Waimea outshoots Raiders, 42-33

Gives Kapa`a first round lead, rebounds in second

Compiled with the

assistance of James Kitamura, athletic director, Waimea High School

WAIMEA

—The Waimea High School Menehune wahine basketballers rebounded from a 8-9

first quarter deficit to outgun the visiting Kaua`i Red Raiders 12-8, 11-8,

11-8 in the following three quarters to lock up a 42-33 win at the Clem Gomes

Gym on Tuesday night.

The Menehune win gives the Kapa`a Warriors control of

the first round of KIF basketball with a 3-0 standing. Kaua`i follows with

(1-2) and the Menehune victory gives Waimea a 1-2 record with one game

remaining in the round.

Waimea’s guard Ashley Hori ignited in the second

period to pace the Menehune scoring with a 4-point effort and subsequently

ended the night with 13 points to lead the Menehune scoring.

Erica Iwai had

two baskets and a 7-for-8 night at the free throw line for her 11-point

contribution in the win.

Cissy Dennis continued to have the eye for the

Raiders as she led all scorers with 16 points, including a 3-pointer and a

2-for-2 free throw showing in the loss.

Kaua`i hosts Kapa`a on Friday,

April 7 at the Raiderdome on Lala Road with the JV contest tipping off at 5:30

p.m.

The varsity game tips off twenty minutes after the completion of the

JV contest.

Scoring by quarters

Kaua`i: 9 8

8 8 33

Waimea: 8 12 11

11 42

Player FG

FTA FTM Total

Kaua`i

Lee Anne Cox

3 2 2

Elisa Inouye

3 6

Kara Matsunaga 0 0

0 0

Cissy Dennis 6 2 2

16

*2-3-points

Erin Garlie 0 0

0 0

Sarah Sakimae 0 2 2 2

Kehau

Regidore 0 0 0 0

Alisa Racelo 2

0 0 5

*1 3-point

Misty Hug 0

2 0 0

Laurie Kodani 0 2 2

2

Brandie Kawamura

Rona Nishikawa

Waimea

Sherlyn

Alcon 2 0 0 4

Jodi Kimura 0 0

0 0

Melissa Bartlett 0 0

0 0

Ashley Hori 6 3 1

13

Kailana Soto 2 3 1 5

Erica

Iwai 2 8 7 11

Charis Castillo

1 0 0 2

Sunny Dela Cruz 0 0

0 0

Robyn Manuel 0 2 0

Jennifer Fukino 3 0 0 7

*1

3-point