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GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARBULLETIN.COM Iolani's Zachary Matayoshi, left, defeated Keani Nishigaya of Saint Louis in the 119-pound weight class yesterday.

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Crusaders take ILH crown

Unfortunately for the Saint Louis seniors, wrestling in yesterday's Interscholastic League of Honolulu championships meant missing their senior luau.

Hopefully winning a team championship made it a good trade-off.

Led by Brandon Low's third consecutive ILH individual championship, the Crusaders used a balanced lineup from the lower weights to the heavyweights to claim the 2005 title. Saint Louis edged Kamehameha 162-153 yesterday at Hemmeter Fieldhouse.

Jared Silva was the Crusaders' other champion, defeating Pac-Five's Micah Mussel in the 189-pound final.

"I'd rather you talk to my captains," Crusaders head coach Kendrick Kakazu said after the meet. "They are the ones that did it; I had little to do with it."

Despite both Iolani and Kamehameha winning more individual titles, the Crusaders won with a balanced attack, sending eight wrestlers to the finals, including Keani Nishigaya, Jordan Alencastre and Ana Tuiasasopo, who scored upsets as No. 3 seeds.

"We're really young and emotional," Kakazu said. "But when we use that emotion properly, good things happen, and our team really pulled together and fed off of each other's success."

Kamehameha finished with six individual champions, including Kenric Pai in the 152-pound weight class. Pai, an ILH champion last year, was seeded second, but overcame a bloody mouth suffered early in the match to defeat Charles Smiley of Saint Louis.

"I just bit my tongue," Pai said. "I lost to (Smiley) in the preseason in double overtime, but I knew if I just wrestled my own game, I'd be fine."

Jarrod Sandobal (140), Bryson Vivas (145), Gaison Ontai (160), Gerritt Vincent (171) and Kazden Ikehara, who needed to go a second overtime period in the 215-pound weight class, were Kamehameha's other champions.

Iolani, the two-time defending champion, swept the first three weight classes. Brothers Nick and Zachary Matayoshi won the 103 and 119 titles, and Aaron Ishikawa won his third-straight ILH title at 112 pounds, pinning Mark Caberto in 46 seconds.

"Coaches tell us to get on and off the mat," Ishikawa said. "If you wrestle sharp, things will come."

Punahou's Brenden Whitt and Steven Chong also won titles at 130 and 135 pounds, respectively, while Pac-Five's Russell Fisher won the 275-pound title, pinning Tuiasasopo with 11 seconds left in the second round.

Punahou's "A" team won the junior varsity title, beating Kamehameha's "A" team by half a point, 159 to 158.5.

Kamehameha girls win

Sophomore Randolyn Nohara pinned her way to a second straight ILH championship, defeating Akemi Holmes in the final match of the girls meet to push the Warriors past Iolani 128-126.

Trailing by 10 points heading into the finals, Iolani claimed the first four weight divisions as Kira Tamashiro won the 98-pound title, followed by Carla Watase, Joleen Oshiro and Catherine Chan, who all repeated as champions. But the Warriors regained the lead, finishing strong by winning three of the final four divisions, anchored by Nohara's pin.

"I just wanted to go out and pin her in the first round," Nohara said.

Kiana Parilla won her first championship in the 140-pound weight class, and Maile Nitta won the 155-pound crown, as nobody else competed in her division.

"This is a very tenacious group with a lot of heart," Warriors girls coach Brandon Shimabukuro said. "I had no real expectations, but I believed in them.

Lauren Primiano, Nicole Chorney and Kara Takasaki won titles for Punahou, while Pac-Five's Desiree Memea was the only No. 2 seed to win, upsetting Tilana Kawaa in the 175-pound final.

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ILH championships

At Hemmeter Fieldhouse
Yesterday

Varsity boys
Team
1. Saint Louis, 162; 2. Kamehameha, 153; 3. Punahou, 137; 4. Iolani, 123.5; 5. Pac-Five, 54; 6. Damien, 21.
Individual
103--1. Nick Matayoshi, Iol; 2. Bryson Fukushima, Pun; 3. Jordan Lai, StL.
112--1. Aaron Ishikawa, Iol; 2. Mark Caberto, StL; 3. Ginoa Pelosi, Dam.
119--1. Zachary Matayoshi, Iol; 2. Keani Nishigaya, StL; 3. Joshua Plechaty, Pun.
125--1. Brandon Low, StL; 2. Daniel Chow, Pun; 3. Kealii Kobylanski, Kam.
130--1. Brenden Whitt, Pun; 2. Kelsey Kokubun, Iol; 3. Reggie Torres, Kam.
135--1. Steven Chong, Pun; 2. Alapai Bungo, Kam; 3. Keigo Kaminaga, Iol.
140--1. Jarrod Sandobal, Kam; 2. Andrew Byron, Pun; 3. Kai Iwasaki, Iol.
145--1. Bryson Vivas, Kam; 2. Sheldon Shimoda, Pun; 3. Jeffrey Kahler, StL.
152--1. Kenric Pai, Kam; 2. Charles Smiley, StL; 3. Evan Killips, Iol.
160--1. Gaison Ontai, Kam; 2. Jordan Alencastre, StL; 3. Duane Fukumoto, Iol.
171--1. Gerritt Vincent, Kam; 2. Mike Egesdal, Pun; 3. Matt Balkin, Iol.
189--1. Jared Silva, StL; 2. Micah Mussel, Pac; 3. Kainoa Carlson, Pun.
215--1. Kazden Ikehara, Kam; 2. Bubba Tokioka, StL; 3. Miaki McWayne, WLA.
275--1. Russell Fisher, Pac; 2. Ana Tuiasasopo, StL; 3. Eddie Williams, Dam.

Varsity girls
Team
1. Kamehameha, 128; 2. Iolani, 126; 3. Pac-Five, 90; 4. Punahou, 65.
Individual
98--1. Kira Tamashiro, Iol; 2. Erin Uwaine, Pac.
103--1. Carla Watase, Iol; 2. Kelsie Ann Mita, Pac.
108--1. Joleen Oshiro, Iol; 2. Shaelene Kamakaala, Kam; 3. Brittany Atiburico, Mryk.
114--1. Catherine Chan, Iol; 2. Sarah Aoki, Pac; 3. Raena Campos, Kam.
120--1. Lauren Primiano, Pun; 2. Brandee Toyama, Iol; 3. Jamie Ahuna, Kam.
125--1. Nicole Chorney, Pun; 2. Sadie Smith, Kam; Natasha Bunin, WLA.
130--1. Kara Takasaki, Pun; 2. Grace Toyomura, Kam; 3. Elizabeth Grossman, WLA.
140--1. Kiana Parilla, Kam; 2. Rebecca Jong, Pun; 3. Sri'devi Fournier, Iol.
155--1. Maile Nitta, Kam.
175--1. Tilana Kawaa, Kam; 2. Desiree Memea, Pac; 3. Lindsey Tufuno, Iol.
220--1. Randolyn Nohara, Kam; 2. Akemi Holmes, Iol.
Junior varsity boys
Team
1. Punahou "A", 159; 2. Kamehameha "A", 158.5; 3. Pac-Five "A", 147.5.
Individual
103--1. Sam Yonezawa, Pac.
112--1. Brysson Morita, Iol.
119--1. Chris Shimizu, Pun.
125--1. Kamalu Beamer, Kam.
130--1. Paul Swain, Kam.
135--1. Omar Mirza, kam.
140--1. Rudie Schaefer, Pun.
145--1. Kenneth White, Pun.
152--1. Kekoa Rosales, Kam.
160--1. Jared Ellis, Pac.
171--1. Keola Williams, Iol.
189--1. JJ Autele, Pun.
215--1. Kanoa O'Conner, Pun.
275--1. Jamin Meletia, Kam.