Posted on: Saturday, January 8, 2005

Iolani rolls past Saint Louis, 58-46

BY Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer

The Iolani School boys basketball team began the second half the way Saint Louis started the first — hot — and pulled away from the visiting Crusaders for a 58-46 victory last night.

It was the Interscholastic League of Honolulu opener for both teams and 86th consecutive victory over a Hawai'i opponent for the Raiders, whose last loss to a local opponent was against Kalaheo on Dec. 8, 2001.

Saint Louis looked like a threat to end the streak early on, jumping out to a 9-2 lead in the first four minutes. But Iolani quickly tied it at 9-9 two minutes later.

The youthful Crusaders — with only one senior on the roster — stayed close to the Raiders until midway through the second period, when Kyle Pape's free throws started a 13-1 run that helped Iolani to a 32-21 halftime lead.

"We didn't get off to a good start, and they hit shots early," Raiders coach Mark Mugiishi said. "We tried to make it tougher for them to hit shots, and that's when we evened it out. We feed off our defense."

Iolani came out blazing in the second half, with Pape and Vinny Nip sparking a 12-0 run to make it 44-21 with 5:20 remaining in the third quarter.

"We had some mental breakdowns, and (the Raiders) took advantage of it," Saint Louis coach Delbert Tengan said. "Chalk it up to inexperience."

The closest the Crusaders got after that was the final score — after Jacob Barit scored a layup with 55 seconds left.

Pape sat down with 3:35 left after scoring 17 points. Nip also had 17 points, including three 3-pointers.

"Vinny's probably been our most consistent player on offense," Mugiishi said. "He's always going to give you between 10 and 20 points every game. He's done a great job for us. And Kyle's done a great job for us on defense, too. We usually put him on the other team's biggest scoring threat."

Jack Miller led Saint Louis with 16 points and Elliot Purcell added 12 points.

Saint Louis (0-1) 12 9 9 16 — 46

Iolani (1-0) 13 19 17 9 — 58

Saint Louis—Jonathan Williams 0, Kulia Aiona 2, John Quindara 2, Kawika Kekuawela 0, Cameron Bayne 5, Cole Shidaki 4, Jack Miller 16, Elliot Purcell 12, Jacob Barit 5. Totals 15 13-17 46.

Iolani—Aaron Young 0, Vinny Nip 17, Barry Kang 3, Ryan Dung 5, Taylor Mounts 2, Kekai Kealoha 0, Kawika Shoji 10, Kyle Pape 17, Jon Takamura 0, Wes Eberlin 0, Blayne Yama 0, Wally Marciel 2, Kiran Kepo'o 2. Totals 23 7-12 58.

3-point goals—Saint Louis 3 (Bayne, Miller, Purcell). Iolani 5 (Nip 3, Dung 1, Shoji 1).

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

PUNAHOU 66, MARYKNOLL 37

Miah Ostrowski scored 20 points and Danny Cho added 15 to lead the host Buffanblu.

Maryknoll (0-1) 7 7 15 8—37

Punahou (1-0) 13 28 19 6—66

Maryknoll—Melcar Condes 0, Richard Herring 3, Jordan Ho-Ching 0, Chris Hsia 3, Simeon Ke-Paloma 0, Kyle Lambert 0, Chris Lum 4, Zachary

Misajon 0, Tommy Nguyen 14, Richardson Talavera 0, Riley Tang 0, Tyler Tsukazaki 13, Jordan Napoleon 0. Totals 14 6-12 37.

Punahou— Trenton Zane 2, Miah Ostrowski 20, Brandon Kapana 0, Ed Wong 0, Danny Cho 15, Brenton Lee 7, Robby Shklov 0, Freddie Hart 2, Kaohu Berg-Hee 14, Spencer McLachlin 6, Brian Matsumoto 0, Kasey Ko 0. Totals 24 14-20 66.

3-point goals—Maryknoll 3 (Nguyen 2, Tsukazaki 1). Punahou 4 (Cho 4).

Reported by Scott Metcalf

KAMEHAMEHA 59, MID-PACIFIC 30

Quincy Crowell scored 12 points to lead the Warriors in an ILH opener.

Mid-Pacific (0-1) 7 2 12 9—30

Kamehameha (1-0) 14 16 17 12—59

Mid-Pacific—Chris Young 0, Kellar Ellsworth 7, Daniel Gordon 2, Chris Kline 0, Jarryd Yasui 0, J.D. Lum 1, Grant Gannon 4, Kellen Hastie 9, Steve Hilton 0, Bryson Beine 7. Totals not reported.

Kamehameha—Keo Pacarro 6, Ikaika Hardie 4, Brandon Ahlo 2, Rykin Enos 7, Jacob Ho 5, Quincy Crowell 12, Michael Nii 0, Randy Cummings 4, Mitchell Kaweloa 8, Matthew Hoapili 2, Kea Smith 4, Kamalu Miller 5. Totals not reported.

3-point goals—Kamehameha 3 (Pacarro, Hardie, Enos).

UNIVERSITY HIGH 45, DAMIEN 39

David Johnson scored a game-high 21 points, including two 3-pointers for the Junior Rainbows.

Damien (0-1) 8 4 17 10—39

University (1-0) 11 9 9 16—45

Damien—Winni Boy Gapuz 0, Justin Casil 12, Matthew Gochenouer 7, Devin Shiroma 11, Kealoha Pilares 0, Antonio Cerezo Jr. 0, Michael Sipili 5, Lolomana Mikaele 0, Garyk Ontai 4. Totals 13 11-19 39.

University—Scott Nishimoto 2, Michael Tenorio 4, Alfred Clark 2, John Duro 9, David Johnson 21, Rance Yanabu 2, Lucion Holyfield 5. Totals 13 17-31 45.

3-point goals—Damien 2 (Casil 1, Shiroma 1). University 2 (Johnson 2).

OIA EAST

KALAHEO 52, ROOSEVELT 46

Elias David and Chris Tumaneng sparked the Mustangs with 10 points each in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division game at Kalaheo.

Roosevelt (1-1) 6 9 7 24—46

Kalaheo (2-0) 9 11 12 20—52

Roosevelt—Micah Dutro 0, Robbie Fukuhara 0, Kevin Fujii 5, Rudy Artuyo 0, Jason Tasaka 6, Kila Delovio 3, Kerstan Ho 18, Keo Keola 14, Troy Quon 0.

Kalaheo—Elias David 10, Chris Tumaneng 10, Jason Tanaka 0, Isaac Higa 0, Mana Guerreiro 2, Kahua Hollinger 6, Tate Brown 5, Marvin Judd 2, Jeff Whitworth 0, Chase Moses 0, David Moore 8, Cliffton Pires 5, Tyler Caswell 4.

3-point goals—Roosevelt 6 (Ho 2, Tasaka 2, Fujii 1, Delovio 1). Kalaheo 2 (Moore 2).

JV—Kalaheo 55, Roosevelt 48

Reported by Shanaedee Cannon

CASTLE 70, THOMPSON 48

Keola Bruhn scord 15 points and Victor Clore added 11 to lift the Knights. Jerrome Figueroa had a game-high 17 points for Thompson.

Thompson (0-2) 9 14 11 14—48

Castle (1-1) 22 16 17 15—70

Thompson—Christian Kamau 0, Keone Mitchell 6, Kimo Oclinaria 0, Taylor Brummel 0, Mose Atuatasi 7, Jerrome Figueroa 17, John Keen 15, Joshua Musick 3. Totals 16 9-15 48.

Castle—Brad Guillermo 10, Eric Tom 0, Matt Kodama 3, Kai Domingo 5, Jon Horner 3, Louis Mansanas 8, Keola Bruhn 15, Scott Keiter-Charles 7, Stephen Royalty 2, Victor Clore 11, Alika Kalopodes 6. Totals 27 15-29 70.

3-point goals—Myron B. Thompson 7 (Figueroa 3, Mitchell 2, Atuatasi 1, Musick 1). Castle 1 (Domingo).

Reported by Rocky Fraticelli

MOANALUA 53, KAISER 49

Stephen Kina scored 16 points, and the Menehunes outscored the Cougars 5-1 in overtime.

Moanalua (2-0) 12 11 12 13 5—53

Kaiser (1-1) 13 12 7 16 1—49

Moanalua—Bao Lei 0, Stephen Kina 16, Jay Yoshizawa 11, Gregory Morgan 0, Christopher Holt 4, Wayne West 5, Zachary Pendergast 10, Samuel Lowe 5, Quinton Tang 2. Totals 18 9-16 53.

Kaiser—Scott Uehara 0, Steven Pratt 11, Matt Ching 13, Andy Uehara 1, Jeff Peters 14, Adam Aila 1, Tad Nishihara 1, Coby Ho 6, Brett Hatton 2. Totals 18 11-20 49.

3-point goals—Moanalua 8 (Kina 4, Yoshizawa 2, Holt, West). Kaiser 2 (Pratt, Peters).

JV—Kaiser 40, Moanalua 38

Reported by Tasia Chase

OIA WEST

CAMPBELL 64, PEARL CITY 56

Tristan Bailey scored a game-high 19 points to carry the Sabers.

pearl city (1-1) 14 15 13 14—56

campbell (2-0) 15 19 12 18—64

Pearl City—Rollie Salvacion 2, Brandon Jackson 14, Bryan Olarti 2, Ricky Salvacion 8, Andrew Blue 6, Travis Cruz 0, Troy Antoque 0, Dee Briscoe 2, Kawika Borden 0, Antoin Dewalt 2, Ernie Vinanha 20. Totals 21 12-20 56.

Campbell—Daniel Phillips 14, Ikaika Shelton 5, James Bannister 7, Tristan Bailey 19, Ryan Hayes 12, Jarmar Pacupac 0, Michael McDonald 0, Andres Shields 0, Terrance Tafai 0, Tuli Tafai 0, Shaye Asoau 0, Tristan Sealy 7. Totals 21 20-34 64.

3-point goals—Pearl City 2 (Jackson 2). Campbell 2 (Sealy, Bailey).

JV—Campbell 49, Pearl City 42

Reported by Janelle Kelly

MILILANI 51, 'AIEA 44

Ken Moses scored 12 points and Nick Rogers 11 for the Trojans.

Mililani (2-0) 9 13 15 14—51

'Aiea (0-2) 10 10 7 17—44

Mililani—Stevie Viel 0, Ken Moses 12, Maka Kahoano 2, Blaine Kanno 0, Scott Neumann 5, Luke Wright 2, Ryan Shular 8, Charles Richie 0, Kristian Guillen 0, Brian Prentice 2, Jon Santos 6, Nick Rogers 11, Brandon Dela Cruz 3. Totals 16 16-23 51.

'Aiea—Kali Kuia 2, Shaun Primacio 0, Errol Rebbola 4, James Hadley 6, Josh Asuncion 0, Thomas Leary 2, Lito Albarez 1, Jerry Miller 17, Renny Remigio 1, Nicholas Helsham 11. Totals 16 11-21 44.

3-point goals—Mililani 3 (Shular 2, Rogers). 'Aiea 1 (Helsham).

JV—Mililani 42, 'Aiea 31

Reported by Amosa Amosa and Christina Kordan

WAIPAHU 46, WAIALUA 45

Reported by June Keawe