For its hard work, Kahuku (14-1) is going to the semifinals, where it will face Baldwin (13-0) today at 8 p.m.

The Warriors led 42-34 with 6:30 remaining, but Kahuku rallied behind its full-court press.

In the fourth period, Kamehameha made only two field goals and committed six turnovers.

"We usually handle the ball pretty well, but we had some costly turnovers," Kamehameha coach Jesse Nakanishi said.

Kahuku was 4 of 7 from the field and 13 of 18 from the free-throw line in the fourth.

"Give all the credit in the world to Kahuku," Nakanishi said. "They played their game and outplayed us in that fourth quarter, but we definitely had our chances."

Clint Parks scored seven points, all from the free-throw line, and Shane Hayden added six during the game-ending surge.

Parks finished with 14 points, Junior Ale 13 and Hayden 12 for No. 2 seed Kahuku, the O'ahu Interscholastic Association champion.

"The success is due to the team," James said. "It's been a team concept and we've been telling them that it's important to be the best ballplayer for the team, not the best ballplayer on the team."

Kahuku finished 22 of 32 from the free-throw line while Kamehameha (12-6) was 5 of 9, including no attempts in the first half. The Red Raiders also held a 31-20 advantage in rebounds.

"Free throws were a big factor," Nakanishi said. "They made their free throws and we didn't."

Both teams opened with 2-3 zones, which led to a high number of 3-point attempts in the first half.

In the first half, Kamehameha made 5 of 12 3-pointers and Kahuku was 3 of 11.

The Red Raiders went to a man-to-man defense in the second half, and the teams combined for only nine 3-point attempts after intermission.

Keo Wright-Pacarro scored 11 points to lead Kamehameha, the Interscholastic League of Honolulu third-place team that had won its previous seven games.