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Kapolei knew what was coming, but perfection is pretty hard to prepare for.
The Pearl City girls basketball team was nearly flawless in a 52-30 blowout of Kapolei in a battle of unbeatens at Pearl City on Monday night.
The No. 10 Chargers hit the floor running, scoring the first 10 points of the game, running up a double-digit lead before the Hurricanes could even get two shots off. They had been looking forward to their first big test of the season, and aced it.
“They were definitely ready for Kapolei,” Pearl City coach Michael Morton said. “It is always a big game for our kids, Kapolei plays us so tough.”
Except on Monday night, when Pearl City pressed them from the start and never let them get going. Four of Pearl City’s five starters scored in the initial blitz, with Adrienne Jean Sylva leading the charge with six points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal in the first 6 minutes. She finished with 17 points, matching fellow guard Shawna Angle for the game high. Sylva had her team up eight at the end of the first quarter, and Angle doubled the margin in the second, outscoring the Hurricanes all by herself in the frame with 10 points to Kapolei’s four.
The Hurricanes cut the lead to 11 in the fourth quarter, but Sylva took over again, scoring nine points in the final 8 minutes to put it away. Despite looking forward to playing the Chargers in Pearl City, the Hurricanes were not ready. They were coming off a
13-day layoff, and playing one of the OIA Red West’s powers is no way to ease back into things.
“Take nothing away from Pearl City,” Kapolei coach Jesse Baugh said. “They came to play and did what they normally do, run those three guards inside and outside and in transition. The layoff kind of hurt us a little bit, but Pearl City played an outstanding game.”
Just as Kapolei knew what Pearl City was going to do, the opposite was true, as well.
The Hurricanes got 13 points from Toe Motu, but never got her going, switching between having her bring the ball up against the smaller Chargers or posting her up to receive the first pass each time down the floor. Pearl City held her to five points in the first half.
“The girls executed great tonight,” Morton said. “I think they will get a day off tomorrow.”
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At Pearl City
| KAPOLEI (2-1) |
8 |
4 |
14 |
4 |
— 30 |
| PEARL CITY (5-0) |
16 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
— 52 |
Kapolei—Chermayne Yago 7, Malia Folamahina, Kaitlynn Lanier 0, Aiga Ahching 0, Bernice Ching 1, Diamond Carter 0, Paige Kaea 2, Noelle Garland 0, Anna Jean Souza 5, Desiree Vega 0, Toe Motu 13, Alisha Gipson 2, Christolyn Lamoreaux 0.
Pearl City—Sabrina Angle 7, Adrienne Jean Sylva 15, Shawni Cayetano-Ramos 0, Michelle Wilke 0, Shawna Angle 18, Sierra Tadiarca 0, Alexia Blalock 0, Tearrra Mayberry 0, Krystynn Naputi 6, Dani Magana 0, Tiari Walker 6, Brandee Chun 0.
Junior varsity: Kapolei 30, Pearl City 27
ILH BOYS DIVISION II
Hawaiian Mission 73, Christian Academy 63
Lucas Earles poured in 23 points, and Marcus Uechi drained five 3-pointers to lead the Knights past the Patriots in an ILH Division II shootout.
Shawn Bonilla led Hawaiian Mission with 22 points, including four 3-pointers.
At Hawaiian Mission Academy
| CA (0-1) |
10 |
12 |
22 |
19 |
— |
63 |
| HMA (2-0) |
16 |
15 |
18 |
24 |
— |
73 |
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY—Shawn Bonilla 22, Micah Sugiura 9, Jasen Ocol 19, Christopher Canoneo 0, Ethan Reyes 9, Austin Miura 0, Ryan Helsham 4.
HAWAIIAN MISSION—J.T. Landenberger 0, Brady Clark 10, Marcus Uechi 15, Ryan Kim 3, Lucas Earles 23, Nesi Bechard 9, Israel Olsen 3, Hong Lei 0, Shaun Pajardo 0, J.J. Reynolds 10.
3-point goals—Christian Academy 6 (Bonilla 4, Ocol, Reyes); Hawaiian Mission 7 (Uechi 5, Kim, Olsen).
PRESEASON
No. 2 Punahou 71, Radford 47
Kalaheo 64, Waialua 30
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