Posted on: Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Iolani downs Maryknoll in ILH, 43-31

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By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer

The Iolani School girls basketball team was one of the state's youngest last year, with only one senior, and this season the Raiders are even younger.

But senior-less Iolani's youth has not prevented the Raiders from staying atop the Interscholastic League of Honolulu standings, after a 43-31 victory over Maryknoll last night at McCabe Gym.

Iolani improved to 4-0 in the ILH, tied for first place with Punahou. The teams will meet Friday at 8 p.m. at Punahou. Maryknoll fell to 2-2.

"I told our girls, 'You're young, but you're not inexperienced,' " Raiders coach Glenn Takara said. "Our expectations are higher."

Still, as could be expected from a youthful team, Iolani had its ups and downs last night. The Raiders jumped to a 12-3 lead in the first period, only to fall behind 20-17 by halftime.

Iolani then outscored the Spartans, 15-1, in the third quarter and maintained the lead in the fourth to seal the victory.

"We came out hard, but give Maryknoll credit because they came right back," said Raiders junior forward Alana Wall, who scored a game-high 10 points. "But we knew if we kept them down on defense in the third quarter, we'd have a good chance of winning."

The Spartans scored the first point of the second half, on Tammie Andres' free throw, but were shut out for the final 6:12 of the period. Meanwhile, Iolani got baskets from five different players in scoring 15 unanswered points.

For the game, all 11 Raiders contributed with either points, rebounds or steals.

"We used everybody tonight, and the one thing we stressed was defense," Takara said. "Everybody did come to play."

Maryknoll coach Bob Samson said fatigue may have played a factor in his team's second-half struggles.

"If you look at Iolani, even their post players can run," Samson said. "They're in great shape."

• Iolani (4-0) 12 5 15 11—43
• Maryknoll (2-2) 3 17 1 10—31

IOLANI—Kaz Masutani 0, Chelsea Unemori 0, Hennasea Tokumura 7, Alana Matayoshi 6, Chanel Hirata 2, Marci Kang 4, Alana Wall 10, Jamie Smith 4, Meilin Akamu 8, Sarah Turgeon 2, Keilyn Fujioka 0. Totals 17 6-11 43.

MARYKNOLL—Nicole Fu 5, Kristie Watanabe 0, Jessica Akamine 2, Tammie Andres 4, Bowha Kang 1, Cheryl Lee 8, Sela Fisilau 6, Kaulana Salangdron 5. Totals 11 7-15 31.

3-point goals—Iolani 3 (Tokumura, Kang, Akamu). Maryknoll 2 (Salangdron, Lee).

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456.

Punahou 61, Sacred Hearts 30

Shawna-Lei Kuehu scored 14 points to help the Buffanblu remain unbeaten.

• Sacred Hearts (1-3) 6 9 6 9—30
• Punahou (4-0) 20 8 15 18—61

SACRED HEARTS—Samantha Saito 14, Rebecca Debo 0, Karis Moi-Simeona 8, Kiana Rapozo 1, Stephanie Horn 0, Lola Williams 0, Sam Valle 3, Kylie Pasol 0, Cara Smith 4, Maleselina Manupuna 0. Totals 6 16-20 30.

PUNAHOU—Ciana Aiwohi 2, Elizabeth Abe 5, Shanna-Lei Dacanay 8, Stacy Brossy 7, Lauren Tompkison 1, Dara Tompkison 0, Melanie Feldman 0, Shawna-Lei Kuehu 14, Mahina Macfarlane 4, Shaena-Lyn Kuehu 1, Tessa Sonobe 2, Sophie Merrifield 6, Chelsea Deptula 2, Christine Takara 4, Devon Yamauchi 5. Totals 27 6-14 61.

3-point goals—Sacred Hearts 2 (Valle, Smith). Punahou 1 (Brossy).

Reported by Scott Metcalf

Mid-Pacific 41, Kamehameha 36

Kristina Lin scored 13 points and Meghan Laughlin added 10 as the Owls kept the Warriors winless on the season. Mid-Pacific outscored Kamehameha 28-21 in the second half.

• Mid-Pacific (1-3) 10 3 11 17—41
• Kamehameha (0-4) 11 4 10 11—36

MID-PACIFIC—Keri Nakamura 0, Ciera Aiwohi 0, Yuki Sei 3, Jasmine Vieira 9, Meghan Laughlin 10, Kristina Lin 13, Sherice Ajifu 6, Melani Wu 0. Totals not reported.

KAMEHAMEHA—Miki Nakamura 6, Johanna Sai 5, Ana Viena-Lota 8, Tiana Abbley 0, Noe Ho'opi'i 0, Tatriana Lorenzo 12, Danna Friedemann 2, Lilia Lee 3, Leah Godinet 0, Casey Lum 0. Totals not reported.

3-point goals—Mid-Pacific 3 (Sei, Lin, Ajifu). Kamehameha 1 (Lee).

ILH Division II

Punahou 52, Christian Academy 51

Shelly Masuda and Cory Shin each scored 11 points as the unbeaten Buffanblu overcame a 23-point performance by Christian Academy's Ashley Medcalf.

• Christian Acad. (0-7) 6 16 16 13—51
• Punahou (6-0) 4 17 16 15—52

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY—Hanna Edwards 15, Ashley Medcalf 23, Sarah Yoshimoto 4, Momoko Metzker 8, Michel Chon 0, Jessica Benito 1. Totals 21 9-17 51.

PUNAHOU—Megan Akamine 3, Kelsie Look 0, Carly Wachi 0, Hi'ilei Morimoto 0, Shelly Masuda 11, Pomai Stone 0, Erica Miyabara 0, Taila Autele 7, Cory Shin 11, Erin Nagata 2, Lindsay Nakaya 0, Jessilyn Ota 0, Yuree Nam 6, Arielle Daniels 4, Whitney Kim 0, Kaliko Fernandez 2, Cristen Aona 6. Totals 22 7-13 52.

3-point goals—Punahou 1 (Shin).

Reported by Scott Metcalf

Hawai'i Baptist 57, Kamehameha 48

Jodi Kamemoto scored 18 points as the Eagles beat the Warriors. Hawai'i Baptist made 23 of 35 free-throw attempts, while Kamehameha converted 9 of 18.

• Kamehameha (3-3) 10 15 5 18—48
• Hawai'i Baptist (7-1) 13 17 10 17—57

KAMEHAMEHA—Shante Kekuewa 2, Melia Lino 0, Pono Kekuewa 0, Megan Moniz 2, Natasha Hee 7, Casey Perrera-Rebago 15, Kanoe Bartel 0, Marisa Pagud 0, Shannon Spencer-Kennedy 13, Kehau Boshard 5, Brooke Hutchins 4. Totals 19 9-18 48.

HAWAI'I BAPTIST—Jodi Kamemoto 18, Kara Onosaki 13, Jayme Lee 3, Rayna Kitaguchi 12, Adrienne Kishimoto 0, Angie Lee 2, Carissa Onuma 2, Stacie Sueda 0, Janine Diehl 7. Totals 14 23-35 57.

3-point goals—Kamehameha 1 (Perreira-Rabago). Hawai'i Baptist 6 (Onosaki 2, Kamemoto 1, Lee 1, Kitaguchi 1, Diehl 1).

Reported by Deren Oshiro

La Pietra 56, St. Andrew's 44

Courtney Gaddis scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead the Lady Panthers past the Pride. Caasi Nakasone led the Pride with 16 points.

• St. Andrew's (4-3) 2 12 7 23—44
• La Pietra (4-3) 15 6 16 19—56

ST. ANDREW'S—Caasi Nakasone 16, Jordan Higa 0, Holly Saito 15, Emi Klatproth 0, Ginger Grimes 0, Ashley Jung 2, Denise Adams 2, Laurie Miyasato 5, Trisha Palupe 0, Maile Tua 4, Kelly Tom 0. Totals 15 13-21 44.

LA PIETRA—Elizia McGuire 14, Courtney Gaddis 20, Jenny Kim 2, Ashanti Shih 1, Jasmine Kimura 0, Kristina Winfield 0, Megan Berardy 9, Leah Kaina 1, Mina Abdel-Wahab 5, Megan Giles 4. Totals 18 18-29 56.

3-point goals—St. Andrew's 1 (Saito 1). La Pietra 2 (McGuire 2).

Reported by Michael Wiltse

Iolani 44, University High 41

Kari Oki scored 12 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Raiders.

• Iolani (4-3) 14 11 10 9—44
• University High (0-7) 8 13 11 9—41

IOLANI—Amanda Maehara 2, Julie Watanabe 2, Erin Liu 8, Kari Oki 12, Tori Chun 0, Keri Oyadamori 7, Lauren Kimura 6, Christine Farmer 5, Chelsea Wong 0, Marissa Ma 2. Totals 17 5-15 44.

UNIVERSITY HIGH—Rachel Pacarro 4, Justine Jeremiah 4, Sarah Cockett 0, Angela Crandall 4, Alisa Urabe 0, Marissa Kanemura 4, Ku'ulei Baba 5, Brennan Clark 10, Nicole Bareng 5, Brittany Copp 5, Jennifer Yokogawa 0. Totals 15 7-22 41.

3-point goals—Iolani 5 (Oki 3, Kimura 2). University High 4 (Jeremiah, Baba, Clark, Bareng).

Reported by Gail Juan

OIA Western Division

RADFORD 38, MILILANI 27

Marlena Malepeai scored 14 points and Tereva Moore added 11 as the Rams beat the Trojans.

• Radford (8-0) 9 12 10 7—38
• Mililani (2-6) 5 5 2 15—27

RADFORD—Nicole Grebe 2, Sarah Brown 3, Marlena Malepeai 14, Tereva Moore 11, Chelsea-Ann Villanueva 8. Totals 15 8-14 38.

MILILANI—Kimi Ebina 0, Kelsie Woodward 0, Ally Ochoa 0, Melissa Lehano 0, Christina Korodan 19, Rayna Downey 6, Ulu Ah Sam 2, Ashley Anthony 0, Joleen Realin 0, Ashleigh Payne 0, Makani Duhaylonsod , Chescey Tang 0, Diamond Badajos 0. Totals 9 7-12 27.

3-point goals—Mililani 2 (Korodan 2).

JV—Mililani 40, Radford 37 (OT)

Reported by Scott De Silva

Kapolei 45, Pearl City 39

Jerrell Taituave scored 17 points and Kayla Kam scored four of her team's 10 points in overtime as the Hurricanes beat the Chargers. Pearl City's Mele Laulea made a shot with about two seconds left to send the game into overtime.

• Kapolei (7-1) 10 8 8 9 10—45
• Pearl City (4-4) 10 8 8 9 4—39

KAPOLEI—Berlyn Devera 3, Whitney Tatomer 3, Kesha Miller 0, Elizabeth Simanu 4, Charmaine Jackson 4, Jasmine Gipson 2, Kayla Kam 7, Trisha Warashina 2, Jerrell Taituave 17, Shanna Arthur 0, Leihua Figueroa 3. Totals 17 10-20 45.

PEARL CITY—Crystal Tadeo 5, Tiana Bolosan 0, Desiree Luis 0, Lindsay Cartwright 0, Channette Nakama 2, Tazha Passi 4, Jazmin Pahukoa-Malia 11, Tiffany Manning 6, Mele Laulea 11. Totals 15 5-10 39.

3-point goals—Kapolei 1 (Kam). Pearl City 4 (Pahukoa-Malia 3, Tadeo 1).

JV—Pearl City 25, Kapolei 23

Reported by Mike Morton

CAMPBELL 40, NANAKULI 39

Shiann Leong hit the first of two free throws with 10 seconds remaining and Darlyn Livae scored 16 points as the Sabers edged the Golden Hawks. Nanakuli missed three shots on its final possession.

• Campbell (1-7) 8 8 10 14—40
• Nanakuli (1-6) 10 3 12 14—39

CAMPBELL—Cheyna Tagura 0, Nicole Jackson 0, Latara Tano 2, Everly San-Agustin 10, Shiann Leong 3, Tiani Sojot 0, Jenna Contemplo 3, Jasmine Valentin 0, Jenny Sweeney 6, Elysia Makaena 0, Cierra Tagura 0, Darlyn Livae 16, Nicole Gardner 0. Totals 14 12-22 40.

NANAKULI—Sasha Montez 3, Kristen Serrano 3, Delisha Kaimi 0, Sheila Argayoso 0, Vernadine Vickers 10, Francis Busano-Leleo 0, Kina Palaualelo 0, Lahela Kanagasuku 2, Chantel Tuiloma 0, Sierra Nakea 20, Britney Wolf 0, Sasha Kanahele 1. Totals 12 14-26 39.

3-point goals—Nanakuli 1 (Vickers).

JV—Campbell 26, Nanakuli 22

Reported by Kayla Titcomb