Mililani rallies past Campbell, 54-48
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
MILILANI — With a frantic fourth-period comeback, Mililani rallied past Campbell, 54-48, in O'ahu Interscholastic Association action last night.
The Trojans improved to 3-0 in the OIA's Western Division; the Sabers fell to 2-1. Mililani travels to Kapolei (2-0) tomorrow for another West showdown.
The Trojans survived last night's game only after overcoming a 15-point second-period deficit and trailing by 10 entering the final quarter. In fact, Campbell led 46-32 with five minutes remaining before Mililani's Nick Kanno swished a baseline jumper seven seconds later to start a 10-0 run.
Jordan Torres' layup with 1:26 left put the Trojans up 48-47, and Donovan Olmos drained a 3-pointer with one minute remaining to give Mililani a 51-47 lead. It was Olmos' second 3-pointer during the comeback, in which he scored 10 of his 12 points.
"I was in a drought (before the fourth quarter)," said Olmos, a 5-foot-9 junior forward. "But my teammates kept my confidence up and my coaches told me to stay with it, it's gonna come. The team believed we could still win."
Things did not look promising earlier, when the Sabers jumped to a 15-10 lead after one quarter and stretched it to 28-13 with two minutes left in the half. Campbell maintained the lead in the second half, only to see it disintegrate with turnovers against full-court pressure.
The Sabers had only eight players available due to disciplinary action, coach Bob Samson said.
CAMPBELL (2-1) 15 15 8 10 — 48
MILILANI (3-0) 10 9 9 26 — 54
CAMPBELL — Raymond Samante 7, Ryan Hayes 15, Matthew Samante 4, Michael McDonald 0, Jayden Delizo 1, Tristan Sealy 13, Walter Daniels 5, Sean Kelley 3. Totals 20 6-9 48.
MILILANI — Fred Nillo 0, Nick Kanno 6, Jordan Torres 4, Ken Moses 14, Jon Vazquez 1, Donovan Olmos 12, A.J. Clark 7, Kristian Guillen 2, David Otte 3, Brandon Dela Cruz 5. Totals 21 10-20 54. 3-point goals — Campbell 2 (R. Samante, Hayes). Mililani 2 (Olmos 2). JV — Mililani 72, Campbell 41
PEARL CITY 53, RADFORD 48
Rollie Salvacion scored nine of his game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter when Pearl City outscored Radford 26-11 to hand the Rams their first loss of the season.
Gary Satterwhite led Radford with 13 points.
RADFORD (2-1) 17 13 7 11—48
PEARL CITY (2-1) 9 8 10 26—53
RADFORD—Garriet Canteen 4, Joe Brundidge 1, Zac Brisley 0, Michael Sooto 9, Gary Satterwhite 13, Justin Lord 4, Gardner Nakatani 0, Jeremy Hayes 0, John Watson 0, Matt Alofaituli 8, Antonio Williams 2, Michael Goodman 7. Totals 17 10-26 48.
PEARL CITY—Alan Agni 0, Rollie Salvacion 21, Sheldon Lucuif 0, Troy Antoque 2, Travis Cruz 13, Andrew Blue 0, Carlo Rajanaga 12, Kawika Borden 4, Skye Kaapuni 1, J. Giron 0. Totals 17 14-20 53. 3-point goals—Radford 4 (Sooto 2, Satterwhite 2). Pearl City 5 (Salvacion 2, Cruz 3). JV—Radford 55, Pearl City 48
Reported by Marykate Naanos
WAI'ANAE 50, WAIALUA 46
Ramsey Beers hit three 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, lifting Wai'anae over Waialua.
Marc Nacapuy scored a game-high 20 for Waialua.
WAI'ANAE (2-1) 14 13 11 12—50
WAIALUA (1-2) 11 9 14 12—46
WAI'ANAE—Kaipo Punihale 0, Nathaniel Kahala 10, Ramsey Beers 18, Junior Faliuga 7, Charleston Taitan 0, Alfred Coffin 0, RJ Beers 0, Jeremy Green 7, Alex Tupulua0 , Liko Manuel 4, Jesse Lufua 4. Totals 18 7-17 50.
WAIALUA—Edwin Rubio 10, Isiah Ramirez 0, Robert Kroger 0, Bernard Menor 3, Enoch Zawadi 0, Marc Nacapuy 20, Brian Graziano 6, Aaron Lapitan 2, Tauese Tapusoa 0, Caleb Fore 4, Joshua Whittaker 1. Totals 18 8-13 46. 3-point goals—Wai'anae 7 (Kahala 3, Beers 3, Green 1). Waialua 2 (Rubio, Menor). JV—Wai'anae 37, Waialua 32.
Reported by Nicki Balon
LEILEHUA 59, NANAKULI 54
Kennedy Orteza scored four of his 18 points in overtime, helping Leilehua win for the first time this season.
Levi Luavasa led Nanakuli with 17 points and Kalai Kahalekai had 11.
NANAKULI (0-3) 11 17 11 13 2—54
LEILEHUA (1-2) 11 16 13 12 7—59
NANAKULI—Anson Amaral 4, Kalai Kahalekai 11, Alika Willacker 0, Travis Hulama 6, Ben Asi 8, Levi Luavasa 17, Isaac Iuta 0, Micahel Patronis 8, Jerry Kea 0, Vincent Mao 0.Totals 20 14-25 54.
LEILEHUA—Dustin Pauu 8, Kennedy Orteza 18, Mike Tryon 8, Art Laurel 18, Villiami Haunga 1, Clayton Laurel 6, Joshua Brooks 0, Kolwin Dixon 0. Totals 23 11-22 54. 3-point goals—Leilehua 2 (Kennedy 2). JV—Leilehua 43, Nanakuli 31
Reported by Kelly Aquino
WAIPAHU 44, 'AIEA 41
James Pacupac scored 13 points, helping Waipahu win its first game of the season.
Kali Kuia led 'Aiea with 11 points.
AIEA (0-2) 4 13 13 11—41
WAIPAHU (1-1) 7 11 16 10—44
'AIEA—Losa Liilii 0, Kali Kuia 11, Josh Asuncion 2, Lito Alvarez 0, Eric James 0, Seth Nelson 8, Kekoa Baptista 4, Ryan Morris 2, Robert Holliday 0, Jerry Miller 9, Miah Tausaga 0, Kai Ah-Mook Sang 5. Totals 15 9-13 41.
WAIPAHU—Jasper Leano 10, Mike Poscablo 2, Robert Donley 6, Jomar Pedro 9, Justin Dixon 2, Rowel Rivera 1, Lester Orsino 1, Jeoffery Tedios 0, Mason Namu 0, James Pacupac 13, Castro Masaniai 0, Maa Siani 0, James Tirao 0. Totals 15 11-20 44. 3-point goals—'Aiea 2 (Seth Nelson 2). Waipahu 3 (Leano 2, Pedro 1). JV—'Aiea 44, Waipahu 49
Reported by Kateri Brudzinski
Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com.