HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS

Buffanblu bust out

Jeremiah Ostrowski scored 24 points as No. 2 Punahou outlasted Kamehameha 71-58 last night at Hemmeter Fieldhouse.

The win lifted Punahou to 8-1 in Interscholastic League of Honolulu play (18-7 overall). With only Iolani in front of Punahou, and all other ILH teams with at least three losses each, the Buffanblu moved closer to a state tournament berth.

Punahou disciplines 2 coaches
Punahou School has disciplined two wrestling coaches following an incident in which a 15-year-old student was injured.
Kena Heffernan has been removed as assistant coach and head coach Matt Oney has been suspended until Feb. 7. Heffernan, a former all-state wrestler and all-star football player for the Buffanblu, will remain at the school as a seventh-grade teacher.
His status in the athletic department will be reviewed at the end of the year, according to associate athletic director Kale Ane.
The incident occurred on Jan. 18 at the Punahou athletic complex during a practice that was termed "brawl day" (a no-holds-barred training session with coaches taking on students).
The family of the injured athlete has hired attorney David Gierlach, saying their son was brutalized during practice. Punahou officials say the student suffered a bloody nose and a cut on his lip, and did not miss any school.
"Kids wrestling with coaches has always been part of practices," said Ane. "But the 'brawl day' is something relatively new and it will not be continued.
"The school feels comfortable with the decisions made regarding the situation. We have talked with the team and the parents."
Laurel Bowers Husain, Punahou's director of development and communications, issued a statement saying school officials "deeply regret the impact that this training had on one of our students and have taken steps to ensure that he receives the care and support needed to overcome this incident."
The student has received counseling sessions with a clinical psychologist.

Danny Cho added 16 points, and Brenton Lee and Spencer McLachlin added eight apiece for Punahou. The Buffanblu visit Damien on Tuesday.

Kamehameha was led by Ikaika Hardie, who pumped in a season-high 27 points, including 19 in the first half. Unfortunately for the Warriors, nobody else came close to scoring in double figures.

The Warriors dropped to 5-4 in the ILH, 11-8 overall.

It was a far cry from the first league meeting between the two schools, when Punahou escaped with a last-minute 46-43 victory. Ostrowski finished with just seven points in that game, but had a three-point play to win the game.

"We had better execution tonight with our zone offense," Ostrowski said. "We only knew man offense then. We've learned to find holes, and this time we knocked down shots."

A 13-3 run turned a relatively close game into a 52-35 Punahou lead in the third quarter. Kamehameha responded with a run of its own. The Warriors outscored Punahou 14-3, including a tough left-handed drive by Hardie, to pull within 55-49 with 5:42 remaining.

Kamehameha, ranked sixth in the Star-Bulletin Top 10, simply refused to surrender.

"They have a lot of athleticism, a lot of quick guards," Ostrowski said.

Punahou snuffed out the run at that point with an 11-1 blitz. Ostrowski often beat Kamehameha's full-court pressure, including double-teams, on his own. The Buffanblu led by 13 with 59 seconds left when they emptied the bench.

Punahou relied on a 1-3-1 zone, daring the Warriors to connect from long range consistently.

"It's a pretty good zone for covering the outside," Ostrowski said. "And it gives us a chance to rest."

At Hemmeter Fieldhouse

Kamehameha (5-4) 17 15 10 16 -- 58

Punahou (8-1) 22 17 16 16 -- 71

KAMEHAMEHA--Keo Wright-Pacarro 0, Ikaika Hardie 27, Brandon Ahlo 3, Rykin Enos 7, Jacob Ho 5, Michael Nii 6, Randy Cummings 0, Mitchell Kauweloa 1, Matt Hoapili 0, Kea Smith 0, Kamalu Miller 4, Quincy Crowell 5.
PUNAHOU--Trenton Zane 2, Jeremiah Ostrowski 24, Brandon Kapana 0, Ed Wong 0, Danny Cho 16, Brenton Lee 8, Robby Shklov 1, Freddie Hart 0, Kaohu Berg-Hee 6, Spencer McLachlin 8, Brian Matsumoto 0, Kasey Ko 6, TJ Zabriske 0.
3-point goals -- Kamehameha 7 (Hardie 3, Enos 2, Ahlo, Crowell), Punahou 5 (Ostrowski 3, Cho 2).

No. 1 Iolani 60, University 42: The top-ranked Raiders improved to 9-0 behind 22 points from Vinny Nip and 15 from Kyle Pape.

Nip also connected on four of the Raiders' seven 3-pointers. John Duro led the Jr. 'Bows with 19 points.

At Iolani H.S. gym

University (3-6) 11 11 12 8 -- 42

Iolani (9-0) 20 14 11 15 -- 60

UNIVERSITY-- Scott Nishimoto 0, Michael Tenorio 4, Alfred Clark 7, John Duro 19, David Johnson 5, Rance Yanabu 4, Lucion Holyfield 2, Trey Parras 1.
IOLANI--Aaron Young 0, Vinny Nip 22, Ryan Dung 2, Taylor Mounts 0, Kekai Kealoha 1, Kawika Shoji 7, Kyle Pape 15, Jon Takamura 5, Wes Eberlin 0, Blayne Yama 2, Wally Marciel 6, Kiran Kepo'o 0.
3-point goals -- University 2 (Clark, Johnson), Iolani 7 (Nip 4, Shoji, Pape, Takamura).

No. 5 Saint Louis 65, Mid-Pacific 51: Jack Miller poured in a game-high 24 points as the Crusaders defeated the Owls.

Kellen Hastie led Mid-Pacific with 16 points, and Bryson Beirne added 10.

At McCabe gym

Mid-Pacific (1-8) 0 0 0 0 -- 51

Saint Louis (6-3) 0 0 0 0 -- 65

MID-PACIFIC--Bryson Beirne 10, Kellar Ellsworth 6, Daniel Gordon 6, J.D. Lum 6, Kellen Hastie 16, Chris Young 1, Jarryd Yasui 0, Steve Hilton 2, Chad Takabuki 4.
SAINT LOUIS--Kulia Aiona 8, John Quindara 2, Kawika Kekuawela 0, Kyle Gonzaga 1, Cameron Bayne 7, Joshua Ah Yuen 11, Cole Shidaki 8, Jack Miller 24, Elliot Purcell 2, Jamison Miller 2, Jacob Barit 0.
3-point goals -- Mid-Pacific 3 (Gordon 2, Lum), Saint Louis 4 (Miller 3, Shidaki).

Maryknoll vs. Damien, PPD: Due to a leak in the gym, the game was postponed. No makeup date has been set.

OIA West

Pearl City 45, No. 6 Radford 42: Rollie Salvacion and Brandon Jackson each scored a game-high 13 points as the Chargers rebounded from a 14-4 first-quarter deficit to upset the Rams.

Salvacion and Jackson combined for 13 of the Chargers' 17 third-quarter points.

Gary Satterwhite scored eight of his team-high nine points in the fourth quarter to lead the Rams.

At Radford H.S. gym

Pearl City (6-2) 4 11 17 13 -- 45

Radford (6-2) 14 6 8 14 -- 42

PEARL CITY--Rollie Salvacion 13, Brandon Jackson 13, Bryan Olarti 0, Ricky Salvacion 0, Andrew Blue 6, Travis Cruz 2, Troy Antoque 0, Kawika Borden 2, Ernie Vidinha 9.
RADFORD--Mike Sooto 8, Justin Quinones 7, Garett Canteen 0, Will Kerins 1, Juan Lewis 6, Mike Davis 9, Gary Satterwhite 9, Tedy Tyler 2, Joe Brundidge 0, Zach Brisley 0, Jeremy Hayes 0.
3-point goals -- Pearl City 1 (Ro. Salvacion), Radford 4 (Satterwhite, Davis, Sooto, Quinones).
Junior varsity --ÊRadford 62, Pearl City 23

No. 7 Campbell 52, Mililani 37: Behind 12-point nights by James Bannister and Tristan Bailey, the Sabers were able to pull away from the Trojans.

The Trojans, who were down by seven points entering the second half, came back to tie the game at 28-28 less than two minutes into the third quarter. But the Sabers went on a 24-9 run to close out the game.

At Campbell H.S. gym

Mililani (4-4) 8 13 9 7 -- 37

Campbell (7-1) 14 14 9 15 -- 52

MILILANI--Brian Prentice 0, Maka Kahoano 6, Stevie Veal 0, Luke Wright 0, Ryan Shular 5, Perry Ugalino 0, Kristian Guillen 0, Blaine Kanno 0, Charles Ritchie 0, Scott Neumann 6, Brandon Dela Cruz 0, Jon Santos 6, Nick Rogers 10, Ken Moses 4, Nick Kanno 0.
CAMPBELL--Daniel Phillips 5, Ikaika Shelton 4, James Bannister 12, Tristan Bailey 12, Robert Morris 2, Ryan Hayes 2, Shaye Asoau 0, Mark Sealy 15, Tristan Sealy 0.
3-point goals -- Mililani 2 (Shular, Rogers), Campbell 1 (Bailey).

Leilehua 49, Nanakuli 41: Edward Garcia and Anthony Palomares each posted 10 points to lead the Mules past the Golden Hawks.

David Balicao scored a game-high 14 points for the Golden Hawks.

At Nanakuli H.S. gym

Leilehua (5-2) 10 15 15 9 -- 49

Nanakuli (3-5) 8 5 11 17 -- 41

LEILEHUA--Edward Garcia 10, Mene Coffin 2, Leon Drake III 0, Cordero Hall 5, Anthony Palomares 10, Antonio Periera 0, John Gory 11, Christian Mendez 3, B.J. Fruean 6, Clayton Laurel 2, Daniel Omalza 0, Joe Langtin 0.
NANAKULI--Kalai Kahalekai 9, Alex Distajo 4, Anson Amaral 3, David Balicao 14, Travis Hulama 0, Justin Luavasa 7, Newton Palakiko 0, Ben Asi 0, Levi Luvasa 0, Alika Enos 3, Jaycee Alapai 1.
3-point goals -- Leilehua 3 (Garcia 2, Palomares), Nanakuli 4 (Kahalekai 3, Amaral).
Junior varsity --ÊLeilehua 47, Nanakuli 43

Waipahu 45, Aiea 44: Jomar Pedro made one of two free-throw attemps to break a 44-all tie with 11 seconds left to cap off the Marauders' comeback.

Down by nine points going into the fourth quarter, the Marauders capitalized on Na Alii turnovers and made a couple of 3-pointers to climb back into the game.

Ricky Noble led the Marauders with 11 points, while Pedro and Ryan Winfree each finished with 10 points. James Hadley scored a team-high 11 points for Na Alii.

At Aiea H.S. gym

Waipahu (2-6) 12 2 14 17 -- 45

Aiea (1-8) 11 14 12 7 -- 44

WAIPAHU--Ryan Winfree 10, Austen Benito 7, Jomar Pedro 10, Justin Dixon 0, Rowel Rivera 0, Geoffrey Tedious 0, Lester Orsino 2, Ricky Noble 11, Stan Abasial 5, Mason Namu 0, Matthew Namu 0, Malosi Saolotoga 0.
AIEA--Lito Alvarez 2, Josh Asuncion 2, James Hadley 11, Nicholas Helsham 6, Kali Kuia 4, Thomas Leary 1, Lofa Liilii 2, Jerry Miller 6, Shaun Primacio 0, Errol Rebbola 3, Renny Remigio 0, Darryl Talaro 0, Adrian Labuda 4, Seth Nelson 3.
3-point goals -- Waipahu 5 (Noble 3, Pedro, Abasial), Aiea 2 (Rebbola, Nelson).
Junior varsity --ÊAiea 41, Waipahu16

Waianae 74, Waialua 47: Xiro Naovalath scored a game-high 20 points as the Seariders crushed the visiting Bulldogs.

Junior Faliuga and Albert Galano added 14 points apiece to help the Seariders clinch their fourth win of the season.

Edwin Rubio led the Bulldogs with 15 points.

At Waianae H.S. gym

Waialua (0-9) 14 13 9 11 -- 47

Waianae (4-4) 16 16 28 14 -- 74

WAIALUA--Marc Nacapuy 2, Bernard Menor 9, Rolan Lawi-An 2, Robert Kroeger 0, Brandon Repollo 2, Sherwin Lawi-An 0, Mark Langaman 7, Brysen Ramirez 0, Edwin Rubio 15, Yashua Zawazi 10.
WAIANAE--Dewey Davis 2, Albert Galano 14, Xiro Naovalath 20, Junior Faliuga 14, Alfred Coffin 4, Charlton Taitin 1, Gary Kuakini 4, Nathaniel Kahala 3, Anthony Duangmala 3, Mana Kea 2, Jordan Manuel 5, Leroy Lee-Kiaaina 2.
3-point goals -- Waialua 1 (Langaman), Waianae 4 (Galano 2, Kahala, Duangmala).
Junior varsity --ÊWaianae 46, Waialua 33

ILH
Varsity II
Word of Life 54, Kamehameha 46
Hawaii Baptist 64, Assets 30
Iolani 44, Academy of the Pacific 35
High scorers--WOL: Kamalu Kealoha 12. Kam: Adam McGuire 10. HBA: Brandon Arquero 15, Josh Baek 10, Landon Herder 10. Iol: Josh Starbuck 16, Kyson Morikuni 12. AOP: Mana Komine 21.
Junior varsity I
Kamehameha 36, Saint Louis 30
Junior varsity II
Word of Life 53, Le Jardin 50
University 50, Hawaii Baptist 48