"It feels great knowing we have a chance to win Campbell's first (OIA) championship," said junior guard Mark Hayes, who finished with a game-high 19 points last night. "Our school won a (Division II state) football championship (in December), and now everybody is hoping for us to win a basketball championship, too."

Hayes helped seal that opportunity by scoring nine points in the final period, including 7 of 10 free throws as the Sabers protected a 32-26 lead after three quarters.

Earlier, he gave Campbell the lead for good when he broke an 18-18 tie with a 3-pointer with 1:25 remaining in the half.

Sabers coach Sol Batoon said Hayes, who came off the bench, is one of several players on his team capable of a 19-point night.

"We're eight-deep," Batoon said. "Any one of them can score; whoever's in there, any of the five players on the court can do it."

James Bannister added 10 points for Campbell. David Moore led Kalaheo with 18 points.

Kahuku played in the OIA title games in 1991 and 1988, but since then has been mostly recognized as the league's premier football power.

"I've been waiting for this since I was a little kid," said Red Raiders point guard Clinton Parks, who scored a game-high 20 points last night. "That was my goal when I first moved here (from Riverside, Calif.) last year, to change things. My mom went to Kahuku, so I knew it wasn't known as a basketball school. I wanted to help do something different."

Parks, a 5-foot-10 junior, did his part last night by scoring eight points in the decisive fourth period. Backcourt mate Shane Haden also scored eight points in the final quarter, including a three-point play with 1:10 remaining to put Kahuku up for good at 54-53.

The Bulldogs (10-4) stayed within a point until 22 seconds left, when Junior Ale sank two free throws to make it 58-55. Devin Unga then made a steal and converted a layup and free throw with five ticks remaining to seal it.

The Red Raiders had won the teams' regular season meeting two weeks ago, 66-50.

"Kaimuki is a good team with good players and good coaches," Parks said. "They gave us all we could handle tonight."

• Campbell (11-1) 8 15 9 18—50
• Kalaheo (10-3) 10 10 6 18—44

CAMPBELL—Daniel Phillips 2, Ikaika Shelton 3, James Bannister 10, Tristan Bailey 5, Robert Morris 3, Ryan Hayes 19, Mark Sealy 8, Tristan Sealey 0, Jarmar Pacupac 0, Andres Shields 0, Terrance Tafai 0, Shaye Asoau 0. Totals 14 18-23 50.

Kalaheo—Elias David 2, Chris Tumaneng 1, Jason Tanaka 0, Isaac Higa 0, Mana Guerriro 0, Kahua Hollinger 5, Tate Brown 8, Marvin Judd 6, Jeff Whitworth 0, Cheynne Lishman 0, Chase Moses 0, David Moore 18, Cliffton Pires 0, Tyler Caswell 4. Totals 14 14-16 44.

3-point goals—Campbell 4 (Hayes 2, Sealy 1, Shelton 1). Kalaheo 2 (Moore, Hollinger).

• Kaimuki (10-4) 10 17 13 15—55
• Kahuku (12-1) 13 9 17 22—61

KAIMUKI—Kalani Ahmad 8, Jordan Wong 10, Shaun Dela Cazada 2, Isaiah Ano 8, Thomas Pyo 13, Kekoa Onaga 2, Jarett Shiu 0, Jon Torres 12. Totals 21 7-10 55.

Kahuku—Devin Unga 5, Shane Hayden 16, Joshua Wily 0, Okesene Ale 9, Clinton Parks 20, Kevin Unga 10, Viliami Tilini 1, Michael Wily 0. Totals 19 16-20 61.

3-point goals—Kaimuki 6 (Pyo 3, Ahmad 2, Wong 1). Kahuku 7 (Parks 4, Hayden 2, Ale 1).

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456.

Damien 46, University High 45

Antonio Cerezo Jr. hit a basket as time expired, lifting the Monarchs to an upset of the Junior Rainbows in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu third-place tournament.

Damien advances to play Saint Louis tonight.

• Damien (3-12) 8 10 14 14—46
• University high (7-8) 12 9 14 10—45

DAMIEN—Winni Boy Gapuz 4, Brad Akiona 2, Justin Casil 4, Matthew Gochenouer 11, Devin Shiroma 7, Antonio Cerezo Jr. 6, Michael Sipili 6, Lolomana Mikaele 0, Garyk Ontai 6. Totals 19 5-11 46.

UNIVERSITY—Scott Nishimoto 9, Alfred Clark 0, Trey Parras 0, Matt Bayan 1, John Duro 13, David Johnson 16, Rance Yanabu 2, Lucion Holyfield 4. Totals 16 12-16 45.

3-point goals—Damien 3 (Gochenouer, Shiroma, Cerezo). University High 1 (Nishimoto).

Reported by Gail Juan

Maryknoll 57, mid-pacific 41

Jordan Ho-Ching scored 12 points as the Spartans advanced to play Kamehameha in the ILH Tournament.

• Mid-Pacific (2-13) 9 11 5 16—41
• Maryknoll (4-11) 11 13 15 18—57

MID-PACIFIC—Chris Young 4, Kellar Ellsworth , Daniel Gordon 8, Jarryd Yasui 0, J.D. Lum 11, Grant Gannon 0, Kellen Hastie 15, Steve Hilton 0, Bryson Beirne 3. Totals 12 15-23 41.

MARYKNOLL—Richard Herring 4, Jordan Ho-Ching 12, Chris Hsia 3, Simeon Ke-Paloma 2, Kyle Lambert 0, Chris Lum 10, Zachary Misajon 7, Tommy Nguyen 3, Richardson Palavera 0, Riley Tang 11, Tyler Tsukazaki 5. Totals 18 18-22 57.

3-point goals—Mid-Pacific 2 (Gordon). Maryknoll 3 (Nguyen, Tang, Misajon).