‘Iolani holds down AOP to close regular season
Top-ranked ‘Iolani held it’s second top-five team this week to fewer than 30 points.
It proved to be just barely enough.
Micah Dunhour missed a pull-up 3-pointer as time expired, allowing the Raiders to hold on for a 32-29 victory over No. 5 Academy of the Pacific last night to win the Interscholastic League of Honolulu regular-season title.
‘Iolani almost let a 10-point fourth-quarter lead get away as AOP closed the game on an 8-1 run. A missed free throw by Reid Saito with 29 seconds gave the Dolphins a chance to send the game into overtime.
With 8 seconds remaining, an errant inbounds pass eventually found its way into the hands of Dunhour, who dribbled down the left side and pulled up for a game-tying 3-pointer with a second left that was just long.
"It was kind of same as the first game," ‘Iolani coach Dean Shimamoto said. "Our guys got tentative, their defensive pressure pumped up and our guys got caught in that dilemma of whether or not to attack or hold it and run off time."
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The Raiders (13-1), who clinched a state tournament berth on Thursday with a win over Saint Louis, assured themselves of a first-round bye as the overall league champion.
"It’s nice that we get some time to rest and prepare for the state tournament," Shimamoto said. "The alternative was playing Kamehameha, which looks really, really good right now, and I think we’re going to need that time to prep."
Kamehameha has also secured a berth in states, leaving the Dolphins (9-5) and No. 4 Punahou as the favorites to play for the final spot in the ILH third-place tournament beginning Tuesday.
"Our goal from the beginning of the season was to make the state tournament," AOP coach Wally Marciel said. "We’re two wins away from getting that goal."
The Dolphins closed the first half on an 11-2 run to take a 20-14 lead into halftime. Moritz Krume drilled a 3-pointer and scored five of his game-high 11 points in the second quarter as AOP held ‘Iolani to 1-for-10 shooting in the period.
"We weren’t worried. A lot of games we’ve been in that situation of being down at the half," ‘Iolani senior Trevyn Tulonghari said. "Last year we had to play Kamehameha for the ILH championship (in a tiebreaker) and fortunately we don’t have to do that again this year."
‘Iolani turned up the defense in the second half, keeping AOP without a field goal until the 3:31 mark of the fourth quarter. Tulonghari’s bucket with a little more than a minute in the third left gave ‘Iolani its first lead since the first quarter, and Adam Ching drilled a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Raiders a 26-21 advantage going into the final quarter.
"That third quarter, we scored only one point and Ching hits that big shot at the end of the third quarter to put us down five instead of two," Marciel said. "We had to press them and do some trapping to try to make something happen."
AOP turned back-to-back ‘Iolani turnovers into buckets to pull within five. Gabriel Vega missed the front end of a one-in-one and Drew Vienna hit a pull-up jumper on the baseline to make it 32-29. AOP fouled Saito, who missed a free throw, setting up Dunhour’s miss to end the game.
Dunhour finished with seven points, five rebounds and three assists. Ching’s two 3-pointers made him ‘Iolani’s leading scorer with six. ‘Iolani shot 36 percent (13-for-36) from the field and 50 percent (6-for-12) at the free-throw line.
| AOP (9-5) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | — | 29 |
| ‘Iolani (13-1) | 12 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | 32 |
ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC–Michael Urcia 0, Carter Kauwenaole 0, Moritz Krume 11, Micah Dunhour 7, Wilson Macleod 0, Drew Vienna 5, David Daniel 2, Kona Makaula 4, Marshall Gourley 0.
‘IOLANI–Jourdan Simmonds 3, Reid Saito 4, Kainoa Scheer 4, Josiah Sukumaran 4, Trevyn Tulonghari 5, Gabriel Vega 4, Adam Ching 6, Keahi Hogan 0, Duke Pauli 2.
3-point goals–Academy of the Pacific 1 (Krume). ‘Iolani 2 (Ching 2).
No. 2 Kamehameha 78, Saint Louis 31
Micah Christenson poured in 26 points and the Warriors raced to a 30-7 lead after the first quarter to dispatch the host Crusaders.
Shane Matayoshi sank two 3-pointers among his 10 points for Kamehameha. Keenan Ayau-Paulos had two 3-pointers to lead Saint Louis with nine points.
| KS (12-2) | 30 | 13 | 24 | 11 | — | 78 |
| Saint Louis (3-11) | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | — | 31 |
KAMEHAMEHA–Dyrbe Enos 6, Shane Matayoshi 10, Frank Ho 6, Micah Christenson 26, Brandon Orpillia 6, Davis Achong 5, Makoa Camanse-Stevens 5, Trent Park 3, Kona Gaison 6, J.T. Campbell 0, Charlton Tang 0, Gavin Lagrange 4, Shane Yoshida 1, Zerin Parker 0.
SAINT LOUIS–Keenan Ayau-Paulos 9, Eli Teo 0, Quinn Arakawa 2, Acen Cabral 1, Nate Mantanona 2, Iolana Akau 0, Jared Tomaszek 0, Max Botticelli 7, Jaron Hall-Moniz 2, Joseph Kanoa 2, JV Caires 6, Kurt Vegas 0, Kamalei Correa 0, Reeves Koehler 0.
3-point goals–Kamehameha 4 (Matayoshi 2, Ho, Park). Saint Louis 3 (Ayau-Paulos 2, Botticelli).
Damien 54, Maryknoll 49, OT
Oliver Shaw scored six of his 11 points in overtime to lift the Monarchs over the Spartans.
Benjamin Gochenouer had 13 points and Lonn Iwashita 12 for Damien. Austin Gaskins tossed in a game-high 21 for Maryknoll.
| Maryknoll (1-13) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 7 | — | 49 |
| Damien (2-12) | 16 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | — | 54 |
MARYKNOLL–Kekoa Welsh 3, Tobias Powell 2, Jason Calabrese 14, Johnny Mayer 1, Kekiai Cashman-Fernandez 2, Austin Gaskins 21, Wyatt Pedro 4, Tufanua Iuvale 2.
DAMIEN–AJ Lee 5, Alverne Ribao 2, Syles Choy , Dylan Yonamine-Baysa 5, Rusty Kauahikaua 2, Oliver Shaw 11, Ashton Obrero 2, Jesse Correa , Benjamin Gochenouer 13, Nate Ariola 0, Mikaele Nakamura , Jed Lim 0, Lonn Iwashita 12, Kolton Jacobs , Taylor Abordo 0, Jacob Cachola 0, Aaron Miyahira 2.
3-point goals–Maryknoll 5 (Calabrese 4, Gaskins). Damien 1 (Shaw).
ILH DIVISION II
St. Francis 48, Christian Academy 41
Keoni Tom-Milare scored 11 points to lead the Saints past the Patriots.
St. Francis is now tied for first in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division II and will play Island Pacific Academy tomorrow.
| CA (0-13) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 16 | — | 41 |
| St. Francis (10-3) | 13 | 7 | 8 | 20 | — | 48 |
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY–Matthew Urcia 6, Shaun Bonilla 0, Micah Sugiura 11, Jasen Ocol 7, Chris Canoneo 0, Ryan Kaleikini-Stephens 14, Ethan Reyes 3, Jarin Ralar 0.
ST. FRANCIS–Austin Ursua 6, Sosiua Havea 3, Drew Wilson 8, Matthew Nuumania 5, Kaohukea Sandborn 0, Shabir Lynton 0, Jason Wu 5, Keoni Tom-Millare 11, Daron Sun 0, Kalei Davis 4, Blayne Won 6.
3-point goals–Christian Academy 4 (Kaleikini-Stephens 3, Ocol). St. Francis 1 (Havea).
Saint Louis II 53, Maryknoll II 52
Ross Nogami sank three 3-pointers for a team-high nine points as the Crusaders slipped by the Spartans.
Jordan Thomas had 15 points and Ian Morocco 13 for Maryknoll.
| Maryknoll II (4-9) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 7 | — | 52 |
| Saint Louis II (4-9) | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | — | 53 |
MARYKNOLL II–Travis Patoc 2, Kaelen Hirashiki 5, Ian Morocco 13, Bradford Lum 0, Kevin McLain 8, Mitchell Mizuguchi 3, Neil Nolan Santos 1, Jeremy Talbo 0, Brandon Hinck 3, Kevin Bratt 0, Jordan Tomas 15, Brian Silva 2.
SAINT LOUIS II–King Patrocinio 8, Thayer Schmitz 3, Ross Nogami 9, Skyler Sigston 1, Joel Letoto 0, Zach Machado-Vinano 0, Andrew Pacarro 4, Alex Pacheco 5, Dominic Bush 0, Afi Greig 4, Kila Kanae 4, James Lewis 0, Zachary Cuarisma 4, Kala McShane 3, Leighton Chang 8.
3-point goals–Maryknoll II 5 (Lum 2, McLain 2, Hirashiki). Saint Louis II 8 (Nogami 3, Patrocinio 2, Chang 2, Schmitz).
Kamehameha II 54, University 52
Noah Borden had 15 points, Beau Jordan Oshiro 12 and Manaolana Salvani 11 as the Warriors closed the regular season with a victory over the Jr. ‘Bows.
Andrew Canencia had 13 points to lead University, which outscored Kamehameha 25-14 in the third quarter to erase a 28-21 deficit but ran out of gas in the fourth quarter.
| KS II (11-2) | 11 | 17 | 14 | 12 | — | 54 |
| University (9-4) | 15 | 6 | 25 | 6 | — | 52 |
KAMEHAMEHA II–Keanu Haina 6, Beau Jordan Oshiro 12, Kieran Watson 0, Matthew Cieslak 0, Tyler-James Balderas 0, Evile Ieriko 8, Justyce Kim-Hewlen 0, Manaolana Salvani 11, Max Castanera 2, Tyren Hepa 0, Noah Borden 15.
UNIVERSITY–Andrew Canencia 13, Eugene Malvar 0, Ryan Alvarado 4, Cobey Young 0, Ian Akamine 2, Joe Choy 0, Nalu O’Connor 8, Cameron Conant 7, Gui Aires 7, Peter Fee 2, Ben Keller 9, Joshua Javier 0.
3-point goals–Kamehameha II 5 (Salvani 3, Oshiro 2). University 3 (Canencia 2, Aires).
