Punahou made it through a tough first week of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys basketball season unscathed, holding off Kamehameha, 51-45, last night.

A crowd of about 500 at Kekuhaupi'o Gym watched the visiting Buffanblu improve to 2-0 and drop the Warriors to 0-2. Punahou opened its ILH schedule with a 65-47 victory over Saint Louis Thursday.

"This is huge for us, to get two tough wins out of the way early," said Buffanblu point guard Miah Ostrowski, who finished with a team-high 17 points. "But we can't celebrate; tomorrow's another day. We can't take any teams lightly in the ILH."

Kamehameha, which lost to six-time defending league champion 'Iolani in double-overtime Thursday, trailed for most of last night's game but held Ostrowski to two points in the first half and led, 23-22, early in the second half.

Ostrowski, though, warmed up with five points in the third period and had 10 in the fourth, which he began with a 3-pointer to put Punahou ahead, 37-29.

Rykin Enos' 3-pointer closed it to 40-37 with 5:01 remaining, but that was as close as the Warriors would get. After Enos cut it to 50-45 on two free throws with eight seconds left, Spencer McLachlin sealed it with a free throw two ticks later.

McLachlin, a 6-foot-7 forward, finished with 11 points, three rebounds, three blocks and two assists. Fellow forward Kameron Steinhoff added 14 points, two rebounds, two blocks and an assist.

"Their interior has always been a problem for us, because we don't match up with them well size-wise," Kamehameha coach Jesse Nakanishi said. "And Miah is the player he is; he stepped up in the crucial moments."

The Buffanblu also got a big lift from their bench, especially when the reserves combined for seven points and helped Punahou take a 22-18 lead into the locker room.

"Trevor Crabb (four points in second period) gave us a huge lift, and Dalton Hilliard (three points) gave us good defense," Buffanblu coach Dan Hale said. "Kamehameha is a tough, scrappy team and they really came at us."

Enos, a 6-foot guard, finished with 17 points to lead the Warriors.

PUNAHOU (2-0) 13 9 12 17 — 51

KAMEHAMEHA (0-2) 10 8 11 16 — 45

PUNAHOU — Robert Toma 0, Miah Ostrowski 17, Kimo Makaula 0, Dane Okamura 0, Kyle Whitford 2, Dalton Hilliard 3, Henry Cassidy 0, Ted Hawkins 0, Trevor Crabb 4, Kameron Steinhoff 12, Spencer McLachlin 13. 20 6-12 51.

KAMEHAMEHA — Randy Cummings 8, Mitchell Kauweloa 2, Pono Hanson 6, Rykin Enos 15, Auwae DeRego 4, Conrad Scheidts 10. 16 8-8 45

3-point goals: Punahou 5 (Ostrowski 3, Hilliard, Mc-Lachlin). Kamehameha 5 (Enos 3, Cummings 2).

MID-PACIFIC 62, DAMIEN 54

Marcus Holyfield scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers, and the visiting Owls beat the Monarchs.

MID-PACIFIC (1-0) 24 14 10 14 — 62

DAMIEN (0-2) 12 14 17 11 — 54

MID-PACIFIC — Ryan Kurihara 14, Sampson Won 7, Marcus Holyfield 21, Jamie Rivera 4, Jarryd Yasui 0, Kellar Ellsworth 4, Devon Takenaka 12, Josh Grant 0, Bryson Beirne 0. Totals 22 10-15 62.

DAMIEN — Nikko Romuar 14, Mitch Cabreros 0, Anthony Tuitele 8, Chris Cross 4, Aminis Thompson 9, Austin Dawson 0, Kai Lima 5, Keoni Kaaa 2, Haku Correa 6, Christian Vasconcellos 6. Totals 22 7-13 54.

3-point goals: Mid-Pacific 8 (Holyfield 4, Kurihara 2, Won, Takenaka). Damien 3 (Tuitele 2, Romuar). Reported by Charelle Victorino

SAINT LOUIS 54, MARYKNOLL 48

Cole Shidaki and Micah McClinton each scored 12 points to rally the Crusaders past the Spartans.

SAINT LOUIS (1-1) 7 13 16 18 — 54

MARYKNOLL (1-1) 16 9 10 13 — 48

SAINT LOUIS — Ricksson Pacarro 8, Kuli'a Aiona 9, John Quindara 6, Lucas Gonsalves 2, Corey Lau 0, Kyle Gonzaga 0, Cole Shidaki 12, Geordan Hanohano 0, Michael Tuiloma 4, Micah McClinton 12, Jamison Miller 1. Totals 16 20-32 54.

MARYKNOLL — Tyler Terai 0, Reyn Higa 2, Garrick Chock 8, Christian Bueno-Kanei 1, Javen Correia 0, Travis Liu 15, Tim Adora 0, Jordan Ho-Ching 8, Richard Herring 6, Jordan Napoleon 2, Ross Lum 6. Totals 17 7-15 48.

3-point goals: Saint Louis 2 (Pacarro, Aiona). Maryknoll 7 (Chock 2, Liu 4, Herring).

Reported by Gail Juan

DIVISION II

PUNAHOU 70, HBA 61

Riley McKibben scored 17 points as the Bufflanblu rolled past the Eagles.

PUNAHOU (2-0) 17 17 19 17 — 70

HAWAI'I BAPTIST (1-1) 16 19 10 16 — 61

PUNAHOU — Marc Dacanay 8, River Kim 5, Jeremy Kaimikaua 8, Kainoa Carlson 7, Dane Costa 0, Matt Galarneau 7, Patrick McFadden 5, Max Halvorson 4, Tim Harrison 0, Riley McKibben 17, Pono Akina 2, Damian Pherigo 0, Drew Uperesa 7, Scott Imanaka 0. Totals 25 17-35 70.

HAWAI'I BAPTIST — Reid Morihara 3, Dayne Kato 0, Daniel Baek 0, Jon China 7, Josh Thompson 2, Jason Iha 2, Ryan Sakai 0, Joshua Baek 11, Landon Herder 21, Jason Liang 0, Phillip Sarubbi 1, Sean Lum 0, Dominic Hart 12, Kyle Barretta 2. Totals 21 15-25 61.

3-point goals: Punahou 3 (Galarneau, McFadden, McKibben). HBA 4 (J. Baek 2, Herder 2).

Reported by Deren Oshiro

AOP 56, WORD OF LIFE 52

Brad Foster scored a game-high 22 points as the Dolphins held off the Firebrands.

WORD OF LIFE (1-1) 11 12 14 15 — 52

AOP (2-0) 11 15 18 12 — 56

WORD OF LIFE — Kamalu Kealoha 5, Phil Clark 0, Daniel Zerba 0, Jared Shimabukuro 3, Liko Satele 2, Peter Hanakahi 6, Aaron Tipoti 4, Jeremiah Onosai-Taitaia 8, Jesse Clark 20, Travis Ogimi 4. Totals 21 4-9 52.

ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC — Tri Bourne 13, Spencer Lum 0, Hoit Fuller Jr. 0, Joshua Oreta 2, Brad Foster 22, Keoni Daniel 14, Joshua Schaffin 3, Koa Gomes 2, Astin Aragaki 0. Totals 23 10-20 56.

3-point goals: Word of Life 6 (Clark 4, Shimabukuro, Kealoha). AOP none.

Reported by Charelle Victorino

HANALANI 69, REDEMPTION 32

P.J. Wood scored 11 points and Justin Delizo added 10 to lead the Royals.

REDEMPTION ACAD. (0-2) 4 8 9 11 — 32

HANALANI (1-0) 26 23 6 14 — 69

REDEMPTION ACADEMY — Corey Matuso 5, Brandon Maeshiro 0, Adam Crail 0, Ailau Perez 0, Joshua Barros 19, Kekoa Kruszona 6, Jonathan Hanki 2, Michael Terry 0. Totals 12 7-12 32.

HANALANI — P.J. Wood 11, Justin Delizo 10, David Vidinha 4, Samson Aina 4, Danny Gabriel 9, Josh Thomas 0, Matt Simbre 0, Westin Alcover 0, John Cunningham 8, Darrin Kamealoha 6, Andrew Kutaka 2, Chris Bennet 2, Brysen Honda 2, Keoni Arellano 2, P.J. Minaya 9. Totals 28 11-14 69. 3-point goals: Redemption Academy 1 (Matuso). Hanalani 2 (Gabriel, Minaya).

Reported by Rob Araki

SAINT LOUIS 41, LUTHERAN 28

Danny Higa scored 10 points to lead the Crusaders.

SAINT LOUIS (1-1) 7 15 9 10 — 41

LUTHERAN (0-2) 4 7 9 8 — 28

SAINT LOUIS — Grant Costa 3, Danny Higa 10, Christian Balthazar-Chang 9, Tony Hair 0, Kyle Leong 8, Chris Kamaka 0, Jordan Akau 3, Joey O'Connor 6, Thomas O'Connor 2. Totals 16 9-29 41.

LUTHERAN — Ronald Nipp 0, Jordan Ramos 6, Ryson Gander 2, David Cho 0, Derek Alik 10, Matthew Nishiyama 0, Michael Abang 4, Samuel Armitage 0, Anthony DiCicco 0, Edward Thornton 6. Totals 7 10-19 28. 3-point goals: Saint Louis 0. Lutheran 2 (Alik).

Reported by Gail Juan

KAMEHAMEHA 50, LANAKILA BAPTIST 34

Micah Higa scored 17 points and Josiah Horner added 10 for the host Warriors.

LANAKILA BAPTIST (0-2) 11 7 9 7 — 34

KAMEHAMEHA (2-0) 13 12 9 16 — 50

LANAKILA BAPTIST — Alika Borabora 12, Isaiah Bartolome 2, Nathan Soriano 3, Keawe Ochman 14, Armando Cayabyab 0, Cole Deyoung 0, Chase Hazelwood 3, Christian Oasay 0. Totals not available.

KAMEHAMEHA — Conway Kaka 0, Kai Riellet 8, Josiah Horner 10, Darrin Krampert 0, Micah Higa 17, Kendall Willing 2, Noble Ah Choy 0. Totals not available.

3-point goals: Lanakila Baptist none. Kamehameha 5 (Higa 3, Horner, Pahukula).

'IOLANI 51, ASSETS 24

Troy Lee scored 17 points and the host Raiders trounced the Admirals.

ASSETS (0-2) 2 0 12 10 — 24

'IOLANI (1-0) 10 13 9 19 — 51

ASSETS — Aaron Matsunaga 0, Nick Castello 19, Jarid Oshiro 0, Rance Kuwata 0, Grant Kitagawa 0, Troy Toyama 3, Fabrizio Alliata 0, Jake Kimura 0, George Cambra 2. Totals 7 7-16 24.

'IOLANI — Reid Furukawa 3, Ryan Renfro 4, Daniel Takami 1, Tyler Hee 5, Kyle Kumashiro 3, Rylan Morihara 4, Matt Smith 7, Peter Takara 5, Mason Choy 0, Troy Lee 17, Nate Yang 0, Brandon Ching 0, Bo Wen 2, Dylan Kuwabe 0, Trevor Yoshioka 0. Totals 19 9-16 51.

3-point goals: ASSETS 3 (Castello 3). 'Iolani 4 (Hee, Kumashiro, Morihara, Lee).

Reported by Stu Masutani

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