By Kyle Sakamoto and Dennis Anderson
Advertiser Staff Writers
Leilehua’s perfect season in O‘ahu Interscholastic Association basketball came to an end last night at home against Mililani.
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| Kalaheo’s Skyler Wilson shoots over Kahuku’s Micah Casey. Kalaheo won the OIA semifinal last night, 82-66, and meets Mililani today for the title.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser |
The Trojans hit six consecutive free throws in the final 20.3 seconds of overtime as Mililani (10-2) defeated Leilehua (10-1), 69-63, in an OIA Tournament semifinal.
Mililani will meet Kalaheo, an 82-66 winner over Kahuku last night, in the OIA Tournament championship at 7 tonight at Blaisdell Arena.
Mililani’s Rashaun Broadus hit a 12-foot leaner with just under a minute left in overtime to break a 61-all tie.
Leilehua’s Joshua Jumawan tied the game on a lay-up with 36 seconds remaining.
Kaipo Patoc was fouled and hit a pair of free throws with 20.3 seconds left, William Broadus followed with two more with 12.3 seconds remaining and Rashaun Broadus hit the final two with 3.2 seconds left.
"I know my boys can shoot," Mililani coach Mike Coito said. "There are some guys who can shoot, but not make them at the end. I’m glad they pulled themselves together and made them."
The Mules won the tip at the beginning of the four-minute overtime and stalled against Mililani’s 2-3 zone. With two minutes left, Mililani went to a man-to-man defense.
Jumawan’s miss of a 3-pointer with 1:15 remaining was the first shot of overtime.
"I wanted to sit back for a while, but I didn’t want them to get the last shot," Coito said. "They are kind of impatient, so we knew they’d put it up sooner or later."
After the teams traded baskets for a 63-all tie, Mililani tried to hold the ball for the final shot. But Leilehua fouled Patoc, who converted the free throws.
The game featured 20 lead changes and 11 ties.
Garland Gantt hit a driving layup with three seconds left to tie the game at 61 and force overtime.
Five of Mililani’s seven 3-pointers during the game came after halftime.
"All year, they didn’t shoot like that," Leilehua assistant coach Jayson Kauwenaole said. "Tonight was a special night for them."
Mililani 18 14 14 15 8 — 69
Leilehua 18 17 12 14 2 — 63
MILILANI — Gary Deliz 7, Rashaun Broadus 14, Troy Wailehua 0, Alex Aguda 0, William Broadus 13, Andrew Min 0, Hoku Patoc 2, Chad DeMello 0, Kaipo Patoc 24, Trey Brown 9.
LEILEHUA — Garland Gantt 20, Lance Tuggle 0, Ricardo Bachelor 4, Joshua Jumawan 11, Clifton Feliciano 6, Shaun Fetzer 0, Demitrius Washington 0, Mike Helgerson 0, John Dolac 0, Ruben Dix 0, Eric Marshall 22, Duon Adams 0, Nick Lenzy 0, Andrew Talaeai 0.
3-point goals-Mililani 7 (Deliz, Brown 2, W. Broadus 1, K. Patoc 3). Leilehua 3 (Gantt 1, Jumawan 2).
JV-Farrington 55, Mililani 53.
 Kalaheo 82, Kahuku 66: The Mustangs (23-1 overall, 12-0 OIA) will play in the OIA championship game tonight for the 15th time. They have won 12, including eight of the last 10 under coach Pete Smith.
Last night, the state’s No. 1 team all season in the coaches/media poll looked like the state’s best team, although Kahuku showed improvement over the group of transitioning football players that lost by 43 at Kalaheo last month.
Skyler Wilson scored 21 of his 24 points in the first half and led a Kalaheo defense that forced 26 Kahuku turnovers in the game. Ikaika Alama Francis added 20 and was a fierce rebounder.
But until 6-foot-6 Micah Casey fouled out with 4:45 to play, Kahuku didn’t let the Mustangs gallop too far ahead. Every time Kalaheo built its lead to 10 or 11, Ali‘i Alisa would drain a 3-pointer (he made 4 of 6), or football star Aaron Francisco would cut through the Mustangs for a basket and it would be a contest again.
But each time Kahuku would cut the lead — it got as close as two (40-38) — the 5-foot-11 Wilson would step up with a steal or a pass for a layup or free throws or a variety of baskets ranging from putbacks to driving layups to tipins to jump shots.
"I try to create and get everyone involved. That’s the role of a point guard," Wilson said.
Two of the teammates he created opportunities for were D.C. Daniels, who scored 17, and C.J. Kaimiola, who added 13, including three 3-pointers.
Alisa and Francisco led Kahuku scoring with 18 apiece.
Kahuku (9-4 and 16-6) will play Leilehua at 5 p.m. for third place.
Kahuku 17 25 12 12 — 66
Kalaheo 25 23 15 19 — 82
KAHUKU — Ferron Fonoimoana 4, Philip Alisa 18, Aaron Francisco 18, Anthony Hill 3, Inoke Funaki 2, Micah Casey 9, James Kammerer 10, Adonis Buttel 2, Jonathan Mapu 0.
KALAHEO — C.J. Kaimiola 13, Skyler Wilson 24, Nate Ijima 0, Shaydon Marumoto 2, Ikaika Alama Francis 20, Shane Harada 0, Charles Elliot 0, Justin Pedrina 0, D.C. Daniels 17, Keoki Duarte 6, Remington Chun 0.
3-point goals-Kahuku 7 (Alisa 4, Francisco 2, Hill 1). Kalaheo 5 (Kaimiola 3, Francis 1, Duarte 1).
JV-Radford 55, Pearl City 45
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