Raiders Over Owls In Overtime, 48-43
by Al Linsky
With Jamie Smith on the sidelines with a broken nose and minor concussion, it was time for the rest of the Raiders to step up and figure out a way to beat a pesky Owl team without their leading scorer and rebounder.
The first quarter saw a lack of scoring from both teams as it ended with a 5-4 score, advantage Raiders. But, as the game went on, the bigger Owls started scoring more from down low. It was 16-16 at the half.
By the end of the third quarter, the Owls had taken the lead at 27-25 and also had the momentum.
With 4:23 left in the final quarter, it was 32-27 for the Owls. At 2:36 left it was 37-29 for the Owls.
At this point, a lesser team would have folded up the tent and headed home. But the maturity of the senior-laden Raiders team showed through: the defensive pressure increased, and the Owls were forced into errors that turned into points for the Raiders.
The Raiders went on an 8-0 run to tie it at 37-37 with a few seconds to go. A shot at the buzzer missed, and the game went into overtime. 'Iolani owned the overtime outscoring the Owls 11-6 for the victory.
Kylie Ahloa had a big scoring night for the Raiders with 17, followed by Dayna Jandoc with 10, Chanel Hirata 9, Hailey Maeda 6, Lahela Usui 4 and Tami Konishi 2. The Raiders made 7 three pointers.
The Owls were led by Keaton McFadden with 11, Jenna Savusa 10, Ashley Yamachika 8, Jordan Kealoha 7, Johnelle Kapua 4 and Paige Young 3. The Owls made 4 three pointers.
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Important Win For Boys Over Warriors, 59-45
by Al Linsky
With Punahou, Kamehameha and the Raiders all having two losses and tied at the top of the ILH, something had to give.
After losing in a close game at Kamehameha the last time around, this game loomed large.
The Raiders jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead and finished the quarter with a big lead at 20-6.
The Warriors started a long climb back, though, which brought them all the way to within two points in the middle of the third period.
At this point, the Raiders dug in, stopped the run right there and won the game going away at 59-45.
Taylor Mounts had a big scoring night with 25, followed by Pablo Warner with 14, Lionel Fujioka 6, Kela Marciel 4, Berton Wong and Bricen McCartney 3, and Nick Christman and Trevyn Tulonghari with 2.
The Warriors were led by three players who had 8 points - Edmund Kamano, Auwae DeRego and Kamakoa Downey-Jovanovich, Kawika Lyons and Brandon Dumlao 6, Pii Minns 5, and Blake Viena with 4.
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