GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARBULLETIN.COM Pearl City's Corey Tavares outran Aiea's Jonathan Burgos for a loose ball in last night's game. The Chargers improved to 8-0.

Pearl City socks Aiea
to improve to
8-0 in OIA West

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By Marc Dixon
mdixon@starbulletin.com

There's no swimsuit or evening gown competition in basketball, and no one's happier for that fact than the Pearl City Chargers. Because if last night had been a beauty contest, the Chargers wouldn't be 8-0.

Last night on their home court, the Chargers defeated the Aiea Na Alii 47-34 to remain undefeated in an effort their coach called something less than pretty.

"That's our game, dirty basketball," said coach Lionel Villarmia. "Not dirty, like we take cheap shots, but it isn't pretty, it isn't fantastic."

Defense carried the Chargers again as the Leeward version of the "Purple People Eaters" held Na Alii to 34 points.

"All our games except one or two were like this," said Villarmia. "All season our defense is keeping us in the game."

Villarmia cited the quickness and depth of his guards as the backbone of his stingy defense and gave special attention to Royce Yuen and Isaiah Locquiao. While both were equally adept at disrupting the Aiea offense, the latter might have actually been the difference offensively as well.

In the fourth quarter, Na Alii had narrowed the gap to six points on four free throws by Samson Chung. The Aiea defense had also stepped up as a 1-1-3 zone defense was holding the Chargers without a field goal through three minutes in the final quarter.

When it appeared the visitors had seized momentum and were preparing for a run, Locquiao drilled two 3-pointers from both wings in just over a minute, deflating the Aiea spirit and halting the Aiea charge.

"I was kind of surprised because lately he hasn't been shooting well," said Villarmia. "But we tell him to keep shooting because sooner or later it's going to drop."

Locquiao finished the game with eight points, but he had help from Mike Hardy, who gave the Chargers a lift in the third quarter when he scored eight of his 10 points. Mike Adams also grabbed a handful of offensive boards down the stretch and finished with eight points.

"Hardy and Jon Charette are the guys who give us a boost off the bench, especially tonight when our starters were struggling," said Villarmia. "Adams is our hard worker, he's the guy who's going to pound and pound and pound. Every night he gets beat up, but he comes back for more."

Pearl City travels to Radford High School on Wednesday to face the Rams, a team that boasts an identical 8-0 record. After that game, one team will hold sole possession of first place in the OIA West.

"They're six-feet across the board. They've got good size," said Villarmia. "But we're going to turn on the pressure and see what we can do."

Radford 62, Waipahu 36: The unbeaten Rams jumped out to a 17-3 lead and never looked back in trouncing the Marauders. Charles Seanior had a game-high 21 points for Radford.

Radford hosts Pearl City on Wednesday in a battle for first place in the West.

At Waipahu H.S. gym

Radford (8-0)	17	11	17	17	--	62
Waipahu (4-4)	3	11	9	13	--	36

RADFORD--Will Kerins 9, Jordan Rellin 0, Mike Davis 0, Joshua Auelua 12, Charles Seanior 21, Richardo Shipley 0, Martin Lara 4, Tauran Moore 5, Jason Opetaia 0, Daniel Downs 2, La Michael Wilkins 5, James Herron 4.

WAIPAHU--Bronson Ebinger 6, Jarrett Kalaola 0, Francis Caliboso 10, Jacob Aga 6, Albert Gamayo 0, Lionel Willis 6, Andre Tailele 0, Christopher Meana 4, Cory Komatsu 0, Tyrone Vaimoana 4, Konan Taito 0, Matthew Cabacugan 0.

3-point goals -- Radford 5 (Kerins 3, Seanior 2). Waipahu 3 (Aga 2, Caliboso).

Junior varsity -- Waipahu 38, Radford 34

Pearl City 47, Aiea 34: Kapena Wong scored a game-high 13 points as the Chargers beat Na Alii to keep pace with Radford.

At Pearl City H.S. gym

Aiea (3-5)	7	8	10	9	--	34
Pearl City (8-0)	12	7	12	16	--	47

AIEA--Ian Delacuesta 0, Samson Chung 10, Timur Sabitov 0, Kelii Kekona 6, James Hadley 0, Gary Molina 3, Jonathan Burgos 0, Levi Wyman 6, RJ Kiesel-Kauhane 9, Rocky Savaiigaea 0.

PEARL CITY--Isaiah Locquiao 8, Mike Adams 8, Jon Charette 6, Mike Hardy 8, Franklin McLain 0, Corey Tavares 2, Ricky Salvation 0, Kapena Wong 13, Royce Yuen 1, Brandon Rambonga 1, Jason Lopes 0.

3-point goals -- Aiea 1 (Chung). Pearl City 3 (Locquaio 2, Wong).

Junior varsity -- Pearl City 58, Aiea 38

OIA EAST

Castle 44, Kaiser 42, OT: Charles Texeira scored on a layup to give the Knights the winning basket in overtime.

William Harvest led Castle with 13 points, including a free throw in the extra period. Bryan Pelangka hit two charity shots in overtime and finished with 10.

At Kaiser H.S. gym

Castle (7-1)	13	7	13	6	5	--	44
Kaiser (2-4)	8	11	14	6	3	--	42

CASTLE--John Ufuti 0, Bryan Pelangka 10, Emmett Aberilla 2, Kanai Craig-Rodenhurst 1, William Harvest 13, Jordan Ukauka 4, Kurtis Kanekoa 2, Charles Teixeira 10, Antone Watanabe 0, Terry Mendez-Kema 2.

KAISER--Kekoa Kamauoha 6, Steven Pratt 13, Waikoloa Noa 4, Chris Assily 6, Matt Ching 6, Dayne Uchiyama 0, Tony Carpenter 4, Tyler Fujie 3.

3-point goals -- Castle (1) Pelangka. Kaiser (0).

Junior varsity -- Castle 55, Kaiser 49

Moanalua 44, Kalaheo 40:

Chris Young scored 14 points and Joseph Nishimura added 13 as the Menehunes pulled away from the Mustangs in the third quarter.

At Moanalua H.S. gym

Kalaheo (5-3)	12	6	7	15	--	40
Moanalua (5-3)	8	11	12	13	--	44

KALAHEO--Matthew Nakashima 1, Theodore Fujita-Lukachyk 0, William Elliot 6, Zane Cabral 14, Neil Bowers 0, David Moore 2, Jeremy Neufeldt 2, Sam Wilhoite 15.

MOANALUA--Joseph Nishimura 13, Brian Bertulfo 0, Glenn Gascon 0, Jaimie Rego 6, Marquise Duvall 6, Jonathan Austad 0, Sean Mullaney 2, Chris Young 14, Darin-Jay Shinagawa 0, Eric Keys 3.

3-point goals -- Kalaheo 2 (Elliot). Moanalua 4 (Nishimura 2, Young 2).

Junior varsity -- Moanalua 36, Kalaheo 30

Kaimuki 46, Kailua 35: Nick Milan led a balanced Bulldog attack with 11 points as Kaimuki held off the host Surfriders. Daniel Tautofi finished with 10 points and Jimmy Miyasaka had nine.

At Kailua H.S. gym

Kaimuki (7-1)	8	13	11	14	--	46
Kailua (3-5)	10	9	10	6	--	35

KAIMUKI--Davey Nguyen 0, Richy Miyasaka 0, Dylan Kuratsu 0, Daniel Tautofi 10, Isaiah Ano 1, Jr. Maiava 6, Jimmy Miyasaka 9, Jon Torres 7, Herb Lee 0, James Davis 0, Dexter Tautofi 0, Nick Milan 11.

KAILUA--David Kaihenui 2, Tyler Harrison 0, Kealii Kalahiki 5, Derek Mailau 0, Corey Nemoto 0, Kekoa Sniffen 2, Brad Ching 6, Jordan Montgomery 8, Wayne Kaiu-Denning 0, Eddie Campbell 10, Xavier Hoolulu 2, Zack Meredith 0, Kainoa LaCount 0.

3-point goals -- Kaimuki none. Kailua 1 (Kalahiki).

Junior varsity -- Kailua 50, Kaimuki 43

ILH

Iolani 70, Damien 34: Ryan Hirata paced the Raiders with 13 points, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in the third quarter.

Iolani limited the Monarchs' high-scoring Ranson DeCosta to eight points.

At Damien Memorial H.S. gym

Iolani (9-0)	15	16	20	19	--	70
Damien (3-6)	6	10	8	10	--	34

IOLANI--Vinny Nip 5, Jon Yasuda 6, Derrick Low 7, Zach Tollefson 5, Ryan Hirata 13, Kyle Pape 4, Sean Carney 7, Bobby Nash 8, Chad Miller 6, Gage Eberlin 5, Todd Blankenship 4.

DAMIEN--Ferd Paredes 0, Elwin Gapuz 5, Fuavaa Faualo 9, Kawika Lopez 0, Ranson DeCosta 8, Kaanoi Kalai 0, Tevita Williams 2, Fehi Sevelo 8, Brandon Kahale 2.

3-point goals -- Iolani 5 (Hirata 3, Nip, Pape). Damien 1 (Faualo).

Junior varsity -- Damien 63, Mid-Pacific 26

Saint Louis 51, Mid-Pacific 47: Desmond Hanohano led the Crusaders with 12 points. Jonah Lakatani added 10 points.

At McCabe Gym

Mid-Pacific (2-7)	4	9	12	22	--	47
Saint Louis (7-2)	11	16	8	16	--	51

MID-PACIFIC--Ryan Leong 3, Brendan Katahara 0, Josh Mitchell 0, Travis Tyler 0, Chris Perry 16, Ryan Chun 0, Josh Santos 10, Kellen Hastie 4, Chris Freshour 0, Brandyn McCall 14.

SAINT LOUIS--B.J. Batts 0, Keao Monteilh 5, Doug Adachi 5, Ryan Brilhante 1, Tavita Thompson 2, Jonah Lakatani 10, Matt Sonoda 0, Desmond Hanohano 12, Jason Rivers 5, Timo Paepule 6, Wilson Afoa 5.

3-point goals -- Mid-Pacific 7(Leong, Perry 3, Santos 2, McCall). Saint Louis 2 (Lakatani 2).

Punahou 49, Maryknoll 48: Drew Monahan tipped the ball in from five feet out to give the Buffanblu the win at the buzzer.

At Damien Memorial H.S. gym

Punahou (5-4)	13	13	12	11	--	49
Maryknoll (1-8)	6	16	15	11	--	48

PUNAHOU--Reid Fowler 3, Michael Lam 2, Jason Sakata 3, Stanley Fisher 4, Drew Monahan 8, Andrew Amigleo 9, Scott Otake 1, Daniel Bertao 4, Zander Schneider 0, Chris Friedemann 7, Brian Zane 0, Brenton Lee 0, Kasey Ko 8.

MARYKNOLL--Tyler Tsukazaki 0, Michael Faria 3, Kawika Calizar 2, Chris Lum 0, Kevin Lee 23, Patrick Torres 7, Westin Lee 9, Michael Serai 0, Stacey Wong 4, Kealakai Hussey 0, Travis Yamane 0.

3-point goals -- Punahou 4 (Monahan 2, Sakata, Amigleo). Maryknoll 2 (Torres, W. Lee).

Kamehameha 43, University 33: Eric Shaver scored 15 points to lead the Warriors.

At Kekuhaupio Gym

University (2-7)	5	9	6	13	--	33
Kamehameha (7-2)	14	11	6	12	--	43

UNIVERSITY--Jeris Nakamasu 0, John Duro 4, Curtis Lefrandt 2, Ben Nishimoto 5, David Johnson 3, Tommy Chun-Ming 3, Chris Beebe 6, Ric Kodama 4, James Cabras 4, Shawn Matsumoto 2.

KAMEHAMEHA--Jacob Bode 0, Eric Shaver 15, Jarrett Day 0, Caleb Spencer 5, Aaron Kahaloa 8, Kawika Hepa 0, Waika Spencer 13, Aaron Aiu 1, Willy Melemai 1.

3-point goals -- University 2 (Nishimoto, Johnson). Kamehameha 1 (Shaver).

Division II

Kamehameha 81, Redemption 42

Saint Louis 68, Lutheran 49

Leading scorers -- StL: Kaleo Perreira 17, Ben Soliven 13, C.J. Gibbs 11, Shane Butcher 10. Luth: Amani Evensen 11, Joshua Jay 10, Matthew Uffmann 10.

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