Posted on: Thursday, May 20, 2004

Iolani sinks Kaiser in girls basketball opener, 50-39

By Leila Wai
Advertiser Staff Writer

•	HHSAA basketball At Stan Sheriff Center Division I First round Lahainaluna 47, Honoka'a 28 Kalaheo 62, Kaua'i 38 Iolani 50, Kaiser 39 Kamehameha 52, McKinley 42 TODAY'S QUARTERFINALS Quarterfinals Lahainaluna vs. Kahuku, 2:45 p.m. Iolani vs. Baldwin, 4:30 p.m. Kamehameha vs. Konawaena, 6:15 p.m. Kalaheo vs. Punahou, 8 p.m.

Iolani shut down Kaiser's inside attack and used an outside attack to advance to the quarterfinals of the HHSAA/Hawaiian Airlines Girls State Basketball Championships.

The Raiders won the opening round game, 50-39, yesterday at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Iolani will play Maui Interscholastic League champion and No. 4 seed Baldwin (14-1) today at 4:30 p.m. Kaiser plays McKinley in a consolation round game at 11:15 a.m.

Senior forward Ginger Gravelle said that all the Raiders contributed on defense, helping to guard Kaiser's post duo of 5-foot-11 junior Kilioe Aliifua and 5-8 sophomore Sharde Pratt.

"We were helping each other, containing and communicating," said Gravelle, who finished with seven points and a team-high 10 rebounds.

Led by sophomore guard Hennasea-Sue Tokumura's six points, the Raiders opened with a 12-6 lead after the first quarter.

Junior guard Jaime Nerona scored six points as Kaiser outscored Iolani 12-8 in the second quarter to close to 20-18 at the half.

"We knew if we kept it close we'd have a chance against them," Kaiser coach Lisa Mann said.

Unfortunately for the Cougars, the Raiders began denying almost all inside attacks in the second half, giving Kaiser some trouble.

"We knew about their two posts, and we were going to try to contain them at least," Iolani coach Glenn Takara. "We knew we couldn't shut them out."

Iolani centers Keilyn Fujioka (6 feet) and Chelsea Wong (5-9), with help from Gravelle (5-10) and sophomore forward Alana Wall (5-10), helped to harrass Aliifua and Pratt, who finished with a team-high 15 points and 16 rebounds.

"They were so big down there, we're used to one, maybe two (big post players)," Mann said. "They did a great job matching up."

And offensively for Iolani, their large presence on the inside helped open up shots on the outside.

"Our game plan offensively was to get the ball in to Keilyn and Ginger," Takara said. "Once they tried to take that away, I told the girls not to worry, their shots would fall."

Tokumura scored a game-high 18 points, including two 3-pointers. The Raiders made all four of their 3-pointers in the second half, including three in the third quarter as they opened to a 33-28 lead.

"I wouldn't say it was big shots, but they were shots that counted at the end," Tokumura said. "We were getting open looks, people were setting each other up."

The Raiders tied their largest lead of the game of 12 points twice, the last coming with just over four minutes to go in the game, 42-30.

Reach Leila Wai at lwai@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2457.

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Basketball Championships

• WHAT: Hawaiian Airlines Girls State Basketball Championships
• WHEN: Today to Saturday
• WHERE: Stan Sheriff Center
• TICKETS: $7 adults, $5 students (kindergarten through 12th).
• PARKING: $3
• TV: Saturday's championship game, 8 p.m., OC-16

SCHEDULE

Division I

YESTERDAY

• G1—Lahainaluna 47, Honoka'a 28
• G2—Kalaheo 62, Kaua'i 38
• G3—Iolani 50, Kaiser 39
• G4—Kamehameha 52, McKinley 42

TODAY

Consolation

• G5—Kaiser vs. McKinley, 11:15 a.m.
• G6—Honoka'a vs. Kaua'i, 1 p.m.

Quarterfinals

• G7—Lahainaluna vs. Kahuku, 2:45 p.m.
• G8—Iolani vs. Baldwin, 4:30 p.m.
• G9—Kamehameha vs. Konawaena, 6:15 p.m.
• G10—Kalaheo vs. Punahou, 8 p.m.

TOMORROW

Consolation

• G11—Losers of G9 & G8, 11:15 a.m.
• G12—Losers of G7 & G10, 1 p.m.

Semifinals

• G13—Winners of G9 & G8, 6:15 p.m.
• G14—Winners of G7 & G10, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Consolation

• Winners of G5 & G6, 12:45 p.m.

Fifth place

• Winners of G11 & G12, 2:30 p.m.

Third place

• Semifinal losers, 4:15 p.m.

Championship

• Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

Division II

TOMORROW

Semifinals

• St. Andrew's vs. St. Joseph, 2:45 p.m.
• Roosevelt vs. St. Anthony, 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Third place

• Semifinal losers, 11 a.m.

Championship

• Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

YESTERDAY

Lahainaluna 12 5 13 17—47
Honoka'a 7 5 8 8—28

LAHAINALUNA—Krystal Omlan 2-5 1-2 7, Kelci Fushikoshi 0-1 0-0 0, Jessica Maielua 2-5 7-11 12, Monika Vehikite 1-7 2-2 4, Alise Hatch 3-8 0-0 9, Tasha Pagdillao 0-3 6-8 6, Paige Curimao 0-0 0-0 0, Casey Bartolome 0-0 0-0 0, Tekiri Rickard 0-2 0-0 0, Piilani Uyeda 0-0 0-0 0, Monique Blando 2-2 5-8 9, Danielle Yakut 0-0 0-0 0, Cheryl Ann Pali 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10 21-31 47.

HONOKA'A—Kari Heers 1-7 4-6 6, Alyssa Souza 0-2 0-0 0, Jerrika Lorenzo 2-8 4-8 8, Keisha Kanekoa 3-8 4-7 10, Charven Rodrigues 2-7 0-0 4, Noelani Cariaga 0-1 0-0 0, Megan Gibo 0-0 0-0 0, Lurline Lorenzo 0-1 0-0 0, Alexandria Bader 0-0 0-0 0, Jaliese Demello 0-2, 0-1 0, Jessika Lorenzo 0-1, 0-0 0, Joliese Demello 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 8 12-22 28.

3-point goals—Lahainaluna 6 (Hatch 3, Omlan 2, Maielua).

Kalaheo 14 11 23 14—62
Kaua'i 8 6 14 10—38

KALAHEO—Hoku Kaiu-Denning 0-2 0-0 0, Shaina Siliga 3-8 0-0 7, Kandice Kinney 0-2 0-0 0, Randi Farstad 2-2 0-1 4, Wesley Whitman 0-3 0-0 0, Shantel Marumoto 0-0 0-0 0, Kaila Samson 1-7 0-0 2, Malia Samson 0-0 0-0 0, Shanadee Canon 3-9 4-6 10, Taylor Smith 5-14 1-2 11, Kaiena Huihui 5-9 1-3 11, Kaliko Kepa 5-7 1-2 11, Kamala Kau 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 27 7-14 62.

KAUA'I—Janee Correia 1-2 0-0 2, Stephanie Kashiwabara 0-4 0-2 0, Rachael Tira 0-4 2-2 2, Starlene Kelekoma 2-10 2-4 7, Ashley Silva 0-0 0-0 0, Allison Jackson 1-2 2-2 4, Valerie Aficial 0-1 0-0 0, Sheri Gebauer 1-3 0-0 2, Holly Iloreta 3-9 4-6 12, Farren Higley 1-3 7-10 9, Lindsay Sugihara 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 9 17-26 38.

3-point goals—Kalaheo 1 (Siliga). Kaua'i 3 (Iloreta 2, Kelekoma).

Kaiser 6 12 10 11—39
Iolani 12 8 13 17—50

KAISER—Shera Yamamoto 1-6 0-2 2, Jaime Nerona 2-8 2-4 7, Chelsea Kapuniai 0-0 0-0 0, Sharde Pratt 5-7 5-7 15, Jolie Yoshino 0-1 0-0 0, Natasha Aloisio 0-3 0-0 0, Kehau Bangay 3-10 2-3 8, Kilioe Aliifua 1-5 5-6 7. Totals 12 14-22 39.

IOLANI—Kaz Masutani 2-3 3-3 8, Chelsea Unemori 0-1 0-0 0, Hennasea-Sue Tokumura 7-12 2-4 18, Alana Matayoshi 1-1 0-0 2, Ginger Gravelle 3-13 0-0 7, Marci Kang 0-3 2-3 2, Alana Wall 2-9 0-0 4, Meilin Akamu 0-1 0-0 0, Sarah Turgeon 0-0 0-0 0, Keilyn Fujioka 4-6 1-2 9, Chelsea Wong 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19 8-12 50.

3-point goals—Kaiser 1 (Nerona). Iolani 4 (Tokumura 2, Masutani, Gravelle).

KAMEHAMEHA 8 14 13 17—52
McKINLEY 11 14 10 7—42

KAMEHAMEHA—Miki Nakamura 1-5 0-0 3, India Soo 0-6 0-1 0, Lori Nakamura 1-4 2-4 4, Analee Viena-Lota 8-14 3-3 19, Jordan Tangonan 0-4 0-0 0, Tatriana Lorenzo 6-10 1-2 13, Danna Friedemann 0-0 0-1 0, Lilia Lee 0-1 0-0 0, Mounia Nihipali 6-13, 1-2 13, Leah Godinet 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22 7-13 52.

MCKINLEY—Bre Carson 4-8 6-7 15, Chantal Yadao 5-12 0-0 15, Janine Corpuz 0-0 0-0 0, Chelsie Sato 2-8 0-3 4, Christine Ching 0-1 0-0 0, Meagan Miyasaka 2-9 1-2 5, Melody Ababa 1-7 0-0 2, Linda Fowler 0-2 1-4 1. Totals 14 8-16 42.

3-point goals—Kamehameha 1 (Nakamura). McKinley 6 (Yadao 5, Carson).