Pearl City remains perfect in OIA West
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
The Pearl City High School girls basketball team knocked off its third unbeaten opponent in a row and took control of the O'ahu Interscholastic Association Western Division race last night with a 46-16 rout of visiting Radford.
The Chargers improved to 7-0, and dropped Radford to 7-1.
Last week, Pearl City defeated Campbell (5-2) and 'Aiea (6-1). The Chargers have three games remaining — against Mililani (5-2), Wai'anae (1-6) and Waipahu (2-5) — and even if they lose one of those games, they still will clinch the West's No. 1 seed in the OIA playoffs because they own the head-to-head tiebreaker advantage over Radford and 'Aiea.
"I told the girls that this was a big one," Pearl City coach Mike Morton said. "It's important to get the No. 1 seed, especially because the East is so strong and that would mean we'd get the No. 4 (East) seed at home."
If there was any doubt about the Chargers being the team to beat in the West, it was answered quickly and clearly last night. Pearl City jumped to a 10-2 lead after one period and never led by fewer than six points the rest of the way.
Point guard Christie Ayers and center Marci Lobendahn, the Chargers' leading scorers at 14.6 and 10.3 points per game, respectively, combined for only 10 points.
Instead, the hot hands belonged to wing Amy Fujihara and reserve guard Kamill Reigo de Dios, who each sank three 3-point shots and combined for 20 points.
Fujihara swished two 3s in the first half and had eight points by intermission, and Reigo de Dios drained two 3-pointers in the third period and finished with nine points.
"I was hitting, so at halftime Kamill told me she was going to match me," Fujihara said. "We just spotted up and waited for the ball to kick back out to us."
Radford coach David Lane said he knew Fujihara and Reigo de Dios were threats to score, but his team set its sights on stopping Ayers and Lobendahn first.
"(The Chargers) had been slumping from the outside the last couple games, that's what we got from our scouting report," Lane said. "So we were keying on those two (Ayers and Lobendahn). But they shot the ball well tonight."
Radford (7-1) 2 6 8 0—16
Pearl City (7-0) 10 12 13 11—46
RADFORD—Joanne Czumalowski 1, Nakita Viavia 1, Adrianne Dudley 0, Chantel Romano 0, Ashley Rioux 0, Kathleen Suwa 0, Tereva Moore 4, Lia Mickey 2, Michelle Winebush 0, Talaya Jones 5, Jenna Johnson-Endo 3, Chanetelle Corpuz 0. Totals 6 3-14 16.
PEARL CITY—Darcie Hamamoto 0, Jillan Soria 0, Amy Fujihara 11, Kellie Nishikida 6, Christie Ayers 8, Chalice Kaapuni 0, Chandelle Keomalu 0, Lenny Radona 0, Kamill Reigo de Dios 9, Tina Questel 4, Marci Lobendahn 2, Lusia Kleinschmidt 4, Jamie Iwata 2. Totals 17 6-12 46.
3-point goals—Radford 1 (Johnson-Endo). Pearl City 6 (Fujihara 3, Reigo DeDios 3).
JV—Radford 36, Pearl City 29
• 'AIEA 36, KAPOLEI 34: Jamie Rosario scored 10 points as host Na Ali'i rallied past the Hurricanes.
'Aiea outscored Kapolei 13-8 in the final quarter.
Kapolei (1-6) 12 10 4 8—34
'Aiea (6-1) 7 10 6 13—36
KAPOLEI—Tasha Faumuina 2, Kamaile Kelekolio 0, Tanya Menino 3, Shauntay Leuto 1, Charlyn Kowachi 0, Kayla Kam 9, Gabrielle Tabios 0, Jerrell Taituave 14, Shanna Arther 5, Pamela Mellinger 0. Totals 14 4-9 34.
'AIEA—Shareyn Muneoka 4, Nicky Takemoto 5, Noe Colburn 7, Melika Souza 0, Pukai Castillo 7, Felisha Liilii 0, Jamie Rosario 10, Ashley Vidal 0, Kalei Castillo 3. Totals 11 12-26 36.
3-point goals—Kapolei 2 (Kam, Arther). 'Aiea 2 (Colburn, P. Castillo).
JV—Kapolei 52, 'Aiea 19
• CAMPBELL 40, LEILEHUA 38: Chaunte Jackson hit a layup with 1 second left as the host Sabers edged the Mules.
Campbell's Jamie Kua, who grabbed 18 rebounds, got a defensive rebound, threw an outlet pass to a teammate, who hit Jackson for the winning basket.
Leilehua (3-4) 12 5 10 11—38
Campbell (5-2) 15 10 7 8—40
LEILEHUA—Laree Rodriguez 14, Chazarae Ramirez 2, Tiana Caravallo 0, Jessica Battease 2, Alexis San Nicolas 4, Pikake Nutter-Gaudet 14, Heidi Hamilton 2, Priscilla West 0. Totals 17 1-1 38.
CAMPBELL—Joanne Corpuz 0, Jasmine Lopez 0, Everly San Agustin 2, Raynette Whitfield 2, Jamie Kua 8, Jacqueline Mendes 16, Rae-Jonea Costa 0, Chaunte Jackson 12. Totals 18 2-6 40.
3-point goals—Leilehua 3 (Rodruguez 2, Nutter-Gaudet 1). Campbell 2 (Mendes, Jackson).
JV—Campbell 43, Leilehua 33
• MILILANI 50, NANAKULI 44: Yvonne Morris scored nine of her 18 points in the fourth quarter and Sandy Nakamura added 16, including two 3-pointers, as the visiting Trojans beat the Golden Hawks.
Mililani (5-2) 8 13 13 16—50
Nanakuli (2-6) 8 6 10 20—44
MILILANI—Christina Korodan 2, Ashleigh Payne 0, Sandy Nakamura 16, Erin Chapman 0, Lorianne Nonies 6, Yvonne Morris 18, Suzann Jackson 6, Christy Duvauchelle 2. Totals 17 14-20 50.
NANAKULI—Jasmine Caravalho 1, Kristen Serrano 2, Vernadine Vickers 2, Chalcedoney Silva 0, Lehua Yap 23, Anastasia Balbin 0, Sierra Nakea 4, Theodora Auwae 0, Sasha Kanahele 0, Chantel Tuiloma 3, Victoria Mao 9, Shavon Silva 0. Totals 16 10-19 44.
3-point goals—Mililani 2 (Nakamura 2). Nanakuli 2 (Yap 2).
JV—Nanakuli 51, Mililani 50
• WAI'ANAE 32, WAIALUA 23: Naomi Lino scored 12 points to lead the visiting Seariders to their first victory of the season.
Wai'anae (1-6) 6 7 9 10—32
Waialua (1-7) 3 6 5 9—23
WAI'ANAE—Kisha Hampton 3, Daina Correa 8, Wendy Patier 4, Yvonne Eli 4, Audrey Hauge 0, Naomi Lino 12, Jasemine Pasion 0, Eliza Tyrell 1. Totals 10 11-20 32.
WAIALUA—Ashley Yoshizu 2, Sharmaine Saguibo 0, Clarice Kajiwara 2, Danialle Calaustro 0, Cheyenne Opiana 13, Melissa Baker 1, Julia Yamanouchi 0, Glenelle Matas 2, Shanay Coloma 0, Jaylen Keao 0, Teresa Bell 0, Kira Nakasono 3. Totals 8 6-19 23.
3-point goals—Wai'anae 1 (Correa). Waialua 1 (Nakasono).
JV—Waialua 47, Wai'anae 27
ILH
• KAMEHAMEHA 38, IOLANI 30: Megan Ching scored 13 points and the Warriors outscored the host Raiders 13-7 in the final quarter en route to victory.
Ginger Gravelle led Iolani with 11 points.
Kamehameha (9-1) 13 7 5 13—38
Iolani (7-3) 7 9 7 7—30
KAMEHAMEHA—Jeneka Taeoalii 3, India Soo 2, Tiffiny Ann Shim 2, Adrianne Hee 2, Wendy Kashiwabara 0, Amber Kaleilehua Carter 3, Tatriana Lorenzo 2, Lehua Wood 9, Megan Kanoa 2, Megan Ching 13. Totals 14 9-18 38.
IOLANI—Jackie-lynn Sasaki 0, Jennifer Nagamine 5, Hennasea Tokumura 2, Lana Young 7, Ginger Gravelle 11, Marci Kang 1, Alana Wall 0, Kiani Wong 2, Patricia Wong 0, Keri Oyadomori 0, Keilyn Fujioka 2. Totals 8 11-17 30.
3-point goals—Kamehameha 1 (Ching). Iolani 3 (Nagamine, Young, Gravelle).
• PUNAHOU 67, SACRED HEARTS 33: Rachel Kane scored 13 points and Christine Takara 12 to lead the unbeaten Buffanblu over the Lancers at Mid-Pacific gym.
Punahou (10-0) 24 19 12 12—67
Sacred Hearts (3-7) 7 9 4 13—33
PUNAHOU—Rachel Kane 13, Elyse Umeda 2, Shanna-Lei Dacanay 10, Eryn Chun 2, Stacy Brossy 6, Kristen LaVine 4, Makena Hunt 2, Anuhea Macfarlane 2, Kelsey Jandoc 0, Tessa Sonobe 2, Kelly Karns 0, Christine Takara 12, Gail Matsushima 4, Becky Hogue 8.
SACRED HEARTS—Nikki Agor 0, Emmy Agustin 0, Colbey Aiwohi 0, Megan Burton 12, Cherie Kinoshita 4, Nicole Lehner 9, Lani Faumuina 1, Tiare McClellan 0, Karis Moi-Simeona 2, Samantha Saito 3, Tamieka Trujillo 0, Sandy Tsui 0, Lola Williams 2.
Note: Total field goals and free throws not reported.
3-point goals—Punahou 3 (Dacanay 2, Kane 1). Sacred Hearts 1 (Saito).
• MID-PACIFIC 45, UNIVERSITY HIGH 26: Shannon Nishi scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Owls outscored the Jr. Rainbows 30-13 in the second and third quarters and cruised to victory.
University High (0-10) 4 8 5 9—26
Mid-Pacific (5-5) 4 20 10 11—45
UNIVERSITY HIGH—Brittany Anderson 0, Kristen Bukes 0, Ashley de Guzman 0, Kamaile Durrett 4, Leahi Frias 6, Shannon Kim 2, Diane Okubo 11, Marisa Oshiro 0, Samantha Stupplebeen 3, Iwalani Yamaguchi 0. Totals 10 5-11 26.
MID-PACIFIC—Sherice Ajifu 8, Kim Sherman 0, Shannon Nishi 15, Mariko Strickland 0, Kristina Lin 3, Leihoku Pederson 2, Danielle Mafua 2, Morgen Sullivan 9, Caroline Beddow 6. Totals 16 9-17 45.
3-point goals—University High 1 (Okubo). MId-Pacific 4 (Nishi 3, Lin 1).
• MARYKNOLL 45, ST. FRANCIS 38: Jessica Akamine scored 11 points and Cheryl Lee 10 to lead the Spartans over the Troubadours at Iolani.
ST. FRANCIS (1-9) 6 5 7 20—38
MARYKNOLL (5-5) 15 12 10 8—45
ST. FRANCIS—Samantha Kuwata 3, Monica Chock 10, Mandy Llamedo 3, Jennifer Lim 0, Tesia Ahai 0, Latasha Griffin 3, Jasmine Dulan 9, Chelsey Powell 2, Lauren Upadhyaya 8, Siutiti Takai 0. Totals 14 7-13 38.
MARYKNOLL—Diana Samson 7, Jessica Akamine 11, Tammie Andres 6, Kristie Watanabe 2, Rachel Chang 0, Whitney Wong 7, Jessica Ho 2, Kaulana Salangdron 0, Michelle Taketa 0, Lauren Lau 0, Bowha Kang 0, Cheryl Lee 10. Totals 21 1-2 45.
3-point goals—St. Francis 3 (Chock, Llamendo, Dulan). Maryknoll 2 (Samson, Wong).
ILH Varsity Division II
La Pietra 33, Word of Life 32. LA: Annie Waid 12. WOL: Careena Onosai 13; Kendra Fischer 10.
Hawai'i Baptist 37, Saint Andrew's 34. HBA: Chelsea Yasuda 11. SAP: Holly Saito 13.
TENNIS
• OIA West championships: 'Aiea's Scott Nakamura rallied to defeat Mililani's Daniel Hines, 5-7, 6-0, 6-1, in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association Western Division boys singles championship Monday.
Sarah Galon of Leilehua captured the girls singles title by beating Chloe Bihag of Waipahu, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.
In boys doubles, Leilehua's Andrew Murakami and Ryan Murakami downed Mililani's Jay Abrigo and Blaine Murobayashi, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, for the championship.
Jena Gamiao and Audra Takara of Mililani beat Tiffany Villanueva and Cassie Yoneshige of Leilehua, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, for the girls title.
