Jessiya Villa scored 17 points and Dan Fotu powered his way to 16 points and 10 rebounds as No. 1 Kahuku overwhelmed McKinley 63-36 on Tuesday night in a battle of OIA East unbeatens.
Kahuku improved to 8-0 in league play, dropping the Tigers to 7-1 before a crowd of about 500 at McKinley Student Council Gymnasium.
Samuta Avea, a 6-foot-6 senior, was everywhere. He defended just about every position and finished with six assists, most coming in Kahuku’s lethal transition attack.
Kesi Ah-Hoy and Codie Sauvao were stellar on both ends, keeping a lid on McKinley’s normally potent scorers in the backcourt. Ah-Hoy had nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Sauvao added six points.
“Everyone was having a good time, even the bench,” said Fotu, a 6-7 junior who set the tone in the paint with two first-quarter blocks. “Jessiya was just driving and pitching.”
Kevin Kim led McKinley with 19 points. Point guard Kyle Moraga added six points, and Mark Burke was tough in the paint with three blocks, giving Fotu some rare competition in the paint.
With Ah-Hoy or Sauvao shadowing him, Kim, a transfer from Chicago, had just two field-goal attempts in the first quarter. He got hot in the second, hitting a 3 to spark an 11-3 run. After his second trey of the quarter, McKinley was within 25-17 entering the half.
Kahuku center Stennett Alapa’s last-second putback layup was ruled too late to beat the buzzer, which got Red Raiders coach Brandyn Akana riled up. After discussing the issue with the head official for about 10 seconds, Akana drew a technical foul.
“I’ll take it. I wanted to make a point. (The calls) changed a little bit and (it got a) little out of hand,” Akana said. “I hate to talk about that, but it’s been happening more. It’s frustrating and we’ve got to fight through it.”
After the break, Kim hit one of two technical foul shots to bring McKinley within 25-18. The home crowd got revved up, but Kahuku defused the threat by going on a 7-0 run, including a thunderous follow slam by Fotu off a missed shot.
Tigers coach Duane Omori called time out with his team down 32-18, but Kahuku kept the run going and got two layups from Sauvao and a one-handed flush by Fotu on a dish from Avea to open the lead to 41-25 late in the third quarter.
The visiting team put the game out of reach with a 15-0 run to start the final quarter. It was simply too much length, energy and defense by Kahuku, which used a mix of presses and halfcourt looks to keep McKinley from getting into a consistent rhythm.
“(Ah-Hoy) was a maniac out there on defense. He’s a great team player and uses his body well,” Omori said.
McKinley’s preseason was a struggle, and the regular season turned into something almost miraculous. Now the Tigers know where they stand against the state’s best.
“We can learn from this experience. We’ll be better next time we play them,” Omori said.
ILH Division ii boys
No. 6 St. Francis 76, Hawaii Baptist 60
Supilani Mailei led all scorers with 24 points and teammate Kameron Ng had 15 as the Saints remained unbeaten with their win over the Eagles.
At St. Francis
HBA (3-2) 16 24 9 11 — 60
St. Francis (4-0) 22 15 11 28 — 76
HAWAII BAPTIST—Ty Minatoya 0, Adam Kikuta 0, Micah Mitchell 23, Kellen Takatsuka 15, Max Wiemken 14, Chad Abarbanel 0, Payton Lee 0, Cole Galicinao 3, Ridge Wada 2, Bryson Gonzalez 3.
ST. FRANCIS—Kameron Ng 15, Noah Kurosawa 3, Boris Vukovic 0, Kordell Ng 2, Bryce Nishida 9, Manoa Kualii-Moe 7, Wembley Mailei 2, Micah Kalei 12, Justus Paaluhi-Clark 2, Titus Liu 0, Takaamoatoa Lautaha 0, Supilani Mailei 24, Bubba Akana 0, Scott McLeod 0.
3-point goals—Hawaii Baptist 9 (Takatsuka 5, Mitchell 2, Wiemken 2). St. Francis none.
University 49,
Damien 27
At St. Francis
Damien (3-2) 9 3 7 8 — 27
University (2-2) 11 16 12 10 — 49
DAMIEN—Crumel Mooring 2, Dorien Penebacker 4, Hakeem Adeniji 0, Jayden Peters-DeLaura 5, Kaulana Funakoshi 0, Kolin Galdiano 5, Michael Donley 0, Noah Lorics 2, Robert Kanoa III 0, Shaun Apiki 5, Tanner Souza 0, Ed-Ryan Balbuena 1, Lindon Sevilleja Jr. 3.
UNIVERSITY—Travis Kaloa 4, Shayden Koki 0, Otto Taylor 9, Keawe Tong 5, Charles Fox 14, C. Chun 0, R. Rebibis 0, Keoni Thoemmes-Adams 0, R. Kaleikini 0, Leif Fautanu 17.
3-point goals—Damien 2 (Galdiano, Sevilleja Jr.). University 1 (Kaloa).
Le Jardin 45,
Hanalani 31
At Hanalani
Le Jardin (1-3) 17 3 10 15 — 45
Hanalani (0-4) 11 6 11 3 — 31
LE JARDIN—Jordon Sandoval 0, Hunter Mansanas 0, Jay Pahlmeyer 7, Eric Wisnom 5, Aaron Ellingson 5, Mike Leary 0, Dominic Venezia 20, Chance Bridgman 8, James Christensen 0.
HANALANI—Jacob Yarin 0, Jacob Saito 7, Kona Carruthers 3, Joshua Hooper 10, Chad Wakabayashi 5, Israel Torda 0, Austin Harder 0, Jadin Kam 4, Ryan Kaneshiro 2.
3-point goals—Le Jardin none. Hanalani 4 (Hooper 2, Kam, Wakabayashi).
ILH Division III boys
Assets 64, Damien 45
At Damien
Assets (6-0) 13 13 18 20 — 64
Damien (0-8) 10 12 13 10 — 45
ASSETS—Royce Angelo 2, Trevor Middleton 2, AJ Ulufale 17, Christian Wacker 12, David Zimmerman 16, JKealoha Garvin 2, Justin Hirayama 13.
DAMIEN—Kainoa Silva 2, Brendon Hidalgo 15, Alec Cacho 2, Justice White 2, Brayden Marumoto 11, Rush Asing 4, T. Tagalicud 5, S. Caraang 4.
3-point goals—Assets none. Damien 3 (Hidalgo 2, Tagalicud).
Hawaiian Mission 71, Lanakila Baptist 55
At Hawaiian Mission
LBA (1-7) 12 11 16 16 — 55
HMA (5-3) 23 9 15 24 — 71
LANAKILA BAPTIST—Jeffrey Mangahis 23, Ray Pauley 1, Kenton Bautista 1, Rocnie Felipe 2, Tyler Sproat 6, Ramon Shubert 12, Joemar Corpuz 1, Andee Gary 9.
HAWAIIAN MISSION—Allan Sison 7, Joey Domingo 7, Reid Kim 18, Makael French 11, Josh Willis 17, Sid Ramirez 5, Noah Bryant 6.
3-point goals—Lanakila Baptist 6 (Mangahis 6). Hawaiian Mission 9 (Willis 3, Bryant 2, Domingo 2, Kim, Ramirez).
Honolulu Waldorf 47, Island Pacific 45
At Hawaiian Mission
Waldorf (4-4) 10 12 8 17 — 47
HMA (4-4) 10 5 14 16 — 45
HONOLULU WALDORF—Yoshimi Matoba 22, Ethan Guirgas 0, Mikey Furukawa 4, Alex Iokepa 0, Richard Wu 0, Cody Masterson 1, Frank Schmidt 7, Eli Busenbark 13, Yoshua Shwartz 0.
ISLAND PACIFIC—Logan Pedrozo 0, Jay Lu 0, Andrew Merriman 0, Jake Arakawa 16, Nathan Bek 9, Jonathan Ricard 0, Jake Lundstrom 0, Jordan Carrancho 6, Rodger Phillips 0, Bradley Sweet 2, Christopher Gionson 10, Caleb Aki 0, Michael Gottlieb 0, Jacob Weinhardt 2.
3-point goals—Honolulu Waldorf 6 (Matoba 5, Busenbark). Hawaiian Mission 1 (Carrancho).
ILH Division I-AA boys
Saint Louis 64, Maryknoll 59
ILH Junior varsity boys
Punahou-Gold 57, Kamehameha-Blue 29
ilh division I girls
No. 1 Maryknoll 55, Sacred Hearts 14
At Sacred Hearts
SHA (0-10) 10 0 2 2 — 14
Maryknoll (11-0) 8 22 13 12 — 55
SACRED HEARTS—Trinity Martin 3, Sade Mizusawa 0, Rebekah “Manu” Auld 0, Pakalana Kam 2, Tyson Noquez-Epil 0, Kyla Nascimento 2, Tahaewa Medeiros 3, Pamela Lino 0, Kauialoha Apao 4, Kaiulani Harrington 0, Danielle Tavai 0.
MARYKNOLL—Rhyenne Filisi 4, Rhianne Omori 4, Georjette Stietzel 0, Dakota Viena 4, Isabella Cravens 4, Chayse Milne 12, Kenna Tanouye 0, Moe Notoa 5, Taryn Holeso-Aki 11, Kehau Gilliland 2, Ysabelle Halemano 3, Sisilia Kaufusi 6.
3-point goals—Sacred Hearts 2 (Martin, Medeiros). Maryknoll 5 (Holeso-Aki 3, Milne 2).
ILH Division I-AA girls
Punahou 53, Maryknoll 33
ilh division II girls
Damien 54,
Island Pacific 21
At Damien
Island Pacific (4-6) 5 4 4 8 — 21
Damien (8-3) 16 19 11 8 — 54
ISLAND PACIFIC—Peyton Pedrozo 5, Taylor Kodani 7, Kira Hunkele 2, Elizabeth Lyons-Best 2, Michaela Dalinoc 1, Mia Chapman 4.
DAMIEN—Alyssa Lindsay 5, Taylor Kamaile Labanon 12, Karissa Racoma 3, Anuhea Sonnenberg 2, Shania Nakamura 5, Montana Carter 2, Karly Navas 4, Ilana Sagapolutele 11, Nora Fenton 4, Cydnee Maunakea 6.
3-point goals—Island Pacific none. Damien 1 (Nakamura).
Hawaii Baptist 60, Hanalani 31
At Hanalani
HBA (8-2) 13 26 11 10 — 60
Hanalani (5-5) 11 10 6 5 — 31
HAWAII BAPTIST—Alexis Dang 4, Morgan Lorenzo 2, Caitlin Ching 3, Mikayla Chun 0, Ally Wada 17, Kyley Nakagawa 10, Katelyn Nakagawa 16, Haley Benn 0, Nicole Arakaki 2, Kalena Montgomery 0, Alexys Adriance 0, Kaimilani Duncklee 0, Caitlen Joy Ramos 6, Sasha Phillips 0, Juli Lau 0, Kiara Chun 0.
HANALANI—Faith Lee 6, Kira Matsuda 1, Kennedy Henry 1, Kamalanimalie Manner 0, Sierra Kurihara 1, Kelsy Chong 4, Anastasiya Li 0, Geetika Patwardhan 1, Keila Tsutsui 10, Alexis Nihipali 2, Lexis Tam Ho 1, Kiara Peterson 4.
3-point goals—Hawaii Baptist 7 (Ka. Nakagawa 4, Wada 2, Ching). Hanalani none.
University 32,
Le Jardin 22
At Le Jardin
University (7-4) 11 2 9 10 — 32
Le Jardin (4-7) 8 1 9 4 — 22
UNIVERSITY—Cassidy Gelacio 5, Alex Jaeger 1, Lily Awai 1, Abby Bierwert 0, Neah Tassill 6, Tyra Goo Sun 4, AJ Realubit 0, Kyra Young 0, Addie Ortiz 0, British Dawson 7, Mary Ann Mailei 2, Ti Posiulai 6.
LE JARDIN—Mia Barrett 3, Mahea Baginski 0, Teneal Togami 0, Maddie Venezia 7, Kylie Machida 2, Julia Brutsch 0, Katie Awana 2, Alyssa Dominguez 0, Morgan Pelky 8, Nikki Morgan 0, Julia Fisher 0.
3-point goals—University 1 (Gelacio). Le Jardin 2 (Pelky 2).
OIA east boys
No. 1 Kahuku 63, McKinley 36
At McKinley
Kahuku (8-0) 16 9 16 22 — 63
McKinley (7-1) 4 14 10 9 — 36
KAHUKU—Jessiya Villa 17, Kesi Ah-Hoy 9, Ethan Christensen 2, KJ Macatlag 0, Marcus Damuni 2, Daniel Fotu 16, Ethan Erickson 4, Codie Sauvao 6, Robbie Sauvao 0, Samuta Avea 6, Stennett Alapa 0, Mark Viloria 1, Kaluna Nihipali 0, Ra Elkington 0.
MCKINLEY—Huttachia Buttayotee 0, Tevin Cayetano 3, Hsien Pascua 0, Mark Burke 4, Treyson Furuta 1, Caleb Corpening 3, Jeremy Coloyan 0, Lane Laroya 0, Kevin Kim 19, RJ Cabico 0, Taylor Mahelona 0, Kyle Moraga 6.
3-point goals—Kahuku 3 (Villa 2, Ah-Hoy). McKinley 5 (Kim 3, Cayetano, Corpening).
Junior varsity–Kahuku 52, McKinley 42
Kalani 41,
No. 7 Kalaheo 38
Jaemi Harris scored a game-high 14 points and Kapaa Nishimura added 13 as the Falcons soared to a road upset against the Mustangs.
Noah Woodby had nine points to lead Kalaheo, which was without the services of Captain Whitlock (illness) and Mark Lehrner (inactive).
At Kalaheo
Kalani (4-4) 9 10 8 14 — 41
Kalaheo (5-3) 13 6 5 14 — 38
KALANI—Jaemi Harris 14, Max Pepe 4, Kainoa Coarsey 0, Kalei Packer 2, Jared Ki 0, Ryan Jacobi 2, Logan Matsuoka 0, Micah Kawano 1, Toby Mitchell 1, Evan Chiu 0, Kapaa Nishimura 13, Matt Souza 0, Trey Sumida 4, Trey Joslin 0, Akira Karasawa 0, Christian Salas 0.
KALAHEO—Andrew Kearney 4, Noah Woodby 9, Kai Samiere 0, Ryan Pardini 6, Nate Gribbins 0, Cannen Chiu 8, Harry Wallace 8, Andreas Jankovic 4.
3-point goals—Kalani 2 (Nishimura, Pepe). Kalaheo 3 (Chiu 2, Wallace).
Junior varsity–Kalani 40, Kalaheo 38
Farrington 53,
Kaiser 51
At Farrington
Kaiser (5-3) 8 18 14 11 — 51
Farrington (4-4) 14 16 18 5 — 53
KAISER—Brayden Nueku 3, Shaun Kim 3, Jaymin Khan-Smith 15, Cameron Ma 8, Dane Tsue , Jacob Summers 3, Bradley Wood 0, Brandon Yasue 6, Cyrus Singelman 4, Luke Harman 6, Tate Esperanza 0, Hunter Dias 3, Colin Chun 0.
FARRINGTON—Chris Afe 3, Dan Cabanlid 3, Ehzikiel Santiago 16, Ed Ped 3, Felcris Ahadain 10, Russell Nelson 6, Reymar Morales 7, RJ Wong 3, Von Ulsa 0, CJ Liana 2.
3-point goals—Kaiser 3 (Khan-Smith 2, Dias). Farrington 8 (Santiago 4, Ahadain 2, Cabanlid, Wong).
Junior varsity–Farrington 70, Kaiser 63
Kailua 68, Moanalua 42
Christian Mejia scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Surfriders to an easy victory over Na Menehune.
At Kailua
Moanalua (4-4) 11 10 11 10 — 42
Kailua (5-3) 12 17 21 18 — 68
MOANALUA—Isaiah Sugiura 10, Austin Dyer 3, Blayze Simon 0, CJ Bonilla 0, RJ Dominguez 10, Duncan Clark 4, Caleb Casinas 4, Ethan Feguis-Tavares 0, Sebastian Ibarra 5, Saige Pulu 2, Jonathan Turk 4.
KAILUA—Everett Torres-Kahapea 13, Aaron Mejia 1, Christian Mejia 25, Hapaki Kupahu-Phillips 2, Kyle Blackman 2, Makana Robeson 4, Reyn Matsukawa 0, Zachary Marrotte 12, John Sniffen 0, Paul Serikawa 9.
3-point goals—Moanalua (Sugiura 2, Dyer). Kailua 4 (Torres-Kahapea 3, Marrotte).
Junior varsity–Moanalua 59, Kailua 33
Kaimuki 53, Castle 33
At Castle
Kaimuki (3-5) 19 4 22 8 — 53
Castle (1-7) 4 5 9 15 — 33
KAIMUKI—Andre Houze 0, Andries Toussaint 4, Dominic Ono , Mykii Weiney 2, Jacob Taualupe 2, Fred Taulung 19, Jonah Faasoa 2, Reymundo Jr. Gomez 9, Shanson Kapanui 5, Tayler Espinda 10.
CASTLE—Gideon Ryder-Duncan 0, Elton Naki 14, Ashten Kanoa 3, Jordan Ne 7, Ashten Soderberg 0, Kelena Otsuji 2, Sheldon Hu 0, Lukela Hoapili 2, Brendan McCray 0, Keanu Tilton 5.
3-point goals—Kaimuki 7 (Taulung 3, Espinda 2 Gomez, Kapanui). Castle 2 (Kanoa, Ne).
Junior varsity–Kaimuki 45, Castle 41
Roosevelt 76,
Anuenue 25
At Roosevelt
Anuenue (0-8) 6 2 6 11 — 25
Roosevelt (2-6) 17 26 13 20 — 76
ANUENUE— Kealii Kaloi 4, Moi Edwards 0, Kailau Keola 15, Pekelo Kealohi 0, Lino Kauaula 0, Mana Leonard 0, Kanehoalani Kalua 2, Kaimi Wahilani 0, Kaniela Wahilani 0, Kealii English 0, Kawena Awong 0, Kaee Tamarra 2, Kalanimoki Smith 0, Kolomona Purdy 0, Kamau Remmers 2, Hoapili Rapozo 0.
ROOSEVELT—Jared Elwin 0, Adam Chiya 15, Juan Alvarez 0, Cameron Miyasato 2, Charvis Paia 5, Micah Visoria 4, Jason Talbo 10, Michael Hyun 4, Penster Poll 0, Shastyn Kekahuna 5, Christopher Lee 14, Tyler Ramirez 9, Chayden Sasaki-Kalamau 8.
3-point goals—Anuenue 1 (Keola). Roosevelt 5 (Chiya 3, Lee 2)
OIA west boys
No. 10 Kapolei 72,
Aiea 53
The Hurricanes used a 44-21 second-half run to down Na Alii.
Aiea’s Keyson Goins led all scorers with 31 points, while Kapolei was paced by Zoar Nedd’s team-high 29 points.
At Kapolei
Aiea (3-4) 16 16 7 14 — 53
Kapolei (7-0) 10 18 19 25 — 72
AIEA—Jake Furukawa 0, Darian Thompson 1, Jonah Gormley 4, Elvis Garramone 0, Kailen Shinmoto 0, Noah Hartbarger 11, Alex Dela Cruz 4, Micah White-Hikalea 2, Keyson Goins 31, Garett Wilson 0.
KAPOLEI— Hezekiah Prado 10, Isiah Higa 4, Kieran Queen-Booker 0, Joshua Ascuncion 0, Jayson Manapul 3, Zoar Nedd 29, Marquis Montgomery 3, Ja’shon Carter 17, Solo Sims 0, Colin Xavier 2, Kamakana Cunningham 0, Jeremiah Sanchez 4, Riley Asuncion 0, Kanoa Manalo 0.
3-point goals—Aiea 6 (Goins 3 Hartbarger 2 Gormley). Kapolei 2 (Prado 2).
Junior varsity–Kapolei 73, Aiea 44
Campbell 39,
Pearl City 32, 2 OT
At Campbell
Pearl City (1-6) 7 9 8 6 0 2 — 32
Campbell (5-3) 7 5 12 6 0 0 — 39
PEARL CITY—Joshua Matsuda 1, Pierce McMoore 7, Ryan Yamamoto 8, Garren Spillner 10, Jared Nash 2, Jayden Parel 4.
CAMPBELL—Zane Arata 2, Ryan Cabanilla 10, Christian Corpuz 5, Reginald Knowles 7, Larsen Jones 3, Mitchell Williams 3, Dakota Beau 6, Samuel Sabellona 3.
3-point goals—Pearl City 3 (Yamamoto 2, Spillner). Campbell 1 (Jones).
Junior varsity–Campbell 45, Pearl City 39
Mililani 62, Waipahu 55
Three players scored in double digits for the Trojans, led by Kaleo Pogue’s game-high 23 points.
Khrysster Ipalari (16) and Daymon Jzay Oasay (13) combined to score 29 points for the Marauders.
At Waipahu
Mililani (5-2) 13 10 17 22 — 62
Waipahu (1-6) 11 9 17 18 — 55
MILILANI—Matthew Amistoso 4, Evan Bergman 0, Kaleo Pogue 23, Nakoa Krafft 2, Roman Tovi 16, Marcus Jackson 2, Nayyir Muhammad 0, Trey Camello 0, Jalen Miller 10, Cameron Henry 5, Javon Rodriguez 0, Makana Ortiz 0, Pono Ku 0, Tyler Marquina 0.
WAIPAHU—Daymon Jzay Oasay 13, Felicer Barut 8, Frandy Horiuchi 0, Sheldon Alcaraz 0, Daren Rokop 0, Mark Lim 0, Cole Phillips 9, Khrysster Ipalari 16, Daniel-Alen Ramos 0, Jeminae Solomua 4, Jerold Rivera 5, Gabriel Puni 0.
3-point goals—Mililani 3 (Tovi, Miller, Henry). Waipahu 7 (Oasay 2, Phillips 2, Ipalari 2, Barut).
Junior varsity–Waipahu 36, Mililani 35
Nanakuli 55, Radford 47
The Golden Hawks were led by Carlos Brown (20) and Jayrius Alapai (12), who combined to score 32 points.
At Nanakuli
Radford (3-5) 17 8 11 11 — 47
Nanakuli (2-5) 7 17 15 16 — 55
RADFORD—Jamar Hill 11, Patrick Ignacio 0, Santino Calloway 9, Braden Kent 0, Jeremy Ramos 3, Earl Navarro 0, Jordan Annaguey 8, Christian Cristobal 6, Cameron Copeland 0, Matteo Mennini 2, Jordan Pender 6, Robert Garrison 2.
NANAKULI—Daniel Lopez 4, Ian Akaka-Folu 6, Kaneloa Perkins , Moustapha Wagne 7, Jayrius Alapai 12, Carlos Brown 20, Lynold Tuiloma 0, Kaena Anakalea 6, Stanford Garcia-Diamond 0.
3-point goals—Radford 4 (Hill 2, Cristobal, Annaguey). Nanakuli 1 (Wagne).
Junior varsity–Radford 50, Nanakuli 26
Waianae 66, Waialua 46
At Waialua
Waianae (5-3) 14 17 17 18 — 66
Waialua (1-6) 8 10 10 18 — 46
WAIANAE—Kade Ambrocio 3, John-Gilbert Ramos 4, Keliinoe Meyers 6, Wela Kalulu 2, Rhyzon DeMello 0, Noa Edwards 3, Douglas Mitchell 20, Blaze Kahikina 15, Jared Elizares 13.
WAIALUA—Lancen Kuni 18, Julian Fely-Menor 5, Kymani Ayonon 12, Forest Bell 0, Austin Cuadro 0, Oliver Hanley 0, Caleb Apau 5, Jake Riviere 0, Matthan Hatchie 4
3-point goals—Waianae 2 (Edwards, Elizares). Waialua 4 (Kuni 2, Ayanon, Apau).
Junior varsity–Waialua 37, Waianae 34
