Kaimana Lau Kong added five points and 11 rebounds for ‘Iolani (15-6), which is looking for its first state title since 2016. JJ Mandaquit had a game-high 19 points and Aaron Claytor added 11 points for the Raiders, who advance to the semifinals for the sixth time in the past eight tournaments. “I’m proud of my team and what they’ve done this year,” Marciel said. Philbrick’s 3 at the buzzer provided the final three-point margin. Matsukawa, Japheth Lilo, Elijah Stietzel and Philbrick connected for 3-pointers, bringing the Surfriders within 56-50 with less than two minutes to play.īut Donnelly, still wobbly from his ailing knee, missed two foul shots and the Surfriders couldn’t regain momentum. Kailua was down 50-36 early in the fourth quarter and slowly chipped into the lead. They took a 30-28 lead before the half on a 3-point bank shot by Trotter Apo, then got a three-point play from Pauole and two buckets by Yarbrough, who has a smooth mid-range jumper, to begin the third quarter. Kailua’s 23-15 lead did not hold.īaldwin solved the press and Kailua’s 2-3 matchup zone. When Donnelly drove for a layup on a fast break and bumped knees with a defender, he stayed down for a few minutes. Kailua had already raced and pressed its way to a 17-4 lead on the Bears. “Our success was on pushing the ball and pressing, making them feel uncomfortable, but in the halfcourt game, they got their second shots.” Baldwin’s size is so dominating,” Kailua coach Walter Marciel said. “They got second shots and that charley horse really affected him. Baldwin used triangle-and-2 and box-and-1 defenses to thwart Kailua.Įthan Kunz had 10 points and six rebounds, and 6-4 sophomore center Noa Donnelly finished with eight points, 13 boards and three blocks, but Kailua missed him dearly when he went down with a bruise on his knee in the second quarter. Philbrick shot 4-for-14 from the field and Matsukawa was 4-for-9.
Reece Matsukawa added 11, but the Bears’ game plan to smother the two scoring guards worked almost to perfection. Jonny Philbrick led Kailua (12-2) with 15 hard-earned points. Akaka, also a senior, missed his first four shots of the game, but was instrumental with defense, rebounds, running the fast break and finishing in the paint.Īvery Pauole, a 6-6 junior, added nine points and nine rebounds.
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Yarbrough shot 5-for-10 from the field but came through with six free throws in a row during the fourth quarter while Baldwin tried to protect a 14-point lead. Coach (Cody Tesoro) said to stick together. “We were down against Kamehameha-Maui,” Yarbrough said of last week’s MIL championship game. The Bears will meet Saint Louis today at Moanalua. Six-foot-7 bookends Hudson Yarbrough poured in 22 points and Quintan Akaka glided and soared for 13 points, 15 rebounds, two blocks and two steals as MIL champion Baldwin rallied from a 13-point deficit for a 60-57 win over OIA runner-up Kailua on Thursday night at Moanalua High School gym.īaldwin (9-4 overall) advanced to the semifinal round of the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships. Then, the giants of Wailuku town destroyed those dreams. Queen Emma Summer Palace, 2913 Pali Hwy Honolulu, HI 96817.For 11 minutes, all was well in the land of Surfriders.May 23, Thursday, 4:30 – 7 PM, Daughters of Hawaii 5 PM Book Signing – Barnes and Noble Tent.2 pm – 4:30 PM, with Nainoa Mission Memorial Auditorium.May 18, Saturday, Hawaii Book and Music Festival, F rank F.
Navy in the Pacific from 1964 to 1966 and earned a Ph.D. To read a synopsis and the foreword by Nainoa, go to Sam’s Hawaiki Rising web page. See the April 25 post for pre-publication reviews.Ībout the Author: Sam Low served in the U.S.