[ HIGH SCHOOLS ]
Raiders cruise
against Saint Louis
In the simplest of terms, Iolani was ready and Saint Louis wasn't.
In mathematical terms, the Raiders dusted the Crusaders 66-28 in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu basketball opener in front of about 400 at McCabe Gym last night.
And in the words of Saint Louis coach Delbert Tengan, something just wasn't right with his club.
"I told them that if they can't get fired up for the No. 1 team in the state, then something is seriously wrong," Tengan said. "They had the opportunity to play the premier program in the state and didn't show up to play. There's no excuse for that."
On the other end of the court, it was business as usual for two-time defending state champion Iolani.
Back-to-back player of the year Derrick Low scored all 12 of his points in the first half as the Raiders grabbed a 43-17 lead at the midpoint.
Saint Louis, which battled Iolani in the state final a year ago, came in looking to control the inside. The main problem, however, was that Iolani completely took the inside out of the equation by hitting nine 3-pointers, including eight in the first half.
"We really shot well tonight," Raiders coach Mark Mugiishi said. "But even if we didn't shoot well, we still would have been OK because of our team defense. Every kid is buying into playing hard on defense."
Saint Louis' 6-foot-6 center Desmond Hanohano scored five early inside points, but didn't hit a field goal after the first period.
"We didn't come out focused after a lazy week of practice," Hanohano said. "(After the game) Coach told us we could give up and call it a season or come to practice tomorrow and pick things up."
Shooting guard Ryan Hirata led the Raiders' 3-point brigade with three from beyond the arc. He finished with a game-high 14 points.
Low, as is his custom, dominated the flow of the game, and his uncanny control was a calming effect for his teammates.
"He (Low) is a lot of levels higher than the rest of us," said Kyle Pape, who added 10 points and hit two treys. "He's got great leadership and is one of the hardest workers. He's the one who pushes us.
"Our outside shot was working because the players aren't selfish. We had a lot of patience and we trust in each other to make those outside shots."
Low played sparingly in the second half. Guards Vinny Nip and Kawika Shoji were impressive in backup roles in the final 16 minutes. Nip also hit a pair of 3s, while Shoji contributed with eight points along with some steals and assists.
"If Iolani makes contested 3s, that would be OK, but we didn't contest enough of those," Tengan said. "The disappointing thing is that the boys knew it going in that they would need to work hard on defending that outside game."
Mugiishi said Saint Louis usually starts slow (because many of the players are involved in football, which overlaps the start of basketball training) and expects a much better game the next time around.
"Early in the season, defense is usually ahead of offense," Mugiishi said. "Our defense played well and their offense isn't clicking yet."
At McCabe Gym
Iolani (1-0) 23 20 16 7 -- 66 Saint Louis (0-1) 11 6 3 8 -- 28 IOLANI--Ryan Hirata 14, Vinny Nip 11, Todd Blankenship 2, Jon Yasuda 4, Derrick Low 12, Jon Takamura 0, Zach Tollefson 0, Kawika Shoji 8, Kyle Pape 10, Sean Carney 3, Wes Eberlin 0, James Street 2.
SAINT LOUIS--B.J. Batts 0, Bo Runduen 3, Keao Monteilh 5, Ikaika Nakoa 2, Ryan Brilhante 2, Desmond Hanohano 7, Kerstan Ho 4, Kelii Zablan 0, Stephen Lei 2, Michael Perry 2, Bronson Abrigo 1, Brandon Va'a 0.
3-point goals -- Iolani 9 (Hirata 3, Nip 2, Low 2, Pape 2), Saint Louis 1 (Ronduen).
Punahou 53, Maryknoll 37
Jeremiah Ostrowski scored 13 points to lead the Buffanblu.Brenton Lee had 15 points in a losing cause for the Spartans.
At Hemmeter Fieldhouse
Maryknoll (0-1) 15 12 11 15 -- 53 Punahou (1-0) 6 11 10 10 -- 37 MARYKNOLL-- Jordan Durant 4, Kealakai Hussey 4, Edward Kawahara 4, Chris Lum 9, Riley Tang 7, Michael Toyama 1, Tyler Tsukazaki 4, Tommy Nguyen 4.
PUNAHOU--Jeremiah Ostrowski 13, Storm Bridgewater 0, Danny Cho 5, Reid Fowler 10, Scott Otake 0, Brenton Lee 15, Bobby Shklov 0, Morgan Ellsworth 6, Kaohu Berg-Hee 0, Spencer McLachlin 2, Kasey Ko 2, TJ Zabriskie 0.
3-point goals -- Maryknoll 1 (Kawahara), Punahou 3 (Cho, Fowler, Ostrowski).
Kamehameha 57, University 30
Waika Spencer scored 12 points and Gabriel Spencer and Kawika Hepa added 10 each for the Warriors.David Johnson led the Jr. Rainbows with nine.
At Kekuhaupio Gym
University (0-1) 2 8 6 14 -- 30 Kamehameha (1-0) 10 12 16 19 -- 57 UNIVERSITY--Scott Nishimoto 6, Jose Ver 0, AJ Clark 0, John Kelly 0, Michael Tenorio 0, James Cabras 7, Albert Li 1, Lucion Holyfield 0, John Duro 7, David Johnson 9.
KAMEHAMEHA--Ikaika Hardie 4, Keo Pacarro 0, Rykin Enos 9, Jacob Ho 4, Quincy Crowell 0, Mike Nii 0, Jacob Bode 2, Waika Spencer 12, Kapono Kuikahi 2, Ernie Vidinha 1, Ikaika Shelton 3, Gabriel Spencer 10, Kawika Hepa 10.
3-point goals -- University 1 (Nishimoto), Kamehameha 5 (Enos 3, Hepa 2).
Damien 58, Mid-Pacific 35
Ranson DeCosta scored 13 of his game-high 24 points in the first half to lead Damien past Mid-Pacific.Damien scored six straight points to break a 5-5 tie in the first quarter to take the lead for good.
Kawika Lopez added 12 points for Damien. The Owls were led by Chris Perry's 10.
At Mid-Pacific H.S. gym
Damien (1-0) 11 13 15 19 -- 58 Mid-Pacific (0-1) 5 8 8 14 -- 35 DAMIEN--Antonio Cerezo 2, Micah Kikuta 0, Kawika Lopez 12, Va'a Faualo 2, Ranson DeCosta 24, Fehi Sevelo 5, Soane Sevelo 0, Tevita Williams 3, Keoni Steinhoff 8, Sione Tau 2, Brandon Kahale 0.
MID-PACIFIC--Burton Woodhull 0, Josh Mitchell 2, Travis Tyler 6, Chris Perry 10, Kyle Sakamoto 0, Ryan Chun 2, JD Lum , Kellen Hastie 2, Chris Freshour 11, Bryson Beirne 2.
3-point goals -- Damien 3 (DeCosta 3), Mid-Pacific 1(Perry).
OIA
Kaimuki 46, Kaiser 34
Jimmy Miyasaka scored 17 points to help Kaimuki rally past Kaiser for its first OIA East win of the season.Down by two at the half, the Bulldogs outscored the Cougars 14-8 in the third quarter to take control of the game. Kaimuki was aided by 17 of 21 free-throw shooting.
At Kaimuki H.S. gym
Kaiser (0-2) 6 10 8 10 -- 34 Kaimuki (1-1) 7 7 14 18 -- 46 KAISER--Moku Kuhau 0, Chad Nishihira 0, Matt Ching 5, Andy Uehara 1, Jeff Peters 6, Chris Assily 13, Mitch Shimabukuro 3, Colby Ho 2, Brett Hatten 4.
KAIMUKI--Davey Nguyen 0, Kekoa Onaga 7, Jordan Wong 3, Dexter Tautofi 8, Keanu Lockwood 0, Jimmy Miyasaka 17, Nick Milan 8, Tony Faasoa 3, Reggy Palfrey 0, Isiah Ano 0.
3-point goals -- Kaiser 2 (Ching, Shimabukuro), Kaimuki (Miyaska, Onaga).
Junior varsity -- Kaiser 43, Kaimuki 36
Castle 45, Roosevelt 41
Antone Watanabe scored 13 points and Junior Mansanas added 11 as Castle held off a late rally by Roosevelt.Down by 11 at halftime, the Rough Riders cut the deficit to three in the game's closing minutes.
At Roosevelt H.S. gym
Castle (2-0) 10 11 11 13 -- 45 Roosevelt (1-1) 6 4 12 19 -- 41 CASTLE--Bryan Telangka 3, Jonathan Horner 6, Junior Mansanas 11, Scott Keiter-Charles 0, Bryce Kalauokaaea 5, Jordan Bruhn 0, Antone Watanabe 13, Blaze Soares 6, Scott Argue 0. Herbert Lee 1.
ROOSEVELT--Micah Dutro 0, Daniel Ki 2, Danton Balbas 7, James Castro 0, Westin Lee 7, Ricky Eusebio 8, La'akea Moikeha 8, Keo Keola 0, Kevin Fujii 0, Rudy Artuyo 0.
3-point goals -- Castle 1 (Kalauokaaea), Roosevelt 4 (Balbas, Eusebio, Fujii, Lee).
Junior varsity -- Roosevelt 52, Castle 36
Pearl City 43, Radford 36
Royce Yuen scored eight of his team-high 10 points in the first half as the Chargers took a 25-20 lead into halftime.Radford closed to within two points at the end of three quarters, but Pearl City's Rollie Salvacion scored all five of his points (including a 3-pointer) in the fourth quarter to help stave off Radford's comeback attempt.
At Pearl City H.S. gym
Radford (1-1) 5 15 8 8 -- 36 Pearl City (1-1) 14 11 5 13 -- 43 RADFORD--Will Kerins 0, Justin Quinches 5, Joseph Brundidge 0, Ricardo Shipley 8, Jordan Rellin 0, Greg Solomon 13, Tauran Moore 6, Kyle Blair 0, Mike Davis 4, James Herron 0, Jeff Geimer 0.
PEARL CITY--Rollie Salvacion 5, Halzton Berdido 2, Michael Hardy 4, Joshua Fial 0, Royce Yuen 10, Ricky Salvacion 0, Patrick Angel 0, Jason Lopes 4, Bryan Olarti 0, Shane Lum 0, Brandon Rambonga 9, Jeremy Pahukoa-Malia 0, A.J. Fultz 9, Dee Briscoe 0.
3-point goals -- Radford 5 (Solomon 3, Shipley 2), Pearl City 3 (Yuen 2, Ro. Salvacion).
Junior varsity -- Pearl City 34, Radford 24
Leilehua 54, Aiea 41
Angelo Massey scored 10 of his game-high 15 points in the first half to lead the Mules to a 24-18 lead at the break. Massey added the rest of his five points in the final quarter and Clayton Laurel added seven of his 11 points in the final period as Leilehua maintained the lead.At Leilehua H.S. gym
Aiea (0-1) 11 7 8 15 -- 41 Leilehua (2-0) 13 11 12 18 -- 54 AIEA--Kali Kuia 13, Mark Alejo 0, Errol Rebold 0, Darryl Talaro 0, James Hadley 4, Gary Molina 13, Jonathan Burgos 3, Thomas Leary 2, Lenny Rimigio 0, Nicholas Helsham 6.
LEILEHUA--Angelo Massey 15, Edward Garcia 12, Kennedy Ortega 2, Anthony Palomares 0, Antonio Carter 2, Kekoa Kama 0, B.J. Fruean 6, David Spore 0, Anthony Hall 2, Angel Fontanez 2, Jonathan Scruggs 2, Clayton Laurel 11, Yahweh Yago 0.
3-point goals -- Aiea 2 (Burgos, Kuia), Leilehua 5 (Garcia 3, Massey 2).
Junior varsity -- Leilehua 51, Aiea 29
Kalaheo 55, Kailua 35
Sam Wilhoite scored 26 points as Kalaheo remained perfect in OIA East play with a win over Kailua.The Mustangs held Kailua scoreless in the first quarter en route to a 28-10 halftime lead. Bronson Kamaka finished with seven points to lead Kailua.
At Kailua H.S. gym
Kalaheo (2-0) 12 16 14 13 -- 55 Kailua (0-2) 0 10 14 11 -- 35 KALAHEO--Elias Ayau 0, Chris Tumaneng 0, Matt Nakashima 4, Theo Fujita 7, Kahua Hollinger 2, William Elliott 3, Nate Witcher , Neil Bowers 6, Joshua Perry 0, David Moore 2, Clifton Pires 0, Jason Tanaka 3, Daniel Phair 2, Sam Wilhoite 26.
KAILUA--Kelroy Kohatsu 3, Zach Akamine 4, Cory Nemoto 6, Bronson Kamaka 7, Justin Pedro 6, Wayne Kaiu-Denning 5, Ryan Rodrigues , Kea Crowell 2, Kainoa LaCount 2.
3-point goals -- Kalaheo 4 (Nakashima, Fujita, Elliot, Tanaka), Kailua 1 (Kaiu-Denning).
Junior varsity -- Kailua 30 , Kalaheo 26