In a stunning display as the state's No. 1-ranked boys basketball team again, Punahou blitzed past No. 2 'Iolani, 70-49, last night before a raucous home crowd of about 1,600 at Hemmeter Fieldhouse.

The Buffanblu, who took over the No. 1 spot from the Raiders in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, improved to 6-1 in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. 'Iolani fell to 5-2 after one of its worst losses to a Hawai'i opponent in the past eight years.

The victory also avenged a heartbreaking 43-41 loss to the Raiders on Jan. 4, in which 'Iolani's Taylor Mounts scored the winning basket on a putback as time expired.

"Coach (Dan Hale) had a pregame meeting and he made us visualize that whole last play again," said Punahou junior forward Manti Te'o, who scored 11 of his team-high 15 points off the bench in the first half to lead the Buffanblu to a commanding 36-21 lead at the break. "He told us to remember the way we lost and how we felt, so we were using that loss last time as motivation."

After the Raiders took an early 6-4 lead last night, Te'o scored on a layup with 4:43 remaining in the first period to spark an 11-2 run. In the second period, Punahou burned the nets by making 9 of 13 field goals, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range.

'Iolani forward Pablo Warner swished a 3-pointer from the corner while being fouled, and his rare four-point play closed the Raiders to 27-19 with 3:01 left in the half. But Te'o answered with a layup, and capped a 9-2 run to end the period on another layup with eight seconds remaining.

Te'o, along with guards Dalton Hilliard and Robbie Toma (six second-quarter points each) helped the Buffanblu continue their surge despite leading scorer Kameron Steinhoff being sent to the bench with his second foul early in the period.

"These games test our depth, but we're nine or 10 (players) strong," Hale said. "When you have that kind of depth, you can really get after it."

'Iolani could get no closer in the second half, and the lead grew to as much as 50-27 late in the third period.

"We couldn't stop them," Raiders coach Mark Mugiishi said. "It's hard to beat them when they're playing like that."

'IOLANI (5-2) 8 13 17 11 — 49

PUNAHOU (6-1) 13 23 18 16 — 70

'IOLANI — Kela Marciel 0, Andrew Skalman 0, Nick Christman 0, Trevyn Tulonghari 4, Lionel Fujioka 2, Berton Wong 2, Brandon Ball 0, Bricen McCartney 0, Pablo Warner 27, Taylor Mounts 11, Jarrett Arakawa 3. Totals 21 3-7 49.

PUNAHOU — Dalton Hilliard 6, Robert Toma 11, Matt Feldman 0, Sean McFadden 2, Shane Yoshiyama 0, Henry Cassiday 7, Kimo Makaula 6, Manti Te'o 15, Kameron Steinhoff 14, Trevor Crabb 9. Totals 28 9-14 70.

3-point goals: 'Iolani 4 (Warner 2, Mounts, Arakawa). Punahou 5 (Hilliard 2, Toma 2, Crabb).

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456. Read his blog on prep sports at blogs.honoluluadvertiser.com

KAMEHAMEHA 60, DAMIEN 40

Pi'i Minns scored 19 points to lead the Warriors (5-1) over the Monarchs (0-7).

Drey Durto-Solomua led Damien with 12 points and Kaiakoili Lima and Aminis Thompson each added 10 points.

KAMEHAMEHA (5-1) 20 16 11 20 — 67

DAMIEN (0-7) 10 6 11 13 — 40

KAMEHAMEHA — Kauila Miller 2, Edward Kamano 8, Jonathan Hew-Len 5, Kawika Lyons 8, Chaz Bajet 0, Brandon Dumlao 0, Pi'i Minns 19, Auwae DeRego 8, Shawn Bode 5, Blake Viena 6, Damien Kaehuaea 6, Kamakoa Jovanovich 0. Totals 27 6-12 67.

DAMIEN — Nikko Romuar 4, Drey Dutro-Solomua 12 , Tim Smith 0, Anthony Tuitele 0, Kaiakoili Lima 10, Nick Cerny 0, Aminis Thompson 10, Austin Dawson 0, Michael Memea 4. Totals 13 12-22 40.

3-point goals: Kamehameha 7 (Minns 4, Lyons 2, Hew-Len). Damien 2 (Dutro-Solomua 2).

JV — Damien 68, University High 64.

Reported by Donnie Martin

MARYKNOLL 43, MID-PACIFIC 40, OT

Richard Herring scored 16 points and the Spartans (4-3) outscored the Owls (0-6) 5-2 in overtime.

Marcus Holyfield scored a game-high 18 points for Mid-Pacific.

MARYKNOLL (4-3) 11 7 13 7 5 — 43

MID-PACIFIC (0-6) 11 12 4 11 2 — 40

MARYKNOLL — Brian Saxton 0, Tyler Terai 5, Scott Kamimura 2, Garrick Chock 2, Christian Bueno-Kanei 0, Javen Correia 2, Rian Huizingh 0, Micah Kalepa 0, Richard Herring 16, Jordan Napoleon 2, Ross Lum 14. Totals 15 10-11 43.

MID-PACIFIC — Jonathan Taniguchi 0, Ryan Kurihara 8, Jaime Rivera 2, Marcus Holyfield 18, Dustyn Uchiyama 0, Kellar Ellsworth 8, Cameron Roberts 4. Totals 17 3-8 40. 3-point goals: Maryknoll 3 (Herring 2, Terai). Mid-Pacific 3 (Kurihara 2, Ellsworth).

JV — Mid-Pacific 62, Saint Louis 56.

Reported by Sean Aoyagi

ILH DIVISION I-AA BOYS

KAMEHAMEHA 56, PUNAHOU 49

KAMEHAMEHA (3-1) 15 11 8 22 — 56

PUNAHOU (2-2) 4 12 14 19 — 49

KAMEHAMEHA — Conway Kaka 15, Kai Rilliet 9, Kevin Chandler 8, Javis Esteron 0, Walter Clistro 6, Kepoo Noa 7, Kalihau Pimental 2, Kawai Makuakane 4, Derrick Vidinha 1, Kalai Ahlo-Souza 4. Totals 17 19-30 56.

PUNAHOU — Andrew Kuriyama 8, Micah Marter 3, Galen Arakawa 4, Jeremy Kaimikaua 7, Cale Honda 0, Darryl Cheng 0, Matt Blanco 13, Jacob Brovelli 2, Nicholas Kido 0, Spencer Dung 0, Pono Akina 8, Joshua Bninski 4, Nick Fujita 0. Totals 14 18-31 49.

3-point goals: Kamehameha 3 (Rilliet, Chandler, Calistro). Punahou 3 (Kuriyama, Kaimikaua, Blanco).

Reported by Scott Metcalf

ILH DIVISION I GIRLS

PUNAHOU 41, MID-PACIFIC 39, OT

Tiera Jenson scored the winning basket with six seconds remaining in overtime as the second-ranked Buffanblu (9-1) held off the upset-minded Owls (2-7).

Playing without injured stars Shawna-Lei Kuehu and Janelle Nomura, Punahou trailed 32-23 with 5:30 left in the fourth quarter.

Shaena-Lyn Kuehu fueled the Buffanblu comeback with two 3-pointers, another basket off a steal, and assisted on another basket. Kuehu also assisted on Jenson's winning shot.

Ashley Yamachika led MPI with 11 points.

PUNAHOU (9-1) 11 5 6 13 6 — 41

MID-PACIFIC (2-7) 8 6 13 8 4 — 39

PUNAHOU — Rebecca Lau 7, Dara Tompkison 8, Anna Merrifield 3, Ashley Satterwhite 2, Shaena Lyn Kuehu 15, Jenny Ching 0, Kysa Ludviksen 0, Tressa Torres 4, Tiera Jenson 2. Totals 15 5-8 41

MID-PACIFIC — Paige Young 2, Ashley Yamachika 11, Johnelle Kapua 7, Kristin Yama 0, Shanon Nishimura 3, Kelli Shibata 0, Alyssa Kau 0, Keaton McFadden 9, Jordan Kealoha 3, Jenna Savusa 4. Totals 11 17-27 39.

3-point goals: Punahou 6 (Kuehu 3, Tompkison 2, Lau). Mid-Pacific 0.

Reported by Sean Aoyagi

'IOLANI 53, SACRED HEARTS 30

Jamie Smith scored 18 points and Chanel Hirata 13 to lead the No. 1 Raiders (9-1) over the Lancers (0-10).

SACRED HEARTS (0-10) 6 5 12 7 — 30

'IOLANI (9-1) 14 10 14 15 — 53

SACRED HEARTS — Rayna Munos 2, Rondlyn Timbraza 0, Kamri Lin 4, Morgan Donohue 0, Ashley Ordenstein 4, Maya Clark 6, Lindsey Bareng 0, Raecha-Ann Kauahikaua 9, Charnelle Pires 0, Laura Abellanida 2, Kuhina Luis 3, Naihe Paikai 0, Noel Soma 0. Totals 11 5-5 30.

'IOLANI — Elysse Tom 0, Tami Konishi 5, Kylie Ahlo 4, Lahela Usui 0, Lori Yamashita 8, Chanel Hirata 13, Jamie Smith 18, Raechele Takara 0, Georgette Lopes-Liutolo 4, Shauni Watanabe 0, Hailey Maeda 1. Totals 22 4-7 53.

3-point goals: Sacred Hearts 3 (Clark 2, Kauahikaua). 'Iolani 5 (Hirata 3, Konishi, Smith).

Reported by Stu Matsunami

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com.