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’Canes play No. 3
Sabers tough

Tristan Bailey knew the Kapolei Hurricanes would bring their 'A' game to the season opener against his highly touted Campbell squad.

Bailey, a 6-foot-3 senior, was ready, putting out every fire to lead the Sabers to a 48-36 win at Kapolei last night. Bailey scored 23 points and hauled in 17 rebounds as Campbell (8-2 overall) opened its Oahu Interscholastic Association West slate with a win.

The Sabers, ranked No. 3 in the Star-Bulletin Top 10, got plenty of contributions. Ikaika Shelton added 10 points. Daniel Phillips, a 6-8 senior, grabbed 11 caroms, and James Bannister had nine. Mark Sealy came off the bench to dish out five assists.

Ryan Dela Cruz led Kapolei with 10 points, all in transition.

"They played hard 'D' on us," Bailey said. "Plus, we had that two-week break. It took us awhile to get back into rhythm."

Campbell coach Sol Batoon knew the lengthy time away from game action would be a double-edged sword. "We got to work on things, but we were two steps behind. By the time we got in rhythm, our guys were in foul trouble."

Kapolei simply turned cold from the perimeter at the worst time during the second half. "We got too complacent, settling for the outside shot," Kapolei coach Darren Camello said.

"We handled the ball well against their halfcourt pressure," Batoon said of his guards.

The host Hurricanes showed no fear of Campbell's bigger inside presence. Jefferson Gaygay's putback gave Kapolei its first lead, 15-14, with 10 seconds left in the first quarter.

Robert Morris' fast-break layup off a feed from Bailey gave the lead back to the Sabers. Bailey scored his team's next five points, and Campbell took a 22-15 lead into halftime. Campbell held Kapolei scoreless in the entire second quarter.

Kapolei seized momentum out of the break with an 8-2 run. Dela Cruz turned a steal into a layup, and came up with another fast-break layup as Kapolei cut the lead to 24-23 with 5:16 left in the third.

However, Bailey put out the fire with a follow shot and a drive through the middle for a left-handed layup. Moments later, Po'okela Ahmad's layup brought the Hurricanes within 28-27, but Campbell answered again. Ikaika Shelton swished two foul shots, and Ryan Hayes hit a reverse layup for a 5-point Sabers lead with 1 minute left in the third.

Kapolei struggled from the field, scoring just two points over a span of more than 6 minutes. Dela Cruz gave his team a spark with a breakaway layup, and Cameron Moody hustled for a putback layup as the Hurricanes cut the lead to 37-33 with 2:37 remaining in the game.

Bailey hit both ends of a 1-and-1, and Sealy blocked a layup attempt by Dela Cruz. The rebound went directly to Ahmad, who was out of bounds, giving the ball back to Campbell with 1:54 left.

Brad Padayao missed an open 3-point try from the left corner, and Bailey rebounded. He missed his first free-throw try, but no Hurricane blocked him out. Bailey missed a follow shot, but Phillips hit the putback for a 41-33 Sabers lead with 1:13 to play.

Bannister sank a foul shot with 1:04 left to give Campbell a 42-33 lead, but Padayao drained a trey from the left wing to cut the margin to six with 56 seconds left.

Phillips made two of his next four free-throw tries, and after Gaygay and Padayao missed long-distance shots, Bailey put the game away with a couple of foul shots. Campbell led 46-36 with 20 seconds to go.

The Campbell-Kapolei game is a neighborhood rivalry, but the ambiance the Hurricanes' gym was quite cordial.

"Kapolei has a good up-and-coming program, too. Their kids and our kids all know each other, and that makes it an interesting game," Batoon said. "But it's not a rivalry."

At Kapolei H.S. gym

Campbell (1-0)	14	8	10	16	--	48
Kapolei (0-1)	15	0	12	9	--	36

CAMPBELL--Daniel Phillips 5, Ikaika Shelton 8, James Bannister 6, Tristan Bailey 21, Robert Morris 2, Ryan Hayes 4, Terrance Tafai 0, Shaye Asoau 0, Mark Sealy 2.
KAPOLEI--Ryan Dela Cruz 10, Keoki Lapina 2, Jefferson Gaygay 5, Cameron Moody 4, Joshua Ward 0, Bradley Padayao 7, Augie Fernandez 0, Kaiea Ebanez 2, Pookela Ahmad 6.
3-point goals -- Campbell 1 (Bailey), Kapolei 2 (Gaygay, Padayao).
Junior varsity -- Campbell 49, Kapolei 43

Pearl City 63, Waianae 52: Rollie Salvation scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Chargers outscored the Seariders 28-10 in the final period to come from behind for the win.

Xiro Naoralath scored a game-high 24 points and Junior Faliuga added 17 to lead the Seariders.

At Pearl City H.S. gym

Waianae (0-1)	10	16	16	10	--	52
Pearl City (1-0)	6	18	11	28	--	63

WAIANAE--Dewey Davis 2, Albert Galano 9, Xiro Naoralath 24, Junior Faliuga 17, Chad Puha 0, A. Loffin 0, A. Lai 0, Charlton Taitin 0, Gary Kuakini 0, Nathaniel Kahala 0, A. Duangmala 0, M. Kea 0, Jordan Manuel 0.
PEARL CITY--Rollie Salvation 13, Brandon Jackson 6, Bryan Orlati 0, Ricky Salvation 6, Andrew Blue 7, Travis Cruz 2, Troy Antoque 0, Dee Briscoe 2, Kawika Borden 6, Antoin DeWalt 4, Ernie Dindinha 17.
3-point goals -- Waianae 2 (Naoralath 2), Pearl City 0.
Junior varsity -- Pearl City 38, Waianae 16

Radford 60, Nanakuli 53: Justin Luavasa poured in a game-high 27 points, but it was not enough as the Golden Hawks couldn't withstand a balanced Rams offense in which eight players scored.

Gary Satterwhite led the Rams with 15 points and Justin Quinones added 11.

At Radford H.S. gym

Nanakuli (0-1)	12	13	11	17	--	53
Radford (1-0)	8	22	9	21	--	60

NANAKULI--Kali Kahelekai 4, Alex Distajo 5, Anson Amaral 5, Travis Hulama 3, Justin Luavasa 27, Newton Palakiko 0, Michael Ahina 0, Ben Asi 9.
RADFORD--Mike Sooto 6, Justin Quinones 11, Garrett Canteen 2, Will Kerins 7, Juan Lewis 8, Mike Davis 9, Gary Satterwhite 15, Tedy Tyler 2.
3-point goals -- Nanakuli 3 (Distajo, Amaral, Asi), Radford 2 (Kerins, Lewis).
Junior varsity -- Radford 61, Nanakuli 35

OIA East

Kaimuki 75, Thompson Academy 47: Jordan Wong scored 19 points and Phillip Miyasaka added 10 as the Bulldogs defeated the Sharks in the OIA East opener for both teams.

John Keen and Jerome Figueroa each scored 13 points to lead the Sharks.

At Kaimuki H.S. gym

Thompson (0-1)	6	11	10	20	--	47
Kaimuki (1-0)	14	19	21	21	--	75

THOMPSON--Mose Atuatasi 7, Jerome Figueroa 13, Christian Kamau 0, Keeian Gonda 0, Joshua Musick 12, John Keen 13, Shanbe Kauwe 0, Taylor Brummel 0, Kimo Odinaria 2, Jordan Eror 0, Keoine Mitchell 10.
KAIMUKI--Albien Montero 0, Alika Higa 6, Kalani Ahmad 4, Keha Akau 2, Jordan Wong 19, Shaun Dela Cazada 3, Isaiah Ano 2, Shadrach Ramos Dias 0, Thomas Pyo 8, Phillip Miyasaka 10, Chazz Kiua 3, Kekoa Onaga 4, Jarett Shiu 5, Jon Torres 9.
3-point goals -- Thompson 1 (Figueroa), Kaimuki 1 (Kiua).

Moanalua 69, Farrington 44: Wayne West scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half and nailed three of the Menehunes' eight 3-pointers as Moanalua raced out to a 43-22 halftime lead and cruised to the victory.

Zachary Pendergast added 14 points for the Menehunes, while Michael Secretaria's 13 points led the Governors.

At Moanalua H.S. gym

Farrington (0-1)	14	8	12	10	--	44
Moanalua (1-0)	25	18	17	9	--	69

FARRINGTON--Trvong Nguyen 5, Winston Matas 0, N.C. Dela Cruz 0, Nathan Serdenia 2, Jay-Ar Mariano 0, Wil Tabiola 2, Rene Saycon 2, Karl Olsen 2, Michael Secretaria 13, Devin Selman 0, Jeffrey Valoria 6, John Carlos 8, Clinton Legaspii 4.
MOANALUA--Bao Lei 3, Stephen Kina 11, Jay Yoshizawa 6, Stanford Leti 0, Josh Damien 4, Emiel Nicholson 4, Gregory Morgan 2, Christopher Holt 0, Wayne West 19, Zachary Pendergast 14, Samuel Lowe 0, Ira Rodrigues 0, Clinton Tang 6.
3-point goals -- Farrington 0, Moanalua 8 (West 3, Pendergast 2, Kina 2, Lei).
Junior varsity -- Farrington 63, Moanalua 61

Kaiser 54, McKinley 39: Matt Ching scored a team-high 14 points as the Cougars defeated the Tigers.

Kapena Quisano led all scorers with 17 points for the Tigers, including three 3-pointers.

At McKinley H.S. gym

Kaiser (1-0)	11	15	15	13	--	54
McKinley (0-1)	7	11	9	12	--	39

KAISER--Scott Uyehara 0, Noel Okuma 0, Steven Pratt 7, Matt Ching 14, Andy Uyehara 6, Jeff Peters 4, Adam Aila 6, Chad Nishihara 0, Coby Ho 8, Brett Hatton 9.
MCKINLEY--Kapena Quisano 17, Devin Santos 4, Dat Vo 4, Dimitri Gee 10, Brandon Barbasa 2, Eastwood Campania 0, David Hsu 0, Bobby Shimabukuro 0, Christopher Quiocho 2, Oliver Diguc 0, Rafael Ieru 0.
3-point goals -- Kaiser 2 (A. Uyehara 2), McKinley 5 (Quisano 3, Gee 2).
Junior varsity -- Kaiser 48, McKinley 47

Roosevelt 64, Kalani 38: No details were available.

ILH junior varsity
Tuesday's results
Saint Louis 72, Punahou Gold 66, OT
Punahou Blue 36, Damien 30
Yesterday's result
Punahou Blue 54, Iolani 53, OT