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WAHIAWA - A week after defending its home turf, the Lahainaluna boys wrestling team came, saw and conquered Oahu.

The Lunas, despite having no individual titlists, held off numerous teams from across the state to win the Hawaii Wrestling Officials Association Scholarship Tournament at Leilehua's Paul T. Kobayashi Gymnasium Saturday.

Lahainaluna's 11 place-finishers totaled 194 points to stave off runner-up Kamehameha, which racked up 162 points. Campbell was third with 146.5, Mililani fourth with 136 and Punahou was fifth with 115.

"I'm really shocked, to be honest with you," said Lunas' coach Todd Hayase when notified of his team's victory. "It feels good and it's exciting to see some of our younger freshmen and sophomore wrestlers having some success, but at the same time, this is the preseason and I'm a believer in 'It's not how you start, it's how you finish.'"

Kahi Tihada's runner-up finish at 114 pounds led the way for Lahainaluna. Christian Carbajal (120), Nathan Inovejas (140) and Giovani Perez (160) each placed third and Ferdinand Magbual (135), Justin Taylor (171) and Joshua Coston (189) took fourth in their divisions. Also, Christian Balagso (108) and Chanse Uyeda (152) were fifth and Jansen Panlasigui (114) and Wayne Alibin (215) added sixth-place finishes for the Lunas.

"It's shocking because this is not our full squad and not all of our 'A' guys," said Hayase, who brought four freshmen on the trip. "It's just exciting to see some of these freshmen and sophomores having some success, but it's really all just about getting matches and to see some of them getting in there and placing - some of them were surprised themselves."

Hayase played down the team title for his Lunas, noting that with the state tournament is still over two months away.

"A lot of these other schools - just like us - I know this is not their full team, so what we saw here today, it's not what you'll see in March," said Hayase, noting the weight-descent plans that most wrestlers follow. "Most wrestlers are not yet at the weight they want to be. Right now, everybody is up, so it's going to be a lot of moving."

Still, it was his team's second team title in as many weeks. Lahainaluna also won the Maui Invitational Tournament, which is held at the Lahaina Civic Center.

Reigning state champion Punahou held off Punahou and Kamehameha-Hawaii for the girls' team crown. The Buffanblu were paced by first-place finishers Thai Hao Sloan at 98 pounds and Mindy Chow at 130 to accumulate 135.5 points. The Chargers were second with 115 points, Kamehameha-Hawaii third with 108, Farrington fourth with 85 and Mililani had 79 points to place fifth.

Zoe Hernandez took second at 140 pounds and Nicole Taniguchi third at 114 for the Buffanblu. Kimberly Mesick (98), Holly Ann Kogachi (108) and Kori Lynn Kunioka (120) were fifth in their respective divisions and Tiara Kaye added a sixth-place finish at 220 for Punahou.

Sloan pinned Kalaheo's Likolehua Manuel two minutes and 27 seconds into their 108-pound final while Chow finished her 130-pound final at the 4:46 mark with a pin of Aiea's Elizabeth Chong.

Despite the team title, Buffanblu coach Matt Oney was hardly satisfied.

"We're never happy, but we wrestled to the level that we're at right now," Oney said. "This is a really good learning opportunity for our kids to figure out what type of wrestler they want to be in the next three months."

With Punahou hosting the two-day, all-girls Pa'ani Challenge starting Monday, it will be a quick turn-around for most.

"What it does do though is give us more and more experience and we need that extra work," Oney said. "This upcoming tournament will give us an opportunity to continue to try to work on the execution of what we've practiced."

A total of 327 boys and 135 girls competed in 847 matches over two days. The proceeds from the tournament will go toward scholarships for team scorekeepers and managers. The HWOA tournament - widely regarded as the top preseason tournament statewide - has generated nearly $30,000 over the last 11 years.

Hawaii Wrestling Officials Association Scholarship Tournament
At Leilehua's Paul T. Kobayashi Gymnasium
Boys Results
Team results
1, Lahainaluna 194 points. 2, Kamehameha 162. 3, Campbell 146.5. 4, Mililani 136. 5, Punahou 115. 6, Pac-Five 113.5. 7t, Leilehua 102. 7t, Pearl City 102. 9, 'Iolani 91. 10, Moanalua 88. 11, Baldwin 79.5. 12, Farrington 69.5. 13, Maui 62.5. 14, Kapolei 57. 15, Radford 54. 16, Kamehameha-Hawaii 51. 17, Kealakehe 49.5. 18, King Kekaulike 44.5. 19, Kaiser 40. 20, Kaimuki 39. 21, Waianae 32. 22, 'Aiea 31. 23, Damien 30.5. 24, Konawaena 26. 25, Waialua 25.5. 26, Kea'au 24.5. 27t, Nanakuli 24. 27t, Saint Louis 24. 29, Waiakea 21. 30, Castle 17.5. 31, Kalaheo 17. 32, Kalani 16. 33, Roosevelt 12. 34, Kailua 11.

Individual results
108 pounds: 1, Braydon Akeo (Mililani). 2, Treylan Kobayashi (Waialua). 3, Brandon Perez (Campbell). 4, Jahffrey Akina (Baldwin). 5, Christian Balagso (Lahainaluna). 6, Josten Saribay (King Kekaulike).
114: 1, Isaac Diamond (Mililani). 2, Kahi Tihada (Lahainaluna). 3, Gerald Dionio (Maui). 4, Jared Oshima (Campbell). 5, Dylan Uno (Kaimuki). 6, Jansen Panlasigui Domingo (Lahainaluna).
120: 1, Cassidy Oshiro (Pac-Five). 2, Sage Aoki (Konawaena). 3, Christian Carbajal (Lahainaluna). 4, Logan Yamamoto ('Iolani). 5, Brendan Chang (Pac-Five). 6, Jordan Kondo (Punahou).
125: 1, Joshua Terao (Pac-Five). 2, Bryant Fukushima (Punahou). 3, Jacob Blanco (Waiakea). 4, Sky Kekona Souza (Kamehameha-Hawaii). 5, Jonathan Kamaka (Kamehameha). 6, Sturlinge Rivera (Leilehua).
130: 1, Holden Takahashi ('Iolani). 2, Gabriel Iereneo (Pearl City). 3, Cody Uyejo (Mililani). 4, Branden Gallagher (Radford). 5, Jacob Palimoo (Moanalua). 6, Joshua Crimmins (Punahou).
135: 1, Chase Tantog (Mililani). 2, Cheyden Quiocho (Kea'au). 3, Todd Murakawa (Punahou). 4, Ferdinand Magbual (Lahainaluna). 5, Keamalu Richardson (Kamehameha). 6, Vidlijay Kannys (Kaiser).
140: 1, Austin Bloch (King Kekaulike). 2, Keanu Richardson (Campbell). 3, Nathan Inovejas (Lahainaluna). 4, Allin Franco (Kealakehe). 5, Aaron Andrade (Kamehameha). 6, Alec Donner (Kaiser).
145: 1, Derek Lee Loy (Moanalua). 2, Cory Okuda ('Aiea). 3, Tyson Kuahine (Kamehameha). 4, Evan Uehara (Punahou). 5, Sean Chan ('Iolani). 6, Zackary Kijek (Kaiser).
152: 1, Blake Cooper (Pearl City). 2, Joshue Rivera (Farrington). 3, Kristian Vaana Kikuyama (Pearl City). 4, Jonathan Watkins (Leilehua). 5, Chanse Uyeda (Lahainaluna). 6, Bryan Peralta (Punahou).
160: 1, LJ Remillard (Punahou). 2, Jonah Hoshino (Kamehameha). 3, Giovani Perez (Lahainaluna). 4, Nathan Penalver (Campbell). 5, Dillon Takeshita (Moanalua). 6, Sang Yoon Kim (Moanalua).
171: 1, Ikea Ikehara (Kamehameha) 2, Chaeden Grace Reyes (Farrington). 3, Spencer Kiehm ('Iolani). 4, Justin Taylor (Lahainaluna). 5, Troy Williams (Castle). 6, Nathanael Sardinha (Campbell).
189: 1, Totauhelotu Lotulelei (Maui). 2, Jeffrey Sanchez (Mililani). 3, Danny Welds Ebanks (Baldwin). 4, Joshua Coston (Lahainaluna). 5, Troy Vore Ho (Leilehua). 6, Tinei Makaiau (Kamehameha).
215: 1, Kahu Sebala (Campbell). 2, Jacob Lewis (Damien). 3, Santonny Johns (Leilehua). 4, Nelson Rodrigues (Nanakuli). 5, Paul Takafuji (Baldwin). 6, Wayne Alibin (Lahainaluna).
285: 1, Hayden Wills (Kamehameha). 2, Kapone Carter (Kapolei). 3, Tyman Hayashi (Pac-Five). 4, Benjamin Bourque (Pearl City). 5, Hinano Kaaialu (Kamehameha). 6, Winton Palik (Kealakehe).

Girls Results
Team results
1, Punahou 135.5. 2, Pearl City 115. 3, Kamehameha-Hawaii 108. 4, Farrington 85. 5, Mililani 79. 6, Kamehameha 74. 7, 'Aiea 68. 8, Kapolei 63. 9, Lahainaluna 57. 10, Campbell 50. 11t, Leilehua 42. 11t, Nanakuli 42. 13, Kalaheo 39.5 14, Roosevelt 36. 15, Waiakea 25. 16, Moanalua 21. 17t, Pac-Five 20. 17t, Waialua 20. 19, Konawaena 18. 20, Radford 16. 21, Castle 15. 22, 'Iolani 11. 23, Kealakehe 10. 24, Kalani 4. 25, Waianae 3.

Individual results
98 pounds: 1, Thai Ha Sloan (Punahou). 2, Likolehua Manuel (Kalaheo). 3, Sarah Grace Alagria (Pearl City). 4, Maia Phanthadara (Roosevelt). 5, Kimberly Mesick (Punahou). 6, Malia Refamonte (Lahainaluna).
103: 1, Megan Aina (Kamehameha-Hawaii). 2, Alanda Nguyen (Farrington). 3, Candice Segi ('Aiea). 4, Kaelynn Canyete (Kapolei). 5, Rachel Tolentino (Pearl City). 6, Jadelynn Tubon (Campbell).
108: 1, Lauren Dias (Mililani). 2, Charee Wong (Waialua). 3, Cara Nakayama (Waiakea). 4, Breanne Takaesu (Pearl City). 5, Holly Ann Kogachi (Punahou). 6, Kiyana Tells (Campbell).
114: 1, Samantha Higa ('Aiea). 2, Quinn Nagatani (Mililani). 3, Nicole Taniguchi (Punahou). 4, Shayna Marie Oliver (Farrington). 5, Chloe Nagasawa (Pac-Five). 6, Mikaela Sakamoto Matsumoto (Moanalua).
120: 1, Bree Rapoza (Kamehameha). 2, Janae Lynn Oliver (Farrington). 3, Myisha Davis (Kapolei). 4, Alyssa Greenleaf (Kalaheo). 5, Kori Lynn Kunioka (Punahou). 6, Keila Davids (Campbell).
125: 1, Kaimiloa Evans (Pearl City). 2, Precious Jaramillo (Lahainaluna). 3, Shana Dilliner (Kamehameha). 4, Harmony Pacheco (Kamehameha). 5, Ashley Mercado (Leilehua). 6, Amber Hakkei Nagaoka (Castle).
130: 1, Mindy Chow (Punahou). 2, Elizabeth Chong ('Aiea). 3, Jina Miyamoto (Lahainaluna). 4, Keani Sebala (Campbell). 5, Lindsay Villarmia ('Aiea). 6, Khrysten Gameng (Campbell).
140: 1, Morgan Yamaguchi (Mililani). 2, Zoe Hernandez (Punahou). 3, Uilani Freitas (Leilehua). 4, Chantel Pohina (Kamehameha-Hawaii). 5, Shannon Paaina (Pac-Five). 6, Jessi Arnold (Kapolei).
155: 1, Joslynn Kahala Minczer (Nanakuli). 2, Jocelyn Tabion (Kapolei). 3, Alexia Marie Osburn (Kamehameha-Hawaii). 4, Courtney Castillo (Radford). 5, Dioan Cantiller (Farrington). 6, Tiara Kaye (Punahou).
175: 1, Jasmine Iuta (Kamehameha-Hawaii). 3, Matauaina Toomalatai (Pearl City). 4, Reydell Ewaliko Kauhane (Nanakuli). 5, Jaclyn Agbayani Kupa (Leilehua). 6, Nalani Stanley (Kamehameha).
220: 1, Sanoe Spencer (Pearl City). 2, Brianna Jeffries (Roosevelt). 3, Aimee Shiraki (Konawaena). 4, Kayla Yin (Campbell). 5, Alexandra Fautanu ('Iolani). 6, Heather Thomas (Nanakuli).