Simeon Tavares hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 2.2 seconds left to lift Mililani past Kahuku 42-41 in the first round of the Oahu Interscholastic Association playoffs. Tavares’ late trey helps
Mililani advance in OIAStar-Bulletin staff
Trailing 41-39, Mililani called a timeout to set up the final play.
"We ran an inbounds play from the corner and the boys were smart enough to make the right pass," Trojans coach Michael Coito said.
"At the final timeout there was a little bit of chaos. The kids kept working to get open because Kahuku shut down our first options."
Brandyn Fidel made the pass in to a wide open Tavares, who moments earlier had missed two free throws and was 0-for-4 from the line in the game.
"He missed a few (3-point) shots prior to that," Coito said. " He told me he was due. He extended his high school career with that shot.
"We didn't play very well and we still won. I'm grateful for that. Sometimes it's good to be lucky."
Mililani (8-3) travels to Eastern Division champion Roosevelt (9-1) tonight at 6:30.
Leilehua (9-1) faces Castle in the first game at 5 p.m.
At Castle H.S. gym
Kahuku (6-5) 13 8 10 10 -- 41 Mililani (8-3) 17 7 10 8 -- 42 Kahuku--Ekahi Soriano 4, Sam Spurrier 2, Toriano Taulogo 0, Jarom Casey 0, Tu Tui 0, Tyler Oto 3, Shosei Yamauchi 20, Jeremy Perry 0, Quin Ah You 12.
Mililani--Aaron Kanno 3, Puna Neumann 0, Brandyn Fidel 4, Jordan Woolsey 0, Clarence Gray 0, Andrew Tokumi 8, Alex Patykula 7, Tony Gabriel 11, Simeon Tavares 7, Mikhail Mabry 2.
3-point goals -- Kahuku 1 (Oto). Mililani 3 (Kanno, Patykula, Tavares).
MOANALUA 56, PEARL CITY 53: ° The Menehunes held off a late run by the Chargers to win in the opening round of the OIA playoffs. ° Down by six with two minutes left, Pearl City's Isaiah Locquiao sunk one of two free throws and Kapena Wong scored a basket to pull the Chargers within three. That was as close as Pearl City could get. ° Joseph Nishimura scored 19 points for Moanalua, including four 3-pointers.At Roosevelt H.S. gym
Moanalua (7-4) 13 16 13 14 -- 56 Pearl City (8-3) 12 16 20 5 -- 53 Moanalua--Joseph Nishimura 19, Brian Bertulfo 0, Glenn Gascon 0, Bruce Mann 0, Jaimie Rego 13, Jameson Iereneo 0, Jonathan Austad 0, Sean Mullaney 2, Chris Young 7, Darin-Jay Shinagawa 2, John Ishikawa 0, Eric Keys 13, Kamoe Mehrtens 0.
Pearl City--Isaiah Locquiao 3, Mike Adams 10, Jon Charette 2, Mike Hardy 0, Jensen Cabanero 0, Corey Tavares 18, Ricky Salvacion 0, Kapena Wong 14, Royce Yuen 2, Shane Lum 0, Brandon Rambonga 4, Brandon Green 0, Jason Lopes 0, Anthony Muliagatele 0.
3-point goals -- Moanalua 4 (Nishimura 4). Pearl City 1 (Tavares).
CASTLE 45, AIEA 30: Charles Teixeira scored 13 points in the second half as the Knights pulled away from Na Alii after being tied at halftime. ° Castle made 13 of 16 free throws in the second half and Jordan Ukauka scored seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter.At Castle H.S. gym
Aiea (4-7) 8 4 10 8 -- 30 Castle (9-2) 10 2 14 19 -- 45 Aiea--Samson Chung 3, Timur Sabitov 3, Kelii Kekona 0, James Hadley 4, Gary Molina 4, Levi Wyman 2, RJ Kiesel-Kauhane 8, Rocky Savaiigaea 6.
Castle--John Ufuti 0, Bryan Pelangka 2, Emmett Aberilla 1, Kevin Brooks 0, Terry Mendez-Kema 2, Kanai Craig-Rodenhurst 0, William Harvest 8, Jordan Ukauka 11, Kurtis Kanekoa 4, Charles Teixeira 15, Antone Watanabe 2, Soli Lefiti 0.
3-point goals -- Aiea 2 (Chung, Sabitov). Castle 4 (Harvest 2, Ukauka 2).
KALAHEO 65, KAPOLEI 56: The two-time defending league champion Mustangs kept their season alive, taking a 36-17 halftime lead. Sam Wilhoite led all scorers with 24 points.At Kalaheo H.S. gym
Kapolei (6-5) 10 7 12 27 -- 56 Kalaheo (8-3) 18 18 14 15 -- 65 Kapolei--E.J. Aton 8, Keith Albano 2, Jefferson Gaygay 5, Aaron Lewis 2, Kaipo Enhada 2, Roland Mason 0, Bradley Padayao 16, Hector Malazarte 2, Warren Simanu 19, Mose Atuatasi 0.
Kalaheo--Aaron Luis 0, Christopher Tumaneng 0, Matthew Nakashima 0, Theodore Fujita-Lukachyk 8, William Elliot 4, Zane Cabral 15, Neil Bowers 5, David Moore 5, Jeremy Neufeldt 4, Edward Lee 0, Ryan Belles 0, Sam Wilhoite 24.
3-point goals -- Kapolei 1 (Gaygay). Kalaheo 5 (Fujita-Lukachyk 2, Elliot, Cabral, Bowers).
SAINT LOUIS 42, PUNAHOU 31: Saint Louis secured a berth in the state tournament by beating the Buffanblu. The Crusaders finish in second place, behind Iolani. ° Desmond Hanohano scored 14 points for Saint Louis in the final regular-season league game. ILH
At Hemmeter Fieldhouse
Saint Louis (11-3) 12 13 4 13 -- 42 Punahou (7-7) 6 8 5 12 -- 31 Saint Louis--B.J. Batts 7, Keao Monteilh 0, Doug Adachi 0, Ryan Brilhante 0, Tavita Thompson 0, Jonah Lakatani 3, Matt Sonoda 0, Desmond Hanohano 14, Jason Rivers 6, Timo Paepule 12, Wilson Afoa 0.
Punahou--Reid Fowler 4, Michael Lam 2, Jason Sakata 2, Stanley Fisher 2, Drew Monahan 4, Andrew Amigleo 5, Scott Otake 0, Daniel Bertao 0, Zander Schneider 0, Chris Friedemann 7, Brian Zane 0, Brenton Lee 0, Kasey Ko 5.
3-point goals -- Saint Louis 2 (Batts, Lakatani). Punahou 1 (Amigleo).
Junior varsity -- Kamehameha 48, Punahou 44
IOLANI 70, MID-PACIFIC 49: Bobby Nash scored 12 of his 27 points in the first quarter to lead the Raiders to their 27th consecutive ILH victory. ° Iolani, the defending state champion, completed its second straight unbeaten league season.At Mid-Pacific Institute gym
Iolani (14-0) 18 13 20 19 -- 70 Mid-Pacific (3-11) 15 11 10 13 -- 49 Iolani--Vinny Nip 0, Jon Yasuda 0, Derrick Low 16, Zach Tollefson 2, Ryan Hirata 7, Kyle Pape 8, Sean Carney 2, Bobby Nash 27, Chad Miller 2, Gage Eberlin 0, Todd Blankenship 6.
Mid-pacific--Chad Takabuki 0, Ryan Leong 13, Brendan Katahara 4, Josh Mitchell 2, Travis Tyler 2, Chris Perry 7, J.D. Lum 0, Ryan Chun 3, Josh Santos 8, Kyle Sakamoto 1, Kellen Hastie 0, Chris Freshour 0, Brandyn McCall 9.
3-point goals -- Iolani 6 (Nash 5, Hirata). Mid-Pacific 5 (Leong 3, Santos 2).
KAMEHAMEHA 60, DAMIEN 34: The Warriors jumped out to a 10-0 lead en route to a win over the Monarchs. Willy Melemai and Waika Spencer both scored eight points in the first half, and both finished with 12 points. ° The Warriors will be the top seed in the ILH's third-place tournament, which determines the league's final state berth.At Damien Memorial H.S. gym
Kamehameha (10-4) 17 14 15 14 -- 60 Damien (5-9) 8 8 8 10 -- 34 Kamehameha--Parker Bode 2, Jacob Bode 0, Eric Shaver 5, Galen Santana 1, Jarrett Day 6, Caleb Spencer 5, Aaron Kahaloa 5, Kawika Hepa 10, Waika Spencer 12, Aaron Aiu 2, Willy Melemai 12.
Damien--Ferd Paredes 2, Elwin Gapuz 2, Fuavaa Faualo 1, Ranson DeCosta 5, Kaanoi Kalai 6, Soane Sevelo 0, Tevita Williams 5, Fehi Sevelo 2, Brandon Kahale 4, Keoni Steinhoff 7.
3-point goals -- Kamehameha 3 (C.Spencer, Hepa 2). Damien 1 (Williams).
MARYKNOLL 47: UNIVERSITY 41: Kevin Lee scored nine of his 20 points in the first quarter as the Spartans topped the Jr. Bows.At Klum Gym
Maryknoll (4-10) 20 9 11 7 -- 47 University (2-12) 13 9 9 10 -- 41 Maryknoll--Tyler Tsukazaki 0, Michael Faria 0, Kawika Calizar 3, Kevin Lee 20, Patrick Torres 6, Westin Lee 6, Stacey Wong 12, Kealakai Hussey 0.
University--Jeris Nakamasu 5, John Duro 4, Ben Nishimoto 3, David Johnson 10, Tommy Chun-Ming 9, Chris Beebe 0, Ric Kodama 8, Sam Naone 0, James Cabras 2.
3-point goals -- Maryknoll 1 (W. Lee). University 4 (Johnson 2, Chung-Ming, Nakamasu).
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