Saint Louis held off Kamehameha 46-36 last night to close within a game of qualifying for the state tournament. Crusaders closer
to state berthStar-Bulletin staff
The Warriors (9-4) trailed by as many as 14 points, but closed the gap to 35-30 with two minutes left in the game.
The Crusaders (10-3) sealed the win by making 12 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter.
Jonah Lakatani scored 10 of his game-high 18 points in the first half to help Saint Louis to a 24-13 halftime lead.
Saint Louis closes with Punahou and Kamehameha's final game is against Damien.
Kamehameha (9-4) 5 8 9 14 -- 36 Saint Louis (10-3) 12 12 10 12 -- 46
KAMEHAMEHA -- Eric Shaver 7, Galen Santana 3, Jarrett Day 0, Caleb Spencer 8, Aaron Kahaloa 5, Kawika Hepa 2, Waika Spencer 11, Willie Melemai 0.SAINT LOUIS -- B.J. Batts 3, Keao Monteilh 5, Ryan Brilhante 0, Tavita Thompson 0, Jonah Lakatani 18, Desmond Hanohano 7, Jason Rivers 5, Timo Paepule 2, Brandon Va`a 0, Wilson Afoa 6
3-point goals -- Kamehameha 2 (Santana, C.Spencer), Saint Louis 3 (Lakatani 2, Batts).
Iolani 76, Maryknoll 40: Bobby Nash and Todd Blankenship combined for 22 points as the Raiders held the Spartans scoreless in the first quarter.
Iolani led 19-0 after a period, and 36-12 at halftime.
The Raiders have already clinched their third consecutive ILH championship. They have won 27 league games in a row and are a victory away from a second straight perfect ILH season.
At Iolani School gym
Maryknoll (3-10) 0 12 14 14 -- 40 Iolani (13-0) 19 17 17 23 -- 76
MARYKNOLL -- Tyler Tsukazaki 2, Michael Faria 4, Kawika Calizar 0, Kevin Lee 9, Patrick Torres 0, Westin Lee 7, Michael Serai 2, Stacey Wong 12, Kealakai Hussey 4.IOLANI -- Jon Yasuda 6, Derrick Low 8, Zach Tollefson 4, Ryan Hirata 14, Kyle Pape 3, Sean Carney 2, Bobby Nash 12, Chad Miller 9, Gage Eberlin 8, Todd Blankenship 10.
3-point goals -- Maryknoll 1 (W. Lee), Iolani 5 (Hirata 4, Yasuda).
Punahou 65, Mid-Pacific 49: No Buffanblu player reached double figures, but 11 scored in a win over the Owls. MPI led 15-10 after the first quarter, but Punahou rebounded by scoring 19 points in the second.
At Hemmeter Fieldhouse
Mid-Pacific (3-10) 15 12 12 10 -- 49 Punahou (7-6) 10 19 13 23 -- 65
MID-PACIFIC--Ryan Leong 8, Brendan Katahara 3, Josh Mitchell 1, Travis Tyler 8, Chris Perry 13, Josh Santos 0, Chris Freshour 0, Brandyn McCall 16.PUNAHOU--Reid Fowler 5, Michael Lam 7, Jason Sakata 2, Stanley Fisher 7, Drew Monahan 6, Andrew Amigleo 9, Scott Otake 9, Daniel Bertao 0, Zander Schneider 3, Chris Friedemann 9, Brian Zane 2, Brenton Lee 6, Kasey Ko 0.
3-point goals -- Mid-Pacific 1 (Katahara), Punahou 1 (Lam).
Damien 52 University 47: Trailing 50-36 with less than three minutes remaining, the Junior Bows rolled off 11 straight points to cut the Monarch lead to three at 50-47. The Monarchs converted two free throws and held on to win.
The league's top scorer, Ranson DeCosta of Damien, scored a game-high 20 points.
Damien (5-8) 10 16 14 12 -- 52 University (2-11) 13 7 5 22 -- 47
At McCabe GymDAMIEN -- Ferd Paredes 0, Elwin Gapuz 11, Fuavaa Faualo 0, Kawika Lopez 4, Ranson DeCosta 20, Soane Sevelo 0, Tevita Williams 6, Fehi Sevelo 2, Brandon Kahale 2, Keoni Steinhoff 7.
UNIVERSITY -- Jeris Nakamasu 7, Ben Nishimoto 5, Sam Naone 0, Curtis Lefrandt 0, James Cabras 12, Tommy Chun-Ming 2, John Duro 2, David Johnson 6, Ric Kodama 13.
3-point goals -- Damien 4 (Gapuz , DeCosta 2, Williams), University 5 (Nakamasu, Nishimoto, Cabras 2, Johnson).
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