Second-ranked Punahou fell to 15-7, 5-1.

The final margin was as close as the Buffanblu got since late in the first half, as Iolani opened up a 39-26 lead by the end of the third period. Punahou closed to 50-47 with 1:24 remaining in the game on Brenton Lee's 3-pointer, but Iolani stretched it to 52-47 with 11 seconds left on a layup by Kawika Shoji.

Miah Ostrowski swished a 3-pointer from the top of the key with four ticks remaining, but the Buffanblu were out of timeouts, allowing time to expire.

Kyle Pape

That meant playing Iolani's relentless and suffocating defense, which allowed few open looks for the Buffanblu. In the first half, the Raiders' interchangeable 1-3-1 zone and man-to-man sets held Punahou's top outside shooters — Ostrowski, Spencer McLachlin and Danny Cho — to a combined six points.

"Punahou's a really good team and if you play the same defense against them and allow them to get into a rhythm, they can be impossible to stop," Iolani coach Mark Mugiishi said. "We mixed up our defenses to try to take them out of rhythm and I think it gave them trouble. You could see at the end when they were trying to catch up, their rhythm was to press and fire it up, and they were tough to defend."

Punahou's Miah Ostrowski's drive to the basket was halted by Iolani's Wally Marciel, who drew the offensive foul on the play. Rebecca Breyer • The Honolulu Advertiser

"We tried to tell our guys, 'You cannot let them disrupt what you're trying to do,' " Tacon said. "But when they extend their defense like that, the passes get tougher, the catches get tougher and all of a sudden you're not shooting from where you want to shoot. We were able to dictate the offensive pace at times, but most times (Iolani) dictated the pace. They are so aggressive."

Vinny Nip added 14 points, two rebounds, two steals and one assist for Iolani and Shoji contributed nine rebounds, four points and one steal. Ostrowski led the Buffanblu with 17 points and Lee added 13 points.

Iolani's last loss to a Hawai'i opponent happened Dec. 8, 2001, when Kalaheo won, 68-60, in the James Alegre Invitational final. The Raiders' last loss to an ILH team was Feb. 3, 2001, when Saint Louis won, 57-55.

• Iolani (6-0) 7 15 17 13—52
• Punahou (5-1) 10 8 10 22—50

IOLANI—Vinny Nip 14, Barry Kang 3, Ryan Dung 0, Kawika Shoji 4, Kyle Pape 24, Jon Takamura 5, Wally Marciel 2. Totals 16 14-24 52.

PUNAHOU—Miah Ostrowski 17, Brandon Kapana 0, Danny Cho 4, Brenton Lee 13, Robby Shklov 0, Kaohu Berg-Hee 0, Spencer McLachlin 6, Kasey Ko 10. Totals 20 8-11 50.

3-point goals—Iolani 6 (Pape 3, Nip 3). Punahou 2 (Ostrowski, Lee).

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

Saint Louis 68, Kamehameha 56

Jack Miller led all scorers with 30 points to lift the visiting Crusaders past the Warriors. Cameron Bayne added 18 points for Saint Louis.

• Saint Louis (5-1) 14 15 20 19—68
• Kamehameha (3-3) 15 15 10 16—56

SAINT LOUIS—Kulia Aiona 2, John Quindara 0, Kawika Kekuawela 0, Kyle Gonzaga 0, Cameron Bayne 18, Cole Shidaki 2, Jack Miller 30, Elliot Purcell 11, Jacob Barit 5. Totals not reported.

KAMEHAMEHA—Keo Pacarro 5, Ikaika Hardie 11, Rykin Enos 9, Jacob Ho 13, Quincy Crowell 0, Michael Nii 9, Mitchell Kaweloa 0, Kea Smith 0, Kamalu Miller 9. Totals not reported.

3-point goals—Saint Louis 4 (Miller 3, Bayne). Kamehameha 6 (Hardie 3, Pacarro, Ho, Nii).

Maryknoll 52, University High 44

Tyler Tsukazaki scored a game-high 21 points to carry the Spartans.

• Maryknoll (2-4) 13 12 15 12—52
• University High (1-5) 10 9 12 13—44

MARYKNOLL—Richard Herring 4, Jordan Ho-Ching 9, Chris Hsia 2, Chris Lum 8, Zachary Misajon 0, Tommy Nguyen 8, Richardson Talavera , Riley Tang 0, Tyler Tsukazaki 21. Totals 20 9-18 52.

UNIVERSITY—Scott Nishimoto 4, Michael Tenorio 7, Trey Parras 2, Alfred Clark 8, Levi Goes 0, Matt Bayan 2, Bennet Guira 0, John Duro 8, David Johnson 6, Rance Yanabu 5, Lucion Holyfield 2. Totals 21 2-9 44.

3-point goals—Maryknoll 3 (Nguyen 2, Tsukazaki 1).

Reported by Adria Mendoza

Mid-Pacific 51, Damien 45

Bryson Beirne scored 16 points and J.D. Lum added 11 as the Owls beat the Monarchs for their first victory.

• Damien (1-5) 14 12 4 15—45
• Mid-Pacific (1-5) 8 15 11 17—51

DAMIEN—Winni Boy Gapuz 0, Brenton Kanno 0, Justin Casil 0, Matthew Gochenouer 11, Devin Shiroma 12, Kealoha Pilares 0, Antonio Cerezo Jr. 6, Michael Sipili 7, Lolomana Mikaele 6, Sione Tau 3, Garyk Ontai 0. Totals 19 5-14 45.

MID-PACIFIC—Chris Young 0, Chad Takabuki 4, Kellar Ellsworth 6, Daniel Gordon 6, Chris Kline 0, Jarryd Yasui 0, J.D. Lum 11, Grant Gannon , Kellen Hastie 8, Steve Hilton 0, Bryson Beirne 16. Totals 16 18-39 51.

3-point goals—Damien 2 (Cerezo Jr. 2). Mid-Pacific 1 (Lum).

Reported by Adria Mendoza

ILH Division II

Varsity

Academy of the Pacific 45, Lanakila Baptist 37

Leading scorers—AOP: Mana Komine 16. LB: Charles Hazelwood 13.

Iolani 56, Punahou 53

Leading scorers—Iol: Leo Shimizu 13, Kyson Morikami 13. Pun: Keali'i Frank 14, JC Wo 13.

Kamehameha 61, Saint Louis 37

Leading scorers—KS: Kaipo Villa 21. St.L: Jason Allen 11.

Lutheran 56, ASSETS 36

Leading scorers—Luth: Derek Alik 14. AST: Nick Castello 15.

Word of Life 57, Hawai'i Baptist 54

Leading scorers—WoL: Kamalu Kealoha 15, Jordan Ranch 14, Brashton Satele 10. HBA: Dominic Hart 15, Brandon Aquero 11.

Junior varsity

Hawai'i Baptist 65, Le Jardin 37

OIA

Radford 51, 'Aiea 43

Will Kerins scored 12 points and Mike Davis added 11, including three 3-pointers, to help the Rams remain unbeaten. Nicholas Helsham scored 14 to lead 'Aiea.

• Radford (5-0) 8 14 14 15—51
• 'Aiea (0-6) 5 10 7 21—43

RADFORD—Mike Sooto 5, Joe Brundidge 0, Justin Quinones 9, Garett Canteen 0, Will Kerins 12, Juan Lewis 8, Mike Davis 11, Gary Satterwhite 6. Totals 18 8-13 51.

'AIEA—Kali Kuia 3, Lofa Liilii 0, Shaun Primacio , Errol Rebbola 0, James Hadley 11, Thomas Leary 0, Darryl Talaro 5, Jerry Miller 8, Renny Remigio 2, Nicholas Helsham 14. Totals 17 8-10 43.

3-point goals—Radford 7 (Davis 3, Quinones 2, Kerins 1, Sooto 1). 'Aiea 1 (Kuia).

JV—Radford 53, 'Aiea 33

Reported by Amosa Amosa

Leilehua 52, Mililani 50

BJ Fruean scored 22 points and the Mules rallied from a 28-22 halftime deficit to beat the Trojans.

• Leilehua (4-1) 13 9 17 13—52
• Mililani (3-2) 18 10 11 11—50

Leilehua—BJ Fruean 22, Edward Garcia 9, Cordero Hall 0, Anthony Palomares 12, Antonio Periera 0, John Gory 5, Christian Mendez 0, Clayton Laurel 4. Totals 20 7-15 52.

MILILANI—Ken Moses 2, Maka Kahoano 0, Blaine Kanno 2, Scott Neumann 13, Luke Wright 0, Ryan Shular 10, Charles Richie 0, Brian Prentice 10, Jon Santos 2, Nick Rogers 7, Brandon Dela Cruz 4. Totals 21 2-5 50.

3-point goals—Leilehua 5 (Garcia 3, Palomares 2). Mililani 6 (Neumann 3, Shular 2, Rogers 1).

JV—Mililani 36, Leilehua 31.

Reported by Christina Korodan

Pearl City 72, Waialua 33

Andrew Blue and Ernie Vidinha scored 11 points apiece to power the Chargers over the Bulldogs.

• Pearl City (5-1) 18 17 16 21—72
• Waialua (0-5) 5 9 6 13—33

PEARL CITY—Rollie Salvacion 4, Brandon Jackson 9, Bryan Olarti 10, Ricky Salvacion 9, Andrew Blue 11, Travis Cruz 5, Troy Antoque 6, Kawika Borden 7, Ernie Vidinha 11. Totals not reported.

WAIALUA—Rolan Lawi-An 0, Edwin Rubio 6, Robert Krorger 0, Mark Langanan 0, Bernard Menor 3, Brandon Repollo 4, Marc Nacapuy 1, Sherwin Lawi-An 4, Ikaika Hina 10, Brysen Ramirez 5. Totals not reported

3-point goals—Pearl City 2 (Blue, Cruz). Waialua 2 (Hina, Ramirez).

JV—Waialua def. Pearl City score reported

Reported by Sharm Yoshimura

Wai'anae 67, Nanakuli 51

Xiro Naoralath scored a game-high 40 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the host Seariders past the Golden Hawks.

Justin Luavasa and David Balicao each scored 12 points to lead Nanakuli.

• Nanakuli (1-4) 15 12 14 10—51
• Wai'anae (2-4) 18 21 15 13—67

NANAKULI—Kalai Kahalekai 6, Jay Alapai 5, Alex Distajo 6, Anson Amaral 4, Travis Hulama 4, Justin Luavasa 12, Newton Palakiko 0, Ben Asi 2, David Balicao 12, Levi Luavasa 0, Alika Enos 0. Totals 19 9-20 51.

WAI'ANAE—Dewey Davis 0, Albert Galano 7, Leroy Lee-Kia'aina 3, Xiro Naoralath 40, Junior Faliuga 10, Chad Puha 2, Charlton Taitin 0, Nate Kahala 3, Liko Manuel 2, Anthony Duangmala 0, Mana Kea 0, Alfred Coffin 0. Totals 21 17-25 67.

3-point goals—Nanakuli 4 (Kahalekai 2, Alapai, Balicao). Wai'anae 8 (Naoralath 7, Kahala).

JV—Wai'anae 54, Nanakuli 22.