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Iolani routs
another ILH foe
Kamehameha was sharp early against Iolani last night, but not good enough at the end.
The two-time defending state champion Raiders led by just four -- 24-20 -- late in the first half, but roared to a 60-38 Interscholastic League of Honolulu victory by dominating the second half in front of about 900 at Kekuhaupio Gym.
"Early on, we played tough, but you've got to play four quarters to stay with a team like Iolani," first-year Warriors coach Jesse Nakanishi said. "We didn't follow through with our game plan. It was much like one of our preseason games against them. We turned the ball over too much."
The Warriors kept the Raiders from running their patented offense in the first quarter and much of the second, and held Iolani star point guard Derrick Low to just four points all night.
In the early going, Kamehameha also worked it inside, successfully, drove to the hoop with gusto and hustled after loose balls. But despite Waika Spencer's eight first-quarter points, the Warriors trailed 19-14 after the first eight minutes.
Ryan Hirata's three 3-point bombs in the first quarter carried the Raiders, while Todd Blankenship's six second-quarter points allowed Iolani to gain a 26-20 edge.
After taking a breather for nearly half of the second quarter, Low began to get more involved in directing the offense.
The Raiders kept chipping away from there, and when they came out in the second half, their fired-up defense took over.
"Our trap wasn't working early in the game," said Blankenship, who finished with 14 points. "But from the second quarter on, we began to be smarter with the trap and didn't use it every single chance we had. We were much more selective with it and it worked."
Iolani coach Mark Mugiishi also credited the defense, which held Kamehameha to nine third-quarter points.
"We knew our offense wasn't working, but we looked at the scoreboard and saw that we only gave up 20 points in the first half. We knew that we could win if we could keep playing strong defense. And our offense eventually started to play well."
Patience on offense and hustle on defense was the key for the Raiders in the second half, with veterans Kyle Pape, Sean Carney and Jon Yasuda leading the way.
Iolani built a 46-29 lead at the end of three quarters, and Pape and Hirata hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter for an insurmountable 52-29 bulge.
Throughout the second half, Kamehameha wasn't able to get the ball to Spencer, its most potent inside threat.
"It goes hand in hand with the turnovers," Nakanishi said. "You can't get him the ball if you're giving it up so much."
At Kekuhaupio Gym
IOLANI--Ryan Hirata 17 Vinny Nip 2, Todd Blankenship 14, Jon Yasuda 4, Derrick Low 4, Jon Takamura 2, Zach Tollefson 0, Kawika Shoji 2, Kyle Pape 10, Sean Carney 3, Wes Eberlin 0, James Street 2.
Iolani (2-0) 19 11 16 14 -- 60 Kamehameha (1-1) 14 6 9 9 -- 38
KAMEHAMEHA--Ikaika Hardie 7, Vance Wright 0, Rykin Enos 2, Jacob Ho 0, Quincy Crowell 2, Michael Nii 2, Jacob Bode 0, Parker Bode 0, Waika Spencer 10, Aaron Aiu 0, Ernie Vidinha 0, Kinsley Shelton 2, Gabriel Spencer 5, Radford Hepa 8.
3-point goals: Iolani 5 (Hirata 4, Pape), Kamehameha 1 (Hepa).
University 47, Maryknoll 39
The Junior 'Bows jumped out to a 15-5 first-quarter lead and held on to defeat the Spartans for their first win of the year.University held off Maryknoll by shooting 8-for-10 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter. The Junior 'Bows went 13-for-17 from the foul line on the night.
At Damien Memorial H.S. gym
MARYKNOLL-- Jordan Durant 4, Kealakai Hussey 6, Edward Kawahara 7, Chris Lum 1, Riley Tang 2, Michael Toyama 0, Tyler Tsukazaki 15, Tommy Nguyen 4.
Maryknoll (0-2) 5 13 9 12 -- 39 University (1-1) 15 12 6 14 -- 47
UNIVERSITY--Scott Nishimoto 0, Jose Ver 0, AJ Clark 0, Michael Tenorio 8, James Cabras 6, Lucion Holyfield 9, John Duro 10, David Johnson 14, Albert Li 0.
3-point goals -- Maryknoll 0, University 2 (Cabras 2).
Junior varsity -- University 44, Maryknoll 29
Damien 45, Saint Louis 34
The Monarchs outscored the Crusaders 17-6 in the fourth quarter to remain undefeated.Down by seven at the half, Saint Louis rallied to tie the game at 28 after the third quarter. The Crusaders got into foul trouble in the fourth and Damien converted its free throws, finishing the game 13-for-20 from the line.
Ranson DeCosta was 5-for-9 from 3-point range and finished with 20 points for the Monarchs.
At Damien Memorial H.S. gym
SAINT LOUIS--B.J. Batts 9, Bo Runduen 0, Keao Monteilh 12, Shaun Kauleinamoku 0, Ryan Brilhante 2, Kelii Zablan 5, Stephen Lei 0, Michael Perry 6, Bronson Abrigo 0, Brandon Va'a 0.
Saint Louis (0-2) 8 6 14 6 -- 34 Damien (2-0) 10 11 7 17 -- 45
DAMIEN--Antonio Cerezo 2, Micah Kikuta 0, Kawika Lopez 7, Ranson DeCosta 20, Fehi Sevelo 7, Soane Sevelo 0, Tevita Williams 2, Keoni Steinhoff 5, Sione Tau 0, Brandon Kahale 0, Ferd Paredes 2.
3-point goals -- Saint Louis 4 (Batts 3, Monteilh), Damien 6 (DeCosta 5, Lopez).
Junior varsity -- Iolani 31, Damien 24
Punahou 63, Mid-Pacific 53:
The Buffanblu's 15-5 run gave them the win and broke a 48-all tie with 3:38 left to play.Punahou freshman guard Jeremiah Ostrowski scored 16 of his game-high 26 points in the first half. His sixth 3-pointer of the game gave Punahou the lead for good at 51-48.
At Mid-Pacific Institute gym
PUNAHOU--Jeremiah Ostrowski 26, Storm Bridgewater 2, Danny Cho 6, Reid Fowler 5, Scott Otake 5, Brenton Lee 8, Bobby Shklov 0, Morgan Ellsworth 1, Kaohu Berg-Hee 0, Spencer McLachlin 4, Kasey Ko 6, TJ Zabriskie 0.
Punahou (2-0) 21 18 6 18 -- 63 Mid-Pacific (0-2) 17 16 7 13 -- 53
MID-PACIFIC--Burton Woodhull 0, Josh Mitchell 13, Travis Tyler 2, Chris Perry 9, Kyle Sakamoto 0, Ryan Chun 6, JD Lum 0, Kellen Hastie 11, Chris Freshour 12, Bryson Beirne 0.
3-point goals -- Punahou 8 (Ostrowski 6, Otake, McLachlin), Mid-Pacific 5 (Mitchell 2, Chun 2, Perry).
OIA East
Kahuku 76, McKinley 66
Clinton Parks scored 18 points and Shosei Yamauchi added 17 as the Red Raiders rallied past the Tigers.Kahuku remained undefeated after outscoring McKinley 31-18 in the fourth quarter. Kahuku trailed by five at halftime and cut the deficit to three after the third quarter.
Robert Holder scored 31 to lead the Tigers.
At McKinley H.S. gym
KAHUKU--Hapaki Kaululaau 8, Jason Casey 2 , Cody Juliano 0, Clinton Parks 18, Bronson Ponciano-Ahue 4, Walker Vave 0, Viliami Tilini 0, Shosei Yamauchi 17, Tevita Finau 10, Iokepa Kahele 0, Spencer Hafoka 5, Okesene Ale 12
Kahuku (3-0) 8 17 20 31 -- 76 McKinley (2-1) 17 13 18 18 -- 66
MCKINLEY--Abel Werner 13, Kapena Quisano 4, Brandon Barbasa 0, Robert Holder 31, Quentin Sayers 6, Golden Lawrence 3, Josh Valdez 9, Chris Quiocho 0
3-point goals -- Kahuku 8 (Parks 5, Ale 2, Kaululaau), McKinley 8 (Holder 4, Law, Werner, Quisano, Valdez).
Junior varsity -- Kahuku 51, McKinley 14
Roosevelt 88, Thompson Academy 11
Roosevelt outscored Thompson Academy 42-7 in the first quarter and cruised to its second win of the year.Rickey Eusebio scored 16 points and was one of five Rough Riders to finish in double figures.
Thompson Academy, in its first season of basketball, had three players with three points apiece.
"They played hard and played til the end ... they didn't give up," head coach John Chung said.
At Roosevelt H.S. gym
THOMPSON ACADEMY--Keo Evans-Gonda 3, Justin Chang 2, John Abrams 0, Devin Eror 0, Aja Muncie 3, Lance Chang 3, Joshua Musick 0.
Thompson Academy (0-3) 7 1 2 1 -- 11 Roosevelt (2-1) 42 24 14 8 -- 88
ROOSEVELT--Micah Dutro 2, Daniel Ki 10, Danton Balbas 6, Westin Lee 4, Ricky Eusebio 16, La'akea Moikeha 11, Keo Keola 11, David Rivers 9, Kevin Fujii 6, Rudy Artuyo 13.
3-point goals -- Thompson Academy 1 (Muncie), Roosevelt 1 (Eusebio).
Kalani 78, Farrington 64, OT
No details reported.
OIA West
Kapolei 79, Campbell 68
Tristan Bailey scored a game-high 30 points for the Sabers, but that wasn't enough as the Hurricanes prevailed.E.J. Aton scored 11 of his 18 points during a key second quarter for Kapolei. The Hurricanes broke a 12-all tie in the second by outscoring the Sabers 29-19.
At Kapolei H.S. gym
CAMPBELL--Tristan Bailey 30, Jesse Bayudan 0, Robert Morris 4, Ian Kelly 12, Christopher Ganisan 0, Tristan Sealy 13, Kelii Basham 2, Taetuli Tafai 2, Issac Laupola 0, James Bannister 5, Matthew Gaxipla 0.
Campbell (0-3) 12 19 14 23 -- 68 Kapolei (3-0) 12 29 18 20 -- 79
KAPOLEI--E.J. Aton 18, Aaron Lewis 2, Jefferson Gaygay 6, Roland Mason 0, Bradley Padayao 14, Jerrome Figueroa 11, Warren Simanu 20, Mose Atuatasi 8.
3-point goals -- Campbell 8(Bailey 3, Sealy 3, Kelly 2). Kapolei 4 (Aton 2, Figueroa, Gaygay).
Junior varsity -- Kapolei 50, Campbell 40
Nanakuli 51, Waialua 32
The Golden Hawks took control in the second half to remain undefeated. After a close first half, Nanakuli outscored Waialua 12-8 in the third quarter to extend its lead to nine.At Nanakuli H.S. gym
WAIALUA--Roldan Dacuycuy 2, Kelson Silva 0, Glenn Rubio 2, Mark Langaman 0, Joseph Gudoy 0, Joshua Miller 0, Jaive Nacapuy 2, Lawrence Sumaoang 19, Marlon Dela Cruz 0, Brandon Macadangdang 7, Geronimo Madarang 0.
Waialua (0-2) 6 10 8 8 -- 32 Nanakuli (2-0) 8 13 12 18 -- 51
NANAKULI--Kyle Beck 2, James Chandler 6, Alex Distajo 0, Jimmy Afamasaga 4, Albert Distajo 3, David Balicao 2, Justin Luavasa 13, Jaycee Alapai 5, Rolando Celes 10, Alan Kalahiki-Pilialoha 4, Alika Enos 2.
3-point goals -- Waialua 1 (Sumaoang), Nanakuli 0.
Junior varsity -- Nanakuli 54, Waialua 36
Radford 59, Waipahu 25
Tauran Moore scored a game-high 17 points as the Rams defeated the Marauders.Radford raced out to a 20-7 halftime lead and outshot Waipahu 19-7 from the free-throw line for the night. Moore connected on all five of his free-throw attempts.
At Radford H.S. gym
WAIPAHU--Jamar Pacupac 0, Benedict Tedios 0, Jarrett Kalaola 8, Jacob Aga 5, Stanley Abasial 0, Albert Gamayo 1, Andre Tailele 8, Ricky Noble 0, Jonathan Cordeiro 3, Matthew Namu 0.
Waipahu (0-2) 2 5 4 14 -- 25 Radford (2-1) 11 9 18 21 -- 59
RADFORD--Will Kerins 0, Ricardo Shipley 2, Jordan Rellin 2, Greg Solomon 2, Tauran Moore 17, Kyle Blair 7, Mike Davis 15, James Herron 6, Justin Quinones 1, Joseph Brundidge 5, Jeff Geimer 2.
3-point goals -- Waipahu 2 (Aga, Tailele), Radford 4 (Moore 2, Davis 2).
Junior varsity -- Radford 40, Waipahu 33
Mililani 82, Waianae 61
No details reported.