Iolani's 3-point shooting sinks Saint Louis, 66-28
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
The Iolani School boys basketball team put on a 3-point shooting clinic last night at Saint Louis, raining nine treys on the Crusaders in a 66-28 rout at McCabe Gym.
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The game was the Interscholastic League of Honolulu opener for both 2003 state finalists, although the two-time defending state champion Raiders looked to be in postseason form.
Iolani's Kyle Pape beats Saint Louis' Desmond Hanohano to this second-quarter rebound. Pape scored 10 points while Hanohano had a team-high seven points.
Iolani made 8 of 12 from beyond the arc in the first half, including a 28-foot swish by Ryan Hirata, in building a 43-17 lead after two periods. Hirata earlier drained a 24-foot shot and finished with a game-high 14 points.
"We all came in focused, since this was a rematch of the state championship," said Hirata, a 5-foot-8 senior. "We didn't shoot well in here the past couple years, so we knew if we didn't play well early, they could have taken control of the game."
Hirata sank another 3-pointer in the third period to make it 46-17, and Iolani led 59-20 after three periods.
Derrick Low added 12 points — all in the first half — for the Raiders. Low, Vinny Nip (11 points) and Kyle Pape each sank two 3-point shots for Iolani, which was 16 of 24 (67 percent) from the field overall in the first half.
The Raiders scored 12 first-half points on layups, including 10 fast-break points.
"We're a good shooting team, but the thing I was most proud of tonight was our defense," Iolani coach Mark Mugiishi said. "That's a credit to our kids buying into that philosophy, because we're not always going to shoot that well."
The Raiders (14-2 overall) actually struggled in the opening quarters of their past two games. They trailed Kalaheo at halftime on Dec. 29, and were down 8-0 against Kamehameha the next night.
"We kind of lost our motivation at the end of the preseason," Hirata said. "(Mugiishi) told us we need to come out with the same intensity at the beginning of the game as we have in the second half."
Saint Louis matched Iolani basket-for-basket in the game's opening moments, but Low's putback and 3-pointer started the Raiders on a 16-5 run to end the period.
Crusaders coach Delbert Tengan said he tried calling timeouts to stop the run, but to no avail.
"The biggest thing I told our guys was we didn't contest their shots," Tengan said. "We knew the scouting report, that Ryan Hirata will shoot it from that deep. But if we give a team like that open shots, it just becomes a game of H-O-R-S-E. We've got to challenge every shot."
Iolani (1-0) 23 20 16 7 — 66
Saint Louis (0-1) 11 6 3 8 — 28
Iolani—Ryan Hirata 14, Vinny Nip 11, Todd Blankenship 2, Jon Yasuda 4, Derrick Low 12, John Takamura 0, Kawika Shoji 8, Kyle Pape 10, Sean Carney 3, Wes Eberlin 0, James Street 2. Totals 26 5-7 66.
Saint Louis—Desmond Hanahano 7, B.J. Batts 0, Bo Ronduen 3, Keao Monteilh 5, Jason Allen 0, Ikaika Nakoa 2, Shaun Kauleinamoku 0, Ryan Brilhante 2, Kerstan Ho 4, Keli'i Zablan 0, Stephen Lei 2, Michael Perry 2, Bronson Abrigo 1, Brandon Va'a 0. Totals 11 5-11 28.
3-point goals — Iolani 9 (Hirata 3, Nip 2, Low 2, Pape 2). Saint Louis 1 (Ronduen).
OTHER ILH
• Damien 58, Mid-Pacific 35: Reigning ILH scoring champion Ransen DeCosta scored 13 of his game-high 24 points in the first half as Damien defeated Mid-Pacific at Mid-Pacific in the ILH opener for both.
The Monarchs went on an 8-0 run to take a 13-5 lead with 6:07 in the second quarter and were never threatened.
Damien (1-0) 11 13 15 19—58
Mid-Pacific (0-1) 5 8 8 14—35
Damien—Antonio Cerezo 2, Micah Kikuta 0, Kawika Lopez 12, Va'a Faualo 2, Ranson DeCosta 24, Fehi Sevelo 5, Soane Sevelo 0, Tevita WIlliams 3, Keoni Steinhoff 8, Sione Tau 2, Brandon Kahale 0. Totals 18 13-22 58
Mid-Pacific—Burton Woodhull 0, Josh Mitchell 2, Travis Tyler 6, Chris Perry 10, Kyle Sakamoto 0, Ryan Chun 2, Kellen Hastie 2, Chris Freshour 11, Bryson Beirne 2. Totals 11 10-18 35
3-point goals—Damien 3 (DeCosta 3), Mid-Pacific 1 (Perry).
• PUNAHOU 53, MARYKNOLL 37: Brenton Lee scored 15 points and Jeremiah Ostrowski 13 as the host Buffanblu eased to victory.
Chris Lum scored nine points to lead the Spartans.
Maryknoll (0-1) 6 11 10 10—37
Punahou (1-0) 15 12 11 15—53
Maryknoll—Tyler Tsukazaki 4, Edward Kawahara 4, Riley Tang 7, Kealaka'i Hussey 4, Jordan Durant 4, Christopher Lum 9, Michael Toyama 1, Tommy Nguyen 4. Totals 13 10-18 37
PUNAHOU—Jeremiah Ostrowski 13, Storm Bridgewater 0, Danny Cho 5, Reid Fowler 10, Scott Otake 0, Brenton Lee 15, Robby Shklov 0, Morgan Ellsworth 6, Ka'ohu Berg-Hee 0, Spencer McLachlin 2, Kasey Ko 2 , TJ Zabriskie 0. Totals 22 6-14 53.
3-point goals—Maryknoll 1 (Kawahara). Punahou 3 (Cho, Fowler, Ostrowski).
• KAMEHAMEHA 57, UNIVERSITY 30: Waika Spencer scored 12 points and Gabe Spencer and Kawika Hepa each added 10 points to lead the Warriors past the Junior Rainbows.
Ryan Enos added nine points, all on 3-pointers, for Kamehameha.
University (0-1) 2 8 6 14 — 30
Kamehameha (1-0) 10 12 16 19 — 57
UNIVERSITY—Scott Nishimoto 6, Jose Ver 0, AJ Clark 0, John Kelly 0, Micheal Tenorio 0, James Cabra 7, Albert Li 1, Lucion Holyfield 0, John Duro 7, David Johnson 9.
Kamehameha—Ikaika Hardie 4, Keo Pacarro 0, Rykin Enos 9, Jacob Ho 4, Quincy Crowell 0, Mike Nli 0, Jacob Bode 2, Waika Spencer 12, Kapono Kuikahi 2, Ernie Vidinha 1, Ikaika Shelton 3, Gabriel Spencer 10, Kawika Hepa 10.
3-point goals— University 1 (Nishimoto). Kamehameha 5 (Enos 3, Hepa 2).
ILH DIVISION II
• Hawai'i Baptist 54, Hanalani 40. HBA—Will Stinton 24, Dominic Hart 13. Hana—Keoni Haole 24.
• Lutheran 55 Christian Academy 12. Luth—Amani Evensen 13, Jeremy Young 11, Sean Morihara 11.
• Punahou 56, Academy of the Pacific 28. Pun—Scott Haneberg 8. AOP—So. Saito 8.
• Iolani 52, Saint Louis 44. Iol—Alex Why 12, Brandon Young 10. StL—Danny Lee 10.
• Kamehameha 50, Assets 22. KS—Kaipo Villa 17. Assets —Matt Takayes 5.
OIA EAST
• KALAHEO 55, KAILUA 35: Sam Wilhoite scored 26 points, including 9 of 13 from the free-throw line, to lead the visiting Mustangs.
Kalaheo (2-0) 12 16 14 13—55
Kailua (0-2) 0 10 14 11—35
Kalaheo—Elias Ayau 0, Chris Taumaneng 0, Matt Nakashima 4, Theo Fujita 7, Kahua Hollinger 2, William Elliott 3, Neil Bowers 6, Joshua Perry 0, David Moore 2 , Cliffton Pires 0 , Jason Tanaka 3, Daniel Phair 2, Sam Wilhoite 26. Totals na.
KAILUA—Kelroy Kohatsu 3, Zach Akamine 4, Cory Nemoto 6, Bronson Kamaka 7, Justin Pedro 4, Wayne Kaiu-Denning 5, Kea Crowell 2, Kainoa LaCount 4. Totals na.
3-point goals—Kalaheo 4 (Nakashima, Tanaka, Wilhoite, Elliot). Kailua 1 (Kalu-Dening).
JV—Kailua 30, Kalaheo 26
• KAIMUKI 46, KAISER 34: Jimmy Miyasaka scored 17 points, including 5 of 6 from the free-throw line, as the visiting Bulldogs pulled away in the second half.
Kaimuki trailed 16-14 at halftime but outscored Kaiser 32-18 in the second half.
Kaimuki (1-1) 7 7 14 18—46
Kaiser (0-2) 6 10 8 10—34
KAIMUKI—Davey Nguyen 0, Kekoa Onaga 7, Jordan Wong 3, Dexter Tautofi 8, Keanu Lockwood 0, Jimmy Miyasaka 17, Nick Milan 8, Tony Faasoa 3. Totals 12 10-NA 36.
Kaiser—Moku Kuhau 0, Chad Nishihira 0, Matt Ching 5, Andy Uehara 1, Jeoff Peters 6, Chris Assily 13, Mitch Shimabukuro 3, Colby Ho 2, Brett Hatton 4.
3-point goals—Kaimuki 2 (Miyasaka, Onaga). Kaiser 2 (Ching, Shimabukuro).
JV—Kaiser 43, Kaimuki 36.
Reported by Bryan Almadova
• CASTLE 45, ROOSEVELT 41: Antone Watanabe scored 13 points as the visiting Knights held off the Rough Riders.
Castle led 21-10 at the half.
Castle (2-0) 10 11 11 13—45
Roosevelt (1-1) 6 4 12 19—41
CASTLE—Bryan Pelangka 3, Jonathan Horner 6, Louis Mansanas 11, Bryce Kalauokaaea 5, Antone Watanabe 13, Blaze Soares 6, Scott Argue 0, Herbert Lee 1. Totals 14 16-30 45
Roosevelt—Micah Dutro 0, Rudy Arturo 0, Daniel Ki 2, Danton Balbes 7, James Castro 0, Weston Lee 7, Ricky Eusebio 8, Laakea Moikeha 8, Kevin Fujii 9, Keo Keola 0. Totals 17 3-8 41.
3-point goals—Castle 1 (Kalauokaaea). Roosevelt 4 (Fujii, Lee, Eusebio, Balbes).
JV—Roosevelt 52, Castle 36
OIA WEST
• LEILEHUA 54, 'AIEA 41: Angelo Massey scored 10 of his game-high 15 points in the first half, lifting the host Mules over Na Ali'i.
Kali Kuia and Gary Molina each scored 13 for 'Aiea.
'AIEA (0-1) 11 7 8 15—41
LEILEHUA (2-0) 13 11 12 18—54
'AIEA—Kali Kuia 13, Mark Alejo 0, Darryl Palaro 0, James Hadley 4, Gary Molina 13, Jonathan Burgos 3, Thomas Leary 2, Renny Rimigio 0, Nicholas Helsham 6. Totals 17 5 -13 41.
LEILEHUA—Angelo Massey 15, Edward Garcia 12, Kennedy Orteza 2, Anthony Palomares 0, Antonio Carter 2, Kekoa Kama 0, B.J. Fruean 6, David Spore 0, Anthony Hall 2, Angel Fontanez 2, Jonathan Scruggs 2, Clayton Laurel 11. Totals 18 13-21 54
3-point goals—Aiea 2 (Kuia, Burgos), Leilehua 5 (Massey 2, Garcia 3).
JV—Leilehua 51, Aiea 29.
Reported by Leijena Hernandez
• PEARL CITY 43, RADFORD 36: Royce Yuen scored 10 points and the host Chargers saw their first-period lead dwindle to two before pulling away in the final period.
RADFORD (1-1) 5 15 8 8—36
PEARL CITY (1-1) 14 11 5 13—43
Radford—Will Kevins 0, Justin Quinches 5, Joseph Brundidge 0, Ricardo Shipley 8, Jodan Rellin 0, Greg Solomon 13, Tauran Moore 6, Kyle Blair 0, Mike Davis 4, James Herron 0, Jeff Gelmer 0. Totals 13 5-5 36.
Pearl City—Rollie Salvacion 5, Halzton Verdido 2, Michael Hardy 4, Joshua Fial 0, Royce Yuen 10, Ricky Salvacion 0, Patrick Angel 0, Jason Lopes 4, Brian Olarti 0, Shane Lum 0, Brandon Rambonga 9, A.J. Flutz 9, Dee Briscoe 0, Jeremy Pahukoa-Maia 0. Totals 18 4-8 43.
3-point goals—Radford 5 (Solomon 3, Shipley 2), Pearl City 3 (Yuen 2, Rol. Salvacion).
JV—Pearl City 34, Radford 24
Reported by Marci Lobendahn
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