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Iolani thwarts
upset-minded Punahou
The Punahou Buffanblu are closing the gap, but Iolani is still the best team in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu.
Kyle Pape poured in 24 points, including six points in the final 1:54, as the visiting Raiders fought off Punahou 52-50 last night.
A capacity crowd in excess of 1,800 watched at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Iolani improved to 6-0 in ILH play (20-2 overall). Punahou dropped to 4-1 (14-7 overall).
Pape shot 6-for-13 from the field, including 3-for-6 from long distance. Vinny Nip added 14 points for Iolani, ranked No. 1 in the Star-Bulletin Top 10. Pape and Nip led Iolani's offense out of early doldrums. Each made three 3-point shots.
Defense was the difference. Jeremiah Ostrowski finished with 17 points against a swarming Iolani defense. Brenton Lee added 13 points and Kasey Ko tallied 10 for Punahou, ranked second in the Top 10.
Ostrowski, a sophomore guard, made five of his 12 field-goal attempts, including one of four from 3-point distance. He made all four of his free-throw tries, but committed five turnovers.
Two of the giveaways came on offensive fouls.
Jon Takamura, who drew one of Ostrowski's charging calls, came off the bench to anchor Iolani under the glass.
"Jon did a great job on the boards in the second half," Iolani coach Mark Mugiishi said of the 6-foot-2 junior.
"We played 100 percent. We knew it would be a tough game," said Pape, a 6-1 senior. "We fed off the crowd's energy. We came together tonight as a team."
Punahou, which had lost to Iolani twice in nonconference play, was diligent defensively in the first quarter. The Buffanblu took a 10-7 lead into the second quarter and extended it to 14-9 after a baseline jumper by Ostrowski.
"We were very tentative in the first half. We weren't attacking the basket," Mugiishi said.
With both teams going to 1-3-1 zone defenses briefly, the offenses never quite caught fire. "Punahou's too good a team to show the same thing all the time," Mugiishi said.
Pape got free, however, against Punahou's man defense, and scored consecutive baskets underneath to give Iolani a 16-14 lead with 2:15 left in the second quarter.
Ko tied the game with a layup, but Pape swished a trey from the top of the key to give Iolani the lead for good. The Raiders led at halftime 22-18.
"In the second quarter, we got a little lazy mentally. That allowed us to get screened, and Kyle got open shots," said Ko, a 6-3 senior.
The Raiders attacked the basket more in the second half. Pape, who made nine of 10 attempts from the foul line, made four of them as Iolani opened the third quarter with a 17-8 run. Nip's 3-pointer from the left corner made it 39-26 in favor of Iolani with 47 seconds left in the third.
Punahou responded with a 10-1 run. Ostrowski's steal and layup brought the Buffanblu within 40-36 with 3:29 remaining, but Iolani's defense buckled down. The Raiders pushed the lead to 46-38 after two more free throws by Pape with 1:31 to go.
A 3-pointer from the right corner by Lee cut the lead to 50-47 with 24 seconds left, but a moment later, Nip fed Kawika Shoji for an easy layup. That gave Iolani a 52-47 lead with 10 seconds left.
Ostrowski hit a 3-pointer, his only one of the game, with 3 seconds to play. Iolani let the clock expire without inbounding the ball.
Three losses to Iolani won't break Punahou's drive. "This should boost our confidence. We just have to play like we did in the first quarter," Ko said.
At Hemmeter Field House
Iolani (6-0) 7 15 17 13 -- 52
Punahou (5-1) 10 8 10 22 -- 50
IOLANI--Vinny Nip 14, Barry Kang 3, Ryan Dung 0, Kawika Shoji 4, Kyle Pape 24, Jon Takamura 5, Wally Marciel 2.
PUNAHOU--Jeremiah Ostrowski 17, Brandon Kapana 0, Danny Cho 4, Brenton Lee 13, Robby Shklov 0, Kaohu Berg-Hee 0, Spencer McLachlin 6, Kasey Ko 10.
3-point goals -- Iolani 6 (Nip 3, Pape 3), Punahou 2 (Ostrowski, Lee).
ILH
Varsity Division I
No. 9 Saint Louis 68, No. 3 Kamehameha 56: Jack Miller scored a game-high 30 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Crusaders upset the Warriors. Cameron Bayne contributed 18 points to the cause.Kamehameha led by one at the half, but Saint Louis stormed back in the third quarter with a 20-10 run on the Warriors.
Jacob Ho led Kamehameha scoring with 13 points.
At Kekuhaupio gym
| Saint Louis (5-1) | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | -- | 68 |
| Kamehameha (3-3) | 15 | 15 | 10 | 16 | -- | 56 |
KAMEHAMEHA--Keo Wright-Pacarro 5, Ikaika Hardie 11, Rykin Enos 9, Jacob Ho 13, Michael Nii 9, Mitchell Kaweloa 0, Kea Smith 0, Kamalu Miller 9, Quincy Crowell 0.
3-point goals --Saint Louis 4 (Miller 3, Bayne), Kamehameha 6 (Hardie 3, Pacarro, Ho, Nii).
Maryknoll 52, University 44: Tyler Tsukazaki scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Spartans over the Jr. 'Bows at Mid-Pacific Institute Gymnasium.
Maryknoll led 40-31 after three quarters, with Tsukazaki scoring 14 of his 21 points during that span.
At Mid-Pacific Institute gym
| University (1-5) | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | -- | 52 |
| Maryknoll (2-4) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -- | 44 |
MARYKNOLL--Scott Nishimoto 4, Michael Tenorio 7, Trey Parras 2, Levi Goes 0, Alfred Clark 8, Matt Bayan 2, Bennet Guira 0, John Duro 8, David Johnson 6, Rance Yanabu 5, Lucion Holyfield 2.
3-point goals -- University 0, Maryknoll 3 (Nguyen 2, Tsukazaki).
Mid-Pacific 51, Damien 45: Bryson Beirne led the Owls with 16 points in their first win of the regular season, over the Monarchs.
Damien's Devin Shiroma finished with a team-high 12 points in the loss.
At Mid-Pacific Institute gym
| Damien (1-5) | 14 | 12 | 4 | 15 | -- | 45 |
| Mid-Pacific (1-5) | 8 | 15 | 11 | 17 | -- | 51 |
MID-PACIFIC--Chris Young 0, Chad Takabuki 4, Kellar Ellsworth 6, Daniel Gordon 6, Chris Kline 0, Jarryd Yasui 0, JD Lum 11, Kellen Hastie 8, Steve Hilton 0, Bryson Beirne 16.
3-point goals -- Damien 2 (Cerezo Jr. 2), Mid-Pacific 1 (Lum).
Varsity Division II
Academy of the Pacific 45, Lanakila 37Lutheran 56, Assets 36
Word of Life 57, Hawaii Baptist 54
Kamehameha 61, Saint Louis 37
High scorers--AOP: Mana Komine 16. Lan: Charles Hazelwood 13. Luth: Derek Alik 14. Ast: Nick Castello 15. WOL: Kamalu Kealoha 15, Jordan Ranche 14, Brashton Satele 10. HBA: Dominic Hart 15, Brandon Arquero 11. Kam: Kaipo Villa 21. StL: Jason Allen 11.
Junior varsity Division II
Hawaii Baptist 65, Le Jardin 37
OIA West
No. 7 Radford 51, Aiea 43: Will Kerins scored 12 points and Mike Davis added 11 points, including three 3-pointers as the Rams defeated Na Alii.Aiea put up 21 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough for a comeback victory.
Nicholas Helsham scored 14 points to lead Na Alii.
At Aiea H.S. gym
| Radford (5-0) | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | -- | 51 |
| Aiea (1-5) | 5 | 10 | 7 | 21 | -- | 43 |
AIEA--James Hadley 11, Nicholas Helsham 14, Kali Kuia 3, Thomas Leary 0, Lofa Liilii 0, Jerry Miller 8, Errol Rebbola 0, Renny Remigio 2, Darryl Talaro 5.
3-point goals -- Radford 7 (Davis 3, Quinones 2, Sooto, Kerins), Aiea 1 (Kuia).
Junior varsity -- Radford 53, Aiea 33
Waianae 67, Nanakuli 51: Xiro Naovalath drained seven 3-pointers and scored 40 points to lead the Seariders to a win over the west-coast rival Golden Hawks.
With the Seariders leading by three points after the first quarter, Naovalath exploded, scoring 16 points in the second quarter. Justin Luavasa and David Balicao each scored 12 points for the Hawks.
At Waianae H.S. gym
| Nanakuli (0-5) | 15 | 12 | 14 | 10 | -- | 51 |
| Waianae (2-4) | 18 | 21 | 15 | 13 | -- | 67 |
WAIANAE--Dewey Davis 0, Albert Galano 7, Xiro Naovalath 40, Junior Faliuga 10, Chad Puha 2, Alfred Coffin 0, Charlton Taitin 0, Nathaniel Kahala 3, Anthony Duangmala 0, Mana Kea 0, Jordan Manuel 2, Leroy Lee-Kiaina 3 .
3-point goals -- Nanakuli 4 (Kahelekai 2, Balicao, Alapai), Waianae 8 (Naovalath 7, Kahala).
Leilehua 52, No. 10 Mililani 50: B.J. Fruean scored 22 points and Anthony Palomares added 12 points to help the Mules upset the Trojans.
Scott Neumann dropped three 3-pointers and scored 13 points to lead the Trojans.
At Mililani H.S. gym
| Leilehua (4-1) | 13 | 9 | 17 | 13 | -- | 52 |
| Mililani (3-2) | 18 | 10 | 11 | 11 | -- | 50 |
MILILANI--Brian Prentice 10, Luke Wright 0, Ryan Shular 10, Blaine Kanno 2, Charles Ritchie 0, Scott Neumann 13, Brandon Dela Cruz 4, Jon Santos 2, Nick Rogers 7, Ken Moses 2.
3-point goals -- Leilehua 5 (Garcia 3, Palomares 2), Mililani 6 (Neumann 3, Shular 2, Rogers).
Junior varsity -- Mililani 36, Leilehua 31
Pearl City 72, Waialua 33: Andrew Blue and Ernie Vidinha scored 11 points each as the Chargers cruised past the Bulldogs.
Pearl City prevented Waialua from scoring in double digits in each of the first three quarters to ensure an easy victory.
At Waialua H.S. gym
| Pearl City (5-1) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | -- | 72 |
| Waialua (0-5) | 5 | 9 | 6 | 13 | -- | 33 |
WAIALUA--Ikaika Hina 10, Marc Nacapuy 1, Bernard Menor 3, Rolan Lawi-an 0, Robert Kroeger 0, Brandon Repollo 4, Sherwin Lawi-an 4, Mark Langaman 0, Brysen Ramirez 5, Edwin Rubio 6.
3-point goals -- Pearl City 2 (Blue, Cruz), Waialua 2 (Hina, Ramirez).
Junior varsity -- Pearl City 37, Waialua 31
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