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• BOYS ALL-STATE SOCCER •

A MAN OF ACTION
Dominic Gusman was
a constant threat,
leading Punahou in
goals and to a state title
en route to earning
Player of the Year honors

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Punahou senior forward Dominic Gusman often drew double teams and yet was able to set up his teammates for goals.

By Nick Abramo Gusman, Mililani senior sure to score goals,” Tri- jans got all the way to the
nabramo@staradvertiser.com midfielder Liam McGehee fonovitch said. “And he state final led, in part, by

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and Kapolei forward never gave up when his son Liam (12 goals), the
unahou senior for- Tommy Mascaro-Keahi (25 team was down.” team’s catalyst and distrib-
ward Dominic Gus- goals) are repeat selec- Both Grover (13 goals) utor.
man was a runaway tions to the newspaper’s and Biegler (eight goals) King Kekaulike coach
winner for Honolulu Stellar Eleven. scored goals in all three Tye Perdido summed up
Star-Advertiser boys “(Mascaro-Keahi) is state tourney games the why Trifonovitch won out
soccer Player of the Year probably the best forward Warriors played. Grover, in voting: “Great program
honors in voting by a panel in the state,” Trifonovitch Mascaro-Keahi and Dodge and style of play.”
of coaches and media. said about the senior were the only players aside Buder-Nakasone is the
Dominic David
His coach for the Divi- leader for the OIA cham- from Gusman to receive first team’s only defender,
Gusman: Trifonovitch:
sion I state champion Buf- pion Hurricanes. “He more than one Player of but the second team has
Punahou Punahou
fanblu, David Trifonovitch, scored a ton of goals, but the Year vote. six from the back row, in-
Forward, Senior Coach of the Year
earned Coach of the Year he wasn’t able to score Nine of the first-teamers cluding senior Adam Fergu-
Player of the Year
honors by a slim margin goals in the tournament are seniors. The only ju- son of Nakagawa’s upstart
over two others. when needed.” nior is Kalani midfielder Mustangs squad.
Gusman led his team in Four other Punahou “Johnnie was the cata- selection this year — Milil- Travis Brubaker, whom Tri- Mililani senior Nicholas
goals with 13 and was sec- players made the first team lyst for our team, connect- ani senior attacking mid- fonovitch called “crafty Gaston came close to beat-
ond in assists with nine. — senior midfielders John- ing offense with defense,” fielder Jvon Cunningham and able to create danger- ing out Matsumoto as first-
“Dominic was a threat nie Dodge (five goals, four Trifonovitch said. “He had (13 goals). ous situations all by him- team goaltender and is a
every time he had the assists) and Jacob Moore assists and many defensive Two seniors from state self.” solid second-team pick.
ball,” Trifonovitch said. (six goals, 10 assists), se- plays to stop attacks in the semifinalist Waiakea — Two contenders for Of the 22 first- and sec-
“He drew double coverage nior defender Treyden state tournament and in midfielder John Grover Coach of Year honors ond-team selections, there
most of the time and was Buder-Nakasone, and my opinion was the best and forward Kai Biegler — barely missed out — Kala- are nine midfielders, seven
able to help find his team- sophomore goalkeeper player in the tournament. were also chosen for the heo’s John Nakagawa, who defenders, four forwards
mates to score goals. He Cade Matsumoto. And Treyden made up the Stellar Eleven. Both had took the Mustangs from Di- and two goalkeepers. In ad-
was Punahou’s leading Dodge scored the core of our defense.” outstanding state tourna- vision II last year to the D-I dition, nine are from the
scorer on a team where all game-winner in a 3-2 vic- Dodge was a sec- ments. semifinals this year, and OIA, seven from the ILH,
players were able to score tory over Mililani in the D-I ond-team pick a year ago, “(Biegler) is a big target Mililani’s Steve McGehee, four from the BIIF and two
goals.” state title game. as was another first-team up front who has compo- whose fifth-place OIA Tro- from the KIF.

FIRST TEAM HONORABLE

FORWARDS
Dominic Gusman, Punahou, Sr. MENTION
Tommy Mascaro-Keahi, Kapolei, Sr. Hawaii Prep: Noah Condon,
Kai Biegler, Waiakea, Sr. Daniel Jose Vidal Gayoso,
Mason Hunt, Zane Willman
MIDFIELDERS Hilo: Logan Mizuba
Liam McGehee, Mililani, Sr. ‘Iolani: Evan Georgia,
Jonah Kawamura
John Grover, Waiakea, Sr.
Kaiser: Sebastian Horn, Ian
Jacob Moore, Punahou, Sr. Ngonethong, Lucas Shearer
Jvon Cunningham, Mililani, Sr. Kalaheo: Tristan Atwater,
Johnnie Dodge, Punahou, Sr. Liam Treyden John Jacob Jvon Jack Bright, Kalika Kiaaina,
Teo Stohler, Kai Takahashi,
Travis Brubaker, Kalani, Jr. McGehee: Buder-Nakasone: Grover: Moore: Cunningham: Braden Uehara
DEFENDERS Mililani Punahou Waiakea Punahou Mililani Kalani: Jenson Fuse,
Treyden Buder-Nakasone, Shane Fuse, Kanta Oka,
Midfielder Defender Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Ethan Senter
Punahou, Sr. Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Kamehameha:
GOALKEEPER Luke Hamacon

Cade Matsumoto, Punahou, So. Kamehameha-Hawaii:

PHOTOS BY DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM • BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Buddy Betts, Cuinn Cariaga,
• CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM • TIM WRIGHT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Trysten Mahaulu, Ethan
Shimabukuro, Logan Waltjen

SECOND TEAM Kamehameha-Maui:

Dylan Nakagawa
FORWARD Kapaa: Kellen O’Rourke
Conor Hunt, Hawaii Prep, Sr. Kapolei: Hunter
Hoogerwurf, Joe Wren
MIDFIELDERS King Kekaulike:
Frederik Mareels, ‘Iolani, Sr. Hunter Devlin
Tytan Yamanaka, Kaiser, Sr. Le Jardin: Aiden Spagnoli
Laa Gonsalves, Kapaa, Sr. Makua Lani Christian:
Isaiah Easley
DEFENDERS
Mililani: Joshua Ishizaka,
Cypress Navarro-Acio, Kapolei, Sr. Jacob Nakasone
Rayden Daijo, Punahou, Jr. Pac-Five: Ethan Ferry,
Kyle Foss, Mililani, Jr. Luca Tommasino
Punahou: Dylan Borden,
Adam Ferguson Kalaheo, Sr. Tommy Johnnie Kai Travis Cade Liam Nichols-Shipley
Keanu Brown, Kapaa, Sr. Mascaro-Keahi: Dodge: Biegler: Brubaker: Matsumoto: Seabury Hall: Oliver Emde,
Grayson Phillips, Hawaii Prep, Sr. Kapolei Punahou Waiakea Kalani Punahou Kai Merrill
GOALKEEPER Forward Midfielder Forward Midfielder Goalkeeper Waiakea: Javier Cuevas,
Riley Tamanaha,
Nicholas Gaston, Mililani, Sr. Senior Senior Senior Junior Sophomore Kyson Yamashiro