 14-9 in the third and pulled to within four on an Aberilla put-back.

In the fourth quarter, following a Charles Teixeira free throw, the Knights closed to six points but couldn't get closer as Nick Milan scored five of his 11 points in 42 seconds to ice the game for Kaimuki.

"Nick's been playing a lot better," Lee said. "He's coming around, he had a slow start and he helps when Daniel is out and Jimmy (Miyasaka) is struggling, but they all need to step up or we're going to struggle."

The Kaimuki victory handed Castle its first loss of the season. Previously undefeated Roosevelt also lost last night to Kalaheo, creating three teams with one loss at the top of the OIA East and setting up a huge game next Wednesday as Castle meets Roosevelt.

"Tonight makes this Friday's game even more important," Fraticelli said. "But like I told the guys with seven seconds left, this kind of game, forget about it and move on. We'll move on."

At Kaimuki H.S. gym

Castle (6-1)	5	10	14	5	--	34
Kaimuki (6-1)	11	15	9	12	--	47

CASTLE--John Ufuti 0, Bryan Pelangka 2, Emmett Aberilla 11, Kevin Brooks 0, Terry Mendez-Kema 2, Kanai Craig-Rodenhurst 0, William Harvest 8, Jordan Ukauka 0, Kurtis Kanekoa 2, Charles Teixeira 9, Antone Watanabe 0, Soli Lefiti 0.
KAIMUKI--Davey Nguyen 0, Richy Miyasaka 1, Dylan Kuratsu 0, Daniel Tautofi 6, Isaiah Ano 7, Jimmy Miyasaka 18, Jon Torres 4, Herb Lee 0, James Davis 0, Dexter Tautofi 0, Nick Milan 11.
3-point goals -- Castle 2 (Aberilla, Harvest), Kaimuki 3 (Miyasaka 2, Da. Tautofi).
Junior varsity -- Kaimuki 50, Castle 48

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Kalaheo 65, Roosevelt 56, OT: William Elliot made all six of his free throws in overtime as the Mustangs handed the Rough Riders their first loss. Sam Wilhoite added five of his game-high 25 points in overtime for Kalaheo.

Bryson Borges converted one of two free throws for Roosevelt to tie the game at 51 and send it into overtime.

At Kalaheo H.S. gym

Roosevelt (7-1)	11	15	13	12	5	--	56
Kalaheo (5-2)	18	10	13	10	14	--	65

ROOSEVELT--Shane Kamakura 2, Bryson Borges 10, Daniel Balbas 13, Anthony Holyfield 22, Ricky Eusebio 0, Danton Balbas 0, Ryan Keomaka 7, James Castro 2.
KALAHEO--Aaron Luis 0, Christopher Tumaneng 0, Matthew Nakashima 3, Theodore Fujita-Lukachyk 15, William Elliot 9, Zane Cabral 10, Neil Bowers 0, David Moore 3, Jeremy Neufeldt 0, Sam Wilhoite 25.
3-point goals -- Roosevelt 2 (Borges, Keomaka). Kalaheo 5 (Fujita-Lukachyk 3, Elliot, Nakashima).
Junior varsity -- Roosevelt 43, Kalaheo 40

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OIA West

Radford 57, Aiea 40: Tauran Moore scored eight of his 12 points in the first half to lead the Rams to a 24-17 advantage at the half. Radford then outscored Aiea 33-23 in the second half, led by Martin Lara, who tallied 10 of his 12 after intermission.

At Radford H.S. gym

Aiea (3-4)	13	4	12	11	--	40
Radford (7-0)	11	13	14	19	--	57

AIEA--Ian Delacuesta 0, Samson Chung 5, Timur Sabitov 1, Kelii Kekona 0, James Hadley 8, Gary Molina 0, Jonathan Burgos 7, Levi Wyman 9, RJ Kiesel-Kauhane 6, Rocky Savaiigaea 4.
RADFORD--Will Kerins 6, Jordan Rellin 0, Mike Davis 4, Joshua Auelua 9, Charles Seanior 10, Richardo Shipley 0, Martin Lara 12, Tauran Moore 12, Daniel Downs 0, La Michael Wilkins 4, James Herron 0.
3-point goals -- Aiea 1 (Burgos), Radford 4 (Kerins 2, Seanior 2).
Junior varsity -- Radford 54, Aiea 37

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Leilehua 49, Mililani 48: Demetrius Washington converted one of two free throws with four seconds left to lift the Mules.

Leilehua was up 48-45 with under 10 seconds left in the game when Mililani's Alex Patykula hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 48 with four seconds left. A foul was called under the basket and Washington was awarded two free throws.

Patykula's desperation attempt at the buzzer was off.

At Mililani H.S. gym

Leilehua (7-1)	6	14	15	14	--	49
Mililani (4-3)	14	6	12	16	--	48

LEILEHUA--Andrew Talaeai 20, Demetrius Washington 8, Angelo Massey 4, Antonio Carter 0, Joshua Fetters 0, Zacarius Rivera 10, Anthony Hall 6, Angel Fontanez 1, Jonathan Scruggs 0.
MILILANI--Aaron Kanno 2, Puna Neumann 4, Brandyn Fidel 2, Jordan Woolsey 2, Clarence Gray 0, Andrew Tokumi 2, Alex Patykula 21, Simeon Tavares 7, Mikhail Mabry 8.
3-point goals -- Mililani 3 (Patykula 2, Tavares).
Junior varsity -- Leilehua 35, Mililani 32

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Mules top Surfriders
on penalty kicks

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Star-Bulletin staff

Leilehua advanced to the second round of the OIA girls soccer playoffs by beating Kailua 2-1 last night at the Pearl City High School field.

The game was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and through two overtime periods, but the Mules outscored the Surfriders 4-2 to win the game on penalty kicks.

Kelly Wert scored the goal in regulation for Leilehua, while Stacy Takekawa scored for Kailua.

Leilehua plays host Pearl City in the quarterfinals tonight at 7:15.

Kalaheo 3, Kapolei 0: Anela Gonzales, Tonya McBride and Jennifer Junk led the Mustangs, who move on to play host Kahuku in the quarterfinals tonight at 5:30.

Castle 2, Radford 0: The Knights got goals from Aimee Watanabe and Jessie Hori to defeat the Rams.

Castle advanced to the quarterfinals against Mililani tonight at 5:30 at Kahuku.

Aiea 2, Moanalua 1, OT: Na Alii and the Menehunes were tied at 1-1 through regulation and overtime periods before Na Alii won it 3-1 on penalty kicks.

Aiea moves on to a quarterfinal match against Kaiser tonight at 5:30 at Pearl City.

Boys open tomorrow: The OIA boys playoffs start tomorrow with four games.

In games at Campbell, Kapolei takes on Kalaheo at 5:15 p.m. and Campbell meets Kahuku at 7.

In games at Moanalua, Waianae plays against Roosevelt at 5:15 and Leilehua tangles with Moanalua at 7.

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