LIHU‘E — Team Lihu‘e suffered at the hands of the Kaua‘i Ballers 1 and Hanakila Saturday at the county’s youth basketball league at Kilauea Neighborhood Center. Team Lihu‘e Red, getting eight points from Grant Urmatam and four points from Junah
LIHU‘E — Team Lihu‘e suffered at the hands of the Kaua‘i Ballers 1 and Hanakila Saturday at the county’s youth basketball league at Kilauea Neighborhood Center.
Team Lihu‘e Red, getting eight points from Grant Urmatam and four points from Junah Corpuz, was victimized, 75-20 by the Kaua‘i Ballers 1 who was led by Morris Unutoa bucketing a game-high 19 points. Saxsen Shiira added 17 points and Chysen Barretto rounded out the double-digit offering with 13 points.
Team Lihu‘e Black, getting its lead from David Pascua netting five points and Cullen Kitamura adding three points, was rolled over by the Hanakila Boys Division 3 team, 52-14.
Carson Schmick set the standard for Hanakila, a team comprised primarily of players from the Hanalei and Kilauea area, with 18 points followed by Triston Hawelu adding eight points.
Following the boys’ matches, the girls took the court and offered up a competitive trio of games.
Jaliyah Casem finished with 17 points to lead the Hanakila, Girls Division 2, or players in grades 6, 7 and 8, to a 43-39 edge. Joy Milbrand and Angelica Cudiamat added nine and six points, respectively in the home team’s win.
Paea Tafea topped the Kaua‘i Ballers, Girls Division 2 squad on a dozen points with Lose Masaniai adding 11 points. Jazmin Kaleiohi and Tamare Daligcon-Pomaikai finished with six points each in the effort.
Koleka Chow and Marissa Layosa each netted six points to lead Team Lihu‘e Red, Girls Division 2 team, to a 28-21 edge over the Seacats, who despite all kinds of problems, prevailed for its 21 points led by Cambria Ort getting a dozen points and Risa Whetsel adding four points.
Karen Matsumoto, the scorekeeper for the Kaua‘i Youth Basketball Association who assists the county in the youth basketball league, said the Seacats started out with a short bench with two players absent and one having to leave at the half to play in a soccer game. Additionally, the Seacats dropped another two players in the second half to fouls. But despite the problems, Matsumoto said this was one of the Seacats’ best games in the league.
Team Lihu‘e Black, which got eight points from Cierra Tanicala during last week’s outing, did not fare as well, dropping to the Kamikaze, 36-25.
Monique Tomacder and Sheryl Ann Tomas took the lead for the Kamikaze, dropping 11 points apiece followed by Sandrea Chung adding eight points and Kalia Shimabukuro finishing with seven points.
Matsumoto said the county youth basketball and KYBA will host the Dennis Agena and Kalakaua Basketball clinic starting Monday with more than 65 students registered for the three-day camp at the Bernice Hundley Gym in Kapa‘a.
The clinics, however, will not slow the game schedule as the Boys Division 3 teams take the floor, Monday night at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center.
Team Central Black opens against Hanapepe Sinister in the 6 p.m. tipoff followed by Team Central Silver going up against Hanakila in the 7 p.m. match. Papalina will take on Lepo Ula in the 8 p.m. nightcap.
The girls next take the floor, Tuesday when Kaulupono 2 opens against the Kamikaze at 6 p.m. followed by Kaulupono 1 taking on Hanakila in the 7 p.m. tipoff.
