Taylor Crabb scored 12 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer from NBA range with 1:12 left, as No. 3 Punahou stunned top-ranked Kamehameha 48-45 last night at Kekuhaupi'o Gym.

“;Taylor came through,”; Punahou coach Alika Smith said after his team won its Interscholastic League of Honolulu opener.

Sophomore DeForest Buckner had a career night with 13 points and 23 rebounds, nearly outboarding Kamehameha by himself.

“;My dad told me to play big, play strong like Micah (Christenson),”; Buckner said. “;Coach said it's my house. Nobody can come in it.”;

Smith agreed.

“;Everywhere we go, it's his house,”; Smith said of the 6-foot-7 sophomore.

“;We got worked on the boards,”; Kamehameha coach Jesse Nakanishi said of Punahou's 41-24 edge. “;It's a tough loss. We'll see what we're made of. We've got to be resilient. We had an early loss last year.”;

After Crabb's long-range trey, Kamehameha struggled to get an open look against a fast, physical Punahou man-to-man defense. The Buffanblu, switching off on screens to that point, went with senior Henry Cassiday on Christenson, Kamehameha's top scoring threat, for the final 1:12.

“;He said, 'I want (Christenson).' I was caught off-guard by him wanting that, but I had faith in him, and we did just enough as a team,”; Smith said.

Punahou had a foul to give, and Cassiday fouled Christenson on a drive with 12 seconds remaining. On the ensuing inbounds play, Devin Kuhns was alone for a layup, but missed and Buckner came down with the ball. Kuhns tied him up, but the possession arrow pointed to Punahou.

“;We lost 31 (Kuhns). That almost gave me a heart attack,”; Smith said.

Cassiday was fouled on Punahou's inbounds play and calmly hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with 8 seconds to play.

Down 48-45 without a timeout left, Kamehameha got the ball in to Christenson, who was double-teamed at halfcourt and lost the ball. Teammate Shane Matayoshi pounced on it toward the sideline and knifed through two defenders to launch an off-balance 3-pointer on the left wing. Matayoshi's shot missed with 2 seconds left, and though he got his own rebound, there was no time left for another 3-point try.

Punahou celebrated a huge win, though it's just the first game of many on the ILH schedule.

It was the regular-season opener for both teams, which had met exactly four weeks earlier in the final of the James Alegre Invitational. Kamehameha (10-3 overall) rallied in that game for a 58-55 win behind clutch shooting by Christenson, but this time the 6-5 junior didn't get a lot of open looks in the final quarter.

This time, Punahou (11-1) kept its poise down the stretch.

Christenson finished with 10 points, 11 boards and three blocks.

The Buffanblu had a 22-10 lead after Malik Johnson hit a shot in the post with 2:36 left in the first half. Kamehameha scored the final nine points of the half, however, to cut the lead to 22-19 at the break.

The Warriors continued the rally in the third quarter, taking a 29-28 lead on Christenson's trey from the top. That was the first of eight lead changes in the second half.

A 28-foot bank shot for 3 by Branden Orpillia ended the third quarter and gave Kamehameha a 37-34 lead.

With both teams using traps, the lead went back and forth. Dyrbe Enos' drive and left-handed layup against Punahou's giants gave Kamehameha a 43-41 lead with 2:10 left.

Punahou answered with a pass from Johnson to Cassiday for a layup with 1:59 remaining to tie the game.

Christenson's 18-footer off a loose ball gave Kamehameha a 45-43 lead with 1:44 left, but Crabb answered with his second trey of the game and a 46-45 lead.

Punahou shot fairly well in the first quarter, but finished at 35 percent from the field (18-for-52). The Buffanblu shot 6-for-13 from the free-throw line and committed 12 turnovers.

Kamehameha shot 36 percent (17-for-47), including 25 percent from the arc (5-for-20). The Warriors were 6-for-10 from the foul line and had 12 turnovers.

No. 2 'Iolani 50, Saint Louis 32

Kainoa Chu led the way with 15 points for the Raiders as they easily dispatched the Crusaders. Jaris Popacca-Falefa had 10 points in the loss for Saint Louis.

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Kaimuki 38, McKinley 26

The Bulldogs failed to score in the second quarter off of poor shooting but came back strong in the second half outscoring the Tigers 28-16 for the victory.

Gabe Stietzel scored 13 points, including three 3-pointers to lead Kaimuki

No. 4 Kalaheo 58, Kaiser 44

Aaron Fernandez scored a game-high 30 points, including five 3-pointers as the Mustangs defeated the Cougars.

Kahuku 45, Farrington 32

Nehoa Akina scored 21 points to hand the Red Raiders their second conference win. Akina nailed four 3-pointers and Shairone Thompson added 12 for Kahuku in the win over the Governors. Paul Solomon led Farrington with seven points.

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Radford 54, Kapolei 44

TJ Reid sparked the Rams with 21 points on their way to taking out the Hurricanes. Jared Milare had 16 points for Kapolei and Manson George had 13 in the defeat.

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Kalani 65, Anuenue 24

The Falcons jumped out to a 16-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back as they defeated the Rainbows. Imani Washington had 15 points for Kalani and Jordan Yogi contributed with 11.

Waianae 76, Nanakuli 36

Christian Mendonza posted 25 points to lift the Seariders over the Golden Hawks in their first conference matchup. Mendonza nailed four 3-pointers for Waianae, while Michael Foster posted 14 points for the Seariders. Gary Shelton led Nanakuli with 14 points, including two 3-pointers.