Mililani stays unbeaten in boys West soccer, 3-0
By Leila Wai
Advertiser Staff Writer
At first it was a matter of "if." Then "when." Finally, it was "by how much."
The Mililani boys defeated Kapolei, 3-0, in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association Western Division boys soccer match at Mililani High School last night in a game that featured two of the top three teams in the OIA West.
"Last year they were competitive, so we knew what we were in for," Mililani senior midfielder Justin Kim said. "We knew it was going to be tough. They work the hardest in the OIA."
The Trojans improved to 8-0-0, and retained sole possession of first place. The Hurricanes dropped to 6-2-0 and into third place, behind Pearl City (6-1-0), which had a bye yesterday.
Mililani is first in the OIA West in goals scored (39) and goals allowed (3), and Kapolei is third in goals scored (17) and tied for second in goals allowed (5).
Mililani opened the game with a lot of pressure and a strong possession game, forcing Kapolei to play in its half of the field. The Trojans methodically developed their offense, stringing five or six passes to utilize the entire field and set up numerous opportunities.
The Trojans broke through in the 33rd minute when senior forward Patrick Egloria collected a 25-yard through pass from senior defender Jay Abrigo on the left flank, beat one defender and finished the play with a 5-yard shot into the left side of the net.
"It was a nice pass," Egloria said. "I always make those runs across the middle and they always pass it to me. I knew once I got the ball I would be one-on-one with the sweeper."
One minute later, Kim scored on a direct kick from just outside the 18-yard box on the left side.
"Our game plan coming in was to control the game and win, and to take their heart away," Kim said. "That's what we did when we scored two early goals. It gave us a lift. It was important to bring their self-confidence down."
Mililani struck again in the second half when Abrigo nailed a 30-yard shot just under the crossbar in the 52nd minute off an assist from junior midfielder Justin Ching.
After being down, Kapolei was forced to retreat into its defensive third of the field; staying alive only by clearing the ball out and therefore failing to develop much of an offensive attack. Most of its chances came on counterattacks off long clears by the defense.
"That's Mililani for you," Kapolei coach Bryce Kaneshiro said. "They're going to put a lot of pressure on you and force you to kick it out. Our counterattack didn't work too good today. We haven't had a team bring pressure like that for a while."
Mililani co-head coach Jeff Yamamoto pointed to the loss of Kapolei's key player, senior midfielder Rhys Kita, as a factor in the Trojans' victory.
"He got injured and that messed up the flow of play for them," Yamamoto said, also adding that Kita wasn't in the game when the Trojans scored their first two goals.
Mililani, the three-time defending state champion, has not lost a regular or post-season game since the 2000-01 season.
Reach Leila Wai at lwai@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2457.
MORE OIA SOCCER
Western Division
Boys Varsity
- Leilehua 1, Campbell 0. Lei: Gus Carsuo
- Wai'anae 4, Waialua 1. Waian: Eric Ah Wong 2, Sonny Dudoit, Joshua Woodard. Waial: Kawika Lopez.
- 'Aiea 6, Waipahu 1. 'Aiea: Mark Atta 3, Mike Aksioncyzk, Brandon Puckett, Ryan Murakami. Waip: Joshua Brown.
Girls Varsity
- Leilehua 7, Campbell 0. Lei: Charlene Borromeo 2, Maureen Kleaver, Caitlin Ohashi, Gabriellea Pascual, Kelly Wert, Ada Higa.
- Wai'anae 2, Waialua 0. Waian: Tazr'e Wentling 2.
- Pearl City 11, Nanakuli 0. PC: Chelsea Arakawa 3, Carisa Calpo, Blessing Drumeller, Candace Awana, Lauren Maeshiro, Ashley Hashimoto, Chimene Sienkiewicz, Kari Tanimoto, own goal.
- 'Aiea 9, Waipahu 0. 'Aiea: Amanda Jungblut 2, Ambree Ako 2, Tobi Kanehira 2, Michelle Shiroma, Tehane Higa, Jodie Toyama.
- Kapolei 1, Mililani. Kap: Jaymie Honold.
Girls JV
- Mililani 7, Kapolei 0
- Pearl City 7, Nanakuli 0
ILH SOCCER
Boys Varsity
- Iolani 0, Kamehameha 0
- Punahou 5, Saint Louis 1. Pun: Stephen Carlson, Callum Trigg-Smith, Will Jensen, Colin Giles, Kirkland Lozada. St.L: Zack De Silva.
- Hawai'i Baptist 5, Damien 1. HBA: Cameron Holm 3, Sean Souza, Matt Munekata. Dam: Cory Mullen.
- Pac-Five 0, Mid-Pacific 0
ILH BASKETBALL
IOLANI 70, UNIVERSITY HIGH 44: Vinny Nip scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, and Derrick Low added 14 to lead the unbeaten and top-ranked Raiders in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu game at Punahou gym.
David Johnson scored 16 points and John Duro 14 for the Junior Rainbows.
Iolani (4-0) 22 17 16 15—70
University high (2-2) 13 10 9 12—44
Iolani—Ryan Hirata 3, Vinny Nip 15, Todd Blankenship 4, Jon Yasuda 2, Derrick Low 14, John Takamura 4, Zach Tollefson 0, Kawika Shoji 5, Kyle Pape 13, Sean Carney 6, Wes Eberlin 4, James Street 0. Totals 27 9-10 70.
UNIVERSITY HIGH—Scott Nishimoto 2, Al Clark 5, John Duro 14, Michale Tenerio 2, James Cabras 1, Albert Li 0, Lucion Holyfield 4, David Johnson 16. Totals 19 3-4 44
3-point goals—Iolani 7 (Nip 3, Hirata, Low, Shoji, Pape). University High 3 (Johnson 2, Clark).
PUNAHOU 61, SAINT LOUIS 42: Jeremiah Ostrowski scored 18 points to help the visiting Buffanblu improve to 4-0 in the ILH. Keao Monteilh led Saint Louis with 13 points.
Punahou (4-0) 13 16 13 19—61
Saint louis (0-4) 2 10 14 16—42
PUNAHOU—Jeremiah Ostrowski 18, Storm Bridgewater 2, Danny Cho 0, Reid Fowler 0, Scott Otake 9, Brenton Lee 12, Robby Shklov 0, Morgan Ellsworth 2, Ka'ohu Berg-Hee 0, Spencer McLachlin 14, Kasey Ko 4, TJ Zabriskie 0. Totals 21 15-19 61.
SAINT LOUIS—B.J. Batts 12, Bo Ronduen 5, Keao Monteilh 13, Ikaika Nakoa 6, Shaun Kauleinamoku 2, Ryan Brilhante 0, Michael Perry 2, Brandon Vaa 2. Totals 17 5-10 42.
3-point goals—Punahou 4 (Ostrowski 2, Lee, McLachlin). Saint Louis 3 (Batts, Ronduen, Monteilh).
Damien 54, Maryknoll 38: Ranson DeCosta scored 15 points to lift the Monarchs at Punahou gym. Tyler Tsukazaki led the Spartans with 15 points.
Damien (3-1) 7 16 16 15—54
Maryknoll (0-4) 12 8 10 8—38
Damien—Ferd Paredes 0, Antonio Cerezo Jr. 0, Micah Kikuta 0, Justin Casil 9, Kawika Lopez 11, Vaa Faualo 0, Ranson DeCosta 15, Fehi Sevelo 6, Soane Sevelo 0, Tevita Williams 0, Keoni Steinhoff 10, Sione Tau 2, Brandon Kahale 1. Totals 16 20-26 54
Maryknoll—Tyler Tsukazaki 15, Edward Kawahara 3, Riley Tang 0, Jordan Durant 7, Melcar Condes 3, Christopher Lum 5, Michael Toyama 0, Travis Yamane 2, Tommy Nguyen 3. Totals 14 7-14 38
3-point goals—Damien 2 (DeCosta 2). Maryknoll 3 (Tsukaszaki, Nguyen, Condes).
KAMEHAMEHA 59, MID-PACIFIC 43: Waika Spencer scored 16 points and Kawika Hepa added 14 as the visiting Warriors beat the Owls in an ILH game. Chris Perry led Mid-Pacific with 11 points.
Kamehameha (2-2) 15 11 13 20—59
Mid-pacific (1-3) 13 9 7 14—43
kamehameha—Ikaika Hardie 7, Keo Pacarro 2, Rykin Enos 2, Mike Nii 8, Waika Spencer 16, Kapono Kuikahi 1, Ernie Vidinha 0, Ikaika Shelton 2, Gabriel Spencer 7, Kawika Hepa 14.
MID-PACIFIC—Josh Mitchell 7, Chris Perry 11, Kyle Sakamoto 0, Ryan Chun 6, JD Lum 0, Kellen Hastie 5, Chris Freshour 6, Bryson Beirne 8.
Division II
Boys varsity
- Lutheran 46, Redemption Academy 38. Luth—Jeremy Young 15, Mathew Uffman 13. Red—Kaanoi Poouahi 17, Anthony Troche 12.
- Word of Life 71, Lanakila Baptist 39. WOL—Brashton Satele 14, Shane Lawrence 10, Jorge Torres 10.
- Punahou 50, Saint Louis 43. Pun—Brian Matsumoto 17, Christopher Duncan 10. St.L—Danny Lee 11.
- Kamehameha 58, Hanalani 46. KS—Justin Padilla 21, Matthew Kam 10, Matthew Woody 12. Hana—Grant Cummins 13, Keoni Haole 16, James Williams 11.
- Hawai'i Baptist 44, Christian Academy 14.
- Iolani 56, ASSETS 25. Iol—Brandon Young 10. As—Nick Castello 13.
Boys junior varsity
- Hawai'i Baptist 73, Lutheran 19
- Punahou 54, Iolani 52
- University High 53, Mid-Pacific 34
Boys junior varsity Division II
- Maryknoll 43, Word of Life 40
OIA BASKETBALL
KalAheo 62, Kaiser 51: Sam Wilhoite scored a game-high 23 points and William Elliott added 16 to carry the host Mustangs over the Cougars in an OIA Eastern Division game.
William Elliott added 16 for the Mustangs (5-0).
Kaiser (0-5) 10 11 8 22—51
Kalaheo (5-0) 17 16 14 15—62
Kaiser—Moku Kuhau 0, Matt Ching 10, Andy Uehara 3, Jeoff Peters 3, Chris Assily 15, Mitch Shimabukuro 2, Shelton Herring 0, Colby Ho 0, Brett Hattoh 2, Shannon West 5, Steven Pratt 11. Totals 19 10-15 51
KalAheo—Elias Ayau 0, Chris Taumaneng 0, Matt Nakashima 6, Theo Fujita 0, Kahua Hollinger 0, William Elliott 16, Nate Witcher 0, Neil Bowers 8, Joshua Perry 0, David Moore 2, Clifton Pires 0, Jason Tanaka 1, Daniel Phair 6, Sam Wilhoite 23. Totals 21 16-24 62
3-point goals—Kaiser 3 (Assily 3). Kalaheo 4 (Nakashima 2, Elliott 2).
JV—Kaiser 34, Kalaheo 30.
Reported by Kandice Kinney
CASTLE 77, THOMPSON 17: Mao Lefiti scored 12 points and Castle took advantage of first-year Myron B. Thompson for an Eastern Division victory.
THOMPSON (0-5) 4 4 7 2—17
Castle (4-1) 23 16 17 21—77
THOMPSON—Stanley Gonda 15, Justin Chang 0, John Abrams 0, Devin Eror 2, Lance Chang 0, Joshua Musick 0. Totals 7 1-5 17
CASTLE—Bryan Pelangka 6, Brad Guillermo 0, Jonathan Horner 5, Scott Keiter-Charles 9, Bryce Kalauokaaea 1, Jordan Bruhn 10, Isaac Adams 10, Victor Clore 10, Blaze Soares 2, Scott Argue 8, Herbert Lee 4, Mao Lefiti 12. Totals 36 3-9 77
3-point goals—Thompson 2 (Gonda 2). Castle 2(Horner, Keiter-Charles ).
Reported by Jeff McKeown
MOANALUA 50, MCKINLEY 45, OT: Marquise Du Vall scored 13 points and Joseph Nishimura added 11 as the visiting Menehunes beat the Tigers in overtime to end a two-game losing streak in the Eastern Division. Abel Werner led McKinley with a game-high 19 points.
Moanalua (3-2) 10 8 11 12 9—50
Mckinley (4-1) 16 8 10 7 4—45
Moanalua—Individual statistics unavailable.
MCKINLEY—Individual statistics unavailable.
Reported by Bob Morikuni
Campbell 72, Waialua 52: Tristan Bailey scored 16 of his game-high 29 points in the first half to rally the Sabers to a Western Division victory.
Campbell (2-3) 15 20 16 21—72
Waialua (0-4) 16 12 13 11—52
Campbell—Tristan Bailey 29, Jesse Bayudan 0, Robert Morris 6, Ian Kelly 5, Christopher Ganigan 0, Tristan Sealy 6, Keali'i Basham 10, James Bannister 16, Matthew Gaxiola 0. Totals 25 20-32 72
WAIALUA—Roldan Dacuycuy 0, Kelson Silva 14, Glenn Rubio 2, J.V. Nacapuy 6, Lawrence Sumaoang 21, Daniel Maestas 0, Mark Langaman 0, Joshua Miller 0, Marlon Dela Cruz 0, Brandon Macadangdang 9. Totals 20 4-12 52.
3-point goals—Campbell 2 (Bailey 2). Waialua 8 (Silva 4, Nacapuy 2, Sumaoang 2).
JV—Campbell 82, Waialua 36
Reported by Shanay Coloma
NANAKULI 75, WAI'ANAE 41: James Chandler had 21, Albert Distajo netted 17 and Jimmy Afamasaga added 11 as the host Golden Hawks raced past the Seariders to improve to 5-0 in the Western Division.
Wai'anae (0-5) 12 13 9 7—41
Nanakuli (5-0) 27 10 17 21—75
WAI'ANAE—Darell Academia 0, Dewey Daves 0, Jr. Faliuga 2, Uilau Faliuga 0, Albert Galano 4, G. Kuakini 0, Easten Gonzales 0, Kala Honda 4, Jayson Milare 10, Chad Puha 3, James Robinson 2, John Solaita 9, Justin Lafua 7, M. Mokiao 0. Totals 16 8-13 41.
NANAKULI—Kyle Beck 0, James Chandler 21, Alex Distajo 2, Jimmy Afamasaga 11, Albert Distajo 17, David Balicao 0, Justin Luavasa 6, Jaycee Alapai 3, Rolando Celes 5, Allan Kalahiki-Pilialoha 8, Alika Enos 2. Totals 28 14-20 75.
3-point goals—Wai'anae 1 (Milare). Nanakuli 5 (Chandler, Afamasaga, Alb. Distajo, Alapai, Kalahiki-Pilialoha).
JV—Wai'anae 36, Nanakuli 31.
Reported by Irene Reyes
KAPOLEI 51, WAIPAHU 36: Warren Simanu scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Hurricanes over the visiting Marauders in a Western Division game.
Waipahu (0-5) 5 10 5 16—36
Kapolei (5-1) 21 6 7 17—51
WAIPAHU— Jarrett Kalaola 1, Jacob Aga 13, Stanley Abasial 2, Andre Tailele 9, Ricky Noble 4, Jonathan Cordeiro 1, Tyrone Vaimaona 6. Totals 10 11-17 36
KAPOLEI— E.J. Aton 6, Jefferson Gaygay 12, Roland Mason 5, Brad Padayao 10, Kaiea Ebanez 2, Warren Simanu 14, Aaron Lewis 2. Totals 15 17-24 51
3-point goals—Waipahu 5 (Aga 2, Tailele 3). Kapolei 4 (Gaygay 4).
JV—Waipahu 37, Kapolei 36
Reported by Anson Chan
CORRECTIONS
OIA softball: Tajia Acierto was Kapolei's winning pitcher against Nanakuli Thursday. She pitched a complete game, allowing three hits.
OIA soccer: Moanalua beat Kaiser, 1-0, in an OIA Eastern Division Girls JV game Thursday. An incorrect score was reported in yesterday's Advertiser.
