Kalaheo basketball team topples Kahuku in OT
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
Kalaheo High School center Sam Wilhoite finally got the scoring help he has been looking for all season last night, and it couldn't have come at a better time as Theo Fujita scored a career-high 26 points to help the Mustangs defeat visiting Kahuku, 74-61, in overtime.
The victory seals the No. 1 seed in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association's Eastern Division for Kalaheo (9-1) in next week's league playoffs. The Mustangs are ranked No. 4 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of media and coaches; Kahuku (8-2) is No. 7.
The difference between the teams was negligible for the 32 minutes of regulation, but in the overtime period Kalaheo sank 14 of 15 free throws compared to 3 of 8 for the Red Raiders. The Mustangs outscored Kahuku 16-3 in the four overtime minutes.
"Coach (Chico Furtado) mentioned in the locker room that we had been struggling with our free throws," said Fujita, a junior guard. "Tonight we made our free throws, so hopefully we can keep it up."
Kalaheo finished the game 22 of 25 (88 percent) from the line.
Fujita, who made all seven of his free throws, also was deadly from the other line — the 3-point arc. He sank five 3s, including two each in the first and fourth periods. His 3-pointer from the corner with 50 seconds remaining tied the score at 58, where it stood until overtime.
"That's what he's capable of," Furtado said of Fujita. "Not only did he shoot well, but he also didn't make mistakes — he didn't take bad shots and didn't penetrate too deep and turn the ball over. He played an almost flawless game."
Wilhoite led all scorers with 29 points. Waika Carvalho led the Red Raiders with 19 points, Junior Ale added 15 points, and Tevita Finau contributed 13 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal.
KAHUKU (8-2) 11 18 18 11 3 — 61
KALAHEO (9-1) 17 13 18 10 16 — 74
KAHUKU — Hapaki Kaulula'au 5, Waika Carvalho 19, Jarom Casey 8, Al Afalava 1, Clinton Parks 0, Shosei Yamauchi 0, Tevita Finau 13, Jeremy Perry 0, Junior Ale 15. Totals 24 9-14 61
Kalaheo — Elias Ayau 0, Chris Taumaneng 2, Matt Nakashima 6, Theo Fujita 26, Kahua Hollinger 0, William Elliott 3, Neil Bowers 0, Joshua Perry 0, David Moore 6, Clifton Pires 0, Jason Tanaka 0, Daniel Phair 2, Sam Wilhoite 29. Totals. 22 22-25 74
3-point goals — Kahuku 4 (Casey 2, Ale, Kaulula'au). Kala 8 (Fujita 5, Wilhoit 2, Elliott).
JV — Kalaheo 49, Kahuku 45.
• CASTLE 56, MOANALUA 48: Louis Mansanas scored a game-high 23 points to carry the Knights to an OIA East win.
MOANALUA (8-2) 10 15 9 14—48
CASTLE (7-3) 9 8 19 20—56
Moanalua—Sean Mullaney 0, Glen Gascon 2, Joseph Nishimura 17, Michael Loeschke 11, Marquise Du Vall 4, Zachary Pendergast 3, Darin-Jay Shinagawa 3, Eric Keys 8, Micah Bagor 0. Totals N.A.
CASTLE—Bryan Pelangka 3, Jonathan Horner 10, Louis Mansanas 23, Bryce Kalauokaaea 8, Jordan Bruhn 0, Antone Watanabe 6, Victor Clore 0, Blaze Soares 6, Scott Argue 0, Herbert Lee 0. Totals N.A.
3-point goals—Moanalua 6 (Nishimura 4, Pendergast, Shingawa). Castle 5 (Mansanas 4, Kalaukaaea).
JV—Moanalua 70, Castle 28.
Reported by Jeff McKeown
• MCKINLEY 65, KALANI 57: Abel Werner scored nine of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to help the Tigers hold off the host Falcons in an OIA East game.
McKinley (7-3) 21 12 12 20—65
Kalani (3-7) 10 18 16 13—57
MCKINLEY—Mark Nakatsuka 2, Abel Werner 23, Shane Quisano 14, Robert Holder 12, Golden Lawrence 0, Joshua Valdez 14, Bobby Shimabukuro 0, Chris Quiocho 0. Totals 24 12-16 65.
KALANI—Carsen Chun 4, Dusten Umeda 10, Cody D'Amato 1, Kellen Kashiwa 6, Mark Bonner 2, Corey Konishi 10, Zachary Felipe 0, Jason DeGuzman 21, Jonah Letoto 3. Totals 21 12-14 57.
3-point goals—McKinley 5 (Quisano 2, Holder 2, Werner ). Kalani 3 (Kashiwa 2, Letoto).
JV—McKinley 62, Kalani 55.
• KAIMUKI 72, FARRINGTON 36: Nick Milan scored a game-high 23 points and the host Bulldogs routed the Governors.
FARRINGTON (2-8) 4 13 9 10—36
KAIMUKI (7-3) 10 20 22 20—72
Farrington—N.C. Dela Cruz 0, Jay-Ar Mariano 3, Jermaine Rabago 0, Truong Nguyen 9, Ferdinand Morales 2, Dave Valoria 5, Kuaiku Kamano 8, Devan Selman 2, Michah Kalingo 7, Matt Bell 0, Roi Alzate 0. Totals 14 4-9 36.
KAIMUKI—Davey Nguyen 5, Kekoa Onaga 0, Jordan Wong 5, Dexter Tautofi 0, Isaiah Ano 4, Jimmy Miyasaka 17, Reginal Palfrey 2, Keanu Lockwood 0, Tone Faasoa 16, Nick Milan 23. Totals 28 13-15 72.
3-point goals—Farrington 4 (Nguyen 3, Valoria). Kaimuki 3 (Nguyen, Wong, Miyasaka).
JV—Kaimuki 51, Farrington 48
Reported by Phillip Miyasaka
• KAISER 71, THOMPSON 26: Chris Assily scored 17 points to propel the Cougars to an OIA East victory.
Thompson Academy (0-10) 7 4 14 1—26
Kaiser (2-7) 9 19 15 28—71
THOMPSON—Stanley Gonda 13, Justin Chang 0, John Abrams 0, Devin Eror 3, Aja Muncie 1, Lance Chang 5, Joshua Musick 4. Totals 8 7-18 26
Kaiser—Chad Nishihira 9, Shannon Wise 4, Steven Pratt 13, Matt Ching 5, Andy Uehara 0, Jeoff Peters 5, Chris Assily 17, Mitch Shimabukuro 5, James Bello 0, Shelton Herring 6, Colby Ho 3, Brett Hattoh 4. 26 15-18 71.
3-point goals—Thompson 3 (Gonda 2, Eror). Kaiser 4 (Shimabukuro, Pratt, Peters, Nishihira).
Reported by Bryan Almadova
• MILILANI 65, WAIALUA 43: Ryan Schuler scored 12 points to help the host Trojans remain unbeaten in the OIA West.
Waialua (0-9) 8 16 11 8—43
Mililani (9-0) 22 21 15 7—65
WAIALUA—Roldan Dacuycuy 0, Kelson Silva 2, Glenn Rubio 2, Lawrence Sumaoang 20, Joseph Gudoy 0, Joshua Miller 4, Charles Bell 2, Brandon Macadangdang 4, Geronimo Madarang 2, H. Theo-Lamar 7. Totals 17 7-14 43.
MILILANI—Puna Neumann 7, Scott Neumann 2, Aaron Kanno 2, Clarence Gray 5, Andrew Tokumi 8, Alex Patykula 8, Jonovan Santos 2, Nick Rogers 8, Blaine Kanno 5, Lorenzo Abernathy 2, Maka Kahoano 4, Steve Viel 0, Ryan Schuler 12, Charles Richie 0. Totals 28 5-13 65.
3-point goals—Waialua 2 (Sumaoang 2). Mililani 4 (Tokumi 2, P. Neumann, B. Kanno).
JV—Mililani 79, Waialua 45
Reported by Christina Korodan
• KAPOLEI 57, NANAKULI 54: E.J. Aton scored 13 points, including four free throws in the closing moments, as the Hurricanes won the OIA West game.
Nanakuli (6-3) 13 10 13 18—54
Kapolei (7-3) 13 15 15 14—57
NANAKULI—Kyle Beck 0, James Chandler 16, Jimmy Afamasaga 9, Albert Distajo 7, David Balicao 4, Justin Luavasa 5, Jaycee Alapai 0, Rolando Celes 5, Allan Kalahiki-Pilialoha 3, Alika Enos 0, Keala Watson 5. Totals 17 16-22 54
KAPOLEI—E.J. Aton 13, Jefferson Gaygay 11, Aaron Lewis 0, Roland Mason 0, Hector Malazarte 3, Brad Padayao 10, Jerome Figueroa 2 ,Rod Smith 0, Kaiea Ebanez , Warren Simanu 12, Mose Atuatasi 6. Totals 21 9-13
3-point goals—Nana 4 (Afamasaga 1, Distajo, Seles 1,Kalahiki-Pilialoha 1 ). Kap 6 (Aton 3, Gaygay 3).
JV—Kapolei 46, Nanakuli 35.
Reported by Anson Chan
ILH
• IOLANI 66, UNIVERSITY HIGH 31: Ryan Hirata scored 13 points and Vinny Nip — playing in place of senior Derrick Low (ankle injury) — added 10 to help the host Raiders remain undefeated.
University High (4-6) 3 12 6 10—31
Iolani (11-0) 18 18 18 12—66
UNIVERSITY—Scott Nishimoto 0, Jose Ver 2, John Duro 4, John Kelly 2, Michael Tenerio 1, James Cabras 1, Albert Li 0, Lucion Holyfield 7, David Johnson 14.
Iolani—Ryan Hirata 13, Vinny Nip 10, Todd Blankenship 9, Jon Yasuda 2, John Takamura 4, Zach Tollefson 6, Kawika Shoji 7, Kyle Pape 7, Sean Carney 6, Wes Eberlin 2, James Street 0.
3-point goals—University High 1 (Johnson). Iolani 8 (Hirata 3, Nip 2, Tollefson 2, Shoji).
• PUNAHOU 55, SAINT LOUIS 49: Jeremiah Ostrowski and Scott Otake each had 10 points to help the Buffanblu overcome a 26-point performance by Desmond Hanohano.
Saint Louis (3-8) 11 8 14 16—49
Punahou (10-1) 18 11 13 13—55
SAINT LOUIS—B.J. Batts 3, Bo Ronduen 0, Keao Monteilh 4, Shaun Kauleinamoku 0, Desmond Hanohano 26, Kerstan Ho 10, Keli'i Zablan 2, Stephen Lei 4. Totals 22 3-8 49.
PUNAHOU—Jeremiah Ostrowski 10, Storm Bridgewater 0, Danny Cho 0, Reid Fowler 9, Scott Otake 10, Brenton Lee 9, Robby Shklov 0, Morgan Ellsworth 4, Ka'ohu Berg-Hee 0, Spencer McLachlin 7, Kasey Ko 6, TJ Zabriskie 0. Totals 18 14-19 55.
3-point goals—St.L 2 (Batts, Ho). Puna 5 (Otake 2, Fowler, Lee, McLachlin).
• MID-PACIFIC 52, KAMEHAMEHA 51: Josh Mitchell scored 12 points to lift the visiting Owls to an ILH victory.
Mid-Pacific (5-6) 9 19 14 10—52
Kamehameha (5-6) 14 11 16 10—51
MID-PACIFIC—Burton Woodhull 0, Josh Mitchell 12, Chris Perry 11, Ryan Chun 0, JD Lum 7, Kellen Hastie 5, Chris Freshour 11, Bryson Beirne 6. Totals N.A.
kamehameha—Ikaika Hardie 9, Keo Pacarro 0, Rykin Enos 8, Jacob Ho 4, Quincy Crowell 6, Jacob Bode 0, Waika Spencer 8, Kapono Kuikahi 4, Ernie Vidinha 0, Ikaika Shelton 3, Gabriel Spencer 4, Kawika Hepa 5. Totals N.A.
3-point goals—Mid-Pacific 2 (Mitchell, Lum). Kamehameha 6 (Hardie 2, Enos 2, Crowell 2).
• DAMIEN 61, MARYKNOLL 41: Ranson DeCosta scored 13 points to lead the host Monarchs to an ILH win.
Maryknoll (0-11) 4 9 18 10—41
Damien (6-6) 15 7 16 23—61
Maryknoll—Tyler Tsukazaki 4, Edward Kawahara 6, Riley Tang 4, Kealaka'i Hussey 6, Jordan Durant 6, Melcar Condes 0, Christopher Lum 10, Travis Yamane 0, Tommy Nguyen 5. Totals 18 2-8 41.
Damien—Ferd Paredes 2, Antonio Cerezo Jr. 9, Micah Kikuta 4, Justin Casil 8, Kawika Lopez 6, Vaa Faualo 4, Ranson DeCosta 13, Fehi Sevelo 6, Soane Sevelo 2, Tevita Williams 2, Keoni Steinhoff 5. Totals 27 4-8 61.
3-point goals—Maryknoll 3 (Kawahara 2, Nguyen). Damien 3 (Casil 2, Cerezo).
ILH Division II
Word of Life 37, Iolani 34. WOL: Michael Baas 11, Koa Pickard 9. Iol: Kyson Morikuni 9.
Redemption Academy 53, Academy of the Pacific 42. RA: Pono Durauchelle 26. AOP: Puna Kaopuiki 9.
Lutheran 55, Kamehameha 51. Luth: Amani Evensen 19, Jeremy Young 13. KS: Kaiana Tirrell 19.
Punahou 57, Lanakila Baptist 34. Pun: Michael China 10, Scott Haneberg 10. LB: Carl Hazelwood 13, Kiley Tanioka 12.
Saint Louis 76, Christian Academy 39. SL: Oren Long 13, Danny Lee 13. CA: Joshua Dirnberger 21.
Hanalani 48, Assets 22. H: Justin Suderman 14, Keoni Haole 14. A: Nick Castello 10.
Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456.
