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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Pearl City’s Sunshine Fontes, a three-time All-State first-team selection, grew into a leader in her senior season.

CHARGER STRIKES AGAIN

Pearl City senior Sunshine Fontes is the player of the year, an honor she received as a freshman
By Nick Abramo and a cousin of current Univer-
nabramo@staradvertiser.com sity of Oregon and former Camp-

S
unshine Fontes went full
circle.
The Pearl City senior
striker was an over-
whelming choice as the
Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s girls
player of the year, an honor she
also earned as a freshman for
the Chargers three years ago.
Fontes is now a three-time se-
lection to the Stellar Eleven and
she did it this year even though
a knee injury kept her out of the
state tournament. The leading
scorer for the U.S. U-17 national
team in 2018 with 22 goals, she
also found the net 25 times for
the Chargers. But it was her
growth as a leader in her final
high school season that Pearl
City coach Frank Baumholtz III
emphasized about Fontes’ con-
tribution to the team.
“It’s always a challenge having
a player so skilled and trying to
get them to be a leader, but she
really did it this year and helped
motivate everybody,” he said.
“Her ability to understand the
game improved tremendously
from her freshman to senior
years, and understanding the
game can sometimes be more
important than scoring goals.
“After the injury, the players
came to play for her because be-
fore that they knew she was
playing for them.”
D’awncey Jones-Black, a
striker who ignited Kame-
hameha on its run to the Divi-
sion I state championship, also
garnered player of the year
bell player Chardonnay Curran
— locked down the middle for
the Sabers and showed off her
play-making ability and tenacity
to join the Stellar Eleven. Camp-
bell striker Hokulei Ishikawa (18
goals) and defender Katherine
Sunshine D’awncey Jourdyn Katherine Aislynn Emi Pothier join her there.
Fontes: Jones-Black: Curran: Pothier: Crowder: Higgins: “Jourdyn is an up-and-coming
Pearl City Kamehameha Campbell Campbell Mililani Hawaii Prep great player,” Baumholtz said.
Striker Striker Midfielder Defender Midfielder Striker Curran and Park are the only
Senior Senior Sophomore Senior Junior Senior two sophomores in the top 11.
Player of year Three from the neighbor is-
lands were first-team selections
— Konawaena keeper Kyanah
Blas, Hawaii Prep striker Emi
Higgins and Kamehameha-Ha-
waii midfielder Kaila Ambrosio.
Higgins scored 14 goals and
was a driving force in Ka
Makani’s sixth straight Division
II state title. Ambrosio netted 15
goals in leading the Warriors to
the D-II final. Blas made crucial
Carley Kaila Hokulei Kalia Kyanah James
saves, including one in the sec-
Park: Ambrosio: Ishikawa: Kalua: Blas: Curran:
ond overtime and one during
Kamehameha KS-Hawaii Campbell Kamehameha Konawaena Campbell
penalty kicks, during the Wild-
Defender Midfielder Striker Striker Goalkeeper Coach of
cats’ 2-1 (5-4 PKs) quarterfinal
Sophomore Senior Senior Junior Junior the year
upset of two-time defending
champion ‘Iolani.
votes and easily made the Stel- made the second team along According to Baumholtz, Fon- Aislynn Crowder, a Mililani
lar Eleven, which is voted on by with Warriors goalkeeper tes’ rehab is going well and she is center midfielder who scored 11
coaches from around the state. Chaylea Tome. expected to redshirt in the fall. goals, rounds out the first team.
She was called on to play on the “Kitty (Jones-Black’s nick- Campbell wobbled through Curran, the Campbell coach,
back line in the state finale when name) is a very good all-around the regular season and put it all had high praise for Crowder.
starter Hayley Silipa went down player, dangerous with and with- together to storm into the D-I “(Aside from Fontes), she is
with an injury. out the ball,” the Chargers’ state final, where it suffered a 1-0 above the rest in all aspects of
Jones-Black is joined on the Baumholtz said. defeat to Kamehameha. That the game,” he said.
first team by Warriors defender Fontes and Jones-Black can late surge helped get three Sa- By far, Curran was the top
Carley Park and speedy striker contest their own mini soccer bers recognized on the first vote-getter as coach of the year
Kalia Kalua, both of whom came version of the Rose Bowl, since team and a coach of the year after the Sabers went on a tear
through in the clutch during Fontes is headed to UCLA of the nod to James Curran. and pushed Kamehameha in the
states. Silipa and another Kame- Pac-12 and Jones-Black is going Center midfielder Jourdyn title game all the way to the final
hameha defender, Nicole Wong, to Ohio State of the Big Ten. Curran — the coach’s daughter whistle.

STELLAR ELEVEN SECOND TEAM HONORABLE MENTION

PLAYER SCHOOL POS. CL. PLAYER SCHOOL POS. CL. Savannah Miranda, Aiea, Jr. Musuai Isaia, ‘Iolani, Sr. Naia Balancio, Kona, Fr.
Sunshine Fontes Pearl City Striker Sr. Phoenix Miranda Aiea Defender So. Brianna Yamada, Aiea, Sr. Shaley Mercado, Kaiser, Jr. Zoebeth Andrews, Mili., Jr.
Sheyliene Patolo, Aiea, So. Kaikena Kiaaina, Kalaheo, Jr. Cecelia Jenkins, Mililani, Jr.
D’awncey Jones-Black Kamehameha Striker Sr. Malia Brost Hawaii Prep Midfielder So. Shayla Sugai, Aiea, So. Caili Cain, Kamehameha, Jr. Callie Kitagawa-Mullen,
Camryn Cabudol, Camp., Sr. Leah Feato, KS, Sr. Mililani, Jr.
Jourdyn Curran Campbell Midfielder So. Taylor Arakaki ‘Iolani Defender Sr. Vallerie Brown, Camp., Sr. Kaulana Kanno, KS, Sr. Jacey Jicha, Mililani, So.
Katherine Pothier Campbell Defender Sr. Kelci Sumida Moanalua Striker Sr. Alisha Maake, Campbell, So. Maya Hagiwara, KS, Jr. Kira Nishiki, Mililani, Sr.
Cheyenne Mattos, Camp., Fr. Caly Ah Soon, KS, So. Alexis Davis, Moanalua, Jr.
Aislynn Crowder Mililani Midfielder Jr. Kelsey Takahashi ‘Iolani Midfielder Jr. Maia Mills, Hawaii Prep, Jr. Anuhea Aluli, KS, Fr. Saige Kalani, Pearl City, Sr.
Emi Higgins Hawaii Prep Striker Sr. Lauren Mukaigawa Punahou Midfielder Sr. Jenna Perry, HPA, Jr. Caela Kaio, KS, Sr. Caylie Uyema, Pearl City, Jr.
Angela Cipriano, HPA, Jr. Nanea Wong Yuen, KSH, Fr. Naomi Takata, Pearl City, Sr.
Carley Park Kamehameha Defender So. Hayley Silipa Kamehameha Defender Sr. Zoe Ganley, HPA, Sr. Chenoa Frederick, KSH, Jr. Jamie-Lyn Shimamoto,
Kaila Ambrosio KS-Hawaii Midfielder Sr. Nicole Olanda Aiea Striker Sr. Kahele Walsh, HPA, Jr. Dina Hayes, Kapaa, So. Punahou, Sr.
Tahia Alexio, ‘Iolani, Fr. Eryka Napoleon, Kauai, Jr. Adriana Maroney, Pun., So.
Hokulei Ishikawa Campbell Striker Sr. Amber Tadeo-Gilbert Mililani Striker Jr. Hailey Kawamura, ‘Iolani, Jr. Kehela Ventura, Kauai, Sr. Taryn Kaneko, Punahou, Jr.
Kalia Kalua Kamehameha Striker Jr. Nicole Wong Kamehameha Defender Sr. Kelsey Wong, ‘Iolani, Jr. Teani Arakawa, King K, So. Brianna Wong, Roos., Jr.
Sasha Asselbaye, ‘Iolani, Jr. Zoe Alexandra Asue, Kaycee Manding, Waip., Jr.
Kyanah Blas Konawaena Goalkeeper Jr. Chaylea Tome Kamehameha Goalkeeper Sr. Taylor Venenciano, ‘Iolani, Sr. King Kekaulike, Jr.