Waimea 70, Acadamy 26 Alan Manuel and Josh Vinzant nabbed ten boards apiece and Winnie Arios had 16 points on 7-12 shooting to get a comfortable 70-26 win over Acadamy last night. The Menehunes trailed Acadamy 6-3 in the first,
Waimea 70, Acadamy 26
Alan Manuel and Josh Vinzant nabbed ten boards apiece and Winnie Arios had 16 points on 7-12 shooting to get a comfortable 70-26 win over Acadamy last night.
The Menehunes trailed Acadamy 6-3 in the first, but picked up the offense with four minutes remaining in the quarter.
They wouldn’t trail in the game again.
Darwin Tutop lifted Waimea with two money buckets and Alan Manuel nabbed five rebounds in under two-minutes to give Waimea a 19-11 lead going into the second quarter.
The Menehunes blew up right before the half.
Acadamy turned the ball over nine times in the period (28 times in the game) and dropped to a 31-11 deficit with three minutes left in the half.
Waimea kept rolling in the third, and Acadamy kept turning the ball over. The trend continued through the fourth, and it was no surprise the Menehunes amassed a thirty-point lead before the end of the game.
Assets 38, Kapa’a 33
Kapa’a’s Junior Varsity squad nearly pulled out a victory over Assets’ varsity squad last night at Bernice Hundley Gymnasium in Kapa’a.
The Warriors had a slow first quarter, giving up 15 points and committing three turnovers.
But they would charge in the second, scoring six unanswered points and pulling within two before the end of the second.
The Warriors were down 22-16 at the half.
Strong defense and two major blocks from Ryan Cram put Kapa’a on top 25-24 following the third.
They would stay within two throughout the fourth quarter, and Cram hit two free throws to tie the game at 33 a piece with 1:32 left in the game.
Assets got some late buckets, one a 12-footer that put their team up 36-33 with 20 seconds left in the ball game, and Kapa’a’s lost their chance for a victory.
But against a varsity team and still developing during the preseason, the Kapa’a Warriors JV squad should be pleased with their performance.
Molokai 69, Kapa’a 47
Kapa’a committed 22 turnovers; Molokai had eight. The Warriors couldn’t handle Molokai’s pressure; the Farmers couldn’t miss.
These factors and more gave the Warriors their first loss of the season-a 69-47 drubbing at the hands of an impressive visiting team.
Three turnovers put the Warriors in a 6-2 hole at the onset of the first quarter. After defensive lapses and another seven turnovers, the Warriors were down 22-7 going into the second.
They never would fully recover.
Kapa’a couldn’t adjust to Molokai’s consistent full court pressure, and they were losing the battle of the boards on both sides of the court.
Molokai came out shooting in the second, outscoring the Warriors 10-2 in the first two minutes of play.
But Kapa’a was able to chip into the lead, with two Seth Yamamoto buckets and a pretty layup from Dahson Gonzales at the buzzer.
Molokai was up at the half, 32-23.
Garrett Danner, who hadn’t played the first half, sparked the Warriors offense with two consecutive threes.
But it was too little, too late for the Warriors.
Molokai had the momentum, and every time they shot the ball seemed to bounce their way.
The visiting team outscored Kapa’a by seven points in the fourth and handed the Warriors their first loss of the season: 69-47.
