Kalaheo topples Kahuku, 51-47, in OIA basketball
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
Under extreme conditions, the Kalaheo High School girls basketball team stayed in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division title chase last night with a tough road victory at previously unbeaten Kahuku, 51-47.
Kalaheo (5-1) was down 30-18 late in the second period, but sophomore point guard Bre Carson sank three consecutive 3-point baskets to cut Kahuku's lead to 30-27 going into the half.
In the second half, the Mustangs tightened their 2-3 zone defense and on offense went inside to sophomore post player Latoya Wiley, a transfer from Kahuku. Wiley scored eight of her 10 points in the final two periods.
"I told my teammates to not be scared in here, because if we play scared, we'll lose," said Wiley, who was playing against cousin Karly Tailele and in front of many friends and relatives. "I know most of the (Kahuku) girls, but I just tried to be calm and play my game. In the first half, I think I was too calm."
The Red Raiders (5-1) found openings in Kalaheo's first-half press and scored 16 points off layups in transition. Those opportunities vanished in the second half, however, as the Mustangs dropped back into their zone. Kahuku also struggled from the free-throw line, making only 3 of 16 attempts. In the second half, the Red Raiders made only 1 of 8 free throws.
"I told the girls that in this game, the difference was free throws," Kahuku coach Mona Ah Hoy said. "We didn't make ours."
Kalaheo was only slightly better, making 12 of 30. But the Mustangs made enough to chip away at the Red Raiders' 35-28 lead built early in the third period. Kalaheo took its first lead, 38-37, on Natasha Lagapa's 3-point basket with 1:10 remaining in the third quarter. Brina Fritzsche's layup at the buzzer gave the Mustangs the lead for good at 40-39.
Kalena Hatori's layup with 1:11 left in the game put Kalaheo up 50-43, and the closest Kahuku got after that was 50-47 on Lesina Funaki's 3-pointer with 33 seconds remaining. Hatori's free throw with 15 seconds left sealed it.
Hatori (10 points) and Carson (11 points) each had to leave the game for a few minutes in the second half after taking hard falls.
"This was tough, Kahuku is very aggressive," Mustangs coach Chico Furtado said. "Nothing came easy. But give our kids credit, they came back from being 12 down."
Kalaheo (4-1) 11 16 13 11—51
Kahuku (4-1) 13 17 9 8—47
Kalaheo—Bre Carson 11, Shaina Siliga 3, Kalena Hatori 10, Shantel Marumoto 1, Brandi Benson 2, Natasha Lagapa 5, Dawnelle Nahina 2, Brina Fritzsche 7, Kaiena Huihui 0, Hauoli Kahlbaum 0, Latoya Wiley 10. Totals 17 12-30 51.
Kahuku—Mereani Lewenilovo 11, Lesina Funaki 5, Karla Tailele 2, Charlotte Leitupo 6, Michelle Peters 5, Nancy Vave 1, Tanya Alo 0, Nicole Pouha 0, Melissa Aumua 0 , Kelci Naihe 15, Krisha Kai 2 . Totals 21 3-16 47.
3-point goals—Kalaheo 5 (Carson 3, Siliga, Lagapa). Kahuku 2 (Naihe, Funaki).
JV—Kahuku 38, Kalaheo 27.
• • •
• McKinley 64, Kaiser 28: Amber Lee scored 25 points and Chyloh Rodrigues 15 more, helping the Tigers remain undefeated.
McKinley outscored Kaiser 34-11 in the first half.
McKinley (5-0) 18 16 13 17—64
Kaiser (2-4) 4 7 6 11—28
McKinley—Chantal Yadao 7, Rayna Isaki 2, Kristi Fukumoto 2, Meagan Miyasaka 0, Chyloh Rodrigues 15, Janin Corpuz 3, Noelani Correia 2, Amanda Leopoldo 2, Ceslie Ma'afala 6, Amber Lee 25. Totals 24 10-12 64.
Kaiser—Sarah Black 0, Shera Yamamoto 6, Nanea Kamauoha 8, Heather Dick 0, Karen Poon 0, Jasmine Yoshino 4, Julia Paulo 0, Kelly Niiro 0, Kehau Bangay 3, Amanda Peterson 2, Kilioe Aliifua 5. Totals 7 13-23 28.
3-point goals—McKinley 6 (Rodrigues 3, Yadao 2, Corpuz). Kaiser 1 (Bangay).
JV—Kaiser 39, McKinley 17
• • •
• Kalani 42, Moanalua 35: Ashley Takata and Chenty Bonifacio each scored 12 points, and Falcons surged to a 24-14 halftime lead in beating the Menehune.
Ronnie Keliihoomalu led Moanalua with 13 points.
Kalani (4-2) 12 12 8 10—42
Moanalua (4-2) 8 6 11 10—35
Kalani—Tamari Miyashiro 6, Alisa Lum 0, Kristy Hirahara 0, Ashley Takata 12, Karlie Saiki 0, Leeann Shimabukuro 0, Chenty Bonifacio 12, Lauren Cheng 6, Jodi Segawa 6, Kristi Saiki 0, Keri Hee 0, Jessica Cruciana 0, Danielle Lindo 0. Totals 18 6-8 42.
Moanalua—Christina Sierra 4, Alice Ra 0, Jessica Moran 4, Jen Light 0, Jessie Kamakura 2, Sasha Silva 0, Ashley Kaono 0, Marleen Leautu 10, Brittany Briem 0, Kepua Lee 2, Ronnie Keliihoomalu 13. Totals 15 5-8 35.
JV—Moanalua 45, Kalani 44
• • •
• KAIMUKI 45, FARRINGTON 38: Dalia Solia scored 13 of her game-high 19 points in the second half to rally the Bulldogs.
Laosamoa Uli led Farrington with 16 points.
Kaimuki (3-2) 7 6 18 14—45
Farrington (2-4) 5 11 10 12—38
Kaimuki—Flora Mesa 3, Kara Hayashida 1, Diana Malavong 0, Jessica Arakawa 2, Katherine Martin 0, Dalia Solia 19, Romeleen Mauricio 0, Chyenna Souza 6, Tyleen Tausaga 5, Shella Sanders 0, Lovely Moyle 7, Alana Burgess 0, Ching Man Ying 2. Totals 14 12-18 45.
Farrington—Revelyn Cabaya 0, Elaine Bihag 3, Xania Cadoy 2, Cherlyn Ligot 0, Ashley Soon 2, Liza Domingo 0, Joann Fernandez 0, Pae Poasa 3, Tanya Alualu 2, Raquel Rivera 0, Mele Matiaki 10, Laosamoa Uli 16. Totals 17 2-3 38.
3-point goals—Kaimuki 5 (Souza 2, Mesa, Solia, Moyle). Farrington 2 (Bihag, Uli).
JV—Farrington 49, Kaimuki 26.
• • •
• ROOSEVELT 42, CASTLE 24: Ashlie Dutro scored 14 of her game-high 19 points in the first half, helping the Rough Riders take a 31-10 lead.
Tiare Kahoekapu led Castle with 10 points.
Castle (1-5) 8 2 6 8—24
Roosevelt (1-4) 11 20 6 5—42
Castle—Kele Tukushi 0, Donna Echalas 0, Audrey Ako 0, Shardae Ingano 0, Jessica Beard 2, Shantel Tilton 2, Tiare Kahoekapu 10, Puna Waialama 1, Annie Garrett 2, Rachel Hirokawa 5, Ven Agallana 2. Totals 9 6-10 24.
Roosevelt—Ashlie Dutro 19, Justina Yanuaria 3, Chelsie Kadota 9, Capi Uyechi 0, Larissa Nakasone 10, Kahea Rodrigues 0, Nicole Yoshimoto 0, Nicole Okada 1, Mercedes Earnes 0, Monile Bell 0. Totals 14 10-17 42.
3-point goals—Roosevelt 4 (Dutro 2, Yanuaria, Nakasone).
JV—Roosevelt 54, Castle 35
ILH
Junior Varsity
Division I
St. Francis 42, Lutheran 26
Punahou Gold 57, Sacred Hearts 22
Kamehameha 45, Punahou Blue 35
Division II
Mid-Pacific 22, University High 18
BASEBALL
• ROOSEVELT 3, FARRINGTON 1: Matthew Terukina batted 3-for-4 to support the five-hit pitching of Cameron Kimura and Chris Mols as the Rough Riders remained the OIA East's lone unbeaten team.
Kimura struck out four and walked one over six innings and Mols retired the side in order in the seventh.
Roosevelt (4-0) 010 010 1—3 6 2
Farrington (0-5) 001 000 0—1 5 1
Cameron Kimura, Chris Mols (7) and Brandon Loo, Kevin Fujii (7). Paul-Alan Dela Cruz and Criston Barba. WP—Kimura. LP—Dela Cruz.
Leading hitters: Roos— Matthew Terukina 3-4, double. Farr—Sanford McKee 2-4.
• • •
• MOANALUA 10, KALANI 7: The Menehune scored seven runs in the third inning, highlighted by Ric Fukishima's three-run home run, then held off the host Falcons.
Brett Tanigawa batted 4-for-5, including two triples, to lead Moanalua.
Moanalua (4-1) 007 101 1—10 11 1
Kalani (1-3) 000 105 1— 7 7 2
Scott Batula, Lorin Nakagawa (7) and Brett Tanigawa. Bryce Sumida, Scott Komine (5) and Brandon Ishii, Reid Pamatigan (6). WP—Batula. LP—Sumida.
Leading hitters: Moan—Geoffrey Say 2-4; Tanigawa 4-5, 2 triples, 2 RBIs; Neal Manutai 3-4, 2 RBIs; Ric Fukushima home run, 3 RBIs. Kalan—Len Shimabuku 3-4, double; Davin Muramoto double, 2 RBIs.
• • •
• KAILUA 6, KAISER 3: Kamaile Santos spaced seven hits and the Surfriders rallied from a 3-0 deficit.
Bronson Ho, Cody Texeira-Vickery and Garrett Yamamoto each hit RBI singles during a three-run fifth that put Kailua ahead 5-3.
Kaiser (1-4) 000 300 0—3 7 1
Kailua (4-1) 000 231 x—6 12 4
Jason Peters and Kyle Nerona. Kamaile Santos and Cody Texeira-Vickery. WP—Santos. LP— Peters.
Leading hitters: Kais—John Uehara 2-4, triple, 2 RBIs. Kail—Garrett Yamamoto 2-4; Jarid Kawamoto 3-4; Cody Texeira-Vickery 2-3.
• • •
• KALAHEO 7, MCKINLEY 4: The Mustangs took advantage of seven errors, scoring all their runs on just three hits.
Blaine Yoshino hit two triples for McKinley.
McKinley (1-4) 201 100 0—4 5 7
Kalaheo (4-1) 240 010 x—7 3 2
Blaine Yoshino and Tyson Kaneshiro. Grant Shiroma, Nick Sargent (6) and Michael Garcia, Jacob Myking (6). WP—Shiroma. LP—Yoshino.
Leading hitters: McK—Yoshino 2-3, 2 triples. Kalah—Chris Kojima double, 2 RBIs.
• • •
• CASTLE 2, KAIMUKI 1: Justin Tsutsumi scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning on an error by the shortstop. Tsutsumi reached base on a walk and advanced to second on Jordan Tom's sacrifice bunt.
Winning pitcher Noah Kon got out of a first-inning jam by starting a triple play.
Castle (2-2) 001 010 0—2 5 1
Kaimuki (1-3) 000 010 0—1 4 3
Noah Kon, Ryan Lum (6) and Jason Taniguchi. Jay Tokuuke, Shaye Asoau (7) and Leland Ohelo. WP—Kon. LP—Tokuuke.
Leading hitters: Cast—Scott Shinsato 2-3; Lum 2-3. Kaim—Tino Caires 2-3.
• • •
• 'Aiea 15, Radford 3: Na Ali'i scored nine runs in the first inning on six hits, including triples by Aaron Powell and Bryan Tucker, to remain undefeated.
Tucker had two triples and a double for 'Aiea.
'Aiea (5-0) 900 06—15 11 2
Radford (0-4) 012 00— 3 3 4
Matt Yoshimura, Brent Yonesaki (4) and Justin Nii. Kori Wade, Andrew Atmospera (3), Victor Mejia (5) and Matt Ryan. WP—Yoshimura. LP—Wade.
Leading hitters: 'Aiea— Bryan Tucker 3-4, 2 triples, double; Aaron Powell triple, double. Rad—Brant Onaga 2-3, double.
• • •
• Wai'anae 9, Waialua 6: Travis Rodrigues hit a two-run double during a four-run eighth inning that helped the Seariders remain unbeaten.
Waialua sent the game into extra innings when it scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the score at 5.
Wai'anae (4-0) 400 000 14—9 9 1
Waialua (1-3) 000 020 31—6 9 3
Cid Moses, Cal Uyechi (6), Chad Rodrigues (7) and Mike Ferreira. Charles Tantog and Keone Tyler. WP—Rodrigues. LP—Tantog.
Leading hitters: Waian— Ferreira 3-5, double; Uyechi 2-3; Travis Rodrigues double, 2 RBIs. Waial—Lee Matsuura 2-4; Kevin Nakamura double, 2 RBIs; Ikaika Soares 2-4.
• • •
• PEARL CITY 12, CAMPBELL 1: Jonathan Serapion allowed three hits and struck out eight over five innings, and also sparked a seven-run first inning with a three-run homer as the Chargers handed the Sabers their first loss.
Ryan Tanabe and Chad Itokazu hit two-run singles in the first inning when Pearl City took a 7-1 lead.
Campbell (3-1) 100 00— 1 3 2
Pearl City (3-1) 701 4x—12 9 1
Shaunsey Saito, Prentiss Anderson (1), Tristen Dailey (4), Chaunsey DBasilio (4) and Ikaika Trinidad. Jonathan Serapion and Kellen Concepcion. WP—Serapion. LP—Saito.
Leading hitters: Camp—Bill Tennent 2-2, double. PC—Chad Itokazu 2-4, 2 RBIs, Serapion 2-3, 3-run homer, 4 RBIs, Concepcion 2-run triple; Ryan Tanabe 2-run single.
• • •
• Mililani 18, Nanakuli 0: Christopher Balatico threw four shoutout innings, faced 13 batters, allowed no hits and struck out nine to lead the Trojans.
Balatico and Dustin Nuibe each had three hits to pace a 14-hit offense.
Nanakuli (0-4) 000 00— 0 1 8
Mililani (2-2) 364 5x—18 14 0
Mario Bartholomew and Alden Mahoe. Christopher Balatico, Craig Sato (5) and Shawn Saito, Tyler Suemori (5). WP—Balatico. LP—Bartholomew.
Leading hitters: Mili—Balatico 3-3, double, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Dustin Nuibe 3-3, 3 runs; Saito 2-3, double, 2 runs; Justin Amano 2-3, triple, 4 RBIs.
