Posted on: Sunday, January 4, 2004
Moanalua edges Kaimuki in OIA East basketball
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
Kaimuki High School boys basketball coach Stephen Lee said his Bulldogs are "still about one week away" from coming together.
Which was good news for Moanalua last night, as visiting Kaimuki was only one basket away from sending their frantic O'ahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division opener into overtime.
The Menehunes held off the Bulldogs, 59-56, but only after Sean Mullaney sank a free throw with 1.6 seconds remaining to give Moanalua a three-point lead. Kekoa Onaga's desperation three-quarter court attempt to tie it glanced off the rim, but it appeared to be released just after the buzzer anyway.
Kaimuki eliminated Moanalua from last year's OIA quarterfinals in a quadruple-overtime thriller.
"We had that monkey on our back since last year," said Menehunes senior Joe Nishimura, who scored a game-high 20 points last night. "It was scary again tonight."
Moanalua built a 57-50 lead with 1:39 left, but the Bulldogs cut it to 57-54 after a layup by Dexter Tautofi with 26 seconds remaining. Glenn Gascon's free throw made it 58-54 with 19 seconds left, but Tautofi scored on another layup with five ticks remaining and Mullaney was fouled on the ensuing inbounds pass.
Mullaney made the first free throw, but missed the second, allowing Onaga to grab the rebound.
"We got lucky tonight," Menehunes coach Byron Cheng said. "But we'll take it any way we can. We lost to Kaimuki three times last year and it always came down to the end. I felt glad to walk away tonight with a win."
Lee said personnel problems have plagued the Bulldogs throughout the preseason. Last night, forward Isaiah Ano, a key returnee, sat out pending approval on paperwork related to his academic situation.
"He has the grades, but we had to wait for a signature so we sat him out," Lee said. "He would have helped us tonight, especially on the boards. But we've had so much problems with getting the players together, I don't feel we're ready yet. Once we get all our players, the team just needs about a week to jell."
Tautofi and Nick Milan each scored 15 points to lead Kaimuki.
Kaimuki—Davey Nguyen 0, Kekoa Onaga 9, Jordan Wong 7, Dexter Tautofi 15, Jimmy Miyasaka 8, Nick Milan 15, Tony Fa'asoa 2. Totals 21 9-11 56.
Moanalua—Sean Mullaney 5, Glenn Gascon 5, Joe Nishimura 20, Mike Loeschke 8, Marquise Duvall 7, Zach Pendergrass 3, Darin Shinagawa 5, Eric Keys 6. Totals 21 11-17 59. 3-point goals—Kaimuki 5 (Milan 2, Onaga 2, Wong 1). Moanalua 6 (Nishimura 4, Pendergrass 1, Shinagawa 1).
JV—Kaimuki 44, Moanalua 43
• Kalaheo 74, Farrington 39: Sam Wilhoite scored 18 points and Theo Fujita added 17 as visiting Kalaheo routed Farrington.
John Fonoti scored 15 points to lead Farrington, which led 14-12 after the first quarter.
KalAheo—Elias Ayau 0, Chris Tumaneng 3, Matt Nakashima 5, Theo Fujita 17, Kahua Hollinger 4, William Elliot 2, Neil Bowers 7, Joshua Perry 6, David Moore 4, Clifton Pires 0, Jason Tanaka 3, Daniel Phair 5, Sam Wilhoite 18. Totals 31 8-12 74
Farrington—Shanson Garcia 0, NC Dela Cruz 6, Truong Nyugen 2, Orry Collazo 2, Jay-Ar Mariano 0, Jermaine Rabago 0, Dave Viloria 2, Devan Selman 4, Matt Bell 3, Ruel Castro 0, Roi Alzate 2, Eti Atonio 3, John Fonoti 15. Totals 16 5-8 39
3-point goals—Kalaheo 4 (Nakashima, Fujita, Tanaka, Wilhoite). Farrington 2 (Dela Cruz 2).
JV—Kalaheo 58, Farrington 41
• Kahuku 67, Kalani 53: Shosei Yamauchi scored 25 points and Tevita Finau added 13 as host Kahuku beat Kalani.
Jason DeGuzman scored 15 to lead Kalani, which trailed 40-27 at halftime.
Kalani—Carson Chun 10, Dusten Umeda 11, Cody D'Amato 0, Kellen Kashiwa 5, Corey Konishi 11, Zachary Felipe 0, Daniel Morisato 1, Jason DeGuzman 15. Totals 16 19-40 53.
Kahuku—Hapaki Kaululaau 2, Waika Carvalho 0, Jarom Casey 8, Al Afalava 2, Cody Juliano 9, Clinton Parks 0, Bronson Ponciano-Ahue 0, Walker Vave 2, Viliami Tilini 4, Shosei Yamauchi 25, Tevita Finau 13, Iokepa Kahele 0, Jeremy Perry 2. Totals 30 4-7 67.
3-point goals—Kalani 2 (Kashiwa, Konishi). Kahuku 3 (Juliano 3).
JV—Kahuku 64, Kalani 42
Reported by Jeri Tugman
• Roosevelt 46, Kaiser 35: Weston Lee scored 10 points and Danton Balbes added nine as visiting Roosevelt beat Kaiser.
Chris Assily scored 17 points for Kaiser, which was outscored 21-8 in the first quarter.
Roosevelt—Micah Dutro 2, Rudy Arturo 0, Daniel Ki 4, Danton Balbes 9, James Castro 8, Weston Lee 10, Ricky Eusebio 4, Laakea Moikeha 5, Keo Keola 4, David Rivers 0. Totals 16 11-20 46.
Kaiser—Moku Kuhau 0, Chad Nishihira 0, Matt Ching 11, Andy Uehara 0, Jeoff Peters 0, Chris Assily 17, Mitch Shimabukuro 0, Shelton Herring 0, Colby Ho 2, Brett Hattoh 5. Totals 11 13-21 35.
3-points goals—Roosevelt 3 (Castro, Lee, Eusebio). Kaiser none.
JV—Kaiser 37, Roosevelt 36
Reported by John Chung
Western Division
• Kapolei 59, Waialua 26: Warren Simanu scored 14 points, and E.J. Aton and Jefferson Gaygay added 10 apiece as the visiting Hurricanes beat the Bulldogs in an OIA Western Division game. Kapolei outscored Waialua 32-7 in the second half.
Kelson Silva scored eight points to lead Waialua.
KAPOLEI—Ryan Dela Cruz 4, E.J. Aton 10, Jefferson Gaygay 10, Roland Mason 4, Brad Padayao 8, Jerome Figueroa 7, Kaiea Ebanez 2, Warren Simanu 14. Totals 24 7-NA 59.
WAIALUA—Roldan Dacuycuy 5, Kelson Silva 8, Glenn Rubio 1, J.V. Nacapuy 3, Lawrence Sumaoang 5, Daniel Maestas 0, Mark Langaman 0, Joseph Gudoy 0, Joshua Miller 0, Charles Bell 0, Marlon Dela Cruz 0, Brandon Macadangdang 4, Geronimo Madarang 0. Totals 7 9-17 26.
3-point goals—Kapolei 4 (Aton 2, Gaygay 2). Waialua 3 (Silva 2, Dacuycuy 1).
JV—Kapolei 52, Waialua 25
Reported by Shanay Coloma
• Mililani 64, Campbell 55: Alex Patykula scored 19 points and brothers Puna and Scott Neumann each added 12 to lead visiting Mililani past Campbell.
Chris Daniels scored 19 points to lead Campbell.
MILILANI—Puna Neumann 12, Scott Neumann 12, Aaron Kano 6, Clarence Gray 2, Andrew Tokumi 5, Alex Patykula 19, Jonovan Santos 4, Nick Rogers 4. Totals 19 24-34 64.
CAMPBELL—Tristan Bailey 7, Chris Daniels 19, James Banister 2, Kealii Basham 2, Ian Kelly 4, Tristan Sili 12, Issac Laupola 2, Tuli Tafai 7. Totals 21 11-24 55.
3-point goals—Mililani 2 (Tokumi, Patykula). Campbell 2 (Daniels 2).
JV—Mililani def. Campbell, score N/A
Reported by Mike Coito
Friday's Result
• Leilehua 53, Pearl City 47: Angelo Massey scored 23 points to lead visiting Leilehua over Pearl City. Kennedy Orteza and Angel Forttanez added nine apiece for the Mules.
Brandon Rambonga led the Chargers with 15 points and Rollie Salvacion added 10.
Leilehua—Angelo Massey 23, Edward Garcia 2, Kennedy Orteza 9, Anthony Palomares 3, Antonio Carter 4, Kekoa Kama 0, Yahweh Yago 0, BJ Fruean 0, Anthony Hall 3, Angel Forttanez 9, Johnathan Scruggs 0, Clayton Laurel 0. 19 15-25 53
Pearl City—Rollie Salvacion 10, Halzton Verdida 3, Michael Hardy 5, Royce Yuen 6, Ricky Salvacion 0, Jason Lopes 2, Brandon Rambonga 15, Jeremy Pahukoa-Malia 2, AJ Fultz 4. 16 9-12 47
3-point goals—Leilehua none. Pearl City 6 (Rol. Salvacion 2, Yuen 2, Hardy 1, Rambonga 1).
JV—Leilehua 51, Pearl City 43
SOCCER High School
• Interscholastic League of Honolulu
Boys Varsity
Mid-Pacific 3, Saint Louis 0. MPI—Shinji Takahashi 2, Justin Akai 1.
Iolani 6, Damien 1. Iol—Kirtus Adams 2, Micah Miyaki 2, Chris Faulkner 1, Justin You 1. Dami—Cory Mullen 1.
• O'ahu Interscholastic Association
• Eastern Division
Boys Varsity
Moanalua 6, Kaimuki 1. Moan—Jason Honjo 2, Chad Nakamura 1, Landon Watanabe 1, Bryan Fujiwara 1, Josh Cruz 1. Kaim—Huy Tran.
Girls Varsity
Moanalua 4, Kaimuki 0. Moan—Ranelle Sambrano 2, Kimberly Ito 1, Skye Hayashi 1.
• Big Island Interscholastic Federation
Boys Varsity
Waiakea 2, Kealakehe 1. Waiak—Kyle Cabison, Nick Figueira. Keala—Adrian Guillan.
• Maui Interscholastic League
All games postponed due to weather
SOFTBALL High School
• Big Island Interscholastic Federation
Deynna Pahio and Whitney Acdal. Elise DuPont and Harley Parks. W — DuPont. L — Pahio.
Leading hitters — Hon: Pahio 3-4, double. Waiak: Laine Shikuma 2-4, 4 RBIs; Leigh Springer 2-4, double; Parks 2-4, 2 RBI.
• Interscholastic League of Honolulu
All games postponed due to weather
• O'ahu Interscholastic Association
Eastern Division
All games postponed due to weather
• Maui Interscholastic League
All games postponed due to weather
Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456.
