Posted on: Friday, February 27, 2004
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Mililani, Punahou, Kalaheo, Iolani advance to semifinals
| • | Kalaheo holds off Kamehameha |
| • | Top-ranked Iolani pulls away from Kaimuki in second half |
| • | Freshmen lift Buffanblu over Maui |
By Brandon Masuoka and Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writers
Trojans stop BIIF champ Kealakehe
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| Mililani's Puna Neumann soars through the Kealakehe defense of Kyle Teves, left, and Cody Henriques for a layup in last night's game.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
Alex Patykula scored a team-high 19 points and Mililani continued to blister the nets in a 72-62 quarterfinal victory over Kealakehe last night at Blaisdell Arena.
Mililani, the O'ahu Interscholastic Association runner-up, shot better than 50 percent from the field for the second night in a row, and the Trojans overcame a tremendous interior effort by Kealakehe, the Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion.
"Kealakehe stayed in the game with their offensive rebounding," Mililani coach Michael Coito said. "Lucky, our shooters were pretty hot so we outscored them."
Mililani (14-1) will play Iolani in the semifinals tonight at 7.
Kealakehe (15-1) trailed by as many as 12 points in the second quarter, but rallied to within 55-53 on Cody Henriques' basket in the fourth quarter.
Mililani responded with a 3-pointer by Aaron Kanno with just under four minutes to play. Kanno's shot sparked a 7-0 run and gave the Trojans a commanding 62-53 lead.
"I was cold all day," Kanno said. "I didn't hit a 3-pointer all game. I was wide open. I had to step up."
Added Patykula: "That was a big 3-pointer. We needed more points on the board and Kanno did that. Our whole team played well today. I'm proud of all of them."
Patykula led three other teammates in double-figure scoring. Puna Neumann scored 18, Jonovan Santos 11 and Nick Rogers 10. After two games, Patykula is averaging 22.5 points per game.
"He's just a big-time player," Coito said of Patykula. "He's a money player. He's leading our team right now. Also, our other two perimeter players are doing a good job — Aaron and Puna. Collectively, when they shoot well — all three of them — we have a real good chance against anybody."
For Kealakehe, the interior play of Kyle Teves, Iaone Spencer and Aikane Pavitt kept the team within striking distance for most of the game.
Teves scored a game-high 26 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, while Spencer and Pavitt combined for 16 points and 10 rebounds. The three players helped Kealakehe build a 31-24 rebounding advantage for the game.
"We just knew we had to give it our all," Teves said. "We came out pretty slow and weak. We tried to pick it up in the second half; we usually have a better second half. We did today but it wasn't strong enough. Mililani had the better team tonight."
Kealakehe senior forward Michael Kaniho left the game late in the second quarter after injuring his left knee. Kaniho, who is the quarterback of the school's football team, did not return to the game.
Kealakehe coach Brian Boshard said Kaniho's status is uncertain for the rest of the tournament.
- MILILANI (14-1) 21 18 13 20—72
- KEALAKEHE (15-1) 17 12 13 20—62
MILILANI—Puna Neumann 5-8 8-8 18, Scott Neumann 1-4 2-2 4, Aaron Kanno 2-6 0-0 5, Clarence Gray 0-1 0-0 0, Andrew Tokumi 0-0 0-0 0, Alex Patykula 7-14 3-4 19, Jonovan Santos 5-7 1-3 11, Nick Rogers 4-6 1-3 10, Mikhail Mabry 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 26-49 16-22 72.
KEALAKEHE—Easton Takata 1-2 0-0 3, Michael Kaniho 2-2 0-0 4, Cody Henriques 1-7 4-4 6, Loa Patao 1-3 2-2 5, Aikane Pavitt 3-8 0-0 6, Jared Ursua 1-6 0-1 2, Ioane Spencer 4-5 2-3 10, Kyle Teves 12-20 2-3 26. Totals 25-53 10-13 62.
3-point goals—Mililani 4-11 (Patykula 2-5, Rogers 1-1, Kanno 1-4). Kealakehe 2-9 (Takata 1-2, Patao 1-1, Ursua 0-4, Teves 0-1, Henriques 0-1).
Reach Brandon Masuoka at bmasuoka@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2458.
• CONSOLATION
• Baldwin 62, Waimea 40: Cody Tesoro scored 17 points, Trenson Himalaya added 14 and Cody Nakamura 13 as the Bears rolled past the Menehunes. Baldwin, of the Maui Interscholastic League, led 25-19 at halftime, then broke it open with a 21-7 third quarter.
Jordon Dizon scored 19 points to lead the Menehunes from the Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation.
- BALDWIN (11-3) 12 13 21 16—62
- WAIMEA (8-2) 8 11 7 14—40
BALDWIN—Jeff Tumacder 0-0 1-2 1, Scott Suzuki 0-2 0-0 0, Cody Tesoro 8-10 1-3 17, Kawika Liftee 3-3 2-4 8, John Salmo 0-0 3-4 3, Cody Nakamura 5-5 3-4 13, Rhys Alvarado 0-0 0-0 0, Donnie Dadiz 0-1 0-0 0, Matt Heyd 2-8 2-2 6, Levi Aki 0-0 0-0 0, Shawn Shima 0-0 0-0 0, Trenson Himalaya 6-8 2-6 14. Totals 24-37 14-25 62.
WAIMEA—Aaron Hesapene 0-0 0-0 0, Jeremy Manuel 2-9 0-0 5, Chad Barba 1-1 0-0 2, Bully Emayo 0-2 0-0 0, Kamu Kawaihalau 1-1 0-0 3, Jordon Dizon 9-14 0-1 19, Max Hadwin 0-0 0-0 0, Casey Kaohelauli'i 3-8 3-4 9, Kyle Pigao 0-0 1-2 1, Jeremy McDown 1-3 0-0 2, Akeem Allen 0-2 0-0 0, Lanikai Kanahele 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-40 4-7 40.
3-point goals—Baldwin 0-0. Waimea 2-7 (Dizon 1-2, Manuel 1-4, Allen 0-1).
Freshmen lift Buffanblu over Maui
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| Punahou's Jeremiah Ostrowski is double-teamed by Maui's Wilmar Bumanglag, left, and Ronald Belany is the second quarter of their quarterfinal game at Blaisdell Arena.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
Punahou freshman Jeremiah Ostrowski, whose father, Kui, and uncle Dominic won a state championship with Maryknoll in 1984, scored a game-high 21 points yesterday to lead the Buffanblu to a convincing 74-55 victory over Maui at Blaisdell Arena.
Punahou (14-2) will play O'ahu Interscholastic Association champion and No. 2 seed Kalaheo (14-1) in tonight's 8:30 semifinal. Interscholastic League of Honolulu champ and No. 1 seed Iolani (15-0) will play OIA runner-up Mililani (14-1) in the other semifinal at 7.
"Our whole team is excited to be playing in states," said Ostrowski, a 5-foot-9 shooting guard. "Only one player (senior point guard Scott Otake) has been here before, and he told us how it's the worst feeling to lose."
Thanks in large part to Ostrowski, the Buffanblu have yet to experience that feeling in this tournament. Ostrowski, who scored 15 points in Wednesday's first-round win over Waiakea, made 7 of 10 field goals and 4 of 4 free throws before sitting out the final 12 minutes yesterday.
The Maui Interscholastic League champion Sabers (12-1) jumped out to a 7-2 lead, but Punahou answered with an 18-0 run that carried over into the second period. Maui never got closer than 11 points thereafter.
"We got up 7-2 and I felt pretty good for a minute, but then they shot the lights out," Maui coach Bill Naylor said. "On defense, they frustrated us by switching on everything — every cut and every screen."
In the meantime, Ostrowski kept filling up the basket with an assortment of 3-pointers, short jumpers and layups. He had seven points in the first quarter and 15 by halftime.
"'Miah's not a textbook shooter, but he's more about confidence and rhythm," Buffanblu coach Greg Tacon said. "Today he showed what a scorer can do."
Punahou also showed what good team defense can do, holding MIL all-star point guard Gene Rivera to six points on one field goal and four free throws. Rivera also rolled his ankle late in the third period, further slowing him down.
"We wanted to get after him and make him tired," Tacon said. "It's tough to be dogged full-court all game and have to score and do everything else."
Spencer McLachlin, another Buffanblu freshman, added 10 points and six rebounds.
Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456.
- PUNAHOU (14-2) 18 18 18 20—74
- MAUI (12-1) 7 11 14 23—55
PUNAHOU—Jeremiah Ostrowski 7-10 4-4 21, Storm Bridgewater 1-2 0-0 3, Jordan Moss 3-3 0-0 6, Michael China 1-1 1-2 3, Danny Cho 4-8 0-0 9, Reid Fowler 1-6 0-0 2, Scott Otake 1-2 0-1 2, Brenton Lee 1-3 4-4 6, Robby Shklov 0-1 0-0 0, Morgan Ellsworth 2-4 0-2 4, Ka'ohu Berg-Hee 2-2 1-2 5, Spencer McLachlin 4-5 0-0 10, Brandon Kapana 0-0 0-0 0, Kasey Ko 1-2 0-0 2, TJ Zabriskie 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 28-49 11-17 74.
MAUI—Jordian Cabrera 0-1 0-0 0, Shaka Batson 0-4 0-0 0, Ryan Ishizu 2-3 0-0 6, Brad Duran 0-1 0-0 0, Kenneth Agdinaoay 0-1 0-0 0, Anthony Parilla 2-3 1-2 6, Ronald Belany 2-6 2-3 8, Wilmar Bumanglag 1-5 1-2 3, Sean Curtis 7-8 1-2 17, Gene Rivera 1-4 4-4 6, Dallas Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Chris Kelly 3-4 1-3 7, Mike Delacruz 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 19-41 10-16 55.
3-point goals—Punahou 7-13 (Ostrowski 3-4, McLachlin 2-2, Bridgewater 1-1, Cho 1-1, Fowler 0-4, Lee 0-1). Maui 7-17 (Ishizu 2-3, Curtis 2-3, Belany 2-4, Parilla 1-1, Batson 0-2, Rivera 0-1, Cabrera 0-1, Duran 0-1, Agdinaoay 0-1).
