'Aiea beats Kailua in OIA boys' tourney
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser staff writer
'AIEA — The 'Aiea High School boys basketball team withstood a third-period rally by Kailua and the loss of two starters in the final quarter to win, 72-57, in O'ahu Interscholastic Association first-round playoff action last night.
Na Ali'i (9-2) advance to tonight's quarterfinals against OIA East No. 2 seed Kaimuki (8-2) at Kalaheo. 'Aiea, the West's No. 3 seed, may be without the services of starting point guard Chris Antonio, who sprained his left ankle at the end of the third period last night and did not return. Na Ali'i coach Rodney Cavaco said Antonio was to have X-rays on the ankle to make sure it is just a sprain.
Another starter, forward Anthony Johnson, fouled out with 52 seconds remaining in the third quarter. That and Antonio's injury capped a tough third period for 'Aiea in which it made only two field goals and was outscored 13-5. Fortunately for Na Ali'i, they had built a 47-28 halftime lead and still had a 52-41 advantage after three quarters.
Lamont Williams helped put the game away for 'Aiea by scoring Na Ali'i's first eight points of the fourth period, and Wes Williams' 3-pointer gave them a 63-50 lead with three minutes left.
Williams, a senior forward, scored 11 of his game-high 21 points in the final quarter.
"He took over the game," Cavaco said. "He looks at what the team needs, and he saw that he needed to score in the fourth quarter."
Kailua (4-7) 12 16 13 16—57
'Aiea (9-2) 21 26 5 20—72
Kailua—David Kaihenui 0, Brad Ching 2, Kealii Kalahiki 8, Corey Nemoto 0, Mane Masoisoi 10, Kekoa Sniffen 8, Taleki Mailau 3, Jordan Montgomery 7, Eddie Campbell 7, Xavier Hoolulu 0, Kainoa Lacount 5, Samson Satele 7. Totals 24 8-21 57.
'Aiea—Nathan Olaivar 5, Jerome Duldulao 0, Chris Antonio 9, Daniel Min 7, Taylor Watanabe 1, Ken Honda 0, Lamont Williams 21, Wes Williams 8, Aaron Powell 4, Arthur Phanphengdy 8, Anthony Johnson 9, Dennis Dedicatoria 0. Totals 26 17-24 72.
3-point goals—Kailua 1 (Montgomery). 'Aiea 3 (W. Williams 2, Min 1).
Roosevelt 42, Pearl City 39: At 'Aiea, Ryan Keomaka scored all five of his points in overtime to lead the Rough Riders past the Chargers.
Pearl City (6-5) 12 8 3 11 5—39
Roosevelt (7-4) 7 8 10 9 8—42
Pearl City—Corey Tavares 8, Marcus Felder 10, Gabriel Spencer 4, Richard Yuen 0, Royce Yuen 2, Kapena Wong 11, Micheal Adams 2, Michael Hardu 2. Totals 16 5-6 39.
Roosevelt—Keola Stitzel 6, Casey Gouveia 17, Shown Francis 0, Ryan Keomaka 5, Laiana Wong 0, Jon Castro 0, Bryson Borges 2, Anthony Holyfield 8, Andrew Choy 4, Daniel Balbas 0, Josh Benton 0, Naymon Frank 0. Totals 14 10-19 42.
3-point goals—Pearl City 2 (Tavares 2). Roosevelt 4 (Gouveia 2, Stitzel 1, Keomaka 1)
Kaiser 51, Leilehua 42: At Castle, Drew Gregerson scored 16 and Audun Eskeland 14 to lead the Cougars, who overcame a 22-point performance by Derrick Thomas.
Kaiser (6-5) 12 13 16 10—51
Leilehua (7-4) 8 15 8 11—42
Kaiser—Noah Amerson 3, Ivan Sakata 2, Jason Peters 11, Drew Gregerson 16, Tyler Fujie 5, Audun Eskeland 14. Totals 16 15-22 51.
Leilehua—Andrew Talaeai 0, Demitirus Washington 3, TJ Brewington 8, Brandon Lowe 0, Zacarius Rivera 0, John Dolac 6, John Connelly 0, Derrick Thomas 22, Timothy Flowers 1, Antonio Carter 2. Totals 19 3-6 42.
3-point goals—Kaiser 4 (Eskeland 2, Fujie 1, Peters 1). Leilehua 1 (Washington).
Castle 56, Waipahu 46: At Castle, Justin Bruhn and Michael Proctor each scored 14 points to lead the Knights past the Marauders.
Castle (8-3) 15 9 14 18—56
Waipahu (6-5) 11 10 13 12—46
Castle—Justin Bruhn 14, William Harvest 3, Michael Proctor 14, Emmett Aberilla 0, Charles Teixeira 5, Ryen Isip 5, Joel Botelho 4, Pookela Craig-Rodenhurst 11. Totals 22 10-20 56.
Waipahu—Branden Chung 2, Bryan Acidera 0, Rumel Mejia 0, Thomas Mason 10, Jacob Aga 0, Kenneth Cheers 2, Paulo Aga 6, Maurice Daniels 18, Chris Coloma 0, Fritz Crichton 8. Totals 21 1-2 46.
3-point goals—Castle 2 (Isip, Harvest). Waipahu 3 (Daniels 3).
Today
Quarterfinals at Kalaheo
- 5 p.m. — West No. 2 Radford (8-2) vs. East No. 3 Castle (8-3)
- 6:30 p.m. — East No. 1 Kalaheo (10-0) vs. East No. 5 Kaiser (6-5)
at Mililani
- East No. 2 Kaimuki (8-2) vs. West No. 3 'Aiea (9-2)
- West No. 1 Mililani (10-0) vs. East No. 4 Roosevelt (7-4)
ILH
Iolani 61, St. Louis 49: Derrick Low led all scorers with 21 points, helping the No. 1-ranked Raiders (12-0) get past the No. 6 Crusaders (8-4) to remain undefeated.
Tyler McCready added 14 and Bobby Webster and Jon Grobe each added 10 for Iolani.
St. Louis (8-4) 9 10 16 14—49
Iolani (12-0) 11 16 11 23—61
St. Louis—Bobby Tappy 2, Jose Vidad 5, Tavita Thompson 2, Jordan Lakatani 10, Matt Sonoda 2, Jason Rivers 13, Timo Paepule 5, Wilson Afoa 10. Totals 21 4-7 49.
Iolani—Jon Grobe 10, Derrick Low 21, Bobby Webster 10, Bobby Nash 4, Joe Udell 2, Tyler McCready 14. Totals 24 9-11 61.
3-point goals—St. Louis 3 (Vidad, Rivers, Paepule). Iolani 4 (Webster 2, Grobe 1, McCready 1).
Punahou 46, Damien 40: The Buffanblu made 18 of 27 free throws in a win over the Monarchs.
Jason Ching scored 12 points and Kynan Pang added 11 to lead Punahou.
Damien (1-11) 7 11 5 17—40
Punahou (9-3) 13 6 6 21—46
Damien—Peter Campos 6, Micah Komine 1, Ranson DeCosta 15, Rocky Takapu 0, Daniel Cunningham 4, Brandon Kahale 4, Bill Puttmann 10. Totals 16 4-8 40.
Punahou—Jason Ching 12, Kynan Pang 11, Drew Monahan 0, Andrew Amigleo 7, Todd LaFountaine 6, John Freese 0, Alex Fergus 2, Derek Turbin 0, Ryan Zabriskie 3, Dane Uperesa 5, David Dowsett 0. Totals 13 18-27 46.
3-point goals—Damien 4 (DeCosta 3, Campos). Punahou 2 (Pang, Amigleo).
Mid-Pacific 59, Maryknoll 58 : Brandyn McCall sank a free throw with 14 seconds remaining in overtime to give MPI a three-point lead, and the Owls hung on.
Chris Hoe poured in 20 for MPI.
Kevin Lee scored 12 to lead Maryknoll.
Maryknoll (1-11) 18 16 7 9 8—58
Mid-Pacific (4-8) 12 12 20 6 9—59
Maryknoll—Colin Lee 2, Michael Faria 5, Sean Ortiz 5, Westin Lee 8, Kevin Lee 12, Pat Torres 7, Bronson Won 11, Macshane Dator 8. Totals 19 17-25 58.
Mid-Pacific—Lawren Kanno 0, Dusten Umeda 0, Ryan Leong 3, Brendan Katahara 0, Chris Hoe 20, Chris Perry 5, Travis Tyler 4, Matt Friedman 2, Chris Freshour 18 (9), Brandyn McCall 7. Totals 17 22-33 59.
3-point goals—Maryknoll 3 (Faria 1, Ortiz 1, Won 1). Mid-Pacific 3 (Hoe 3).
Final Varsity Division I Standings and Seedings for Post-Season Tournament
School W L
1, Iolani 12 0
2, Punahou 9 3
3, St. Louis 8 4
4, Kamehameha 7 5
5, Mid-Pacific 4 8
6, Damien 1 11
7, Maryknoll 1 11
(The seeding for Damien and Maryknoll was done by a coin toss.)
*University High (8-3) of the ILH Division II qualified for the post-season tournament.
Division II
Iolani 57, Redemption Academy 35. Iol—Matt Del Rosario 14, Chris Hu 11.
Punahou 59, Lanakila Baptist 46. Pun—David Marsh 14, Kevin Lau 13, Kawika Fiddler 10. LBS—Alan Alonsada 16, Alika Durington 13.
Kamehameha 67, Hanalani 37. Kam—Evan Kawashima 11. Hana—Junichi Ogikubo 11, Lito Alcantara 11.
Hawai'i Baptist 68, ASSETS 22. HBA—Joel Kurata 14, Rorey LaPuente 10.
St. Louis 81, University High 77. StL—Grandon Costa 22, Kainoa Fernandez 18, Kaimana Wong 14, Isaia Robins 13. UHS—Tristan Child 19, Tommy Chun-Ming 15, Nick Clay 13.
