Castle beats Kaimuki in OIA East basketball, 56-44
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
KANE'OHE — Castle High School boys basketball coach Rocky Fraticelli says he wasn't upset at the Knights' 30-point, seasoning-opening loss to Kalaheo on Jan. 3.
"I was upset at the effort put in the 30-point loss," said Fraticelli, who used the following day for a light practice and full-blown "bull session" with the players. "I thought we could have put in a much better effort."
The Knights have since reeled off five straight victories, including last night's 56-44 home win over previously unbeaten Kaimuki (5-1), the ninth-ranked team in this week's Advertiser Top 10 poll. Both teams trail No. 2 Kalaheo (5-0) in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division standings.
None of the Castle players scored in double figures, but eight of them scored four or more points. Jimmy Miyasaka led the Bulldogs with 13 points, and Daniel Tautofi added 12 points. But Tautofi, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound "point forward," had to sit out a key stretch late in the first period after picking up his second foul.
The Knights went on a 10-0 run that extended into the second period to lead 23-7. They never trailed by fewer than nine the rest of the game.
"When Daniel gets into foul trouble, it's always a concern because he's one of our better players inside and outside," Kaimuki coach Stephen Lee said. "But our whole offense struggled; give credit to Castle's defense. They're a very athletic team."
Fraticelli said the Knights planned to apply pressure through a mixture of defenses.
"Our concern was that everybody on their team can shoot the '3,' but we believed we had to press them full court," Fraticelli said. "It helped us because it made them work for shots and maybe force some shots. We went with our 'black' and 'white' presses and then a 2-1-2 matchup zone and a 2-3 zone."
To simulate Tautofi in practice, Fraticelli used longtime assistant coach Jeff Hiro, a former All-State player for Castle.
"They depend on Daniel a lot to bring the ball up the court," Fraticelli said. "We figured if we can make him play baseline to baseline, it'd be tougher on him."
More than strategy, however, Fraticelli said effort has made the biggest difference for the Knights in the past two weeks.
"The day after the Kalaheo game, we just went through some warmups and then spent the rest of the time sitting down and talking," Fraticelli said. "(Point guard) Joel (Botelho) and the captains got up there and they basically said, 'Where do we go from here?' Sometimes, the mental toughness aspect is more ignored than the X's and O's."
Lee said that's an issue his team now may have to address.
"We gotta rebound from this and not let it hurt us," Lee said. "What got us here is we played well as a team, but I thought we got out of that team play tonight. But we also lost to a good team. I had seen Castle early on and knew they were going to be there. They've got a lot of good athletes, and it was just their night."
KAIMUKI (5-1) 7 6 14 17—44
CASTLE (5-1) 17 13 14 12—56
Kaimuki—Jesse Wong 6, Richy Miyasaka 0, Wil Kopp 0, Tino Caires 0, Daniel Tautofi 12, Isiah Ano 0, Junior Maiava 6, Jimmy Miyasaka 13, Nick Milan 0, Alex Lauriano 5, James Davis 2. Totals 10 19-25 44.
Castle—Justin Bruhn 6, William Harvest 9, Michael Proctor 9, Emmett Aberilla 4, Charles Teixeira 7, Nelden Torres 0, Ryen Isip 6, Joel Botelho 6, Pookela Craig-Rodenhurst 9, Tim Wiitala 0. Totals 19 14-27 56.
3-point goals—Kaimuki 5 (Wong 2, J. Miyasaka 1, Lauriano 1, Tautofi 1). Castle 4 (Botelho, Aberilla, Isip, Harvest).
JV—Castle def. Kaimuki, scored not reported.
• • •
• KAISER 37, MCKINLEY 29: Drew Gregerson scored 13 points and Jason Peters added eight as the Cougars beat the Tigers.
MCKINLEY (1-4) 10 12 2 5—29
KAISER (3-3) 10 9 9 9—37
McKinley—Taase Jennings 4, Keith Hicks 8, William Crichton 0, Dominic Souza-Larimore 3, Curt Leong 9, Elliot Twiggs 2, Joshua Bumanglag 0, Isaiah Iaea 0, Robert Holder 3. Totals 12 3-7 29.
Kaiser—Jody Marxen 0, Noah Amerson 3, Ivan Sakata 7, Jason Peters 8, Drew Gregerson 13, Tyler Fujie 2, Audun Eskeland 4. Totals 11 14-20 37.
3-point goals—McKinley 2 (Leong, Holder). Kaiser 1 (Peters).
JV—McKinley 55, Kaiser 40
• • •
• PEARL CITY 58, CAMPBELL 56: Kapena Wong sank two free throws with 1.9 seconds remaining as the Chargers edged the Sabers.
Wong finished with 18 points and Michael Adams added 17 for Pearl City.
PEARL CITY (5-1) 16 12 14 16—58
CAMPBELL (2-5) 15 10 12 19—56
Pearl City—Isaiah Locquiao 0, Corey Tavares 0, Marcus Felder 6, Gabriel Spencer 10, Radley Balze 0, Richard Yuen 0, Royce Yuen 3, Jensen Cabanero 0, Patrick Biela 0, Kapena Wong 18, Micheal Adams 17, Ben Watanabe 4. Totals 24 8-20 58.
Campbell—Mark Villanueva 2, Gentel Morris 21, Eugene Dawson 3, Jacob Cadelinia 9, Marlou Domingo 0, Norman Arce 0, Travis Pratt 0, Mark Palacios 6, Rylan Redona 0, Allen Brown 12, Lionel Edwards 0, Romeo Mayrena 3, Del John Mangrobang 0. Totals 23 3-10 56.
3-point goals—Pearl City 2 (Spencer, Ro. Yuen). Campbell 7 (Morris 4, Brown 2, Dawson 1).
JV—Campbell 57, Pearl City 46
• • •
• WAIPAHU 55, KAPOLEI 34: Maurice Daniels scored 13 points, and Branden Chung and Rumel Mejia added 10 apiece as the Marauders beat the Hurricanes.
KAPOLEI (0-7) 5 9 10 10—34
WAIPAHU (4-2) 17 15 9 14—55
Kapolei—E.J. Aton 14, Kaipo Enhada 2, Roland Mason 2, Keith Albano 2, Warren Sima 14. Totals 10 14-20 34.
Waipahu—Branden Chung 10, Rumel Mejia 10, Thomas Mason 6, Kenneth Cheers 2, Paulo Aga 8, Maurice Daniels 13, Chris Coloma 2, Fritz Crichton 4. Totals 20 12-14 55.
3-point goals—Kapolei none. Waipahu 3 (Chung, Mejia, Daniels).
Reported by Hope Ventura
• • •
• MOANALUA 63, KAHUKU 53: Chris Beck scored 18 points and Nick Slate added 13 for the Menehune.
KAHUKU (2-3) 14 12 14 13—53
MOANALUA (3-2) 15 19 14 15—63
Kahuku—Trumaine Oto 3, Ferron Fonoimoana 14, Ekahi Soriano 1, Jarom Casey 0, Jared Tufaga 2, Sam Spumer 2, James Kammerer 15, Tyler Oto 4, Tala Esera 2, Quin Ah You 10. Totals 18 13-24 53.
Moanalua—Aaron Fujino 9, Jamie Rego 0, Ric Fukushima 0, Chris Young 6, Joey Sierra 10, David Kilborn 7, Nick Slate 13, Chris Beck 18. Totals 19 23-37 63.
3-point goals—Kahuku 4 (Kammerer 2, Fonoimoana, Ty. Oto). Moanalua 2 (Sierra, Fujino).
JV—Moanalua 53, Kahuku 41
Reported by Byron Cheng
ILH
• PUNAHOU 70, DAMIEN 36: John Freese scored 11 points and Alex Fergus added 10 as the Buffanblu routed the Monrachs.
Damien's Ranson Decosta scored 23 points, including four 3-pointers.
PUNAHOU (5-1) 14 22 12 22—70
DAMIEN (0-6) 8 11 8 9—36
Punahou—Kynan Pang 8, Jason Sakata 2, Drew Monahan 2, Andrew Amigleo 7, Todd LaFountaine 4, Daniel Bertao 4, John Freese 11, Alex Fergus 10, David Dowsett 3, Derek Turbin 8, Ryan Zabriskie 4, Dane Uperesa 7. Totals 27 13-25 70.
Damien—Peter Campos 0, Micah Komine 0, Daniel Chaves 0, Michael Lau 1, Ranson Decosta 23, Rocky Takapu 2, Daniel Cunningham 2, Brandon Kahale 1, Brandon Wilson 0, Bill Puttmann 7. Totals 10 12-16 36.
3-point goals—Punahou 3 (Pang, Amigleo, Fergus). Damien 4 (Decosta 4).
Reported by Thomas Nicolas
• • •
• MID-PACIFC 56, MARYKNOLL 55: Ryan Leong hit a 3-pointer with three seconds remaining as the Owls edged the Spartans.
On Friday night, Mid-Pacific beat Damien, 65-42.
MID-PACIFIC (2-4) 13 13 9 21—56
MARYKNOLL (1-5) 11 12 17 15—55
Mid-Pacific—Lawren Kanno 2, Dusten Umeda 0, Ryan Leong 8, Brendan Katahara 0, Hidataka Hattori 0, Chris Hoe 10, Chris Perry 9, Joshua Santos 2, Travis Tyler 11, Matt Friedman 8, Chris Freshour 2, Brandyn McCall 4. Totals 22 9-14 56.
Maryknoll—Colin Lee 2, Michael Faria 4, Kawika Calizar 9, Sean Ortiz 19, Westin Lee 0 , Kevin Lee 5, Pat Torres 7, Bronson Won 5, Jacob Noh 2, Macshane Dator 2. Totals 19 11-18 55.
3-point goals—Mid-Pacific 3 (Hoe 2, Leong 1). Maryknoll 6 (Ortiz 5, Torres 1).
Reported by Thomas Nicolas
• • •
• IOLANI 51, ST. LOUIS 43: Bobby Nash scored 17 points and Derrick Low added 16 as the Raiders topped the Crusaders.
IOLANI (6-0) 16 9 12 14—51
ST. LOUIS (4-2) 8 6 12 17—43
Iolani—Jon Grobe 2, Derrick Low 16, Bobby Webster 6, Robert Mageo 0, Bobby Nash 17, Joe Udell 0, Tyler McCready 10. Totals not available.
St. Louis—Bobby Tappy 8, Jose Vidad 3, Tavita Thompson 0, Jonah Lakatani 5, Matt Sonoda 11, Desmond Hanohano 4, Jason Rivers 9, Timo Paepule 0, Wilson Afoa 3. Totals not available.
3-point goals—Iolani 2 (Low, Nash). St. Louis 5 (Sonoda 3, Lakatani 1, Rivers 1).
• DIVISION II
Iolani 61, St. Louis 57. Iol—Ryan Kilborn 25. StL—Kainoa Fernandez 19, Grandon Costa 15, Travis Gonzaga 10.
Punahou 58, University High 52. Pun—Kevin Lau 19, Kawika Fiddler 10. UHS—Tommy Chun-Ming 14, Nick Clay 11.
Redemption Academy 64, Hanalani 57. RA—Tony Troche 32, Moku Pihaloha 11. Hana—Lito Alcantara 15, Nathan Ramos 13, Junichi Ogikubo 13, Chris Wee 11.
Kamehameha 55, Lutheran 33. Kam—Mana 12.
Hawai'i Baptist 48, Academy of the Pacific 24
• JUNIOR VARSITY
Iolani 57, Punahou 54
Mid-Pacific 54, Word of Life 53
Damien 45, Hawai'i Baptist 27
Maui Interscholastic League
• BALDWIN 45, LANA'I 36: Brandon Ahomina scored 12 points to lead the visiting Bears over the Pinelads.
BALDWIN 9 13 11 12—45
LANA'I 10 7 6 13—36
Baldwin—Mac Quedding 0, A.J. Garbin 7, Nicohlas Heyd 8, Sam Tolutau 0, Efren oasay 3, Henry Abad 0, Akamu Aki 6, Rodney Kekahuna 1, Brandon Ahomina 12, Kealoha Range 2, Jay Uruo 6.
Lana'i—Josh Amby 0, Parker De La Cruz 4, Alexis Javier 0, Reece Sanches 0, Reggie Lamay 4, Kapena Alconcal 5, Rocky Sanches 15, Likeke Davis 8.
3-point goals—Lana'i 1 (Rocky Sanches)
Reported by Darryl Devina
SOCCER
Interscholastic League of Honolulu
Boys Varsity
Punahou 3, Pac-Five 1. Pun—Yuto Kakuta, Satoshi Mitsuda, Eric Lau. Pac—Darin Fajota.
Kamehameha 3, Mid-Pacific 1. Kam—Kekoa Smith, Chad Imhof-Sills, Bryan Lenharr. MPI—Richard Higa.
Iolani 7, Damien 0. Duke Hashimoto 3, Eaton O'Neill, Kirtus Adams, Jaryd Yee, Riley Bruhn.
Girls Varsity
Iolani 1, Pac-Five 0. Kara Ishikawa.
Punahou 3, Mid-Pacific 0. Adria Campbell, Romy Trigg-Smith, Michelle Quensell.
Kamehameha 7, St. Francis 0. Kekoi Crabbe 2, Brittany Yap, Jessica Domingo, Seline Williams, Brandee Cheng, Jamie Benoza.
SWIMMING
O'ahu Interscholastic Association Relays
At Kalani
Boys Team
103—Kaiser. 62—Kapolei. 58—Radford. 57—Roosevelt. 53—Mililani. 42—McKinley. 35—Waialua. 30—Castle. 18—Kailua, Kalani. 12—Leilehua, 'Aiea. 8—Kalaheo. 7—Waialua. 6—Moanalua.
Girls Team
98—Kalani. 95—Kaiser. 83—Roosevelt. 61—Mililani. 54—Kalaheo. 40—Pearl City, Leilehua. 38—'Aiea. 34—Castle. 32—Radford. 24—Campbell. 16—Moanalua. 10—Kailua. 7—Waialua. 6—Kaimuki. 2—McKinley.
All distances in yards unless noted
Girls
1 mtr Diving: 1, Kathryn Hurd, Kais, 377.95. 1, Deanna Itano, Kais, 377.95. 200 Freestyle: 1, Kaiser (Ashley Swart, Jasmine Slovak, Leina Ribao, Kaetlen Bursey), 1:45.22. 2, Roosevelt (Nikki Matsumoto, Brittany Scott, Lindsay Tanigawa, Crystal Yamasaki), 1:49.42. 3, Castle (Courteney Otsuka, Jennie Baker, Nicole Shito, Trystin Nakayama), 1:53.16. 400 Freestyle: 1, Kaiser (Ashley Swart, Jasmine Slovak, Leina Ribao, Kaetlen Bursey), 3:51.31. 2, Mililani (Raelynn Gaspar-Asaoka, Kristine Ganibe, Shari Hirata, Tani Eugino), 4:06.93. 3, Pearl City (Kelsey Arakawa, Sheena Billiamosa, Kimberly Chung, Alisha Yee), 4:12.40. 800 Freestyle: 1, Kalani (Amber Kaku, Jennifer Lee, Nika Nakamoto, Sayaka Ogura), 9:11.72. 2, Mililani (Raelynn Gaspar-Asaoka, Shari Hirata, Rose Wolfe, Tani Eugino), 9:25.74. 3, Kaiser (Joanne Huang, Taryn Ino, Kimberly Chu, Kelli Gratz), 9:32.34. 200 Backstroke: 1, Kalani (Kelsie Furutani, Amber Kaku, Summer Nakasato, Sayaka Ogura), 2:08.65. 2, Pearl City (Kelsey Arakawa, Sheena Billiamosa, Kimberly Chung, Alisha Yee), 2:11.66. 3, Radford (Stella Brinich, Angelica Polen, Angie Catoire, Josie Hickenbottom), 2:17.17. 200 Breaststroke: 1, Kaiser (Ashley Swart, Jasmine Slovak, Natalie Holomalia, Leina Ribao), 2:17.87. 2, Kalani (Jennifer Lee, Erika Motohashi, Nika Nakamoto, Ivy Yi), 2:27.75. 3, Roosevelt (Gina Rae Inoue, Emily Oshima, Melissa Sato, Lindsay Tanigawa), 2:31.11. 200 Butterfly: 1, Roosevelt (Crystal Yamasaki, Nikki Matsumoto, Emily Oshima, Brittany Scott), 1:58.73. 2, Kalaheo (Jenna Brilhante, Maria Krawciw, Jillian Luis, Christine Phillips), 2:02.16. 3, Mililani (RaeGaspar-Asaoka, Kristine Ganibe, Shari Hirata, Cheryl Stringer), 2:03.70. 200 Medley: 1, Kalani (Natalie Noborikawa, Ivy Yi, Summer Nakasato, Erika Motohashi), 2:01.40. 2, Castle (Jennie Baker, Nicole Shito, Trystin Nakayama, Courteney Otsuka), 2:08.15. 3, Pearl City (Alisha Yee, Sheena Billiamosa, Kelsey Arakawa, Kimberly Chung), 2:09.82. 400 Medley: 1, Kalani (Summer Nakasato, Ivy Yi, Natalie Noborikawa, Erin Nakamoto), 4:23.95. 2, Kalaheo (Becca Braley, Christine Phillips, Maria Krawciw, Erin Sheller), 4:50.77. 3, Mililani (Tani Eugino, Kristine Ganibe, Cheryl Stringer, Rose Wolfe), 4:56.23.
Boys
200 Freestyle: 1, Roosevelt (Joey Albarico, Richard Aoki, Jonathan Ching, Chris Ota), 1:35.64. 2, Kaiser (Evan Duffin-Barnes, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Nainoa Bettencourt, Dae-Woo Chun, 1:37.83. 3, Mililani (Nathan Lee, Matt Sagliano, Aaron Kia, Bryan Sagliano), 1:46.05. 400 Freestyle: 1, Mililani (Nathan Lee, Dustin Fukuda, Aaron Kia, Bryan Sagliano), 3:49.98. 2, Kaiser (Dae-Woo Chun, Nainoa Bettencourt, James Small, Vance Rademacher), 4:00.03. 3, Kapolei (Sean Barnes, Ed Afualo, Dustin Yamamoto, David Yogi), 4:03.40. 800 Freestyle: 1, Mililani (Dustin Fukuda, Nathan Lee, Aaron Tanaka, Aaron Kia), 9:05.53. 2, Kaiser (Nainoa Bettencourt, Dae-Woo Chun, Vance Rademacher, James Small), 9:19.88. 3, Waialua (Jerrold McNulty, Trent Richardson, Billy Sharp, Judge Thomson), 9:36.03 200 Backstroke: 1, Roosevelt (Joey Albarico, Jonathan Ching, Aaron Gon, Chris Ota), 1:53.11. 2, Kapolei (Gen Fujikawa, Alex Sharp, Alec Uyeno, Dustin Yamamoto), 2:09.98. 3, Kaiser (Alexander Poole, Anson Chu, Benson Lau, Robin Park), 2:46.60. 200 Breaststroke: 1, Radford (Jaron Franck, Ryan Knight, Sean Meis, Jared Rodriguez), 2:15.64. 2, Kalani (Keoni Isono, Christian Shishido, Ross Sugiyama, Harrison Yoshioka), 2:38.82. 3, Kaiser (Eric Moffitt, Jason Azus, Anson Chu, Benson Lau), 2:41.42. 200 Butterfly: 1, Kapolei (Ed Afualo, Sean Barnes, Gen Fujikawa, Alex Sharp), 1:57.40. 2, McKinley (Bryant Cheung, Purisimo Gandigan, Chase Lee, Ernest Cheung), 1:57.50. 3, Roosevelt (Daniel Kim, Ki-Yung Nam, Song Pham, Hirosato Yoshida), 2:15.74. 200 Medley: 1, Radford (Jaron Franck, Sean Meis, Jared Rodriguez, Jeff Schultz), 1:55.66. 2, Kaiser (Tatsuya Kobayashi, James Small, Evan Duffin-Barnes, Vance Rademacher), 1:57.04. 3, McKinley (Bryant Cheung, Purisimo Gandigan, Chase Lee, Ernest Cheung), 1:58.29. 400 Medley: 1, Radford (Jaron Franck, Sean Meis, Jared Rodriguez, Jeff Schultz), 4:18.31. 2, McKinley (Bryant Cheung, Purisimo Gandigan, Chase Lee, Ernest Cheung), 4:22.71. 3, Kapolei (Alec Uyeno, Ed Afualo, Alex Sharp, David Yogi), 4:25.12.
Mixed
200 Freestyle: 1, Roosevelt (Brittany Scott, Crystal Yamasaki, Joey Albarico, Jonathan Ching), 1:39.22. 2, Waialua (Garrett McNulty, Robbie Street, Michelle Lorne, Candice Novak), 1:48.24. 3, Kalaheo (Jenna Brilhante, Alycia Libre, Jeff Tomasa, David Carter), 1:55.52.
WRESTLING
Interscholastic League of Honolulu
Boys Varsity
Iolani 69, Damien 9
Punahou 37, Kamehameha 22
St. Louis 59, Pac-Five 6
Pac-Five 31, Damien 12
Iolani 42, Kamehameha 21
St. Louis 36, Punahou 24
Punahou 66, Damien 6
Iolani 56, Pac-Five 13
St. Louis 53, Kamehameha 19
Team Standings
School W L T Pts
St. Louis 6 0 0 18
Punahou 5 1 0 15
Iolani 4 2 0 12
Kamehameha 2 4 0 6
Pac-Five 1 5 0 3
Damien 0 6 0 0
O'ahu Interscholastic Association
At McKinley
Boys Varsity
Moanalua 37, McKinley 33. Pin: 130—Desmond Thain (McK).
Moanalua 72, Kailua 3
Roosevelt 58, Kailua 4
McKinley 30, Roosevelt 19. Pins: 140—Rene Suehiro (McK). 160—Nick Somebatthibane (McK).
Girls Varsity
Moanalua 48, Kailua 6. Pin: 121: Danyelle Hedin (Kail).
Roosevelt 18, Kailua 6
Moanalua 36, McKinley 24. Pins: 103—Melissa Orden (McK). 121—Eva Chan (McK). 130—Maria Lafazo (Moan).
McKinley 34, Roosevelt 12
Girls JV
Moanalua 42, McKinley 15
Moanalua 48, Kailua 0
Roosevelt 24, Kailua 0
McKinley 18, Roosevelt 18
At Farrington
Boys Varsity
Farrington 48, Kaimuki 10. Pin: 189—Alvin Magallanes (Farr).
Farrington 51, Kahuku 20. Pins: 152—Lee Paleafei (Farr). 160—Paul Laga (Farr).
Kahuku 42, Kaimuki 18
Girls Varsity
Farrington 36, Kaimuki 0
Kahuku 37, Farrington 12. Pins: 105—Sharnel Vivas (Kah). 130—Kehau Kamauoha (Kah).
Kahuku 48, Kaimuki 0
Boys JV
Farrington 42, Kahuku 36
Farrington 60, Kaimuki 6
Kahuku 42, Kaimuki 6
At Kaiser
Boys Varsity
Kaiser 39, Castle 27. Pins: 130—Brett Akimoto (Kais). 171—Cullin Mansanaf (Cast).
Girls Varsity
Castle 45, Kaiser 6. Pins: 130—Kesa Tong-Ishikawa (Cast). 140—Anna Tong (Kais).
Boys JV
Castle 18, Kaiser 18
At Mililani
Boys Varsity
Waipahu 33, Mililani 18. Pin: 275—Richard Baniaga (Waip).
Waipahu 48, Campbell 18. Pins: 125—Gavin Low (Waip). 135—Prestin Lee (Camp). 160—Deacon Bumanglag (Waip). Richard Baniaga (Waip).
Girls Varsity
Waipahu 24, Mililani 6. Pin: 114—Debbi Sakai (Mili).
Waipahu 30, Campbell 0
Kapolei 24, Mililani 6
Boys JV
Waipahu 30, Mililani 29
Waipahu 48, Campbell 0
Kapolei 48, Mililani 35
Friday's Results
At Pearl City
Boys Varsity
Pearl City 49, Wai'anae 18. Pins: 119—Tyler Takeshita (PC). 189—Spencer Quel (Waian).
Pearl City 60, Kapolei 0
Girls Varsity
Pearl City 54, Wai'anae 6. Pins: 155—Rochelle Kekoa (Waian). 220—Stacy Ikawa (PC).
Pearl City 48, Kapolei 12. Pins: 121—Vrauwyn Wilcox (PC). 130—Tina Grie (Kapo). 175—Jayna Chee (PC). 220—Edna Talo (Kapo).
Boys JV
Pearl City 42, Wai'anae 15
Kapolei 48, Pearl City 33
