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POSTED: Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The sequel is promising, to say the least.

When 'Iolani and Kamehameha meet again, there will probably be even more bruises and collisions than they had last night. Second-ranked 'Iolani got 13 points from Pablo Warner and escaped with a 44-42 win over No. 1 Kamehameha before 500 fans at the Father Bray Athletic Complex.

'Iolani (13-3) improved to 3-0 in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu despite committing 23 turnovers, including nine in the final quarter. Kamehameha's relentless defense was largely responsible for that. The Warriors rallied from a 40-29 deficit to within 40-36 on a free throw from Blake Viena with 2:31 remaining.

'Iolani had a somewhat comfortable 44-38 lead after Trevyn Tulonghari fed Warner for a fast-break layup with 35 seconds to go. However, Chaz Bajet drove for a tough bank shot in the lane, and after a backcourt turnover by the Raiders, Micah Christenson tipped in a miss by Shane Matayoshi to bring the visitors within 44-42 with 10 seconds left.

Tulonghari missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 8.6 seconds on the clock and Kamehameha, without a time out left, raced up court. Matayoshi's 3-point shot from the corner missed, and Christenson was short on a tip-in from 5 feet out, and then was short on a difficult putback at the buzzer.

Kamehameha (10-3) slipped to 2-1 in league play after committing 23 turnovers of its own against 'Iolani's zone press.

“;We should've used more ball fakes and attacked more,”; senior guard Pii Minns said. “;We know that we didn't play our best game. That's just the way it is.”;

Warriors coach Jesse Nakanishi praised his team.

“;Our boys had a helluva effort in the second half,”; he said. “;This loss is on me.”;

The Warriors outrebounded 'Iolani 33-24, grabbing 14 offensive boards. However, they shot just 31 percent from the field (16-for-52) and 45 percent from the foul line (5-for-11). Perhaps more telling, Kapimehameha often hesitated to attack the rim after getting past 'Iolani's initial defenders at midcourt, opting to set up the halfcourt offense instead.

“;We have quick defenders that can corral them, and we do a good job taking charges under the basket,”; said Warner, who confirmed that the Raiders work on drawing offensive fouls every day at practice, sometimes for 30 minutes.

Christenson, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, led Kamehameha with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Bajet added eight points, and Minns finished with five points, five boards and five steals. That trio shot a combined 10-for-32 from the field.

Kela Marciel had two key blocked shots in the final quarter, and swiped four of his team's eight steals.

“;The only positive is the effort was there and we won the game,”; 'Iolani coach Mark Mugiishi said.

After starting the preseason ranked No. 3 in the Star-Bulletin Top 10, the Raiders are No. 2 in the latest poll and are likely to be at the top when next week's poll comes out.

Mugiishi wants continued development.

“;It's early. We're just 3-0 now. There's nine more games in the ILH season,”; he said. “;If we don't match everybody's improvement, a 2-point win turns into a 10-point loss.”;

'Iolani shot 40 percent from the field (16-for-40) and 58 percent (7-for-12) from the line.

Kamehameha senior forward Auwae DeRego sat out with a torn ligament in his ankle and a broken nose, injuries suffered last week against Punahou. He had surgery on the ankle last week.

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Kamehameha (2-1)	8	10	11	13	—	42
'Iolani (3-0)	12	13	15	4	—	44

KAMEHAMEHA—Edmund Kamano 2, Shane Matayoshi 0, Micah Christenson 15, Chaz Bajet 8, Brandon Dumlao 0, Pii Minns 5, Shawn Bode 0, Koa Ka'ai 1, Blake Viena 7, Damien Teramae-Kaehuaea 4.

'IOLANI—Kela Marciel 5, Andrew Skalman 3, Jarrett Arakawa 0, John Foy 2, Kainoa Chu 7, Trevyn Tulonghari 6, Brandon Ball 2, Kainoa Scheer 0, Nick Christman 4, Josiah Sukumaran 2, Pablo Warner 13.

3-point goals—Kamehameha 4 (Christenson 2, Bajet, Minns), 'Iolani 5 (Marciel, Skalman, Chu, Tulonghari, Warner).

Damien 63, Maryknoll 51
Tyler Tamayo scored 15 points as the Monarchs gained their first win in the ILH.

Tyler Terai led Maryknoll with 16.

                                                                                                                                           

Maryknoll (0-3)	15	3	12	21	—	51
Damien (1-1)	5	26	14	18	—	63

MARYKNOLL—Masashi Uematsu 9, Chasen St. Onge 1, Tyler Terai 16, Craig Shoji 0, Jordan Victorino 4, David Nosal 3, Kekia'i Cashman-Fernandez 0, Dillon Keaney 5, Kent Kawahara 4, Jacob Mayer 9, Davis Holt 0.

DAMIEN—Tim Smith 4, Anthony Tuitele 11, Breyson Lee 7, Kevin Aganos 5, Mark Baay 12, J.B. Ferreira 4, Tyler Tamayo 15, Nephi Tuitele 0, Trent Valentine 0, Lon Iwashita 5.

3-point goals—Maryknoll 2 (Terai, Keaney), Damien 3 (Baay 2, A. Tuitele).

Junior varsity—Maryknoll 55, Damien 49

 

 

ILH Division II

Varsity
Saint Louis 40, 'Iolani 39
Hawaii Mission Academy 52, Island Pacific Academy 39
Word of Life 65, Assets 27
High scorers—StL: Joe Joyce 18, Bryan Cieslik 13. Iol: Kevin Serai, 14.
Junior varsity
University 34, Hanalani 24