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Moanalua's Marquise DuVall (left) and Kalaheo's Sam Wilhoite wrestled for a loose ball under the basket last night. A foul was called on Wilhoite, who scored 32 points for the Mustangs
Kalaheo beats Moanalua
Kalaheo dispatched one of the main threats to its Oahu Interscholastic Association basketball championship last night by outmuscling Moanalua 59-41 in front of about 400 at the Kalaheo gym.
Sam Wilhoite, the 6-foot-7 center, scored 13 of his game-high 32 points in the first half, but four other Mustangs scored in a crucial 13-2 second-quarter run as they turned a 16-12 game into a commanding 29-14 lead.
Wilhoite did most of his scoring in the third quarter when he pounded home 13 points.
"We were able to get the other guys involved in the second quarter, and that caused them to abandon the zone and it opened it up for Sam in the third," said Kalaheo coach Chico Furtado, whose team improved to 3-0 in the OIA and dropped Moanalua to 2-1. "That's when we knew we could establish Sam."
It was the third win of the year for the Mustangs over the Menehunes. The other two contests were in the preseason.
Moanalua kept it close in the first quarter, mainly on the work of posts Marquise Duvall and Eric Keys. Duvall scored six of his team-high 16 points in the period.
"Our plan was to go to the guy who Sam wasn't covering, and that was Marquise," Moanalua coach Byron Cheng said. "We tried to play a real disciplined game and I think we did that, but we couldn't hit the broad side of a barn and that's a credit to Kalaheo's defense.
"I don't think this game is a mark of the way our season is going to go. We have a big game against Kahuku next week and I like our chances. I think our boys will be prepared."
William Elliott had four points and several key steals in Kalaheo's big second-quarter surge. Wilhoite capped the run with his second 3-pointer and Kalaheo eventually took a 31-17 halftime lead by holding the Menehunes to five third-quarter points.
Wilhoite's third-period spree was helped along by teammates David Moore and Neil Bowers, who continued to feed him inside.
"Our guards had awesome input to me inside," Wilhoite said. "This was a big win for us, because it was at home, where we haven't had a game for a month. We were fired up because of the home crowd and we needed to beat them a third time to keep our spirits up and going."
Zach Pendergast scored five fourth-quarter points and Kamoe Mehrtens added four for the Menehunes, who trailed 46-27 after three quarters and tried to dent Kalaheo's lead as much as possible.
"It's difficult to beat the same team three times," Furtado said. "We played well and the boys came out and established themselves. The energy was good and the intensity was good."
At Kalaheo H.S. gym
MOANALUA--Sean Mullaney 0, Mitchell Kuga 0, Glenn Gascon 0, Jameson Iereneo 0, Joe Nishimura 2, Mike Loeschke 1, Marquise DuVall 16, Jon Austad 0, Greg Morgan 0, Glenne Taijeron 0, Zach Pendergast 7, Darin Shinagawa 4, Eric Keys 7, Ira Rodgigues 0, Kamoe Mehrtens 4, Micah Bagor 0.
Moanalua (2-1) 12 5 10 14 -- 41 Kalaheo (3-0) 16 15 15 13 -- 59
KALAHEO--Elias Ayau 1, Chris Tumaneng 2, Matt Nakashima 7, Theo Fujita-Lukachyk 5, Kahua Hollinger 2, William Elliott 4, Neil Bowers 2, Joshua Perry 0, David Moore 3, Cliffton Pires 0, Jason Tanaka 1, Daniel Phair 0, Sam Wilhoite 32.
3-point goals -- Moanalua 1 (Pendergast), Kalaheo 4 (Wilhoite 2, Fujita-Lukachyk, Nakashima).
Junior varsity--Kalaheo 51, Moanalua 50
Pearl City 38, Aiea 35
Gritty defense and a late steal helped the Chargers improve to 2-1 in OIA play with a victory over Aiea.Branson Rambonga led the Chargers with 11 points in the win, but Na Ali'i had their chances. After forcing a turnover, Aiea had the ball with four seconds left, but the Chargers were able to steal the inbounds pass to preserve the win.
Free-throw shooting was also critical for Aiea, which converted just seven of 19 chances from the charity line.
At Aiea H.S. gym
PEARL CITY--Rollie Salvacion 7, Halzton Berdida 0, Michael Hardy 6, Royce Yuen 3, Ricky Salvacion 2, Jason Lopes 2, Bryan Olarti 0, Brandon Rambonga 11, Jeremy Pahukoa-Malia 1, AJ Foltz 6.
Pearl City (2-1) 14 4 10 10 -- 38 Aiea (0-2) 7 14 7 7 -- 35
AIEA--Kali Kuia 5, Darryl Talaro 0, James Hadley 4, Gary Molina 11, Jonathan Burgos 5, Thomas Leary , Lenny Rimigio 3, Nicholas Helsham 7 .
3-point goals -- Pearl City 2 (Rambonga, Ro. Salvacion), Aiea 2 (Kuia, Rimigio).
Junior varsity -- Pearl City 49, Aiea 30.
Castle 46, Kaiser 35
Victor Clore scored seven points to lead the Knights through a defensive battle against the Cougars.Castle had nine different players score in the game and got a consistent effort in each quarter. The Cougars, who were led by Chris Assily's 19 points, stayed with the Knights until they were shut down to only five points in the third quarter.
At Castle H.S. gym
KAISER--Moku Kuhau 0, Chad Nishihira 2, Matt Ching 7, Andy Uehara 0, Jeff Peters 4, Chris Assily 19, Mitch Shimabukuro 0, Colby Ho 0, Brett Hatten 3.
Kaiser (0-3) 10 11 5 9 -- 35 Castle (3-0) 12 11 12 11 -- 46
CASTLE--Bryan Pelangka 3, Brad Gui 0, Jonathan Horner 5, Lewis Mansangs 14, Scott Keiter-Charles 0, Bryce Kalauokaaea 6, Jordan Bruhn 5, Antone Watanabe 2, Victor Clore 7, Blaze Soares 3, Scott Argue 1, Herbert Lee 0.
3-point goals -- Kaiser 2 (Ching, Assily), Castle 3 (Horner, Mansangs, Pelangka).
Kailua 41, Kaimuki 40
Zach Akamine hit a 3-pointer with less than 10 seconds left to give the Surfriders a come-from-behind win over the Bulldogs.Jimmy Miyasaka led Kaimuki with 17 points and had a look at the basket for the final shot but missed.
Bronson Kamaka led Kailua with 10 points.
At Kaimuki H.S. gym
KAILUA--Kama Crowell 2, Kellroy Kohatsu 5, Zach Akamine 6, Cory Nemoto 9, Bronson Kamaka 10, Kea Crowell 2, Kainoa LaCount 5, Hogan Paleafei 2.
Kailua (1-2) 3 14 7 17 -- 41 Kaimuki (1-2) 9 12 6 13 -- 40
KAIMUKI--Davey Nguyen 0, Jordan Wong 2, Dexter Tautofi 5, Jimmy Miyasaka 17, Nick Milan 10, Tony Faasoa 5, Isaiah Ano 1.
3-point goals -- Kailua 4 (Nemoto 2, Akamine, Kohatsu), Kaimuki 2 (Miyasaka, Milan).
Junior varsity -- Kailua 51, Kaimuki 48
ILH
Iolani 58, Damien 28
Vinny Nip led a balanced Raiders attack with 10 points as Iolani dealt the Monarchs their first defeat in ILH play.Ten players scored for the Raiders as Iolani raced out to a 34-7 halftime lead, allowing their reserves to play most of the second half.
Ranson DeCosta's eight points led the Monarchs.
At Iolani School gym
DAMIEN--Fred Paredes 2, Antonio Cerezo Jr. 0, Micah Kikuta 0, Kawika Lopez 2, Va'a Faualo 4, Ranson DeCosta 8, Fehi Sevelo 0, Soane Sevelo 1, Tevita Williams 5, Keoni Steinhoff 6, Sione Tau 0.
Damien (2-1) 2 5 12 9 -- 28 Iolani (3-0) 18 16 14 10 -- 58
IOLANI--Ryan Hirata 5, Vinny Nip 10, Todd Blankenship 8, Jon Yasuda 9, Derrick Low 9, Jon Takamura 2, Zach Tollefson 0, Kawika Shoji 3, Kyle Pape 8, Sean Carney 0, Wes Eberlin 2, James Street 2.
3-point goals -- Damien 1 (Williams), Iolani 5 (Nip 2, Pape 2, Low).
Mid-Pacific 44, Maryknoll 30
Three Owls scored in double figures as Mid-Pacific outscored Maryknoll 12-5 in the fourth quarter to pull away from Maryknoll.Kellen Hastie led the Owls with 11 points, and Chris Perry and Chris Freshour each added 10. Tyler Tsukazaki drilled two 3-pointers and led the Spartans with nine points in the loss.
At Iolani School gym
MID-PACIFIC--Chad Takabuki 0, Burton Woodhull 2, Cody Walker 0, Jordan Tani 0, Josh Mitchell 5, Travis Tyler 2, Chris Perry 10, Kyle Sakamoto 0, Ryan Chun 4, JD Lum 0, Kellen Hastie 11, Chris Freshour 10, Bryson Beirne 0.
Mid-Pacific (1-2) 7 16 9 12 -- 44 Maryknoll (0-3) 10 6 9 5 -- 30
MARYKNOLL-- Jordan Durant 3, Kealakai Hussey 7, Edward Kawahara 7, Chris Lum 0, Riley Tang 0, Michael Toyama 0, Tyler Tsukazaki 9, Tommy Nguyen 4.
3-point goals -- Mid-Pacific 3 (Mitchell, Perry, Hastie), Maryknoll 3 (Tsukazaki 2, Nguyen).
Punahou 52, Kamehameha 48, OT
Jeremiah Ostrowski's 19 points were barely enough as the Buffanblu stayed undefeated in ILH play by winning in overtime.Brenton Lee added 15 points for the Buffanblu to help offset Kamehameha's Kawika Hepa, who led all scorers with 21 points.
At Hemmeter Fieldhouse
KAMEHAMEHA--Keo Pacarro 0, Rykin Enos 7, Ikaika Hardie 2, Kawika Hepa 21, Kapono Kuikahi 0, Michael Nii 2, Ikaika Shelton 0, Gabriel Spencer 9, Waika Spencer 5, Ernie Vidinha 2.
Kamehameha (1-2) 6 13 13 12 4 -- 48 Punahou (3-0) 8 14 9 13 8 -- 52
PUNAHOU--Jeremiah Ostrowski 19, Storm Bridgewater 2, Daniel Cho 2, Reid Fowler 7, Scott Otake 2, Brenton Lee 15, Morgan Ellsworth 3, Spencer McLachlin 2, Kasey Ko 0.
3-point goals -- Kamehameha 2 (Hepa, Enos), Punahou 1 (Ostrowski).
University 35, Saint Louis 33
Two missed free throws by the Crusaders with a second left punctuated a sloppy fourth quarter in which Saint Louis was held scoreless for the final six and a half minutes as University held on to improve to 2-1 in ILH play.Scott Nishimoto led the Junior 'Bows with eight points, including a pair of 3-pointers, as University held on for the win despite only scoring five points in the fourth quarter.
At McCabe Gym
UNIVERSITY--Scott Nishimoto 8, Michael Tenorio 2, James Cabras 4, Lucion Holyfield 7, John Duro 7, David Johnson 7.
University (2-1) 7 10 13 5 -- 35 Saint Louis (0-3) 11 8 10 4 -- 33
SAINT LOUIS--B.J. Batts 5, Bo Runduen 2, Keao Monteilh 0, Shaun Kauleinamoku 0, Ryan Brilhante 4, Kelii Zablan 0, Stephen Lei 2, Michael Perry 12, Bronson Abrigo 0, Brandon Va'a 8.
3-point goals -- University 2 (Nishimoto 2), Saint Louis 0.
Division II
Word of Life 74, Assets 19
Hawaii Baptist 70, Academy of the Pacific 30
Hanalani 51, Lanakila Baptist 27
Leading scorers--Han: Grant Cummins 10, Keoni Haole 20.
Redemption Academy 43, Christian Academy 41
Leading scorers--RA: Ka'anoi Poouahi 15, Anthony Troche 21. CA: Joshua Dirnberger 12, Joshua Ko, 17.
Punahou 65, Kamehameha 33
Leading scorers--Pun: Clinton Bidwell 10, Michael China 10. Kam: Matt Kam 14.
Lutheran 69, St. Louis 53
Leading scorers--Luth: Matt Uffmann 19, Amani Evensen 15, Jeremy Young 13, Shayne-Keith Searle 12. StL: J. Gentry 14.Junior varsity boys
Word of Life 53, University 36
Iolani 51, Saint Louis 49
Maryknoll 38, Hawaii Baptist 34
Friday's results
Kalani 74, Farrington 66, OT
At Kalani H.S. gym
FARRINGTON-- Shanson Garcia 0, NC Dela Cruz 9, Truong Nguyen 2, Ferdinand Morales 0, Dave Valoria 2, Devan Selman 0, Micah Kalinso 22, Matt Bell 8, Roi Alzate 0, Eti Atonio 19, John Fonoti 4.
Farrington (0-3) 8 19 18 15 6 -- 66 Kalani (1-2) 11 19 22 13 9 -- 74
KALANI-- Carson Chun 4, Dustin Umeda 34, Cody D'Mato 0, Kellen Kashiwa 8, Cory Konishi 8, Zachary Felipe 6, Mark Bonner 2, Jason DeGuzman 12, Jonah Letoto 0.
3-point goals -- Farrington 1 (Dela Cruz), Kalani 4 (Umeda 2, Kashiwa 2).
Junior varsity -- Farrington 78, Kalani 59.
Waimea 87, Kapa'a 38
WAIMEA--Aaron Hesapene 0, Jeremy Manuel 17, Bully Emayo 0, Jordan Dizon 15, Adam Aana 11, Max Hadwin 5, Casey Kaohelauli'i 15, Kyle Piago 6, Akeem Allen 12, Lanikai Kanahele 6.
Waimea (1-0) 18 21 28 20 -- 87 Kapa'a (0-2) 9 7 11 11 -- 38
KAPAA--Ryan Cram 4, Greg Ragsac 13, Leonel Calvin 8, Thomas Martins 0, Kaylan Dolor 4, Bryan Maneja 0, Kiah Imai 0, Chris Ramelb 1, Zac Cummings 3, Amini Taufo'ou 5.
3-point goals--Waimea 8 (Kaohelauli'i 4, Allen 2, Hadwin, Manuel), Kapa'a 0.
Junior varsity -- Waimea 44, Kapa'a 42.
