Chaminade drops heartbreaker to Academy of Art, 74-68

Chaminade drops heartbreaker to Academy of Art, 74-68

Jan 14, 2024

 

Chaminade drops heartbreaker to academy of art, 74-68

BY MICHAEL LASQUERO | HSRN
PUBLISHED JAN 14, 2024

HONOLULU — They almost had it.

After taking an eight-point lead at the half, the Chaminade women’s basketball team lost a tough one Saturday afternoon to Academy of Art, 74-68 at McCabe Gymnasium.

The Silverswords were seeking their first win in almost two months as they dropped to 2-11 overall and 0-6 in PacWest play.

Paint presence played a big factor in the second half as the Urban Knights outrebounded Chaminade, 51 to 37. They also had six blocks to the Silverswords’ one.

Four players scored in double figures for Academy of Art (4-10, 3-5), with two players notching double-doubles. Alba Rovira Ayuso led all scorers with 24 points on 9 of 18 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds and four steals.

Leading Chaminade in the loss was Sameera Elmasri and Ashley Holen, who scored 13 and 11 points respectively.

The Silverswords will try to snap an 11-game losing streak when they host Dominican on Monday.

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Farrington Governors shake off slow start to turn back Castle Knights, 56-39

Farrington Governors shake off slow start to turn back Castle Knights, 56-39

Jan 13, 2024

Farrington Governors shake off slow start to turn back Castle Knights, 56-39

BY MICHAEL LASQUERO | HSRN
PUBLISHED JAN 13, 2024

KALIHI — Hunter Garcia scored 20 points and Shayniah Cabato-Machado added 19 more as host Farrington took care of Castle, 56-39, Friday night in an OIA East contest at Kitamura Gymnasium.

The Governors trailed 12-5 after the opening quarter, but stormed back in the next three frames to pick up their second straight win to improve to 5-4 in league play.

“We just pushed and we had faith,” said Cabato-Machado, who was selected as the ‘Yeah U Player of the Game.’

“I just had faith in my teammates. Without my teammates, we wouldn’t catch up to the score. We just fought, tried our best.”

Cabato-Machado had to leave the game for a stretch during the first quarter after falling on her head trying to get a rebound, but she reentered the game in the second period to provide a spark for the Governors.

Farrington also employed a full-court press against the Knights that helped turn the game around.

“Our defense, we just pushed them and got them tired and we just started pressing them till they got tired,” said Cabato-Machado.

Kamryn Felipe scored eight points, Jennessy Tomas-Faumui had six and Shaenna Auld chipped in three points to round out the scorers for the home team.

Kalia Chun had 13 points and Kaimana Perrault scored 11 on three made triples to lead Castle (3-8 overall, 2-7 league) in the loss.

 

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Kahuku Red Raiders dominates Kailua Surfriders in OIA East action, 66-33

Kahuku Red Raiders dominates Kailua Surfriders in OIA East action, 66-33

Jan 7, 2024

KAHUKU RED RAIDERS DOMINATE KAILUA SURFRIDERS IN OIA EAST PLAY, 66-33

BY MICHAEL LASQUERO | HSRN
PUBLISHED JAN 7, 2024

KAILUA — With four players scoring in double figures, Kahuku handed Kailua its first loss of the regular season Saturday night in a 66-33 win at Harry Murai Gymnasium.

Point guard Posia Wily led all scorers with 16 points while adding 10 points, six steals, five assists and two made 3-pointers for a solid all-around game as the Red Raiders improved to 10-5 overall and 7-0 in OIA East play.

Makana Kamakeeaina also had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with three assists, three steals and two blocks.

Elisa Holakeituai was solid off the bench with 12 points and freshman Tailele Wily-Ava tallied 11 points to go along with a game-high seven steals.

The Red Raiders as a whole recorded 25 total steals and they also won the rebounding battle, 43 to 22.

Kiani Hoolulu led the Surfriders (11-7, 6-1) in the loss with 15 points while Miyah Galdeira banked a triple at the fourth-quarter buzzer to finish with 11 points.

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