Kapolei soccer standout Keo Ponce always was a point of emphasis for teams defending him in the ultra-competitive OIA West. That was never more evident than during this past winter, when the Hurricane attacker closed out his career.<\/p>\n
As anticipated, Ponce delivered big for Kapolei, earning Player of the Year honors in a recent vote of league coaches. He tallied nine goals despite playing injured in several games. For his three-year varsity career, he scored 35 goals.<\/p>\n
Ponce was one of four First Team selections from Kapolei, which finished its 2013-14 season with an 11-5 overall record (and an appearance in the Division I state soccer tournament). Also named to the First Team were attacker Marcelo Dadino, midfielder Shandon Hopeau and defender Clarence Wong.<\/p>\n
Dadino scored a team-high 12 goals for Kapolei to finish as the state’s third-leading scorer behind Punahou’s Antonio Espinoza (17) and Kailua’s Naia Graham (13).<\/p>\n
Hopeau, who had earned Second Team honors as a freshman, maintained his scoring pace this time with 11 goals despite missing the state tournament.<\/p>\n
Kapolei, which lost only one regular-season game, also placed midfielder Lyric DeLeon on the West’s Second Team, and teammates Shay Akau, CJ Harvey and Aldo Ramirez-Hernandez earned Honorable Mentions. <\/p>\n
* Defender Matthew Cabacungan was named to the First Team from Pearl City, which also earned one of the OIA’s six state tournament berths. The Chargers finished 11-5 on the year. Pearl City also had four players named to the Second Team: attacker Paul Enriquez, midfielders Jay Sato and Andrew Tanaka, and goalie Cedric Silva.<\/p>\n
Earning Honorable Mention from Pearl City were Carter Casuga and Nathan Nazareno. <\/p>\n
* Bryson Maximo was Campbell’s lone First Team pick. A sophomore attacker, Maximo scored five goals for the Sabers, who finished with a 6-5 overall record.<\/p>\n
Teammates Reiny-Aloy Kamekona (attacker), midfielder Christian Tokunaga and defender Chay Mattos made the Second Team, while Franklin Calvo, Richard Orpilla, Jacob Mattos and Ikaika Wilkerson earned Honorable Mentions. <\/p>\n
* Midfielder Kazu Shima was named to the First Team from Aiea, which was the West’s hard-luck team, as five of their eight defeats came by a single goal. Attacker Jae Won Huh and defender Brooks Tanaoka made the Second Team. <\/p>\n
* Waipahu had five players earn Honorable Mentions: Kristian Alejo, Trevor Antolin, Jared Cabigas, Storm DeAsis and Desmond Mahor.<\/p>\n
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