Iolani rallies to top Saint Louis, 52-43
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
A rare fan appearance by the governor drew special attention to last night's high school basketball game between Iolani and Saint Louis, but it was Iolani's "common folk" players who led the Raiders to a 52-43 victory before a crowd of about 1,200 at McCabe Gym.
Gov. Linda Lingle saw standouts Derrick Low and Bobby Nash struggle through a poor shooting night, but Zach Tollefson, Ryan Hirata and Kyle Pape combined for 27 points to help Iolani (11-0) overcome a deficit through the first 2 1/2 periods and hold off the Crusaders (8-3) at the end.
"Those other guys got going, and that's what makes them so good," Saint Louis coach Delbert Tengan sad. "You cannot just focus on Nash and Low; they have a lot of good players."
Low had only two points at halftime and Nash just three as the Crusaders took a 24-20 lead. Low picked up his third foul with 4:25 left in the half, and was whistled for his fourth foul with 3:09 left in the third period, again heading to the bench.
Saint Louis had built its lead to 30-23 just after halftime, but Hirata's three-point play and Low 's three straight baskets gave the Raiders a 34-31 advantage.
With Low on the bench, Iolani went on a 10-1 run to lead 44-34. Hirata finished with 11 points, Pape 10 and Tollefson chipped in six, including two backdoor layups in the closing minutes.
IOLANI (11-0) 7 13 18 14 — 52
SAINT LOUIS (8-3) 12 12 10 9 — 43
IOLANI — Bobby Nash 7, Sean Carney 2, Zach Tollefson 6, Jon Yasuda 2, Ryan Hirata 11, Gage Eberlin 0, Derrick Low 12, Kyle Pape 10, Vinny Nip 0, Todd Blankenship 2, Chad Miller 0. Totals 18 13-20 52.
SAINT LOUIS — Timo Paepule 10, Desmond Hanohano 14, Jason Rivers 11, Wilson Afoa 2, Douglas Adachi 1, Jonah Lakatani 0, B.J. Batts 3, Keao Monteilh 2, Matt Sonoda 0. Totals 15 13-24 43.
3-point goals — Iolani 3 (Hirata 2, Pape). Saint Louis none.
• PUNAHOU 49, UNIVERSITY 47: Punahou's Kasey Ko scored his only basket of the game with two seconds remaining to give the Buffanblu the win.
Punahou (6-5) 12 11 13 13 — 49
University High (2-9) 8 8 17 14 — 47
PUNAHOU — Reid Fowler 0, Michael Lam 2, Jason Sakata 12, Stanley Fisher 4, Drew Monahan 15, Andrew Amigleo 3, Scott Otake 2, Daniel Bertao 0, Zander Schneider 0, Chris Friedemann 5, Brenton Lee 4, Kasey Ko 2. Totals 21 4-12 49.
UNIVERSITY — Jeris Nakamasu 4, John Duro 9, Curtis Lefrandt 0, Ben Nishimoto 4, David Johnson 3, Tommy Chun-Ming 3, Chris Beebe 6, Ric Kodama 6, Sam Naone 0, James Cabras 12. Totals 21 4-11 47.
3-point goals—Punahou 3 (Sakata 2, Amigleo 1). University High 1 (Johnson).
• KAMEHAMEHA 48, MID-PACIFIC 26: Eric Shaver scored 12 points and Waika Spencer added 10 as the visiting Warriors defeated the Owls.
Kamehameha (8-3) 9 17 9 13 — 48
Mid-Pacific (2-9) 6 7 5 8 — 26
KAMEHAMEHA — Aaron Aiu 4, Jacob Bode 5, Jarrett Day 4, Radford Hepa 4, Aaron Kahaloa 3, Willy Melemai 2, Galen Santana 0, Eric Shaver 12, Caleb Spencer 4, Waika Spencer 10. Totals 20 5-13 48.
MID-PACIFIC — Chad Takabuki 0, Ryan Leong 0, Cody Walker 0, Brendan Katahara 2, Josh Mitchell 2, Travis Tyler 2, Chris Perry 4, J.D. Lum 0, Ryan Chun 2, Josh Santos 5, Kyle Sakamoto 0, Kellen Hastie 0, Brandyn McCall 9. Totals 10 5-10 26.
3-point goals—Kamehameha 3 (Shaver, Kahaloa). Mid-Pacific 1 (Santos).
• MARYKNOLL 46, DAMIEN 37: Stacey Wong scored 20 points to lead the Spartans over the Monarchs.
Damien (4-7) 7 9 6 15 — 37
Maryknoll (3-8) 12 7 5 22 — 46
DAMIEN — Ferd Paredes 0, Elwin Gapuz 10, Fuavaa Faualo 0, Kawika Lopez 0, Ranson DeCosta 11, Ka'ano'i Kala'i 4, Soane Sevelo 2, Tevita Williams 0, Fehi Sevelo 5, Brandon Kahale 0, Keoni Steinhoff 5. Totals 15 5-14 37.
MARYKNOLL — Tyler Tsukazaki 0, Kawika Calizer 10, Chris Lum 0, Michael Faria 4, Kealaka'i Hussey 1, Kevin Lee 5, Westin Lee 6, Michael Serai 0, Patrick Torres 0, Stacey Wong 20. Totals 14 16-22 46.
3-point goals—Damien 2 (DeCosta 2). Maryknoll 2 (Calizer 2).
Division II
Punahou 66, Lanakila Baptist 31. Pun: Clint Bidwell 11. LB: David Shirota 15.
Hawai'i Baptist 45, AOP 42. HBA: Will Stinton 13, Steven Ito 11, Andrew Kurata 10. AOP: Mana Komine 14, Puna Kaopuiki 11.
Lutheran 49, Redemption 43. Luth: Amani Evensen 11, Joshua Jay 10. RA: Ka'anoi Poouahi 14, Eric Reis 12.
Iolani 61, ASSETS 24. Iol: Brett Fukui 11, Matt Choy 10.
Kamehameha 70, Word of Life 43. KS: James Jones 15, Kanekoa Texeira 14, Rand Lono 12. WOL: Michael Baas 14.
Hanalani 65, Saint Louis 59. Hana: Junichi Ogikubo 18, Keoni Haole 14, Lito Alcantara 11. St.L: Shane Butcher 27, Kaleo Perreira 10.
OIA East
• KAHUKU 41, KAISER 36: Tyler Oto scored 14 points to carry the Red Raiders over the Courgars in a makeup game.
Kaiser (3-6) 8 6 9 13 — 36
Kahuku (5-4) 7 14 5 15 — 41
KAISER — Jeoff Peters 0, Kekoa Kamauoha 4, Steven Pratt 6, Waikaloa Noa 4, Chris Assily 16, Matt Ching 6, Tony Carpenter 0, Tyler Fujie 0. Totals 15 5-10 36.
KAHUKU — Ekahi Soriano 6, Sam Spurrier 2, Toriano Taulago 2, Jarom Casey 4, Tu Tui 0, Tyler Oto 14, Hans Fonoimoana 0, Shosei Yamauchi 4, Jeremy Perry 0, Quin Ah You 9. Totals 15 10-15 41.
3-point goals—Kaiser 1 (Noa). Kahuku 1 (Oto).
JV—Kahuku 51, Kaiser 42.
