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Kalani Takase | ScoringLiveDecember 21, 2022, 10:39am
Maryknoll basketball • #24 Junior
Ciera Tugade-Agasiva and the Maryknoll girls basketball team clutched up Saturday afternoon.
The senior forward scored a season-high 22 points, including the game-winning bucket with two seconds left, to lift then-No. 5 Maryknoll over reigning three-time Division I state champion Iolani, 47-46, in a thrilling Interscholastic League of Honolulu showdown at the Spartans' Clarence T.C. Ching Gymnasium.
The win was Maryknoll's third victory in a span of four days to open up the ILH season.
"Any time you beat Iolani, it's huge because Iolani just doesn't lose very many games," said Spartans coach Chico Furtado.
Furtado pointed out that the Raiders jumped out to a 12-0 lead and held an 18-5 advantage by the end of the first quarter. The Spartans turned the tide in the second quarter, when they outscored the visitors, 22-8, and took a six-point lead into the break. They stretched it to a 39-28 cushion after three quarters, but Iolani chipped away at the Maryknoll lead via the outside shot and eventually pulled ahead in the closing minutes.
The Spartans were without the services of 6-foot-1 center Taimane Faleafine-Auwae, their leading scorer, and sophomore sharpshooter Isabella Arrisgado, both of whom had already fouled out.
After a missed Iolani free throw kept the score 46-45 in favor of the Raiders, Tugade-Agasiva tied up an opposing guard to force a held ball. The possession arrow gave Maryknoll possession with about 21 seconds remaining.
Furtado said that when fellow-post Elisa Holakeituai flashed to the high post, her defender followed and with Tugade-Agasiva's defender fronting her in the paint, there was enough space for guard Dylan Neves to find Tugade-Agasiva with a lob pass over the top.
"We were spread out enough where Iolani's help-side (defender) was far away and Dylan Neves was poised enough to pass it over the top and Ciera was able to catch it and finish around the bucket, which hasn't always been the case," Furtado described.
"In the past, maybe she was rushing or felt like people around her might block her or change her shot, so in that case, catching that lob with two seconds and finishing at the bucket was big for us and big for her because it showed that she can make the clutch bucket when we need it," he added.
Tugade-Agasiva shot a perfect 8 for 8 from the field and was 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. She bested her previous season high of 18 points, which she posted in preseason wins over Campbell and Kalani. However, Tugade-Agasiva was held scoreless in Maryknoll's ILH-opening 43-40 win over then-No. 2 Punahou Wednesday night. She scored a modest four points in Friday's 37-20 victory over No. 10 Damien.
"She had a rough start the first couple games of the season against Punahou and Damien, but it really worked out for her in that Iolani game and hopefully that is a confidence-builder for her so that we can move in the right direction and continue to be effective around the basket because it's no secret that our strength is our side. I mean, everybody knows we want to pound the ball in to make sure our bigs get their lions' share of the touches and our guards will have to be effective at hitting inside-out 3s when the opportunities present itself," Furtado said.
Tugade-Agasiva is undersized in the post at 5 feet, 8 inches, but brings toughness that at least partially stems from her football background.
"When she came to us as a ninth grader, I met her and her parents — nice people — and I was told she was playing tackle football," Furtado reminisced. "I think she was playing linebacker so she's just a tough kid, but as physical as she is, she's a sweet kid. She's not a bully, she's not one that will stick her chest out and she's humble, so I'm excited about her development."
Furtado noted that both post players, Tugade-Agasiva and Faleafine-Auwae are co-captains and the only seniors on the team.
"They shoulder the load of leading our younger players," he said. "Ciera is very low-key, she's not ‘rah-rah', not the fist-in-the-air type, but it was real nice for her to come out and have that real good game — we needed it, obviously."
Maryknoll (3-0) holds a half-game lead on Iolani (3-1) atop the ILH Division I standings. It ascended from No. 5 to No. 1 in this week's ScoringLive Girls Basketball Power Rankings.
Tugade-Agasiva and the Spartans will host No. 4 Kamehameha (1-2) Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. at T.C. Ching Gymnasium.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Shynastee Ahina, Hawaiian Mission — Scored 24 points in a win over La Pietra and scored 31 points in a win over Island Pacific
Kalena Akinaka, Kekaulike — Scored 24 points in a loss to Baldwin and scored 19 points in a loss to Kamehameha-Maui
Denise Alfonso, Kapaa — Scored 17 points in a win over Waimea
Theresa Anakalea, Damien — Scored 15 points in a loss to Iolani, scored 27 points, including five 3-pointers, in a loss to Kamehameha and scored 30 points, including five 3-pointers, in a loss to Punahou
Nina Batacan, La Pietra — Scored 26 points in a loss to St. Andrew's
Gabby Bowles, St. Andrew's — Scored 22 points in a win over La Pietra
Kaya Blum, St. Andrew's — Scored 18 points in a loss to Island Pacific
Katelyn Constantino, Waimea — Scored 16 points in a win over Kauai
Jayda Fullum, Island Pacific — Scored 26 points in a win over St. Andrew's
Jovi Funakoshi, Mililani — Scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, in a win over Nanakuli
Tavina Harris, Lahainaluna — Scored 18 points in a win over Baldwin
Kiani Hoolulu, Kailua — Scored 22 points in a loss to Moanalua
Haley Hosino, McKinley — Scored 18 points in a win over Anuenue
Ellana Klemp, Hanalani — Scored 21 points in a win over University Lab and scored 16 points in a loss to Sacred Hearts
Olivia Malafu, Kapaa — Scored 20 points in a win over Kauai and scored 20 points in a win over Waimea
Jolie Mantz, Waiakea — Scored 17 points in a win over Hilo
Daija Mitchell, Island Pacific — Scored 21 points in a loss to Hawaiian Mission
KalysaMarie Ng, Sacred Hearts — Scored 21 points in a win over Kamehameha II and scored 17 points in a win over Hanalani
Rheanna Nobleza, Moanalua — Scored 20 points, including five 3-pointers, in a win over Kailua and scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, in a win over Kalaheo
Haylie-Anne Ohta, Iolani — Scored 18 points, including five 3-pointers, in a win over Damien
Kristen Ragasa, Honokaa — Scored 28 points in a win over Kealakehe
Kailey Reverio, McKinley — Scored 16 points in a win over Kaimuki
Kassaundra Sewa-Santiago, Mililani — Scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers, in a win over Nanakuli
Laynee Torres-Kahapea, Punahou — Scored 24 points in a win over Kamehameha and scored 26 points in a win over Damien
Rylee Velasquez, Honokaa — Scored 21 points in a win over Kealakehe
Jirah Villanueva, Radford — Scored 18 points in a win over Kapolei
BOYS BASKETBALL
Trotter App, Baldwin — Scored 27 points in a win over Kekaulike
Espn Bennett, Le Jardin — Scored 17 points in a win over West Point Gray
CJ Bostic, Kalaheo — Scored 28 points in a loss to Punahou II and scored 25 points in a win over Kaiser
Mizah Carreira, Campbell — Scored 25 points in a win over Sierra and scored 17 points in a win over Kahuku
Noah Flores Alexander, Lahainaluna — Scored 23 points, including five 3-pointers, in a win over Baldwin
Kobe Garcia, Seabury Hall — Scored 18 points in a win over Molokai
Ben Holakeituai, Kahuku — Scored 18 points in a loss to Kailua
Miles Hornage, Campbell — Scored 18 points in a win over Sierra
Keaka Kauhane, Kapaa — Scored 17 points in a win over Island School
Kahikina Keaulana, Hanalani — Scored 18 points in a loss to Castle
Tucker Lam, Punahou — Scored 20 points, including five 3-pointers, in a loss to Milton
Lukas Meyer, Island School — Scored 18 points in a loss to Kapaa
Issac Mirey, Kauai — Scored 24 points, including six 3-pointers, in a win over Kapaa
Taylor Moku, Aiea — Scored 17 points in a win over Waianae
Dominique Mose Smith, Farrington — Scored 18 points in a win over McKinley
Cade Myers, Kauai — Scored 21 points in a win over Waimea
Stefan Ognjanovic, Aiea — Scored 19 points in a win over Waianae
Mikey Questin, Kapaa — Scored 17 points in a win over Island School
Avery Paul, Baldwin — Scored 24 points a loss to Lahainaluna
Jonny Philbrick, Kailua — Scored 23 points in a win over Kahuku
Joshua Rego, Kauai — Scored 20 points in a win over Kapaa
Pupualii Sepulona, Saint Louis — Scored 27 points in a loss to Montverde
Josiah Shinbara, Castle — Scored 17 points, including five 3-pointers, in a win over Hanalani
Jackson Swirsky, Le Jardin — Scored 24 points in a win over West Point Gray
Christian Togiai, Kamehameha — Scored 17 points in a loss to Millennium
Caden Williams, Radford — Scored 20 points in a loss to Iolani
James Zara, Waialua — Scored 29 points in a win over Nanakuli
GIRLS SOCCER
Aubrey Agena, Kauai — Scored three goals in a win over Waimea
Rushelaine Alsola, Waianae — Scored four goals in a win over Waialua
Kasi Amaral, Nanakuli — Scored three goals in a win over Waialua
Aliana Ganigan Hale, Campbell — Scored three goals in a win over Waianae
Iai Maafala, Mililani — Scored three goals in a win over Radford
Tavena Oliveira, Mililani — Scored four goals in a win over Radford
Sophia Wilson, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored three goals in a win over Honokaa
BOYS SOCCER
Logan Aurio, Kapolei — Scored three goals in a win over Waipahu
Zekiel Balmoja, Waialua — Scored three goals in a win over Nanakuli
Caleb Corpuz, PAC-5 — Scored the lone goal in a tie with Punahou
Ignacio Elzardia, Island School — Scored three goals in a win over Waimea
Andre Estaniqui, Mililani — Scored six goals in a win over Radford
Chase Kaetsu, Kalani — Scored four goals in a win over Castle
Sawyer Rogoff, Island School — Scored three goals in a win over Waimea
Jaylen Temple, Moanalua — Scored three goals in a win over Kaimuki
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