Hashimoto is best of boys
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
Think of Allen Iverson weaving through a defense in shin guards and cleats. Or Marshall Faulk without pads, sprinting after a round white ball.
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Then you can picture what Iolani School senior Duke Hashimoto is like on the soccer field. In a fast-moving game, he appears to play one speed higher than everybody else.
Iolani senior Duke Hashimoto was named ILH Player of the Year after leading the Raiders to a 9-1-2 regular season record. The speedy forward scored 13 goals.
Hashimoto's lightning-in-a-bottle ability resulted in 13 goals, helping the Raiders to a 9-1-2 regular season record and a tie for first place with Kamehameha. It also earned him Interscholastic League of Honolulu Player of the Year honors in a vote of league coaches.
Hashimoto, a forward, was the only Iolani player named to the ILH All-Star first team.
Kamehameha, which won the league championship in a playoff against the Raiders, led the way with six first-team All-Stars: goalkeeper Zach McAngus, forward Kekoa Smith, midfielder David Gualdarama and fullbacks Kaui Macdonald, Bryan Lenharr and Gabe Chan.
Punahou placed two players on the first team: forward Satoshi Mitsuda and fullback Matthew Culver. Mitsuda, another speed demon, finished second to Hashimoto with 11 goals.
The other players named to the All-Star first team were Pac-Five forward Darin Fajota and Mid-Pacific midfielder Richard Higa. Fajota, who scored eight goals, attends Maryknoll.
Kamehameha's Andrew Ah New was named Coach of the Year. The Warriors needed a tie with Iolani and a victory over Punahou in the season's final three days to force the playoff with the Raiders. Kamehameha then won the playoff, 3-1.
First Team
Pos. Name School
GK Zach McAngus Kamehameha
F Kekoa Smith Kamehameha
F Duke Hashimoto Iolani
F Darin Fajota P-Five (Maryk.)
F Satoshi Mitsuda Punahou
MF David Gualdarama Kamehameha
MF Richard Higa Mid-Pacific
FB Kaui Macdonald Kamehameha
FB Matthew Culver Punahou
FB Bryan Lenharr Kamehameha
FB Gabriel Chan Kamehameha
Player of the Year
Duke Hashimoto, Iolani
Coach of the Year
Andrew Ah New, Kamehameha
Second Team
Pos. Name School
G Hunter Gradie Mid-Pacific
F Kaui Wong Kamehameha
F Eaton O'Neill Iolani
MF Daniel Burris St. Louis
MF Liam Gray Punahou
MF Brandon Tario Kamehameha
MF Jonathan Lee Iolani
FB Lokahi Bounds Damien
FB John Garibaldi Punahou
FB Pase Fiaseu St. Louis
FB Scott Shiraishi Iolani
Honorable Mention
Kamehameha: Alika Ah New; Mid-Pacific: Brandon Taoka; Pac-Five: Kody Seminara (ASSETS), Michael Wideman (Maryknoll); Punahou: Tamatoa Hackney; St. Louis: Dom Jovanni Cueva.
