Three ILH teams reach girls basketball semifinals
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
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| Kamehameha's Amber Carter, left, throws a bounce pass into the post as Moanalua's Sasha Silva defends.
Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser Today's games Lahainaluna vs. Pearl City, 2 p.m. Moanalua vs. Baldwin, 3:30 p.m. Konawaena vs. Kalaheo, 5 p.m. Semifinals: Kahuku vs. Kamehameha, 6:30 p.m. Punahou vs. Iolani, 8 p.m. |
The aftermath is this: Three of the four semifinalists coming from the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, and all four from O'ahu.
Punahou 46, Konawaena 38: The Buffanblu scored the final 12 points of the game to rally past the upstart Wildcats.
Punahou did not get to this point easily, having to match the Wildcats basket-for-basket at a frantic pace for the first three periods. In the fourth quarter, Konawaena took a 38-34 lead with 4:30 remaining on Keala Kaupu's layup. That, however, would be the Wildcats' final points.
"We had layups that wouldn't go in," Konawaena coach Bobbie Awa said. "We couldn't buy a basket."
The Buffanblu, meanwhile, cut the lead to 38-37 on Becky Hogue's layup and free throw with three minutes remaining. They took a 39-38 lead on freshman Christine Takara's free throws with 1:37 left. Elyse Umeda and Rachel Kane combined for four free throws in the next minute, and Umeda's free throws with 15 seconds remaining gave Punahou a 45-38 lead.
Kane finished with 14 points and six rebounds to lead the Buffanblu, and Umeda added 10 points, five rebounds and five steals. Jessica Hanato led the Wildcats with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Nancy Hoist added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Punahou (15-2) 13 15 3 15—46
Konawaena (13-1) 12 13 6 7—38
Punahou—Rachel Kane 14, Elyse Umeda 10, Elizabeth Lee , Eryn Chun 0, Shanna-Lei Dacanay 4, Megan Abbott 0, Seisha Sukekane , Kristen LaVine 0, Anuhea Macfarlane 0, Janelle Shin 2, Sydney Anderson 2, Kelly Karns 4, Christine Takara 2, Becky Hogue 8. Totals 13 18-24 46.
Konawaena—Kara Taniyama 2, Shawna-Marie Gomes 5, Jennifer Tayamen 3, Jessica Hanato 12, Nancy Hoist 10, Kristin Kitaoka 2, Palau Chung-Hoon 2, Noelani Yamamoto 0, Keala Kaupu 2, Tiare DeAguiar 0. Totals 11 14-21 38.
3-point goals—Punahou 2 (Kane). Konawaena 2 (Gomes, Hoist).
KAMEHAMEHA 41, MOANALUA 38: The No. 1-seeded Warriors benefitted from the Menehune's 20 missed free throws and held on for a narrow victory.
Kamehameha jumped to a 12-1 lead and led the entire game, but Moanalua trailed 37-36 after Patti Hardimon's free throw with 2:23 remaining. Ashley Ruff's free throw and Amber Carter's steal and layup pushed the Warriors' lead back to 40-36 with 2:10 left.
A free throw by Hardimon closed it to 40-38 with 22 seconds remaining, and Lehua Wood made it 41-38 on a free throw with 20 ticks left.
The Menehune worked for a final shot but turned the ball over with three seconds remaining. Moanalua was 13-of-33 from the free throw line and made 28 turnovers.
Moanalua (11-6) 10 13 9 6—38
Kamehameha (16-1) 16 13 4 8—41
Moanalua—Christina Sierra 2, Jessie Kamakura 2, Sasha Silva 2, Patti Hardimon 16, Marleen Leautu 0, Brittany Briem 0, Kepua Lee 11, Ronnie Keliihoomalu 5. Totals 11 13-33 38.
Kamehameha—Jeneka Taeoalii 0, India Soo 2, Ashley Ruff 6, Courtney Chai 2, Kekai Crabb 2, Amber Carter 10, Chrystal Hodson 0, Lehua Wood 7, Mounia Nihipali 5, Megan Kanoa 0, Megan Ching 7, Tiffany Ann Shim 0, Chelsea Kalama 0. Totals 15 7-15 41.
3-point goals—Moanalua 3 (Lee 3). Kamehameha 4 (Carter 2, Wood 2).
IOLANI 50, KALAHEO 29: A day after suffering a mild concussion and still fighting flu symptoms, Trisha Nishimoto scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Raiders to an upset of the No. 2 seed Mustangs.
Fabriann Gin added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Iolani, which out-rebounded Kalaheo 33-29. The Raiders also made 24 of 37 free throws, compared to 7 of 14 for the Mustangs.
Iolani led 22-19 at the half and outscored Kalaheo 11-4 in the third period. The Raiders then opened the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run to lead 42-23 with four minutes remaining.
Iolani (11-7) 11 11 11 17—50
Kalaheo (11-3) 11 8 4 6—29
Iolani—Trisha Nishimoto 19, Jen Nagamine 0, Raeceen Woolford 0, Jackie-Lynn Sasaki 1, Lana Young 6, Ginger Gravelle 4, Fabriann Gin 14, Kiani Wong 0, Keri Oyadomari 2, Patricia Wong 2, Diana McClain 2, Chelsea Wong 0. Totals 13 24-37 50.
Kalaheo—Bre Carson 4, Shaina Siliga 2, Kalena Hatori 3, Shantel Marumoto 0, Brandi Benson 4, Natasha Lagapa 0, Dawnelle Nahina 0, Brina Fritzsche 6, Kaiena Huihui 0, Hauoli Kahlbaum 0, Latoya Wily 10. Totals 11 7-14 29.
3-point goals—None.
KAHUKU 58, BALDWIN 41: Kelci Naihe scored 16 points, including nine during a key second-period run, and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Red Raiders.
Kami Kapaku tied the score 10-10 with a short jumper early in the second quarter, but Naihe scored nine of Kahuku's next 12 points to help give the Red Raiders a 22-12 lead. Baldwin closed to 24-17 by halftime, but Kahuku opened the second half with a 12-3 run and the Bears never got closer than nine points the rest of the way.
Kahuku (12-3) 10 14 21 13—58
Baldwin (13-2) 8 9 10 14—41
Kahuku—Mereani Lewenilovo 11, Karla Tailele 8, Charlotte Leitupo 2, Michelle Peters 4, Kelci Naihe 16, Lesina Funaki 2, Krisha Kai 2, Nancy Vave 2, Tanya Alo 4, Nicole Pouha 4, Melissa Aumua 0, Alberta Fotu 3. Totals 24 6-10 58.
Baldwin—Kami Kapaku 14, Crystal Manuel 7, Mahie Atay 6, Isabeau Waiau 6, Jenna Mailou 7, Kapua Atay 1, Chantilly Mers 0, Joann Gogue 0, Maria Ladd 0. Totals 13 12-19 41.
3-point goals—Kahuku 4 (Tailele 2, Naihe 2). Baldwin 3 (Atay 2, Kapaku).
WAIAKEA 51, KAPA'A 41: Ashley Kualii scored 21 points and Waiakea rallied from a 10-point deficit early in the second half in a consolation bracket game.
Kapa'a (7-2) 13 11 7 10—41
Waiakea (10-5) 8 11 13 19—51
Kapa'a—Sharlene Carillo 6, Danille Hill 8, Kanoe Arinaga 20, Jasmine Stevenson 2, Ihilani Yama 2, Bristol King 0, N. Kunioka-Volz 0, Brianne States 0, Jackie Alapai 2, Tania Tasic 1, Tescily Macquire 0. Totals 18 5-11 41.
Waiakea—Ashley Kualii 21, Stacey Yanagihara 3, Amy Kaaiakamanu 4, Kristine Irvine 2, Katie Morigaki 0, Lena Hamakawa 0, Jessica Yeh 0, Adrienne Ohashi 2, Jobette Nabarro 17, Genevieve Girdner 2. Totals 20 10-16 51.
3-point goals—Waiakea 1 (Yanagihara).
