Kahuku beats Kalaheo
to take OIA East lead
Okesene Ale scored 15 points, including a key basket with 49 seconds left, as Kahuku rallied past Kalaheo 57-55 last night at McKinley Student Council Gym.
The win lifted Kahuku into sole possession of first place in the Oahu Interscholastic Association East at 9-1 (16-2 overall). "Our coaches told us we had to bring it home. We hadn't beaten this team in 15 years," Ale said.
Point guard Clinton Parks was especially happy for coach Nathan James. "Everyone said coach couldn't win the big one. We wanted to get this for him," said Parks, who scored 14 points. Kevin Unga also finished with 14 points.
It was a key bounce-back game for Kahuku, which lost at home to Roosevelt over the weekend. "The difference was we came out with more intensity and focus," Ale said.
Kalaheo, the three-time defending league champion, dropped to 8-2 in league play (14-11 overall). David Moore led Kalaheo with 16 points. Marvin Judd scored 12, while Tate Brown and Chris Tumaneng tallied 10 apiece.
Kahuku derailed itself by making just 11 of its 26 free-throw attempts, but timely plays down the stretch helped. Leading 54-53 with 49 seconds left, the Red Raiders isolated Ale on the low post for an inbounds play from the sideline. The 6-1 junior drove around Moore for a layup to give his team a 3-point cushion.
Moore managed to draw a foul from Ale on a drive outside the key. Moore sank both free throws to bring Kalaheo within 56-55 with 10 seconds left. A second later, the Mustangs fouled Parks.
Parks made one of his two foul shots, and Tumaneng rebounded for Kalaheo. Devin Unga, however, poked the ball away and Parks recovered the loose ball. He went back to the line with 4 seconds left.
Parks missed both attempts, but Ale came through with an offensive board. Time expired after he missed his putback attempt.
For the second straight game, Kahuku's offense had a slow start. Moore hit a 3-pointer, and later, a pull-up jumper from the foul line to give Kalaheo a 10-3 lead with 5 seconds left in the first quarter.
Parks salvaged the quarter for Kahuku by swishing in a 49-footer from beyond halfcourt as the buzzer sounded. The Red Raiders junked their matchup zone in favor of a man-to-man defense and came to life. Kevin Unga scored on back-to-back layups to give Kahuku a 14-13 lead midway through the second quarter.
From that point on, the teams played even in the second. Tyler Caswell hit a 16-footer from the right wing, and Judd scored his first points of the game on an open 3-pointer from the right corner to give Kalaheo a 27-25 lead going into the half.
Brown came alive in the third quarter, driving for a bucket and hustling for a putback as Kalaheo opened a 38-30 lead. Kahuku patiently chipped away, however, with repeated entry passes to forward Kevin Unga on the low post. The junior scored on an alley-oop lob, a layup and a pair of free throws as the Red Raiders pulled within 40-39.
Moore sank two of three free throws as Kalaheo took a 42-39 lead into the final quarter, but Kahuku kept plugging away. Devin Unga tied the game at 43 with a layup off a feed from Parks.
At McKinley H.S. gym
| Kalaheo (8-2) | 10 | 17 | 15 | 13 | -- | 55 |
| Kahuku (9-1) | 6 | 19 | 14 | 18 | -- | 57 |
KAHUKU--Hapaki Kaulula'au 0, Devin Unga 5, Shane Hayden 7, Joshua Wily 2, Okesene Ale 15, Clinton Parks 14, Kevin Unga 14, Viliami Tilini 0.
3-point goals -- Kalaheo 3 (Judd 2, Moore), Kahuku 4 (Parks 2, Hayden, Ale).
Castle 71, McKinley 53
Keola Bruhn hustled for 18 points as Castle pulled away from the Tigers on their home court. Scott Keiter-Charles, a sophomore forward, added 11 points, and Alika Kalopodes had 10 inside for the Knights.
Castle improved to 6-4 in OIA East play (13-7 overall) and kept its playoff hopes alive.
McKinley slipped to 0-10 in league play. Kapena Quisano led McKinley with 17 points on 6-for-16 shooting. He made three of his seven 3-point tries.
The host Tigers looked stellar in the first 10 minutes, taking an 18-12 lead against Castle's half-court man and full court trap defenses.
Castle didn't shoot well against McKinley's 2-3 zone, but the Knights used their fast break go on an 8-0 run. Jonathan Horner hit a bank shot on a fast break, and then drilled a 3-pointer from the right wing as Castle went ahead 20-18 with 4:41 to play in the second quarter.
The lead changed hands three more times, with Castle taking the lead for good at 23-22 on Scott Argue's driving layup. The Knights finished the half off with a 9-0 run to take a 32-23 lead at intermission.
Castle put the game out of reach in the third quarter, extending the lead to 23 points.
At McKinley H.S. gym
| Castle (6-4) | 12 | 20 | 25 | 14 | -- | 71 |
| McKinley (0-10) | 16 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -- | 53 |
MCKINLEY--Kapena Quisano 17, Devin Santos 4, Dat Vo 6, Dimitri Gee 3, Brandon Barbosa 0, Joshua Liliu 6, David Hsu 2, Bobby Shimabukuro 0, Chris Quiocho 4, Oliver Diguc 1, Nainoa Lessary 8, Raphael Ieru 2.
3-point goals -- Castle 3 (Domingo, Horner, Keiter-Charles), McKinley 6 (Quisano 3, Vo 2, Gee).
Junior varsity -- McKinley 54, Castle 49
Kaimuki 45, Moanalua 26
Shaun Dela Cazada scored a team-high 10 points as the Bulldogs routed the Menehunes.
Jordan Wong and Jon Torres added eight points apiece as the Bulldogs earned their eighth win of the season.
In the loss, Gregory Morgan posted a game-high 12 points, and was the only Menehune to score more than four points.
At Moanalua H.S. gym
| Kaimuki (8-2) | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | -- | 45 |
| Moanalua (5-5) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | -- | 26 |
MOANALUA--Bao Lei 0, Stephen Kina 2, Jay Yoshizawa 2, Stanford Leti 0, Emiel Nicholson 2, Gregory Morgan 12, Christopher Holt 2, Wayne West 0, Zachary Pendergast 0, Samuel Lowe 0, Ira Rodrigues 0, Quinton Tang 2, Paul Dudley 0, Chiedozie Orji 4.
3-point goals -- Kaimuki 3 (Wong, Pyo, Shiu), Moanalua 0.
Junior varsity -- Kaimuki 51, Moanalua 47
OIA west
Kapolei 49, Pearl City 47In a last-minute thriller, the visiting Hurricanes pulled out a 2-point victory over the Chargers.
Tied at 47 with 7 seconds left, Pearl City inbounded the ball, only to have it stolen at half court by Kapolei's Cameron Moody, who dribbled the rest of the way for the winning layup.
In a last ditch effort for the win, Pearl City threw the ball the length of the court on an inbounds pass with 2.4 seconds left, but it was intercepted at the buzzer.
Bradley Padayao led Kapolei in scoring with 11 points, while Pearl City's Brandon Jackson led both teams in scoring with 19 points in the loss.
At Pearl City H.S. gym
| Kapolei (8-1) | 14 | 12 | 9 | 14 | -- | 49 |
| Pearl City (6-3) | 14 | 9 | 11 | 13 | -- | 47 |
PEARL CITY--Rollie Salvacion 11, Brandon Jackson 19, Bryan Olarti 0, Ricky Salvacion 3, Andrew Blue 2, Travis Cruz 3, Troy Antoque 0, Kawika Borden 0, Ernie Vidinha 9.
3-point goals -- Kapolei 2 (Gaygay, Moody), Pearl City 8 (Jackson 5, Ro.Salvacion, Ri.Salvacion, Cruz).
Junior varsity -- Kapolei 38, Pearl City 32
Radford 46, Leilehua 40
Mike Davis scored a team-high 11 points to lead the Rams to a win over the Mules.
The Rams scored 17 points in the third quarter, led by Davis's six points in the period. The Mules came back in the fourth quarter behind eight of B.J. Fruean's 11 points. But Juan Lewis kept the Rams ahead with eight points in the final quarter.
At Leilehua H.S. gym
| Radford (7-2) | 12 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -- | 46 |
| Leilehua (6-3) | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -- | 40 |
LEILEHUA--Edward Garcia 4, Mene Coffin 2, Cordero Hall 2, Anthony Palomares 3, John Gory 12, Christian Mendez 0, B.J. Fruean 11, Clayton Laurel 6, Daniel Omalza 0.
3-point goals -- Radford 4 (Davis 2, Sooto, Satterwhite), Leilehua 2 (Palomares, Garcia).
Junior varsity -- Radford 52, Leilehua 43
ILH
No. 2 Punahou 59, Mid-Pacific 34Jeremiah Ostrowski led his team in scoring with 17 points as the Buffanblu rolled over the Owls. Brenton Lee contributed 14 points. Mid-Pacific's Kellen Hastie scored 17 points.
At Hemmeter Field House
| Mid-Pacific (1-10) | 9 | 5 | 12 | 8 | -- | 34 |
| Punahou (10-1) | 16 | 15 | 17 | 11 | -- | 59 |
PUNAHOU--Trenton Zane 0, Jeremiah Ostrowski 17, Brandon Kapana 0, Ed Wong 0, Danny Cho 8, Brenton Lee 14, Robby Shklov 0, Freddie Hart 2, Kaohu Berg-Hee 1, Spencer McLachlin 7, Brian Matsumoto 0, Kasey Ko 6, TJ Zabriske 4.
3-point goals -- Mid-Pacific 0, Punahou 4 (Cho 2, Ostrowski, McLachlin).
Junior varsity Division I
Punahou Blue 72, Punahou Gold 62
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