Bears Lose Eldridge in Loss to Maryknoll, 66-61

Baldwin senior captain Teva Eldridge suffered an injury during the third quarter Thursday that kept him out of the game in the fourth quarter as Maryknoll defeated Baldwin, 66-61, in quarterfinal action of the state boys basketball tournament on Oahu. File photo by Rodney S. Yap.

By Rodney S. Yap

Third-seeded Baldwin High School played without its best player, Teva Eldridge, in the critical fourth quarter Thursday against Maryknoll and his absence ultimately proved too much to overcome as the Bears dropped their quarterfinal game to the Spartans, 66-61, at Radford Gymnasium.

Eldridge sparked Baldwin’s 28-point explosion in the third quarter with a jumper to open the second half, but the senior swingman would suffer a foot injury midway through the period and never returned to the game. He finished with 13 points and nine rebounds, including eight boards in the first half.

The Maui Interscholastic League champions fell to 13-2, while Maryknoll improved to 12-3, advancing to the 7 p.m. semifinal against No. 2 Farrington at the Neal Blaisdell Arena tonight.

Top-seeded Iolani will play Campbell in the 5 p.m. semifinal. The Red Raiders defeated Lahainaluna, 54-32, to move on, while unseeded Campbell upset No. 4 Konawaena, 58-53.

The Lunas face Konawaena today at 1 p.m., followed by Baldwin and Mililani at 3 p.m. Both consolation games will be played at the Neal Blaisdell Arena.

Baldwin’s Ryan Garces finished with a team-high 22 points Thursday against Maryknoll. But the Bears came up short on the scoreboard, losing 66-61. File photo by Rodney S. Yap.

The Bears narrowed a 14-point halftime deficit to one, 50-49, with 29 seconds remaining in the third period. Baldwin cut the lead to five, 43-37, when Eldridge left the game. Meanwhile, Ryan Garces caught on fire, scoring half the team’s points in the third quarter, including four 3-pointers.

Baldwin cut the Spartans’ lead to three points, four times in the final period, but Maryknoll was solid at the free-throw line down the stretch. Not to mention the clutch baskets Kaleb Gilmore and Joshua Burnett made in Eldridge’s absence. Gilmore finished with a game-high 26 points and Burnett added 22.

Baldwin’s Philip Thomas picked up the offensive slack with 17 points, including 12 in the second half.

At Radford High School

MARYKNOLL 66, BALDWIN 61

MARYKNOLL (12-3)

GILMORE, KALEB 11-18 1-4 26; BURNETT, JOSHUA 6-9 8-13 20; FLOYD, BRANDON 4-5 0-0 8; WINQUIST, JAMES 2-4 1-2 6; OGATA, SEAN 1-2 2-4 4; KALOA, TYSON 0-0 2-2 2; MCGIVERN, MICAH 0-0 0-0 0; AHN, SAMUEL 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-39 14-25 66.

BALDWIN (13-2)

GARCES, RYAN 8-12 2-2 22; THOMAS, PHILIP 6-12 2-2 17; ELDRIDGE, TEVA 4-6 5-8 13; TAKUSHI, KODY 2-8 2-4 7; MAGLENTE, JOSIAH 1-4 0-0 2; BALANTAC, SAM 0-0 0-0 0; CORPIN, NIKO 0-1 0-0 0; BADILLO, JEREMIAH 0-2 0-0 0; AKAKA, TAJE 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-45 11-16 61.

MARYKNOLL   19   16   17   14  –   66

BALDWIN   10   11   28   12  –   61

3-point goals–MARYKNOLL 4-11 (GILMORE, KALEB 3-7; WINQUIST, JAMES 1-1; OGATA, SEAN 0-1; AHN, SAMUEL 0-1; BURNETT, JOSHUA 0-1), BALDWIN 8-16 (GARCES, RYAN 4-5; THOMAS, PHILIP 3-4; TAKUSHI, KODY 1-5; CORPIN, NIKO 0-1; BADILLO, JEREMIAH 0-1). Fouled out–MARYKNOLL-None, BALDWIN-None. Rebounds–MARYKNOLL 24 (BURNETT, JOSHUA 8), BALDWIN 24 (ELDRIDGE, TEVA 9). Assists–MARYKNOLL 6 (GILMORE, KALEB 3), BALDWIN 8 (TAKUSHI, KODY 5). Total fouls–MARYKNOLL 16, BALDWIN 22. Technical fouls–MARYKNOLL-None, BALDWIN-None.

IOLANI RAIDERS 54, LAHAINALUNA LUNAS 32

Zach Buscher scored a game-high 15 points and Robbie Mann added 12, all in the fourth quarter as the Interscholastic League of Honolulu champions improved to 11-3. Jose Madera had nine points for the Lunas (9-6) and Peni Taufa added eight points and nine rebounds.

The Lunas advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Kalaheo, 57-27, on Wednesday.

At McKinley High School

LAHAINALUNA LUNAS (10-6)

MADERA, Jose 2-9 5-5 9; TAUFA, Penisimani 2-5 4-6 8; KAMA, Cyrus 3-6 0-0 6; CHAPITAL, Calvin 1-10 1-2 4; AGAPAY, Brandon 1-2 0-0 3; SIDON, Marvin 1-3 0-0 2; THOREBECK, Willem 0-0 0-0 0; CORPUZ, Lauren 0-1 0-0 0; KAAIKALA, Kalalani 0-0 0-0 0; CORPUZ, Joshua 0-0 0-0 0; VIERRA, Nicolas 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 10-38 10-14 32.

IOLANI RAIDERS (10-3)

BUSCHER, Zach 5-7 3-6 15; MANN, Robbie 5-7 2-3 12; PHILLIP, Ikaika 2-4 5-6 9; GALLACHER, Chris 2-5 2-2 6; GELACIO, Zach 2-3 1-2 5; HOGLAND, Hugh 2-2 0-0 4; YAMADA, Erik 0-2 3-4 3; BORDEN, Kamu 0-0 0-0 0; HAMADA, Bryson 0-0 0-0 0; LEE, John 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-30 16-23 54.

Lahainaluna Lunas  5    6    9   12  –   32

Iolani Raiders  15   11   11   17  –   54

3-point goals–Lahainaluna Lunas 2-9 (CHAPITAL,Calvin 1-5; AGAPAY,Brandon 1-2; SIDON,Marvin 0-1; CORPUZ,Lauren 0-1), Iolani Raiders 2-5 (BUSCHER,Zach 2-2; PHILLIP,Ikaika 0-1; GELACIO,Zach 0-1; YAMADA,Erik 0-1). Fouled out–Lahainaluna Lunas-None, Iolani Raiders-None. Rebounds–Lahainaluna Lunas 21 (TAUFA,Penisimani 9), Iolani Raiders 26 (MANN,Robbie 4; BUSCHER,Zach 4; GALLACHER,Chris 4). Assists–Lahainaluna Lunas 2 (SIDON,Marvin 1; VIERRA,Nicolas 1), Iolani Raiders 8 (BUSCHER,Zach 5). Total fouls–Lahainaluna Lunas 19, Iolani Raiders 11. Technical fouls–Lahainaluna Lunas-None, Iolani Raiders-None.