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Kalaheo's Taylor Smith and Campbell's Kelli Fukumoto battled under the board last night as the Mustangs beat the Sabers 42-27.
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If Kalaheo is going to stay alive in its quest for a sixth straight Oahu Interscholastic Association girls basketball title, it will have to play much better than it did last night.
It took the Mustangs more than three quarters to warm up, but they finally shook off the Campbell Sabers 42-27 in the opening round of the OIA tournament at McKinley's gym.
Other winners last night were McKinley, Farrington and Kaiser -- as the Eastern Division went 4-0.
Next up for Kalaheo (7-4) is Eastern Division champion Moanalua (9-1), which beat the Mustangs 60-50 in the regular season on April 23.
"I think pretty much the talking is done," Mustangs coach Chico Furtado said. "We've played an entire (regular) season. It's just a matter of playing consistently.
"We cannot make the kind of mistakes we made tonight and we cannot have the lulls; sometimes we just don't score offensively. What we got in the fourth quarter is what we're capable of."
Kalaheo plays at Moanalua tonight at 6:30, with the winner advancing to the OIA semifinals and earning a berth in the state tournament.
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Smith, who scored 11 points, went up for a shot against Fukumoto.
"Hopefully we're excited (about playing Moanalua)," Furtado said. "You get into a situation where one game can get you into the state tournament, you'd better be excited or stay home."
The teams have not met during Kalaheo's five-year run of OIA championships.
"I just think we have to play a full game tomorrow," sophomore Taylor Smith said. "We have to play a full 32 minutes because last time we played (Moanalua) I don't know what we were doing in the third quarter. We have to play hard for 32 minutes."
In the teams' first meeting, the Menehunes outscored the Mustangs 18-6 in the third quarter to take an insurmountable 46-25 lead.
Last night, Smith scored nine of her 11 points in the second half and Kalaheo extended its winning streak in the OIA playoffs to 16 games (with the last loss coming in the 1997 OIA final).
Kalaheo only trailed Campbell 7-3 despite missing 15 of its first 16 shots from the floor.
Unhappy with the play of his starters, Furtado subbed in his second five for eight full minutes in the first and second quarters.
"I thought in the first quarter we got a lot of good shots," Furtado said. "I wasn't concerned about the kind of shots we were getting, I just thought when we weren't hitting them we were slow in getting back defensively.
"We didn't have the intensity on the defensive end. I didn't think the (starters) did a good job of that so I sat them down and I went with the second bunch and they played hard."
The Mustangs tied the game at 7 on back-to-back possessions in the second quarter, as they broke the Sabers' full-court press, leading to easy layups by Stephanie Hobbs and Shantel Marumoto.
Hobbs hit a jumper to put Kalaheo up 9-7 before Furtado brought his starters back in. Kalaheo led 15-13 at halftime, despite shooting just 23 percent (6-for-26).
Campbell (8-3) was slightly better at 25 percent, but turned the ball over 12 times.
The lead changed hands several times in the third quarter before Shaina Siliga picked up a loose ball and drained a jumper to put Kalaheo ahead 26-23 at the end of the quarter.
After missing their first seven shots in the fourth quarter, the Mustangs finished by hitting seven of their final eight shots and outscoring the Sabers 16-2.
Siliga started the run by hitting a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 5:03 left in the game. Campbell's Jamie Kua blocked Kalaheo's next shot and Jalen Garcia scored on a fastbreak to bring the Sabers within two, 29-27.
But Brandi Benson scored on a spin move and Taylor Smith hit three straight baskets to give the Mustangs a 37-27 lead, ending any hopes the Sabers had of winning.
Siliga scored all 10 of her points after halftime. Smith added eight rebounds and two assists.
Garcia and Chaunte Jackson combined for 17 points for Campbell. Jamie Kua added eight rebounds and five blocked shots.
At McKinley H.S. gym
Kalaheo (7-4) 3 12 11 16 -- 42 Campbell (8-3) 7 6 10 4 -- 27 KALAHEO -- Shaina Siliga 10, Shantel Marumoto 4, Brandi Benson 3, Stephanie Hobbs 4, Kaiena Huihui 2, Kaliko Kepa 6, Kamala Kau 2, Taylor Smith 11.
CAMPBELL -- Everly San Agustin 2, Jalen Garcia 8, Raynette Whitfield 2, Jamie Kua 4, Jacqueline Mendes 2, Chaunte Jackson 9.
3-point goals -- Kalaheo 1 (Siliga), Campbell 1 (Jackson).
McKinley 52, Leilehua 38: Amber Lee had 22 points, 13 rebounds and two blocked shots as the Tigers beat the Mules to advance to a meeting with Aiea.McKinley played without starting guard Bre Carson, who is out with a sprained ankle. Also missing for the Tigers was Tania Liufau, who has a sprained knee.
Pikake Nutter-Gaudet paced Leilehua with 18 points.
The Tigers and Na Alii play at Moanalua tonight at 5.
At McKinley H.S. gym
Leilehua (4-7) 6 14 6 12 -- 38 McKinley (9-2) 15 9 18 10 -- 52 LEILEHUA -- Laree Rodriguez 0, Mahela Punley 2, Tiana Caravallo 0, Alexis San Nicolas 14, Heidi Hamilton 2, Jesseca Battease 0, Pikake Nutter-Gaudet 18, Isis Atualevao 2.
MCKINLEY -- Chantel Yadao 7, Rayna Isaki 8, Kelli Fukumoto 0, Meagan Miyasaka 6, Melody Ababa 7, Janine Corpuz 0, Sharlee Kitaoka 0, Ceslie Maafala 2, Amber Lee 22.
3-point goals -- Leilehua 0, McKinley 3 (Isaki 2, Ababa).
Farrington 61, Mililani 31: Laosamoa Misa-Uli scored 11 of her game-high 18 points in the first quarter as the Governors jumped in front 23-8 en route to a win over the Trojans.Farrington, which had 16 steals, travels to unbeaten Pearl City tonight at 6:30.
At Radford H.S. gym
Farrington (8-3) 23 14 8 16 -- 61 Mililani (8-3) 8 4 11 8 -- 31 FARRINGTON -- Revelyn Cabaya 6, Ellaine Bihag 3, Joanne Fernandez 6, Sandy Tauta 2, Racquel Rivera 2, Marrissa Keohohou 0, Paepaetele Poasa 5, Tanya Alualu 4, Meleane Mateaki 10, Laosamoa Misa-Uli 18, Gretchen Santos 0, Palia Tapua 0, Audriana Esera 2, Hanau Kaiura 3.
MILILANI -- Christina Korodon 6, Ashleigh Payne 2, Sandy Nakamura 9, Erin Chapman 2, Lorianne Nonies 5, Rebekah McKay 0, Yvonne Morris 7, Suzann Jackson 0, Christy Duvauchelle 0.
3-point goals -- Farrington 4 ( Fernandez 2, Bihag, Kaiura ), Mililani 3 (Nakamura, Nonies).
Kaiser 46, Radford 33: Julia Paulo scored seven of her 12 points in the fourth quarter and Kilioe Aliifua led all scorers with 14 as the Cougars beat the host Rams. Kaiser converted 12 of 17 free throws in the game.Kaiser meets Kahuku tonight at 5 at Pearl City.
At Radford H.S. gym
Kaiser (6-5) 10 12 11 13 -- 46 Radford (8-3) 7 4 12 10 -- 33 KAISER -- Sarah Black 2, Shera Yamamoto 0, Jamie Nerona 2, Mary Ann Tualau 0, Julia Paulo 12, Sharde Pratt 10, Kelly Niiro 0, Kehau Bangay 6, Kilioe Aliifua 14.
RADFORD -- Joanne Czumalowski 1, Adrienne Dudley 0, Shantel Romano 1, Ashley Rioux 0, Marina Watts 0, Kathleen Suwa 0, Lia Mickey 11, Michelle Winebush 4, Nakita Viavia 3, Chantelle Corpuz 0, Talaya Jones 3, Jenna Johnson-Endo 10.
3-point goals -- Kaiser 0, Radford 4 (Johnson-Endo 2, Mickey 2).
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Warriors reach final
Keoni Ruth drove in Ryson Mauricio for the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth inning and Kamehameha advanced to Tuesday's championship game of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu baseball tournament with a 3-1 win yesterday over Punahou at Ala Wai Field.
Defending state and league champion Mid-Pacific continued to keep its hopes alive for a repeat when defeating Saint Louis 5-3 in yesterday's other game.
The Owls will meet the Buffanblu at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Ala Wai Field. The winner advances to meet regular-season champion Kamehameha next Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Punahou (12-5) 100 000 0 -- 1 3 3 Kamehameha (15-3) 010 020 x -- 3 6 1 Jared Pate and Michael Kim; Kanekoa Texeira and Baba Merino. W -- Texeira. L -- Pate.
Leading hitters -- Kam: Keoni Ruth RBI; Nick Freitas RBI; Matt Morgado RBI; Ryson Mauricio 2-3.
MPI 5, Saint Louis 3: Ryan Asato blasted a first-inning grand slam and Conan Young pitched a six- hitter for the Owls, who were just 7-6-1 in the regular season.
Mid-Pacific (10-7-1) 401 000 0 -- 5 6 1 Saint Louis (9-8-1) 200 010 0 -- 3 6 1 Conan Young and Kip Masuda; Justin Goo, Michael Grado (2), Cameron Dayne (5), Marc Nobriga (6) and Jowen Thornton-Murray. W--Young; L--Goo.
Leading hitters--MPI: Kevin Whalen 2b; Ryan Asato GSHR. StL: John Gentry 2-3, RBI; Bobby George RBI; Danny Lee RBI.
