Leilehua controls West basketball
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
The Leilehua High School girls basketball team took control of the O'ahu Interscholastic Association Western Division race last night, rolling past defending state champion 'Aiea, 27-17, at 'Aiea.
The Mules improved to 5-0, while Na Ali'i dropped to 4-2. Leilehua, which went 2-10 in the preseason, is the only unbeaten team in the West.
"We played tough teams in the preseason — Iolani, Maryknoll, Maui," Mules coach Elroy Dumlao said. "We didn't play badly, just our conditioning hurt us and we were rushing into things."
Those things were not a problem last night, as Leilehua grabbed early control with an 8-0 run in the first period and never looked back. Using a wide 2-3 zone, the Mules limited 'Aiea's shot opportunities and held Na Ali'i to two points in the second quarter and three points in the third.
"They played good defense," 'Aiea coach Fran Villarmia-Kahawai said. "They denied the passing lanes, and we didn't pass very well."
Leilehua guards Nachelle Scott and Pikake Nutter-Gaudet came up with several steals, and Scott was 6-of-6 from the free-throw line in the second quarter after being fouled in the transition.
She finished the game 8-of-10 from the line and scored a game-high 12 points.
"She usually shoots like 40 percent," Dumlao said. "She usually scores on layups off the press."
The press wasn't necessary for the Mules last night, as Na Ali'i struggled in their halfcourt offense. After Jasmine Dias' second 3-point basket with three minutes remaining in the first period, 'Aiea went seven minutes before its next field goal, a jumper by Marissa Komomua.
Na Ali'i's next basket was Noelani Colburn's 3-pointer 90 seconds into the second half, and 'Aiea would not score again until 5:36 left in the game.
That's three points in 14 minutes, and five points in 21 minutes.
All five of 'Aiea's starters last year graduated, including two who are playing NCAA Division I basketball. The only returnees who were in last year's rotation are Dias and Colburn.
"We're not as talented as we were last year, obviously," Villarmia-Kahawai said. "We can't do the same things, because we don't have the same personnel. We're still adjusting to these girls' abilities. But I told them that they should be pretty good, because they went up against (last year's starters) in practice every day.
"When you're going up every day against players of that caliber, you're getting better, even though you may not realize it."
Dumlao said it's a testament to Na Ali'i's coaching staff that they still are in contention despite a brand new lineup.
"They're doing a good job," Dumlao said. "They're patient. We came in with a lot of respect for them, even though they don't have the same players as last year."
Leilehua (5-0) 10 6 7 4—27
'Aiea (4-2) 6 2 3 6—17
Leilehua—Priscilla West 0, Heidi Garcia 8, Nachelle Scott 12, Maria Quidez 0, Pikake Nutter-Gaudet 2, Sara Smith 0, Inez Tauvela 5. Totals 9 9-19 27.
'Aiea—Jasmine Dias 6, Karina Koda 2, Marissa Komomua 3, Nicole Takemoto 0, Noe Colburn 5, Chanelle Takemoto 0, Maile Kauhola 1, Minuette Kaiuwailani 0, Tiffany Seiki 0. Totals 6 2-7 17.
3-point goals—'Aiea 3 (Dias 2, Colburn).
JV—Leilehua 22, 'Aiea 17
• • •
• Pearl City 44, Radford 32: Christie Ayers and Marci Lobendahn each scored 13 points to lead the Chargers.
Heather Massey led Radford with 19 points.
Radford (3-3) 10 3 5 14—32
Pearl City (5-1) 11 8 11 14—44
Radford—Joanne Czumalowski 2, Jenna Johnson-Endo 0, Marina Watts 0, Jennifer Taylor 8, Missy Cordero 0, Heather Massey 19, Lia Mickey 0, Michelle Winebush 0, Nateita Viavia 3, Talaya Jones 0, Bree Reyes 0. Totals 9 14-18 32.
Pearl City—Darcie Hamamoto 0, Jillan Soria 2, Amy Fujihara 3, Joni Yoon 0, Christie Ayers 13, Chalice Kaapuni 10, Kelli Yuen 0, Jamie Iwata 0, Kristin Lai 3, Tatum Higdon 0, Frances Mabalay 0, Tina Questel 0, Marci Lobendahn 13, Lusia Kleinschmidt 0. Totals 14 13-25 44.
3-point goals—Pearl City 1 (Amy Fujihara).
JV—Pearl City 44, Radford 24
• • •
• CAMPBELL 37, WAI'ANAE 34: Jamie Kua scored six of her game-high 14 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Sabers.
Tiare Kealoha-Holbron led Wai'anae with 10 points.
Wai'anae (2-3) 15 6 6 7—34
Campbell (4-1) 9 7 9 12—37
Wai'anae—Kisha Hampton 4, Angeline Lino 9, Chelsie Park 0, Janeen Lee-Abelaye 0, Yvonne Eli 0, Tiare Kealoha-Holbron 10, Czarina Gaspar 3, Tristina Nitta 8, Tabitha Randles 0, Rochelle Kekoa 0. Totals 16 2-6 34.
Campbell—Joanne Corpuz 2 , Jasmine Lopez 4 , Jalen Garcia 5, Jamie Kua 14, Jacqueline Mendes 2, Kim Edwards 0, Chaunte Jackson 7, Denise Alonzo 0, Jolani Bobbitt 0 , Hoku Leiato 3. Totals 16 4-10 37.
3-point goals— Campell 1 (Jackson).
JV—Wai'anae 31, Campbell 27
• • •
• Nanakuli 58, Mililani 51: Lehua Yap scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Golden Hawks.
Darci Watanabe led Mililani with 19 points.
Nanakuli (3-3) 11 10 17 20—58
Mililani (1-4) 12 7 9 23—51
Nanakuli—Chalcedony Silva 2, Chelsey Kaimi 2, Lindsey Ako 0, Jasmine Carvalho 2, KC Hoohuli 0, Lehua Yap 29, Chanel Ching 2, Ashley Gasper 13, Stacelyn Eli 1, Malia Hirahara 0, Teila Watson 0, Marsy Holi-Arrington 7. Totals 17 18-39 58.
Mililani—Darci Watanabe 19, Sandy Santiago 2, Sandy Nakamura 6, Adrienne Kasaoka 4, Lori Nonies 0, Jody Saquilon 2, Yvonne Morris 0, Suzy Jackson 2, Talia Tupua 10, Rebekah McKoy 6. Totals 15 15-24 51.
3-point goals—Nanakuli 2 (Yap 2). Mililani 2 (Watanabe 2).
JV—Mililani 42, Nanakuli 23
• • •
• PUNAHOU 55, SACRED HEARTS 34: Becky Hogue scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Buffanblu, who held Lancers star Brittney Aiwohi to nine points.
Lani Faumuina led Sacred Hearts with 10 points.
Sacred Hearts (3-5) 8 4 18 4—34
Punahou (8-0) 13 12 13 17—55
Sacred hearts—Cherie Kinoshita 7, Tamieka Trujillo 0,
Brittney Aiwohi 9, Nicole Lehner 3, Shalei Soueira 0, Kim Young 2, Colby Aiwohi 2, Nikki Agor 0, Lani Faumuina 10, Nicole Raiola 1. Totals 14 4-7 34.
Punahou—Rachel Kane 2, Eryn Chun 0, Shanna-Lei Dacanay 10, Seisha Sukekane 2, Megan Abbott 14, Anuhea Macfarlane 0, Ki'i Lavine 0, Janelle Shin 2, Elizabeth Lee 0, Sydney Anderson 2, Christine Takara 2, Becky Hogue 21, Kelly Karns 0. Totals 20 13-18 55.
3-point goals—Sacred Hearts 2 (B. Aiwohi, Lehner). Punahou 2 (Dacanay 2).
• • •
• MARYKNOLL 66, UNIVERSITY 37: Michelle Baduria scored 15 points and Sela Fisilau 14 to lead the Spartans.
Diane Okubo hit four 3-pointers and scored 24 points for University High.
Maryknoll (6-2) 16 13 18 19—66
University High (2-6) 10 16 6 5—37
Maryknoll—Pauline Chan 0, Diana Samson 4, Shannon Riley 5, Michelle Baduria 15, Whitney Wong 6, Jenna Castillo 0, Jessica Ho 0, Stacey Doran 5, Melanie Tang 4, Cheryl Lee 13, Sela Fisilau 14. Totals 27 6-10 66.
University High—Iwalani Yamaguchi 0, Diane Okubo 24, Brittany Anderson 4, Kamaile Durrett 0, Leahi Frias 0, Kylie Lum 0, Karlee Ka'iliehu 9, Cara Pang 0, Ashley De Guzman 0. Totals 13 7-11 37.
3-point goals—Maryknoll 6 (Baduria 3, Wong 2, Riley). University—4 (Okubo 4).
• • •
• Iolani 57, St. Francis 23: Fabriann Gin scored a game-high 18 points and Ginger Gravelle added 14 to lead the Raiders.
Bennita Robinson led St. Francis with eight points.
Iolani (4-3) 16 14 13 14—57
St. Francis (0-7) 10 5 5 3—23
Iolani—Raeceen Woolford 0, Jackie-lyn Sasaki 1, Lana Young 13, Ginger Gravelle 14, Fabriann Gin 18, Kiani Wong 2, Keri Oyadomari 2, Patricia Wong 5, Diana McClain 2. Totals 15 3-8 57.
St. Francis—Mandy Llamedo 2, Latasha Griffin 3, Rachelle Kamahele 2, Jennifer Lim 0, Jasmine Dulan 4, Chelsey Powell 3, Lauren Upadhyaya 0, Bennita Robinson 8, Melanie Keliipuleole 0, Annie Llamedo 1. Totals 8 7-11 23.
3-point goals—Iolani 8 (Young 3, Gravelle 2, Gin 2, Wong).
ILH DIVISION II
University High 41, Redemption 25. UHS—Brianna Tsukamoto 11, Kelly Adler 10. Red—Ashlee Rapp 11.
Hawai'i Baptist 51, St. Andrew's 28.
HBA—Chelsea Yasuda 13, Kara Morita 10.
Punahou 54, Iolani 42. Pun—Adria Campbell 16, Shauna Imanaka 11. Iol—Jennifer Morishige 9, Kristin Kutara 9.
BASEBALL
• MARYKNOLL 2, MID-PACIFIC 1: Kody Seminara singled home Sean Ortiz for the go-ahead run with two outs in the fifth inning as the Spartans dropped the Owls out of sole possession of first place in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu.
Ortiz had doubled and advanced to third on an infield error.
Ortiz and Seminara each batted 2-for-4.
Justin Pate had two hits for Mid-Pacific.
Maryknoll (3-7) 000 110 0—2 6 0
Mid-Pacific (8-2) 000 100 0—1 7 4
Ryan Matsumoto, Brandon Goshima (3), Matsumoto (4) and Kawika Calizar. Ryan Basco, Justin Pate (4) and matt Inouye. WP—Matsumoto. LP—Pate.
Leading hitters: Mary—Sean Ortiz 2-4, double; Kody Seminara 2-4. MPI—Pate 2-3.
• • •
• Kamehameha 7, Pac-Five 0: Zach McAngus pitched a five-hitter with five strikeouts and two walks to lift the Warriors into a first-place tie with Mid-Pacific.
Aaron Fuller, Shannon Kahale and Baba Merino had two hits apiece for Kamehameha.
Kamehameha (8-2) 220 102 0—7 12 1
Pac-Five (1-9) 000 000 0—0 5 3
Zach McAngus and Baba Merino. Paul Nishimura, Jake Mellor (7) and Colby Holt. WP—McAngus. LP— Nishimura.
Leading hitters: Kam— Aaron Fuller 2-3; Shannon Kahale 2-3, double, 2 RBIs; Baba Merino 2-3.
• • •
• Iolani 4, Punahou 1: Chris Loo and Rich Olsen teamed on a five-hitter to lift the host Raiders.
Todd Yoshioka and Kila Ka'aihue drove in a run apiece for Iolani.
Mark Veneri batted 2-for-3 for Punahou.
Punahou (7-3) 010 000 0—1 5 5
Iolani (6-4) 200 101 x—4 4 0
Mark Veneri, Jared Pate (3) and Todd LaFountaine. Chris Loo, Rich Olsen (6) and Reid Saito. WP—Loo. LP— Veneri.
Leading hitters: Pun— Veneri 2-3.
• • •
• St. Louis 11, Damien 5: Justin Humalon went 3-for-4 with a triple, three-run homer and four RBIs to help lead the Crusaders past the Monarchs.
Travis Gonzaga homered and Grandon Costa batted 3-for-4 for St. Louis.
Daniel Chamizo had two hits and two RBIs for Damien.
Damien (1-9) 200 210 0—5 7 3
St. Louis (6-4) 013 610 x—11 13 2
Chase Masuda, Daniel Chamizo (4), Destin Alameida (5) and Cheyne Kawamoto. Kaleo Perreira, Leon Julian (6) and Jowen Murray-Thornton. WP—Perreira. LP— Masuda.
Leading hitters: Dam— Chamizo 2-3, double, 2 RBIs, Justin Cole 2-3, RBI; Kawamoto 2-3. St.—Justin Humalon 3-4, triple, homer, 4 RBIs; Grandon Costa 3-4, RBI; Brandon Sato 2-3; Travis Gonzaga homer; Danny Lee 2 RBIs.
