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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, February 22, 2009

Chevron State Wrestling Championship

Photo gallery: State wrestling championships

Advertiser Staff

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Iolani's Truong Vu, left, defeated Punahou's Jordan Ng in the final of the 114-pound division of the state wrestling championships.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

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SCORING

INDIVIDUAL POINTS

Takedown: 2

Reversal: 2

Near Fall: 2-3 (4, if stopped for injury time)

Escape: 1

Stalling: (warning after first violation, 1 point awarded after second, 3 points after third and wrestler is disqualified after fourth)

Locking of the hands/Illegal hold: (1 point is awarded after first violation, 1 for second and wrestler is disqualified after third)

TEAM POINTS

Third and fifth place matches: 2 points for win plus bonus (pin, superior decision). Most points possible per match is 4.

Championship matches: 4 points for win plus bonus. Most points possible is 6.

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BOYS

TEAM RESULTS

1, Punahou 255 points. 2, Kaiser 176. 3, Lahainaluna 123. 4, Kamehameha 119. 5, Pearl City 76. 6, 'Iolani 72. 7, Kahuku 68. 8, 'Aiea 65 1/2. 9, Moanalua 54 1/2. 10t, Baldwin 42. 10t, Campbell 42. 12, Hawai'i Prep 41. 13, Maryknoll 37 1/2. 14, Honoka'a 35. 15, Wai'anae 34. 16, Konawaena 32 1/2. 17, Kapolei 32. 18, Mililani 30 1/2. 19, Castle 27. 20, Farrington 26 1/2. 21, King Kekaulike 25. 22, Mid-Pacific 24. 23t, Kalaheo 21. 23t, Saint Louis 21. 25t, Kailua 20. 25t, Roosevelt 20. 27, McKinley 16. 28, Damien 13. 29, Lana'i 12. 30, Nanakuli 11. 31t, Moloka'i 8. 31t, Radford 8. 31t, Kealakehe 8. 34t, Kamehameha-Hawai'i 7. 34t, Maui 7. 34t, St. Anthony 7. 37, Waiakea 6. 38, Kalani 5. 39, Leilehua 4. 40, Hilo 2. 41t, 'Anuenue 1. 41t, Island Pacific 1. 41t, Waipahu 1.

108 POUNDS

Championship: Jason Spiker (Kaiser) pinned Bryant Fukushima (Punahou) at 1:02.

Spiker scored an early takedown and then pinned Fukushima, who spent most of the match with his shoulders barely off the mat.

Third place: John Galinato (Lahainaluna) dec. Bradley Suda (McKinley), 13-8.

Fifth place: Cassidy Oshiro (Maryknoll) dec. Ammon Pollister (Kahuku), 9-4.

Semifinals: Spiker pin Oshiro, 1:04.

Fukushima pin Galinato, 3:55.

114 POUNDS

Championship: Truong Vu ('Iolani) def. Jordan Ng (Punahou), 1-0.

Vu scored on an escape 25 seconds into the second round. Both wrestlers spent the entire first round in the neutral position. Ng started the second in the up position and Vu broke away from a waist lock. Truong held on the entire third.

Third place: Edison Hidalgo (Lahainaluna) dec. David Terao (Mid-Pacific), 4-3.

Fifth place: Ryan Nakagawa (Kaiser) dec. Devin Lee (Kamehameha), 9-5.

Semifinals: Vu dec. Hidalgo, 8-5.

Ng dec. Terao, 8-3.

120 POUNDS

Championship: Michael Nakagawa (Kaiser) def. Andrew Hirai (Punahou), 5-4.

Nakagawa led 2-0, fell behind 4-2 entering the third round and rallied for victory with an escape at the 1 minute mark and a takedown with 35 seconds left. Nakagawa scored a takedown with 48 seconds left in the first, but gave up four points to Hirai on a pair of escapes and takedown.

Third place: Dallas Collier ('Aiea) dec. Brady Lafortune (Moanalua), 4-3.

Fifth place: Sean Tachibana (Maryknoll) dec. Anthony Guillermo (Campbell), 10-6.

Semifinals: Nakagawa dec. Tachibana, 8-2.

Hirai dec. Collier, 3-2.

125 POUNDS

Championship: Reid Oshiro (Punahou) def. Sheydon Terukina (Kamehameha), 6-4, at 6:39 (sudden death overtime).

Terukina took a 2-0 lead on a first-period takedown but Oshiro escaped to make it 2-1 entering the second. Terukina started the second period in the down position and went up 4-1 on a reversal 40 seconds later. Terukina then was called for stalling early in the third period and Oshiro closed it to 4-3 on an escape. Another stalling call tied it at 4-4 at 5:35, and the score remained that way at the end of regulation. Oshiro then scored a takedown 21 seconds into the extra period to win the match.

Third place: Brandon Oshiro (Maryknoll) dec. Jimmy Romualdo (Konawaena), 8-7.

Fifth place: Bill Takeuchi (Pearl City) dec. Jon-Ross Okuda ('Aiea), 6-0.

Semifinals: R. Oshiro dec. Okuda, 6-3.

Terukina dec. B. Oshiro, 12-10

130 POUNDS

Championship: Maika Nagata (Punahou) def. Blake Ling (Kaiser), 12-0.

Nagata went up 6-0 in the first period after a takedown and four-point nearfall, then went up 10-0 in the second period after another takedown and two-point nearfall. He started the third period in the down position and scored a reversal to make it 12-0.

Third place: Andrew Johnson (Castle) dec. Hailey Barnes (Kapolei), 5-2.

Fifth place: Ikaika Kekua-Luis (Kamehameha) dec. Chase Horikawa (Moanalua), 6-3.

Semifinals: Nagata dec. Barnes, 9-0.

Ling dec. Kekua-Luis, 10-3.

135 POUNDS

Championship: Jacob Luning-Hoshino (Kamehameha) def. Byron Apo (Kaiser), 7-2.

Apo took a 2-0 lead on a takedown 18 seconds into the match, but Luning-Hoshino closed it to 2-1 on an escape midway through the round. Luning-Hoshino then started the second period in the down position and scored an escape to tie it at 2-2. He scored a takedown at the 3:30 mark and took a 4-2 lead entering the third period, then had a three-point nearfall to make it 7-2 just before the match ended.

Third place: Chad Diamond (Mililani) pin Arnold Berdon (Wai'anae), 0:51.

Fifth place: Troy Murakawa (Punahou) pin Tai Johnson (Konawaena), 2:30.

Semifinals: Apo dec. Murakawa, 6-0.

Luning-Hoshino dec. Diamond, 5-2.

140 POUNDS

Championship: Ian Akamine ('Iolani) def. Branen Yamamoto (Moanalua), 2-0.

Akamine scored the only points of the match on a reversal early in the second round. He spent most of the second with the advantage. Yamamoto attempted to pick the leg of Akamine a couple of times in the third, but Akamine was able to fend off the attempts.

Third place: Angus Galen McCleary (Punahou) dec. Jared Panlasigui (Lahainaluna), 8-3.

Fifth place: Christopher-Michael Kakazu (Pearl City) dec. Cody Hironaka (Kaiser), 5-2.

Semifinals: Akamine dec. Panlasigui, 2-1.

Yamamoto dec. McCleary, 10-8.

145 POUNDS

Championship: Andy Chung ('Iolani) def. Isaiah Fonoti (Kamehameha), 6-1.

Chung grabbed the left leg of Fonoti 30 seconds into the match and used the advantage to score a takedown midway through the round. Fonoti scored on an escape early in the second, but Chung went up 4-1 on a late takedown. Chung scored again on a reversal early in the third.

Third place: Bryan Peralta (Punahou) pin Lindsey Ornellas (Pearl City), 4:41.

Fifth place: Keoni Colson (Hawai'i Prep) dec. Daniel Ige (Kahuku), 11-4.

Semifinals: Chung dec. Colson, 11-5.

Fonoti dec. Ige, 10-8.

152 POUNDS

Championship: Raynald Cooper (Pearl City) def. Holden Mowat (Lahainaluna), 11-3.

Cooper took a 2-0 lead with a first-period takedown, then went up 7-2 in the second after an escape and two takedowns, with Mowat scoring on an escape. Cooper then began the third period with a takedown, followed by a two-point nearfall after a Mowat escape.

Third place: Geovanni Chavez-Pardini (Honoka'a) pin Robert Ostovich (Moanalua), 4:51.

Fifth place: Kalae Carr (Kahuku) dec. Evan Johnson (Punahou), 3-0.

Semifinals: Cooper pin Johnson, 0:54.

Mowat dec. Chavez-Pardini, 3-2

160 POUNDS

Championship: Kameona Hokoana (Kamehameha) def. Jesse Carney (Kalaheo), 13-8.

Hokoana took a 2-0 lead on a takedown 14 seconds into the match, but Carney escaped to cut it to 2-1 and then had a takedown to go up, 3-2. Hokoana tied it on an escape, then took a 5-3 lead on a takedown near the end of the period and went up, 8-3 after a takedown midway through the second round. But a stalling call made it 8-4 entering the third period. Hokoana then made an escape to start the final round, and had a takedown to make it 11-4 at the 4:30 mark. Carney escaped, but Hokoana had another takedown to go up 13-5 with 50 seconds remaining. After another escape cut it to 13-6, Carney had a late takedown but Hokoana held on to win.

Third place: Jonathan Pico (King Kekaulike) dec. Jonah Estrella (Castle), 6-4.

Fifth place: Mark Hogan ('Aiea) def. Dalton Harrington (Mid-Pacific), forfeit.

Semifinals: Hokoana dec. Estrella, 10-4.

Carney dec. Harrington, 6-5.

171 POUNDS

Championship: Patrick Sheehan (Punahou) def. Cole Loewen (Lahainaluna), 5-3.

Sheehan scored the go-ahead points on a takedown midway through the third round. He nearly turned Loewen over a couple of times in the final 45 seconds, but Loewen was able to hold him off. Loewen took a 3-2 advantage on a reversal late in the second and Sheehan tied it on an escape midway through the third.

Third place: Punahele Soriano (Kahuku) dec. Kainoa Matutino (Wai'anae), 10-2.

Fifth place: Tyler Hayashi (Roosevelt) dec. Colton Manley (Moloka'i), 8-3.

Semifinals: Loewen dec. Matutino, 9-3.

Sheehan dec. Soriano, 11-6.

189 POUNDS

Championship: Tyson Tynanes-Perez (Campbell) def. Kekoa Kim (Kaiser), 8-2.

Tynanes-Perez took a 3-0 lead after a takedown in the first and an escape early in the second. He gained a comfortable 7-0 cushion in the final seconds of the second with a takedown and two near-fall points. Kim scored his first point on an escape early in the third and each wrestler gained a point when the other was called for stalling.

Third place: Keith Flores (Baldwin) dec. Darren Kalulu-Sugai (Saint Louis), 15-10.

Fifth place: Iloilo Tokio (Nanakuli) dec. Alan Brown (Kahuku), 11-7.

Semifinals: Tynanes-Perez pin Brown, 3:29.

Kim dec. Tokio, 12-4.

215 POUNDS

Championship: George Kolu Buck (Punahou) def. Douglas Pa'ahao (Kaiser), 2-1.

Buck took a 2-0 lead on a takedown at the 1:15 mark, and was called for stalling in the third period but held on for the victory.

Third place: John Lotuleilei (Baldwin) dec. James Hill (Honoka'a), 7-3.

Fifth place: Beau Yap (Kamehameha) dec. Marcus Finau (Damien), 11-5.

Semifinals: Buck dec. Hill, 11-2.

Pa'ahao dec. Yap, 6-2.

285 POUNDS

Championship: Sani Fuimaono (Punahou) pinned Scott Suapaia ('Aiea) at 3:11.

After a scoreless first period, Fuimaono took a 1-0 lead on an escape to begin the second.

At the 2:50 mark, he scored on a takedown to go up, 3-0, before finishing with the pin.

Third place: Manako Tuifua (Kailua) pin Elliot Kastner (Hawai'i Prep), 4:39.

Fifth place: Robert Kudlich (Lahainaluna) pin Keith Chargualaf (Farrington), 0:31.

Semifinals: Fuimaono dec. Chargualaf, 16-9.

Suapaia pin Kudlich, 1:10.

GIRLS

TEAM RESULTS

1, Punahou 150 1/2 points. 2, Kahuku 122. 3, Campbell 87. 4, 'Aiea 86 1/2. 5, Pearl City 81 1/2. 6, 'Iolani 70 1/2. 7, Kamehameha 62. 8, Moanalua 57. 9, Farrington 52. 10t, Castle 48. 10t, Lahainaluna 48. 12, Kamehameha-Hawai'i 46. 13, Roosevelt 44. 14, Hawai'i Baptist 42. 15, Kamehameha-Maui 41 1/2. 16, Moloka'i 40. 17, Kalani 36. 18, Kapolei 31. 19, Kealakehe 29. 20, Hilo 27. 21, Konawaena 26. 22, Hana 22. 23t, Maui 20. 23t, St. Francis 20. 25, Baldwin 17 1/2. 26, Lana'i 13. 27, Radford 12. 28, Honoka'a 11. 29t, Pahoa 9. 29t, St. Andrew's 9. 31t, King Kekaulike 7. 31t, Nanakuli 7. 33, Wai'anae 6. 34, Kaiser 5. 35t, Kalaheo 4. 35t, Leilehua 4. 37t, Hawai'i Prep 3. 37t, Ka'u 3. 37t, Kailua 3. 37t, Kea'au 3. 37t, McKinley 3. 42, Pacific Buddhist 2.

98 POUNDS

Championship: Taylor Ibera (Farrington) pinned Darian Auna (Kahuku) at 1:15.

There was no score until Ibera scored a takedown in the middle of the mat about 1 minute in. Ibera then positioned Auna for the pin.

Third place: Nicole Taniguchi (Punahou) pin Brittany Bermudez-Lynch (Lahainaluna), 2:45.

Fifth place: Meghan Chun (St. Andrew's) dec. Megan Aina (Kamehameha-Hawai'i), 6-3.

Semifinals: Ibera pin Chun, 2:27.

Auna dec. Bermudez-Lynch, 8-4.

103 POUNDS

Championship: Malia Medeiros (Kamehameha-Maui) def. Alexandra Aoki (Konawaena), 8-2.

Medeiros led 2-0 after a takedown in the first period, but Aoki tied it at 2-2 on a reversal at 2:15 after starting in the down position. Medeiros took a 3-2 lead on an escape and scored another escape to start the third period. She then had a takedown and nearfall in the final 30 seconds.

Third place: Achlene Paclib (Moanalua) pin Andrina Ramos (Kahuku) 3:43.

Fifth place: Sheri Tabion (Kapolei) def. Keiko Akamine ('Iolani), forfeit.

Semifinals: Aoki dec. Akamine, 6-3.

Medeiros dec. Ramos, 7-3.

108 POUNDS

Championship: Macy Yonamine (Kamehameha) def. Marisa Fukunaga (Roosevelt), 9-8.

Yonamine led 6-2 after three takedowns in the first period and surrendering two escape points to Fukunaga. Yonamine started the second period in the down position and scored a reversal to make it 8-2, but Fukunaga escaped and later scored a takedown to close it to 8-5 entering the third. Fukunaga then started the third period with an escape, and had a takedown at 5:20 to tie it at 8-8. But Yonamine escaped about 10 seconds later and held on for the victory.

Third place: Briana Delos Santos (Pearl City) dec. Kala'e Johnson (Kahuku), 2-0.

Fifth place: Kaety Enos (Hawai'i Baptist) pin Kazia Lecker (Lahainaluna), 1:25.

Semifinals: Yonamine dec. Johnson, 4-3.

Fukunaga dec. Delos Santos, 6-4.

114 POUNDS

Championship: Kelly Ancheta (Pearl City) pinned Kalin Curran (Campbell) at 1:15.

Ancheta scored a takedown at 50 seconds to go up 2-0 before the pin.

Third place: Chrissy Chow (Punahou) pin Kehau Kamaka'ala (Kahuku), 4:46.

Fifth place: Kari Watase ('Iolani) dec. Keaka Wallace (Kamehameha-Maui), 8-0.

Semifinals

Ancheta dec. Chow, 5-4.

Curran dec. Watase, 7-4.

120 POUNDS

Championship: Joy Yamashita ('Aiea) def. Megan Yamaguchi (Kalani) by forfeit.

After a scoreless first period, Yamashita escaped from the down position to take a 1-0 lead. She then had a takedown at 3:02, and Yamaguchi suffered an arm injury forcing her to forfeit the match.

Third place: Mindy Chow (Punahou) pin Kayla Giannotto (Baldwin), 3:44.

Fifth place: Kristy Rabaino (Kahuku) pin Lema Grammer-Tanele (Castle), 1:27.

Semifinals

Yamaguchi dec. Rabaino, 11-0.

Yamashita pin Chow, 2:14.

125 POUNDS

Championship: Reiko Campos (Kamehameha) pinned Amber DeMello ('Aiea) at 2:55.

After a scoreless first round, Campos scored a takedown and got two near-fall points before the referee signaled for the pin.

Third place: Rachael Ostovich (Moanalua) def. Shelby Asato (Punahou), default.

Fifth place: Ione Kamaka'ala (Kahuku) dec. Lacey Katakura (Pearl City), 11-3.

Semifinals: DeMello pin Asato, 5:03.

Campos dec. Kamaka'ala, 7-6.

130 POUNDS

Championship: Robyn Teruya (Roosevelt) def. Risha Mishima (Hawai'i Baptist), 3-1.

Mishima scored first on an escape midway through the second round. Teruya took the lead on a takedown late in the round and added another point on an escape with about 30 seconds left in the third.

Third place: Alice Chow ('Iolani) dec. Morgan Yamaguchi (Kalani), 3-2.

Fifth place: Marissa Pettus ('Aiea) pin Charisse Manley (Moloka'i), 2:18.

Semifinals: Mishima dec. Yamaguchi, 7-3.

Teruya dec. Chow, 11-10.

140 POUNDS

Championship: Jenny Ojerio (Punahou) def. Teenaysha Yadao (Hilo), 19-5.

Ojerio took a 9-0 lead in the first period on a takedown, a pair of two-point nearfalls and a three-point nearfall, then opened the second round with a three-point nearfall to make it 12-0. But Yadao escaped, then later had a takedown and two-point nearfall to close it to 12-5. Ojerio had a reversal to enter the third period leading 14-5, then scored five more points on a technical violation, reversal and two-point nearfall.

Third place: Rebecca Duran (Castle) pin Kayla Brown (Maui), 2:19.

Fifth place: Terina Isaacs-Kalahiki (Farrington) dec. Alexandra Arevalo (Campbell), 6-0.

Semifinals: Ojerio pin Isaacs-Kalahiki, 4:30.

Yadao pin Duran, 3:07.

155 POUNDS

Championship: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (Punahou) pinned Ahnjahlee Akuna (Hana) at 1:14.

Macfarlane scored on a takedown in the middle of the mat and got a couple of near-fall points before scoring the pin. Macfarlane scored first on a takedown 20 seconds in and Akuna tied it at 2-2 on a reversal 20 seconds later.

Third place: Angelica Arevalo (Campbell) pin Melody Aoki (St. Francis), 2:05.

Fifth place: Chelsea Ganzagan (Castle) pin Anechia George (Pahoa), 4:49.

Semifinals: Macfarlane pin George, 4:30.

Akuna dec. Ganzagan, 11-3.

175 POUNDS

Championship: Justina Luafalemana (Moloka'i) def. Gina Bella Mata'afa (Lahainaluna), 11-8.

Luafalemana took a 2-0 lead on a first-period takedown, but Mata'afa escaped to close it to 2-1 and later had a takedown to go up, 3-2. Luafalemana then had a reversal to take the lead back at 4-3, but Mata'afa escaped to tie it at 4-4 entering the second round. Luafalemana was called for an illegal hold to start the second period and Mata'afa went up 6-4 on an escape, but Luafalemana tied it at 6-6 on a takedown at 3:30. Luafalemana opened the third round with an escape, then had a takedown to go up, 9-6. Mata'afa escaped to close it to 9-7, and Luafalemana was called for stalling to make it 9-8. But Luafalemana scored a takedown at 5:57 to make it 11-8 and seal the victory.

Third place: Chabrielle Gushi (Campbell) pin Maura Tynanes (Kapolei), 4:27.

Fifth place: Mary Jane Kaimana Lundquist (Punahou) def. Cheray Brzezowski (Kamehameha-Hawai'i), forfeit.

Semifinals: Luafalemana pin Brzezowski, 1:04.

Mata'afa dec. Lundquist, 13-2.

220 POUNDS

Championship: Olivia Fatongia ('Iolani) pinned Pomai Barton (Kealakehe) at 2:14.

Fatongia took a 5-0 lead after the first round and needed just a short time to get Barton's shoulders to the mat in the second.

Third place: Sanoe Spencer (Pearl City) pin Libby Petrie (Kahuku), 3:57.

Fifth place: Kaopua Sutton (Kamehameha-Hawai'i) pin Shanthally Alboro (Lana'i), 2:21.

Semifinals: Fatongia pin Petrie, 3:40.

Barton pin Spencer, 3:53.