PUHI — The Kalepa Hillsiders will face Ali‘i Basketball for the finals of the Boys 14 Under division, and Team Central will face the NJB Warriors for the title of the 2009 Merv Lopes Kaua‘i Hoops Classic. The finals pairings
PUHI — The Kalepa Hillsiders will face Ali‘i Basketball for the finals of the Boys 14 Under division, and Team Central will face the NJB Warriors for the title of the 2009 Merv Lopes Kaua‘i Hoops Classic.
The finals pairings were determined late Saturday as playoffs were finalized at the Island School gym.
Kaili Schumacher-Lagundino finished with a game-high 13 points with Kameron Perez, strong guard for the Hillsiders, lending 11 points in the 54-24 showing over Swoosh Basketball to set one half of the BU14 finals.
Swoosh got nine and eight points, respectively, from Majah Taoa and Kyson Smith.
Earlier, Jayden Matsumoto of Ali‘i Basketball carded a game-high 14 points with Noa Kinimaka adding eight points to settle a 38-27 showing over Papalina who got nine and eight points, respectively, from Donovan Harrison and Kainoa Simao. That Ali‘i win set the stage for the finals of the BU14 division.
The Kalepa Boys 16 squad did not fare as well as its BU14 counterparts as the Hanama‘ulu-based squad was bumped from the finals of the Boys 16 Under division by Team Central, 58-28.
Duke Pauli, the third tall man, made his initial appearance at the Team Central-hosted tournament, to finish with a game-high 21 points in the win. The new addition was joined by Lewis Lindsey, one of three strong men underneath, adding 15 points in the win.
Jimar Domingo and Perez topped the Kalepa scoring with 11 and seven points, respectively.
Isaak Janade lit up the boards with a game-high 28 points to lead the undefeated NJB Warriors to a 48-29 showing over the Swoosh Basketball 16 squad to nail the final berth for the championship game of the Boys 16 Under class.
Kapono Cummings, donning the Swoosh jersey for this tournament, was held to 10 points.
2009 Merv Lopes Kaua‘i Hoops Classic
Saturday
Game 1 (BU14): Kalepa 41, Ali‘i 40
Kalepa scoring: Kerwin Morano 11, Kaili Schumacher-Lagundino 16, Chance Pamirez 6, Trey Aguano 5, Kevin Esteban 2, Kameron Perez 1.
Ali‘i Scoring: Jayden Matsumoto 10, Isaiah Visoria 16, Noa Kinimaka 9, Shayne Wolfe 4, KJ Ng 1.
Game 2 (BU14): Swoosh 49, Team Central 33
Swoosh scoring: Jordan Paulo 17, Jacob McEnroe 14, Kayson Smith 10, Slade Tullata, Majah Taca, Kennedy Togafau, Max Roe (2 each).
Team Central scoring: Matthew Cummings 10, Cameron Simao 8, Mana Cummings 5, Aaron Moura 5, Denmark Aladin 2, Ryan Moura 2, Jacob Corpuz 1.
Game 3 (BU16): NJB Warriors 51, G-Unit 18
NJB Scoring: Lanaki Apelle 17, Jordan Victorino 12, Hardy Richard 9, Shaun Kagawa 6, Isaak Janado 5, Jacob Kackley 2.
G-Unit scoring: Willis Batol, 4, Keoni Kinzie 4, Winston Gee 4, Kea Natolatabua 4, Princeton Gee 2.
Game 4 (BU16): Swoosh 41, Papalina 34
Swoosh scoring: David Daniel 18, Kapono Cummings 19, Mackenzie Togotan 2, Shane Aquino 2.
Papalina scoring: Brandon Palacio 14, PJ Oligo 8, Donovan Harrison 8, Ariel Lahip 4.
Game 5 (BU14): Ali‘i 38, Papalina 27
Ali‘i scoring: Jayden Matsumoto 14, Noa Kinimaka 8, Isaiah Visoria 7, Kameron Ng 3, Joey Williams-Solomon 2, Micah Takashige 2.
Papalina scoring: Donovan Harrison 9, Kainoa Simao 8, Peterseon Lahip 5, Tystin Gummerus 3, Kelson Andrade 2.
Game 6 (BU14) Kalepa 54, Swoosh 24
Kalepa scoring: Kaili Schumacher-Lagundino 13, Kameron Perez 11, Trey Aguano 9.
Swoosh scoring: Majah Taoa 9, Kyson Smith 8.
Game 7 (BU16) Team Central 58, Kalepa 28
Team Central scoring: Duke Pauli 21, Lewis Lindsey 15
Kalepa scoring: Jimar Domingo 11, Kameron Perez 7
Game 8 (BU16) NJB Warriors 48, Swoosh 29
NJB Scoring: Isaak Janade 28, Lanaki Apelle 10, Shaun Kagawa 6.
Swoosh Scoring: Kapono Cummings 10, T.J. Russell 5.
