Few reserve players will jump up and down when the opposing team scores a point.

But on instances when 'Iolani scored a point, particularly in key situations, the Kamehameha reserves jumped in unison off the bench, encouraging their teammates on the court. Combined with an all-around effort on the floor and the setting of sophomore Daylan Chock, visiting Kamehameha edged 'Iolani, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22, in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys volleyball match last night.

"It was a team effort, the support from the bench was really important tonight," Kamehameha coach Guy Kaniho said.

Micah Christenson had 12 kills and Kahale Morgan added 10 to lead the Warriors (4-2). Nolan Carter added seven kills for the Warriors, who adjusted their blocking scheme to match up with a taller and quicker 'Iolani middle attack.

David Fink had 13 kills to lead the Raiders (6-1), the defending state champion.

"I told the boys as defending state champions, everybody will be gunning for us and we need to be able to accept that challenge and meet it," 'Iolani coach Mike Among said. "Obviously we weren't ready for that challenge tonight."

The Warriors went with a different lineup last night, utilizing Chock as the setter instead of running two setters in their 6-2 offense. The move opened up more opportunities for the 6-foot-5 Christenson, the other setter in the previous lineup.

"Daylan is playing steady right now," Morgan said. "Daylan, for a sophomore, young player, he's stepping up and playing consistent volleyball."

The third set was tied six times, the last at 18-18 after a kill from 'Iolani's Tyler Cundiff. An 'Iolani service error and Christenson's ace gave Kamehameha a 20-18 lead. Christenson's service error then made it 20-19.

Carter had a kill down the middle to extend the lead to 21-19, but Nick Christman's kill helped the Raiders close to 21-20. After an 'Iolani error, William Chambers' kill in middle helped the Raiders close to 22-21.

Kamehameha went ahead 23-21 after an 'Iolani service error. After an 'Iolani timeout, Kamehameha libero Michael Wasko dug a kill attempt by Chambers, and Chock set the ball to the left side to Christenson, whose shot went high off the block to make it 24-21.

Fink's cross-court kill from the right cut it to 24-22, but Kamehameha ended the match on Morgan's kill down the right side.

" 'Iolani will always be one of the top teams, this was a big win for us," Morgan said.

Tied at 5-5 in Set 2, kills from Tyler Tanaka and Christman helped 'Iolani take the lead for good. The Warriors could've closed to 15-14, but Christenson's kill was nullified due to a rotation violation, giving 'Iolani a 16-13 lead. Fink's offspeed shot made it 19-16 and 'Iolani earned the next point after some brilliant defensive plays.

Tanaka made a pancake dig on the left side in front of the net. The ball was caught briefly at the bottom of the net, allowing a set to be made and the ball to be sent over. Kamehameha returned the ball, and after a scramble on 'Iolani's side, libero Scott Sakaida made a diving dig for the ball, which went over the net and barely landed in, giving the Raiders a 20-16 lead.

But three straight 'Iolani errors and Carter's kill on an overpass helped Kamehameha tie the set at 23-23. Cundiff's kill in the middle and Christenson's swing into the net allowed the Raiders to take Set 2.

"We played with a little more fire," Among said. "We made more plays with the fire (and with it) came a little more focus and intensity, which we lacked in Game 1. That kind of goes back to practice, our practice atmosphere is not as intense as this match was. We need to duplicate that in practice so they're ready for that pressure-cooker situation."

Morgan had five kills and Carter had four in the first set for the Warriors, who never trailed.