"This means a lot to our school, our community," said Kahuku swingman Okesene "Junior" Ale. "I mean, 1968 ... that was with the great Junior Ah You... "

Ah You, who went on to star in the Canadian Football League, was on that 1968 championship team along with Hawai'i Golf Hall of Famer Lance Suzuki.

This year's Red Raiders feature a balanced attack, and that ultimately is what carried them through in the final four minutes last night after the Sabers (11-2) took a 41-40 lead on Mark Sealy's 3-pointer.

Devin Unga tied it on a free throw with 3:12 remaining, then Clinton Parks scored on a coast-to-coast drive and Ale converted a reverse layup to put Kahuku up 45-41 with one minute left.

Campbell closed it to 45-43 on Robert Morris' layup with 45 seconds, but Kevin Unga answered with a layup of his own with 27 ticks remaining.

Shane Hayden sealed it with a free throw with eight seconds left.

"We were just running our offense," Ale said, referring to the final four minutes. "We were just trying to be patient and look inside — that was our game plan. We wanted to look inside because there were a lot of one-on-one opportunities."

Kahuku coach Nathan James said the patience was a result of daily practice sessions throughout the season.

"It was just execution and being patient," James said. "It's what we've worked on every single day in practice. It's a great win for us, because that (Campbell) is a great team."

Parks, a junior point guard, said the victory — and the way it was secured in the closing minutes — should erase any stereotypes about the Red Raiders' basketball program.

"I've heard people say that Kahuku always had the athletes, but not the I.Q. and the discipline," said Parks, who scored 10 of his team-high 12 points in the second half. "This should prove all those people wrong. It feels so good to win it for Coach, too, because I've heard people say he couldn't win the big one."

After a tight first period, Kahuku went on an 11-0 run to go up, 22-14, with 3:32 left. The Sabers closed to 24-18 by halftime, but the Red Raiders stretched the lead to 38-30 late in the third quarter.

Sealy made consecutive layups to close it to 38-34 entering the final period, then Tristan Bailey (18 points) and Daniel Phillips scored on back-to-back layups to cut it to 40-38 before Sealy's go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:55 remaining.

Then came Kahuku's final run.

"This was for our team, coach and community," Parks said.

Kahuku (13-1) 11 13 14 10 — 48
Campbell (11-2) 12 6 16 9 — 43

Kahuku — Devin Unga 5, Shane Hayden 10, Micah Wily 0, Junior Ale 11, Clinton Parks 12, Kevin Unga 8, Viliami Tilini 2. Totals 18 8-15 48.

Campbell — Daniel Phillips 4, Ikaika Shelton 1, James Bannister 5, Tristan Bailey 18, Robert Morris 7, Ryan Hayes 0, Mark Sealy 8. Totals 17 6-16 43.

3-point goals — Kahuku 4 (Hayden 3, Parks). Campbell 3 (Sealy, Bailey, Bannister).

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

Kalaheo 49, Kaimuki 46

Tate Brown hit a 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to lift the Mustangs past the Bulldogs in the OIA third-place game played at McKinley.

Kalaheo trailed by 10 points at halftime but rallied with a 23-13 second-half to force overtime. A backdoor basket by Kalaheo's Tyler Caswell with 1:17 left in regulation tied the game at 43.

Kaimuki's Jon Torres tied it at 46 when he drained an open 3-pointer with 52 seconds left in overtime, again tying the game.

Marvin Judd, who scored a game-high 20 points, passed to Brown in the corner, setting up the game-winning shot.

Torres led Kaimuki with 16 points and Jordan Wong had 14.

Kaimuki (10-5) 19 11 8 5 3—46
Kalaheo (11-3) 9 11 10 13 6—49

Kaimuki —Albien Montero 0, Kalani Ahmad 2, Keha Akau 0, Jordan Wong 14, Shaun Dela Cazada 1, Isaiah Ano 0, Thomas Pyo 2, Phillip Miyasaka 0, Chazz Kiua 0 Beau Albrechtson 0, Jarett Shiu 11, Jon Torres 16, Keoni Reyes 0. Totals 14 13-18 46.

Kalaheo —Elias David 4, Chris Tumaneng 0, Jason Tanaka 0, Isaac Higa 0, Mana Guerriro 0, Tate Brown 5, Marvin Judd 20, Cheynne Lishman 0, Jeff Whitworth 2, Chase Moses 0, David Moore 8, Cliffton Pires 0, Tyler Caswell 10. Totals 16 13-20 49.

3-point goals—Kaimuki 5 (Wong 3, Shiu 1, Torres 1). Kalaheo 4 (Judd 3, Brown 1).

Reported by Lindsey Nakashima

Kamehameha 63, Saint Louis 56

Ikaika Hardie led the Warriors with 18 points, and Jacob Ho added 17 in an overtime victory over the Crusaders. Kamehameha outscored Saint Louis 16-9 in OT to claim third place in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu tournament, and the ILH's final berth in the state tournament.

Saint Louis (9-7) 15 10 7 15 9—56
Kamehameha (11-5) 6 14 14 13 16—63

Saint Louis —Kulia Aiona 6, John Quindara 0, Kawika Kekuawela 0, Kyle Gonzaga 0, Cameron Bayne 6, Cole Shidaki 12, Jack Miller 14, Elliot Purcell 0, Jacob Barit 17, Joshua Ah Yuen 0, Jamison Miller 1. Totals not reported.

Kamehameha —Keo Pacarro 3, Ikaika Hardie 18, Brandon Ahlo 0, Rykin Enos 9, Jacob Ho 17, Quincy Crowell 8, Michael Nii 0, Matthew Hoapili 4, Kamalu Miller 4. Totals not reported.