Kamehameha rolls past Iolani, 39-26
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
The Iolani School girls basketball team was defeated by Kamehameha 39-26 last night in Interscholastic League of Honolulu action at Kekuhaupi'o Fieldhouse.
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But the Raiders might have suffered an ever bigger loss in Friday night's victory over Mid-Pacific. That's when, with about three minutes remaining, senior guard Trisha Nishimoto landed on another player's foot and turned her right ankle.
Iolani's Fabriann Gin picks up her dribble after being surrounded by three Kamehameha defenders. Megan Ching scored 13 points as the Warriors beat Iolani, 39-26.
Nishimoto, who signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Hawai'i next year, was on crutches last night.
Iolani coach Glenn Takara said X-rays did not show a break, but Nishimoto is scheduled to have the injury examined further by an orthopedic surgeon. Takara said even in the best-case scenario, which would be a sprain, Nishimoto is expected to miss about two weeks.
Nishimoto, 5-feet-3, is one of the state's top outside shooters. She scored 16 points on Friday.
"We were prepared for Trisha, but the way we played tonight, they probably would have beaten us if they had her," Kamehameha coach Clay Cockett said. "It's very unfortunate for them."
The Warriors (2-0) are not at full strength themselves. Junior point guard Tiffany Shim is nursing a stress fracture in her leg and is not expected to return for another six weeks.
Kamehameha, however, has depth on its roster and took advantage of it last night. Applying full-court pressure from the opening tip, the Warriors jumped out to an 8-0 lead after forcing the Raiders (1-1) into turnovers on their first four possessions.
Kamehameha built an 18-5 lead after one period and led 22-13 by halftime. Megan Ching, who finished with 13 points to lead all scorers, had 10 points in the first half mostly on transition baskets.
Iolani closed to 25-21 late in the third quarter, but Kamehameha went on an 8-2 run and the Raiders were held to one field goal and three points in the final period.
"(The Warriors) are deep, and they keep coming at you," Takara said. "We needed everybody to step it up a little bit, and we did well after we settled down. We played well without Trisha, but sometimes I think (the Raiders) still were looking for her even though she wasn't there. And we got tired. It's a tough situation."
The Warriors, who still must play ILH defending champion Punahou (2-0) and surprising Maryknoll (1-1) in the first round, are not exactly out of the woods yet, either.
"We don't really have anyone who can handle the ball like Tiffany," Cockett said. "We're still playing like pinballs, going all over the place. It all depends on how we can execute and how well we shoot the ball. Right now, we're just running around and hoping we score big."
Iolani (1-1) 5 8 8 5—26
Kamehameha (2-0) 18 4 7 10—39
Iolani—Jen Nagamine 0, Raeceen Woolford 0, Jackie Sasaki 5, Lana Young 3, Ginger Gravelle 6, Fabriann Gin 5, Kiani Wong 2, Keri Oyadomari 0, Patricia Wong 0, Diana McClain 5. Totals 9 7-15 26.
Kamehameha—Jeneka Taeoalii 0, India Soo 6, Ashley Ruff 2, Courtney Chai 4, Ho'o Hee 0, Kekai Crabbe 0, Amber Carter 2, Crystal Hodson 2, Lehua Wood 4, Mounia Nihipali 6, Megan Kanoa 0, Megan Ching 13. Totals 17 5-6 39.
3-point goals—Iolani 1 (Sasaki). Kamehameha none.
• Maryknoll 69, University High 39: Jenna Castillo and Cheryl Lee each scored 14 points as the Spartans beat the Junior Rainbows.
University High (0-1) 9 13 6 11—39
Maryknoll (1-1) 23 13 13 20—69
University High—Iwa Yamaguchi 3, Diane Okubo 13, Brittany Anderson 4, Kamaile Durrett 5, Leahi Frias 2, Kylie Lum 6, Karlee Kailiehu 5, Cara Pang 1, Ashley Deguzman 0, Trisha Chang 0. Totals 7 22-31 39
Maryknoll—Pauline Chan 3, Diana Samson 3, Shannon Riley 9, Michelle Baduria 9, Whitney Wong 2, Jenna Castillo 14, Jessica Ho 2, Stacey Doran 6, Cheryl Lee 14, Sela Fisilau 7. Total 30 7-9 69
3-point goals—University High 3 (Yamaguchi, Okubo, Lum). Maryknoll 2 (Samson, Baduria).
Reported by Kelly Yoshinaga
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• Mid-Pacific 46, St. Francis 31: Shannon Nishi scored 17 points and Stephanie Toshi added 14 as the Owls beat the Troubadors.
St. Francis (0-2) 6 2 11 12—31
Mid-Pacific (1-1) 15 6 16 9—46
High scorers: St. Francis—Elizabeth Narkon 13. Mid-Pacific—Shannon Nishi 17, Stephanie Toshi 14.
Varsity Division II
Iolani 48, University High 29. High scorers: Iol—Kristen Kutara 14. UH—Brianna Tsukamoto 11.
La Pietra 32, Hanalani 23. High scorers: LaP—Ann Waid 10. Hana—J. McGrew 7.
Girls JV
St. Francis 60, St. Andrew's 15
Punahou Gold 65, Maryknoll 44
Kamehameha Blue 55, Sacred Hearts 30
BASEBALL
• Kamehameha 18, Damien 0: Shannon Kahale pitched a five-inning, four-hit shutout with two walks and five strikeouts as the Warriors routed the Monarchs in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu game at Joey DeSa Field.
The game was shortened because of the 10-run mercy rule.
Kamehameha's Kai Santos homered and drove in four runs, and Keoni Ruth and Zach McAngus each added three RBIs.
Jason Afong also homered for the Warriors.
Kamehameha (1-0) 005 85—18 18 1
Damien (0-1) 000 00— 0 4 6
Shannon Kahale and Danny Nitahara. Brandon Tamanaha, Chase Masuda (4), Destin Alameida (5) and Cheyne Kawamoto and Jarett Takayama. WP—Kahale. LP—Tamanaha.
Leading hitters: Kamehameha— Tyler Perkins 2-3, double, 2 RBIs; Keoni Ruth 2-4, 3 RBIs; Zach McAngus 3 RBIs; Kai Santos 2-2 double, homer, 4 RBIs; Jason Afong homer, 2 RBIs; Baba Merrino 2-3; Ikena DuPont 2-2; Andrew Phillips 2-2, double, 2 RBIs. Damien—Tamanaha 2-2.
Reported by Donnie Martin
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• Mid-Pacific 7, Maryknoll 1: Justin Pate and Patrick McGuigan combined on a four-hitter as the Owls beat the Spartans.
McGuigan entered in the fourth inning and finished with one walk and seven strikeouts.
The Owls' Ryan Basco and Blake Kaneshiro each had two-run singles in a five-run sixth inning.
Mid-Pacific (1-0) 010 015 0—7 12 2
Maryknoll (0-1) 010 000 0—1 4 1
Justin Pate, Patrick McGuigan (4) and Matt Inouye. Reid Nakamura, Reily Maeda (6), Ryan Matsumoto (7) and Brandon Goshima. WP—McGuigan. LP—Maeda.
Leading hitters: MId-Pacific— Ryan Leong 2-5; Troy Hanzawa 2-2, 2 runs; Ryan Basco 2 RBIs; Keven Whalen 2-3, double; Blake Kaneshiro 2-4, 2 RBIs. Maryknoll—Maeda 2-2.
Reported by Puanani Hayashi
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• ST. LOUIS 3, PAC-FIVE 1: Owen Simmons pitched a four-hitter and Shane Butcher batted 3-for-3 as the Crusaders beat the Wolf Pack.
Bobby George, Jowen Murray-Thornton and Danny Lee each added two hits for St. Louis.
Pac-Five 000 001 0—1 4 0
St. Louis 100 200 X—3 12 2
Owen Simmons and Colby Holt. Cruz Hatanaka, Justin Goo (6) and Jowen Murray-Thornton. WP—Hatanaka. LP—Simmons. S—Goo.
Leading hitters: St. Louis—Shane Butcher 3-3; Bobby George 2-2, double; Murray-Thornton 2-3; Danny Lee 2-3.
MAUI
• King Kekaulike 13, Lahainaluna 2: Ikaika Kawai batted 2-for-3 with a double and five RBIs and Vinnie Souki drove in two runs as King Kekaulike beat the Lunas in a Maui Interscholastic League game at Iron Maehara Stadium.
King Kekaulike's Kip Selton pitched a three-hitter with two walks and no strikeouts.
The game was shortened to five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule.
King Kekaulike (1-1) 020 29—13 12 4
Lahainaluna (1-1) 100 01— 2 3 3
Kip Selton and Cody Sheets. Randle Cabanilla, Drayson Cardova (4), Jaiome Alboro (5) and Blaine Bernards. WP—Selton. LP—Cabanilla.
Leading hitters: King Kekaulike—Selton 3-4; Ikaika Kawai 2-3, double, 5 RBIs; Sheets 3-3 triple; Vinnie Suki triple, 2 RBIs.
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• Maui 25, Ka'ahumanu Hou 1: The Sabers scored 10 runs in both the second and third innings in a rout of the Lions.
Maui starter Vance Otake retired all nine batters he faced, striking out six. He and Tyson Avillas combined on a two-hitter.
Manu Kaina and Gavin Takakura each batted 2-for-2 with four RBIs for the Sabers.
Ka'ahumanu Hou pitchers allowed 12 walks and hit two batters.
The game was shortened to five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule.
Maui (2-0) 5(10)(10) 00—25 14 1
Ka'ahiumanu Hou (0-2) 0 0 0 10— 1 2 2
Vante Otake, Tyson Avillas (4) and Gavin Takakura, Miles Suyama and Mika Carpio. Kealii Washington, Fabian Kapau (2), Brandon Panciyo (3), Ethan Cravalho (4) and Charlie Harke. WP—Otake. LP—Washington
Leading hitters: Maui—Joe Kala 2-3, 2 RBIs; Manu Kaina 2-2, double, triple, 4 RBIs; Takakura 2-2, double, 4 RBIs.
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• Baldwin 18, Seabury Hall 2: The Bears scored nine runs in both the first and second innings as they routed Seabury Hall.
The Bears' Jonathan Honda pitched a five-inning, one-hitter with one walk and seven strikeouts.
Shevis Shima batted 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Joey Tam Ho went 2-for-2 for the Bears.
Baldwin 990 00—18 12 2
Seabury Hall 000 20— 2 1 8
Jonathan Honda and Lee Tabata, Shane Yatsushiro. Kyle Ellison, Adam Mithaud (2), Scott Murrish (2), Joe McFarlane (5) and Chris Davis. WP—Honda. LP—Ellison.
Leading hitters: Baldwin—Shevis Shima 2-3, 3 RBIs; Joey Tam Ho 2-2.
