Tab Matsumoto racked up 31 points to lead the Kings to a 76-49 win over the Nobodies Friday night at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center. Matsumoto fired off four bombs from outside the three-point arc, leading the Kings in treys in
Tab Matsumoto racked up 31 points to lead the Kings to a 76-49 win over the Nobodies Friday night at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center.
Matsumoto fired off four bombs from outside the three-point arc, leading the Kings in treys in the Kauai Youth Basketball Association 18 and over league games.
The Kings racked up nine three-balls and 24 field goals, Makana Aki notching a pair of treys with Dustin Fontanilla, Brandon Palacio and Reuben Dela Cruz getting one apiece.
The Nobodies answered, but could only come up with five treys, Travis Gothier leading the effort with three from outside the three-point mark with Matt Palaroan and William Carbonel each launching one.
Following Matsumoto, Dela Cruz marked 11 points and Aki finished with 10 points in the win.
Palaroan and Gothier topped the Nobodies in scoring with 13 points each, followed by Michael Lindsey adding 10 points.
Spam Lindsey pushed the Kauai Athletic Club with 20 points in its 60-54 edge over Hanakila in the second of three games played in the league.
Following a 10-10 deadlock at the end of the first period, Hanakila surged to a five-point bulge at the half, 35-29, only to have KAC overtake the North Shore team by two after three periods, 46-44.
From there, the KAC big men took over to hold off the young Hanakila squad.
Following Lindsey, RJ Pillos added 16 points with Dan Erickson finishing with 11 points.
Michael Booth topped Hanakila with 22 points, followed by Kealii Colipano adding 16 points.
In the nightcap, Jordan Flores and John Patch each scored 18 points to lead the Wreckage to an 81-59 win over Tropang-L, who got a game-high 26 points from James Badua and Jaymark Serapio adding 10 points.
Three-balls lit up the scoreboards as the Wreckage launched seven from the outside while Tropang-L pushed the button on four, led by Serapio who punched two treys with Allan Pablo and Eugene Mariano each marking one each.
Randy Vicoy, getting honors with 20 points, topped the Wreckage with four treys, followed by Jason Poe-Hooikaika firing off two and Patch adding one.
Tropang-L meets Hanakila in the Friday opener at the Kapaa High School gym.
Following the 6 p.m. tipoff, the Wreckage meets the Kings at 7 p.m. with the Nobodies facing the Westside Pride in the nightcap at 8 p.m.
