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Kylie Maeda scored 12 points, including two free throws with 4.6 seconds left, as No. 2 ‘Iolani escaped with a 38-35 girls basketball win over third-ranked Punahou Saturday night.
Maeda’s foul shots stretched the lead to three points; Punahou had a chance to tie the game but couldn’t get an open shot. Reina Furuya’s desperation heave from 38 feet away missed at the buzzer.
The Raiders improved to 4-0 in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu and 8-2 overall. Junior Alex Masaquel had a team-high nine rebounds to go with eight points. Sophomore Jade Botelho also scored eight points.
Punahou (6-1 overall) lost its first ILH game after three victories, including an overtime win over Kamehameha on Wednesday.
This time, the Buffanblu cut a 14-point deficit down to one in the final minute before losing. Mysha Sataraka led Punahou with eight points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals.
A crowd of about 300 watched at Hemmeter Fieldhouse.
"It’s a long season. We still have to play them two more times," Raiders coach Eddie Maruyama said.
"We did a good job coming out early with the tempo," Maeda said. "But we can work on maintaining our lead because we were up by at least 10. (Punahou) picked up the pressure. We do good when we’re calm. As long as we relax, we’re fine."
Down 16-13 in the second quarter, ‘Iolani’s fullcourt press and halfcourt man defense locked down. The visitors got a trey from Pua Kahalehoe, and Maeda swished a 3 before the halftime buzzer to give ‘Iolani a 21-16 lead.
The Raiders were in control in the third quarter, zooming to a 33-19 lead on a three-point play in the low post by Masaquel, a tough scoop shot by Maeda, and back-to-back buckets by Botelho.
Punahou tightened its defense to score 13 points in a row, keeping ‘Iolani’s explosive fast break in check. The Raiders were scoreless for more than 8 minutes while Punahou got a 3-point bomb and a 12-foot bank shot from Demi Coolen. After Sataraka hit a jumper from the elbow off a feed from Coolen, the Buffanblu were within 33-32 with 2:55 remaining.
Maeda then came through with a pull-up baseline jumper and Masaquel hit a foul shot for a 36-32 ‘Iolani lead.
Turner Wong’s mid-range jumper and a free throw by Sataraka helped Punahou cut the lead to 36-35 with 17.5 seconds left. After Wong forced Maeda into a turnover on the inbound pass, Punahou had the ball and a chance to take the lead with 12.5 seconds to go.
However, Sataraka was stripped of the ball by Kahalehoe on a baseline drive and Maeda sank two foul shots with 4.6 seconds left for a 38-35 lead. Punahou called consecutive timeouts before Sataraka’s pass to midcourt was deflected out of bounds by Masaquel with 3.1 seconds to go.
The Buffanblu were out of time outs, and on the inbound pass, Sydney Fanoga caught the ball at the top of the key and couldn’t find an open teammate. With nobody coming to get the ball from Fanoga, a center, she passed to Furuya near midcourt for a last-chance shot.
"Our execution was OK," Maruyama said. "We just told them, ‘Stay disciplined. Protect the 3-point line.’ "
The Raiders had seven of their 13 turnovers in the final quarter. Punahou finished with 17 giveaways.
‘Iolani shot 30 percent (13-for-44) from the field, including an unusually low 20 percent from the 3-point arc (2-for-10). The Raiders also shot 59 percent from the foul line (10-for-17).
Punahou shot 38 percent from the field (13-for-34) and 57 percent from the line
(8-for-14). The Buffanblu outrebounded the Raiders 29-26, but the visitors had 10 offensive caroms.
Punahou’s next game is at Sacred Hearts on Tuesday. ‘Iolani will visit Mid-Pacific on Thursday.
At Punahou
| ‘Iolani (4-0) |
7 |
14 |
12 |
5 |
— |
38 |
| Punahou (3-1) |
7 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
— |
35 |
‘IOLANI–Kylie Maeda 12, Pua Kahalehoe 7, Saphyre Rezentes 3, Katie Tom 0, Abrianna Johnson-Edwards 0, Alyssa Liilii 0, Alex Masaquel 8, Taimane Passi 0, Jade Botelho 8.
PUNAHOU–Avianna Finn 0, Hailey Motooka 2, Tai Manu-Olevao 4, Reina Furuya 2, Demi Coolen 7, Turner Wong 7, Kaitlyn Waki 0, Mysha Sataraka 8, Sydney Fanoga 5.
3-point goals–‘Iolani 2 (Kahalehoe, Maeda). Punahou 1 (Coolen).
No. 6 Kamehameha 33, Mid-Pacific 32
The sixth-ranked Warriors held off a late Owls comeback to even their record in league play. Amber Wasko and Lilia Maio each scored eight points for Kamehameha, while Kiki Robertson scored a game-high 13 for Mid-Pacific.
At Mid-Pacific
| KS (2-2) |
8 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
— |
33 |
| MPI (1-3) |
1 |
15 |
4 |
12 |
— |
32 |
KAMEHAMEHA–Brooke Rickard 0, Breann Nueku 0, Sanoe Burgess 0, Kealani Ryder 0, Amanda Wasko 8, Krystal-Lei Mills 4, Taira Robins-Hardy 0, Brachelle Nueku 7, Kennedi Akana 0, Puuwainui Ah Puck 6, Lilia Maio 8, Shantel Aleki 0.
MID-PACIFIC–Nicole Sato 0, Megan Kinoshita 4, Kayla Watanabe 0, Keikilani Lyons 2, Mikaela Limper 0, Kiki Robertson 13, Pua Kanekoa 9, Camille Ganahl 4.
3-point goals–Kamehameha 1 (Nueku). Mid-Pacific 3 (Kanekoa 2, Kinoshita).
ILH DIVISION II
Hawaii Baptist 55, ‘Iolani II 36
Amber Au scored 13 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Eagles defeated the Raiders and stayed undefeated in league play.
Hayley Dixon added 13 for Hawaii Baptist.
At Hawaii Baptist
| ‘Iolani II (3-2) |
5 |
13 |
7 |
11 |
— |
36 |
| HBA (4-0) |
17 |
10 |
13 |
15 |
— |
55 |
‘IOLANI II–Cari Anne Nada 0, Lauren Nikaido 9, Zoe Palmer 0, Paige Omura 2, Nicole Yokoyama 0, Steffanie Tanaka 0, Ashley Yoshioka 2, Liz Nomura 6, Renn Isobe 0, Cori Whang 2, Jasmine Chen 0, Michelle Maitland 13, Miki Sylva 2.
HAWAII BAPTIST–Rylie Wada 0, Jaryn Ramos 0, Kaitlyn Mukai 1, Natasha Travens 4, Amber Au 13, Torie Miyoi 0, Kimberly Au 8, Jennifer Uehara 2, Nicole Shiroma 2, Haily Chong 3, Lauren Sumida 8, Jenee Brown 0, Hayley Dixon 13, Nicolette Smith 1.
3-point goals–‘Iolani none. Hawaii Baptist 6 (A. Au 3, Dixon 2, Sumida).
Punahou II 38, Hawaiian Mission 14
Tiare Te’o scored 10 points, and the Buffanblu shut out the Knights in the first and fourth periods.
Isabella Olsen scored nine points, all on 3-pointers.
At Punahou
| HMA (0-4) |
0 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
— |
14 |
| Punahou II (4-1) |
8 |
16 |
5 |
9 |
— |
38 |
HAWAIIAN MISSION–Ayumi Kato 0, Abegail Ramos 0, Isabella Olsen 9, Carla Ramos 0, Sita Mairu 0, Chrisslene Diaz 0, Sarah Santiwan 0, Janae Wong 5.
PUNAHOU II–Staci Anne Mihara 0, Michelle San Luis 2, Jade Lum 5, Whitney Sia 2, Tiare Te’o 10, Arianna Hashimoto 0, Amanda Labayog 2, Jamie Lum 0, Courtney Kaneshiro 4, Juliet Von Rohr 5, Eden Te’o 8.
3-point goals–HMA 4 (Olsen 3, Wong). Punahou 1 (Lum).
University 56, Lanakila Baptist 27
Crystal Wang, Anuhea Memea and Kianalei Machida combined to score 35 of University’s 56 points as the Junior ‘Bows easily dispatched the Warriors. Millie Pacheco led Lanakila Baptist with 14 points.
At Klum Gym
| LBS (1-4) |
6 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
— |
27 |
| UHS (3-1) |
21 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
— |
56 |
LANAKILA BAPTIST–Jeizelyn Pananganan 2, Erika Ellis 7, Jessica Sonson 4, Pomai Ono 0, Millie Pacheco 14, Rebecca Caruthers 0, Kat Walker 0, Bethesda Camacho 0, Summer Guerrero 0.
UNIVERSITY–Anuhea Memea 12, Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence 2, Kassandra Sanchez 2, Tiffany Ulep 4, Kianalei Machida 10, Quirena Natividad 6, Skyler Chun-Ming 2, Crystal Wang 13, Meagan Mahiko 2, Janae Rasmussen 3.
3-point goals–Lanakila Baptist 2 (Pacheco 2). University 4 (Machida 2, Wang 2).
Also
Junior varsity girls
Hawaii Baptist 43, Hanalani 40
University 34, Sacred Hearts 25
Punahou-Gold 39, Punahou-Blue 29
ILH DIVISION II BOYS
Hawaii Baptist 59, Pacific Buddhist 27
Kalei Hosaka scored 19 points and BJ Hosaka added 17 as the Eagles defeated the Dragons.
Devin Minami led Pacific Buddhist Academy with 14 points in the loss.
At Hawaii Baptist
| PBA (0-1) |
8 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
— |
27 |
| HBA (1-0) |
27 |
18 |
9 |
5 |
— |
59 |
PACIFIC BUDDHIST–Jack Ewert 0, Devin Minami 14, Jamie Motoda 0, Jared Minami 1, Kenton Sato 2, Connor Emerson 2, Justin Eli 3, Andrew Tom 5, Blake Lopianetzky 0, Nicholas Osano 0.
HAWAII BAPTIST–Aaron Miyasaki 8, Michael Dang 2, Travis Teramae 4, BJ Hosaka 17, Kalei Hosaka 19, Evan Kaichi 0, Cailean Ching 0, Matthew Kishaba 4, Matthew Tommee 0, Bruce Kim 0, John Hirokawa 3, David Efhan 2.
3-point goals–Pacific Buddhist 2 (D. Minami, Tom). Hawaii Baptist 5 (K. Hosaka 4, B. Hosaka).
Also
Junior varsity boys
Hanalani 38, Hawaii Baptist 25
Mid-Pacific 35, University 32
Hawaiian Mission 51, Assets 28
Punahou-Blue 48, Punahou-Gold 46
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