Kalaheo routs Waimea in girls state basketball
By Stephen Tsai
Advertiser Staff Writer
Dominating from the national anthem to the final horn, second-seeded Kalaheo cruised to a 65-14 victory over Waimea in last night's opening round of the 2001 Hawaiian Airlines Girls State Basketball Championship Tournament in McKinley High's gym.
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Kalaheo's 51-point margin was the largest in the tournament's 25-year history, and it was constructed largely on the skills of 5-foot-10 senior Brandy Richardson.
Waimea's Melody Manuel tries to drive past Kalaheo's Brandy Richardson, playing the point in the Mustangs' full-court press. Richardson had 17 points and nine rebounds in Kalaheo's 65-14 victory.
Richardson was the battery in this assault, amassing 17 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and five assists in 19 minutes. She did not play in the final 7:29 of the game.
Richardson scored early on post moves and, when the Menehune switched to a 2-3 match-up zone, she drifted to the perimeter, creating open shots in the low post for teammates Heather Gonsalves and Brina Fritzsche.
"Brandy has developed into a great all-around player," said Kalaheo coach Chico Furtado, a former Chaminade University basketball player. "I'd say, if I were to play her one-on-one, she would beat me. And I would ask her for points."
Said Richardson: "He's got moves, but he's an old man. But I give him some credit."
With Furtado's constant nagging, Richardson has worked daily on her shooting, and now is an accurate markswoman. Her off-season job at 24 Hour Fitness improved her strength; she can bench press 200 pounds. And her quickness has energized the Mustangs' defense.
Last night, Richardson was the point defender in Kalaheo's full-court press, which forced 24 points — as many as Waimea's total field-goal attempts.
In the first quarter alone, the Menehune turned the ball over 10 times and missed all of five their shots, two of which were blocked.
Waimea, which trailed 23-0 after one quarter, scored its first point on Melody Manuel's free throw with 5:22 left in the first half (to make it 25-1). The Menehune's first basket came with 1:37 to play in the half. By then, Kalaheo led 31-4.
Waimea
0
4
3
7
—14
Kalaheo
23
12
17
13
—65
WAIMEA—Taryn Dizon 0, Charise Ponce 0, Ashley Hori 1, Jamie Koerte 0, Jodi Kimura 0, Kellie Montemayor 2, Melody Manuel 3, Virginia Aguilar 2, Bridget Louis 0, Robyn Manuel 6, Erin Castillo 0.
KALAHEO—Bre Carson 5, Stacy Wright 3, Kalena Hatori 4, Brandy Richardson 17, Brandi Benson 13, Natasha Lagapa 3, Dawnelle Nahinu 3, Heather Gonsalves 10, Nicole Furtado 3, Kira Withy-Allen 4, Brina Fritzsche 0.
3-point goals—Waimea 2 (Manuel 2). Kalaheo 2 (Carson, Furtado).
• • •
Honoka'a 59, Iolani 57
After relying on a shower of 3s most of the game, the Dragons weathered a frenetic Raider comeback to advance into tonight's semifinals.
Kami Shigematsu's 3 — the Dragons' tournament-record ninth of the game — and Erica Tadio's two free throws with 22 seconds left made it 59-55.
Iolani guard Monica Tokoro then drove the lane and hit a layup, cutting the deficit to 59-57 with 13 seconds to play. Three seconds later, Honoka'a point guard Myrna Ordonez was fouled. But she missed the free throw in the one-and-one situation, and the Raiders rebounded.
Trisha Nishimoto broke free on a sprint dribble, but her 12-foot jumper lipped out. Lana Young grabbed the rebound, but could not connect from the left corner as time expired.
"We just motivated and picked it up," Ordonez said.
Ordonez, who is 4 feet 11 when wearing thick socks, scored 23 points and neutralized Iolani's pressing defense with drive-and-pitch moves.
"She really has grown as a player," Honoka'a coach Daphne Honma said of Ordonez, a senior. "She understands the game a lot better and she understands her role a lot better. She's little, but she has a big heart."
Iolani
6
22
7
22
—57
Honoka'a
14
14
13
18
—59
IOLANI—Trisha Nishimoto 15, Monica Tokoro 24, Lana Young 2, Fabriann Gin 7, Raeceen Woolford 0, Ginger Gravelle 4, Elyssa Street 5.
HONOKA'A—Myrna Ordonez 23, Kami Shigematsu 6, Malia Ah Loy 5, Erica Tadio 20, Maile Mangauil 2, Amber Salvador 0, Jolene Hinds 3.
3-point goals—Iolani 4 (Nishimoto 2, Tokoro 2). Honoka'a 9 (Ordonez 5, Shigematsu 2, Tadio 2).
• • •
Punahou, 'Aiea gain semifinals
By Kyle Sakamoto
Advertiser Staff Writer
Punahou should consider taking more two-week breaks from competition.
The inside-outside combination Becky Hogue and Milia Macfarlance both scored 17 points as Punahou routed Roosevelt, 61-29, in a quarterfinal of the Hawaiian Airlines girls state basketball championships last night at Kamehameha's Kekuhaupi'o Gym.
Punahou plays last night's 'Aiea-Baldwin winner in a semifinal game 8:30 tonight at Stan Sheriff Center.
The Buffanblu's previous game was a 51-47 victory over Kamehameha on May 3 in a playoff for the Interscholastic League of Honolulu championship.
"They really executed well," Roosevelt coach Bobby Keanini said. "Give them credit, they were real sharp.
"We came out with everything we got and played as well as we could."
Hogue, a 6-foot sophomore, scored most of her points on power moves in the paint.
Roosevelt's tallest starter was 5-foot-7 Jodi Nakashima.
Hogue scored eight consecutive Punahou points to put the Buffanblu up 20-11 with four minutes remaining in the first half.
In the second half, she scored seven consecutive Buffanblu points to up their lead to 44-22 with 1:05 remaining in the third quarter.
Macfarlane, a 5-foot-6 senior who is headed to the University of Hawai'i on a basketball scholarship, did most of her damage from beyond the 3-point line.
She was 5 of 7 from three-point range. She hit her first four attempts.
Macfarlane's 3-pointer from the right wing with 20.3 remaining gave Punahou a 32-14 halftime lead.
"They've had some games where they haven't had scoring opportunities because a lot of pressure was put on them," said Punahou coach Shelley Fey.
"In this game, they didn't have the height to play against Becky. And we have three guards out there they have to worry about."
Roosevelt went the final 11:40 without a field goal. Roosevelt shot 2 of 25 from the field in the second half.
"I'm proud of the 13 players," Fey said. "They all came out and played awesome up till the last second. They put it together tonight.
"We practiced a little bit less. We had a couple of days off. We scrimmaged against our junior varsity boys. That helped us a lot."
Roosevelt
7
7
8
7
—29
Punahou
14
18
14
15
—61
ROOSEVELT—Ashlie Dutro 5, Lori Nosse 2, Yayoi Nishitani 0, Loreal Imamura 0, Kahea Rodrigues 7, Lehua Lembeck 4, Burgandi Borges 2, Megan Fong 4, Emily Okamura 0, Jodi Nakashima 5, Shannon Yoshiyama 0, Cheri Kahooilihala 0.
PUNAHOU—Rachel Kane 3, Elyse Umeda 0, Darci Murakawa 6, Megan Abbott 4, Dana Arakawa 0, Anuhea Macfarlane 2, Milia Macfarlane 17, Misha Lam 0, Kelly Karns 2, Caroline Ane 6, Kira Kashiwa 2, Nicole Jones 2, Becky Hogue 17.
3-point goals—Punahou 6 (M. Macfarlane 5, Kane 1).
• • •
'Aiea 54, Baldwin 46
The Baldwin Bears already have girls' soccer and softball state championships this season. But their quest for a girls' basketball title ended last night against 'Aiea.
Kylee Nakamura scored 21 points, including 5 of 7 shooting from 3-point range, and Aritta Lane added 19 as Na Ali'i defeated fourth-seeded Baldwin in yesterday's other quarterfinal game at Kekuhaupi'o Gym.
The death blow for Baldwin came when Maui Interscholastic League Player of the Year Nicole Garbin fouled out with 4:13 left to play.
Up to that point, the Bears were in the midst of a 20-10 run, which had cut a 32-17 deficit early in the third quarter to 42-37 two minutes into the fourth. Garbin, a 5-foot-8 senior, scored 10 straight points during the run and finished with 18 points.
"That really hurt us," Baldwin coach Angel Kalehuawehe said. "Someone told me she had three fouls. I would have warned her about it, but I wouldn't have taken her out. She's our bread and butter. She needs to play 32 minutes for us."
Nakamura, a 5-foot-1 senior, made 4 of 5 3-point attempts in the first half.
A 15-foot pull-up jumper with two seconds remaining in the half gave Na Ali'i a 27-17 halftime lead.
"Kylee's been shooting well," 'Aiea coach Fran Villarmia-Kahawai said. "She's been really focused in the OIA tournament and coming into the state tournament. We need to have our girls have the mentality that this is the last game I'm going to play. She's playing like it is."
Lane, a 5-foot-11 senior, had 12 of her points in the second half.
"Aritta is starting to go to the boards more and putting her shots up strong. We told her she's going to get knocked no matter what she does, so she might as well go up strong."
Ten of 'Aiea's points in the fourth quarter came from the free-throw line. 'Aiea only had one field goal in the fourth quarter on Lane's layup with a minute left.
'Aiea
15
12
15
12
—54
Baldwin
4
13
14
15
—46
'AIEA—Jasmine Dias 2, Karina Koda 0, Joelle Sugai 2, Tiffany Seiki 0, Kylee Nakamura 21, Nicole Takemoto 0, Noelani Colburn 2, Chanel Takemoto 0, Rubi Carrillo 0, Aritta Lane 19, Minuette Kauiwailani 0, Keesha Aldridge 8.
BALDWIN—Kami Kapaku 3, Crystal Manuel 6, Kapua Atay 0, Nicole Garbin 18, Mikiala Puaa-Freitas 0, Mahie Atay 15, Danielle Coetzee 0, Lori Yanuaria 0, Alena Matsui 0, Chantilly Mers 0, Roxanne Barrientos 0, Isabeau Wai'au 0, Annie Mailo 0, Mahea Tassill 4.
3-point goals—'Aiea 5 (Nakamura). Baldwin 7 (Manuel 2, Garbin 2, Kapaku 1, M. Atay 1, Tassill 1).
