Overcoming Kamehameha guard Kawika Lyons' stunning first-half 3-point barrage, Punahou raced past the Warriors, 60-49, last night to remain in first place atop the Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys basketball standings.

A boisterous crowd of about 750 at Hemmeter Fieldhouse watched the Buffanblu — ranked No. 1 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media — improve to 7-1 in the ILH. Fourth-ranked Kamehameha fell to 5-2.

It was Punahou's third victory over a top-6 team in the past six days, with earlier home wins over No. 2 'Iolani on Tuesday and No. 6 Saint Louis on Saturday.

"It feels good to get all three victories," said Buffanblu senior forward Kameron Steinhoff, who scored nine of his 13 points in the decisive second half. "It's been tiring, but we still have one more game on Saturday (vs. Mid-Pacific)."

Punahou finished the first period last night with a 12-3 run and looked to be in control with a 21-12 lead entering the second.

But the slender, left-handed Lyons swished the first of four straight 3-pointers with 4:27 remaining in the half, and by the time he was done, the Warriors were up, 29-26, with 1:45 left.

Robbie Toma answered with his own 3-pointer to tie it, but Blake Viena gave Kamehameha its last lead at 30-29 with 27 seconds remaining. Manti Te'o scored on a layup with four seconds left to put the Buffanblu up for good at 31-30.

Lyons finished the half with 20 points, including six 3-pointers.

"He was shooting us out of the gym," Punahou coach Dan Hale said. "At halftime, we just told our guys to settle down, stay on him, and have somebody else shoot it if we can. We had to, or else he was going to set a new ILH record."

The Buffanblu again were hampered when Steinhoff — their leading scorer — was saddled with his second foul at the 2:56 mark of the first period and sat out the remainder of the half.

But he started the second half strong with two quick baskets, and scored another layup midway through the third quarter to give Punahou a 41-32 lead.

The Warriors closed it to 43-38 after Brandon Dumlao's two free throws with 24 seconds remaining in the period, but the Buffanblu opened the fourth quarter with six straight points and Kamehameha could get no closer than nine the rest of the way.

PUNAHOU (7-1) 21 10 12 17 — 60

KAMEHAMEHA (5-2) 12 18 8 11 — 49

PUNAHOU — Dalton Hilliard 9, Robbie Toma 17, Matt Feldman 0, Sean McFadden 2, Shane Yoshiyama 0, Henry Cassiday 4, Kimo Makaula 3, Dane Okamura 0, Manti Te'o 6, Kameron Steinhoff 13, Trevor Crabb 6. Totals 24 8-19 60.

KAMEHAMEHA — Kauila Miller 0, Edward Kamano 1, Kawika Lyons 23, Chaz Bajet 2, Brandon Dumlao 4, Pi'i Minns 1, Auwae DeRego 6, Shawn Bode 0, Blake Viena 3, Damien Kaehuaea 6, Kamakoa Jovanovich 3. Totals 14 14-31 49.

3-point goals: Punahou 4 (Toma 3, Hilliard). Kamehameha 7 (Lyons 7).

'IOLANI 46, SAINT LOUIS 37

Pablo Warner and Taylor Mounts each scored 13 points to lead the Raiders (6-2) over the visiting Crusaders (3-4).

Micah McClinton led Saint Louis with 11 points.

SAINT LOUIS (3-4) 13 11 8 5 — 37

'IOLANI (6-2) 6 16 16 8 — 46

SAINT LOUIS — Lucas Gonsalves 4, Micah McClinton 11, Corey Lau 0, Dean Viena 4, Kyle Gonzaga 0, Cole Shidaki 4, Marcus Umu 2, Michael Tuiloma 4, Jamison Miller 8, Moses Samia 0. Totals 17 2-4 37.

'IOLANI — Kela Marciel 3, Andrew Skalman 2, Nick Christman 2, Trevyn Tulonghari 5, Lionel Fujioka 0, Berton Wong 0, Bricen McCartney 3, Pablo Warner 13, Taylor Mounts 13, Jarrett Arakawa 5. Totals 15 15-17 46. 3-point goals: Saint Louis 1 (McClinton). 'Iolani 1 (McCartney).

Reported by Stu Matsunami

MID-PACIFIC 52, DAMIEN 39

Marcus Holyfield scored 18 points and Ryan Kurihara hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points to lead the Owls (1-7) over the host Monarchs (0-8).

MID-PACIFIC (1-7) 8 16 14 14 — 52

DAMIEN (0-8) 13 8 13 5 — 39

MID-PACIFIC — Jonathan Taniguchi 5, Shane Kurihara 0, Sampson Won 11, Ryan Kurihara 15, Jaime Rivera 0, Marcus Holyfield 18, Dustyn Uchiyama 0, Brad Wu 0, Kellar Ellsworth 1, Devon Takenaka 0, Cameron Roberts 2, Matt Shibata 0, Joshua Jamias 0. Totals 18 9-17 52.

DAMIEN — Nikko Romuar 4, Drey Dutro-Solomua 2, Tim Smith 5, Anthony Tuitele 6, Kaiakoili Lima 12, Aminis Thompson 4, Austin Dawson 0, Michael Memea 6, Tyler Tamayo 0. Totals 13 13-21 39.

3-point goals: Mid-Pacific 4 (R. Kurihara 3, Taniguchi).

Reported by Donnie Martin

IAA

SAINT LOUIS 41, 'IOLANI 30

SAINT LOUIS (2-2) 5 8 13 15 — 41

'IOLANI (1-3) 1 7 11 11 — 30

SAINT LOUIS — Danny Higa 12, Joseph O'Conner 3, Joey Bryant 6, Christian Balthazar-Chang 0, Josh Saio 0, Chris Kamaka 9, Brandon McKee 6, Joe Lacaden 0, Danny Perry 2, Marcus Gonzalez 3, Steven Donahoe 0. Totals 14 9-19 41.

'IOLANI — Matt Koyama 0, Reyn Kimura 3, John Tsuji 0, Keenan Ho'ohuli 2, Kevin Serai 8, Jeff Sakamoto 10, Chase Hu 4, Mason Choy 3. Totals 9 10-19 30.

3-point goals: Saint Louis 4 (Higa 2, O'Conner, Braynt). 'Iolani 2 (Kimura, Serai).

Reported by Stu Matsunami

DIVISION I GIRLS

MID-PACIFIC 57, SACRED HEARTS 49

Johnelle Kapua scored 18 points and Ashley Yamachika hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points to lead the Owls (3-7) to an overtime victory over the visiting Lancers (0-11).

Raecha-Ann Kauahikaua led Sacred Hearts with 14 points.

SACRED HEARTS (0-11) 8 10 12 15 4 — 49

MID-PACIFIC (3-7) 12 12 6 15 12 — 57

SACRED HEARTS — Kapo Lupenui 0, Rayna Munos 8, Rondlyn Timbraza 2, Kamri Lin 8, Morgan Donohue 0, Ashley Ordenstein 8, Maya Clark 0, Lindsey Bareng 0, Raecha-Ann Kauahikaua 14, Kuhina Luis 9. Totals 16 13-21 49.

MID-PACIFIC — Paige Young 3, Ashley Yamachika 13, Johnelle Kapua 18, Kristin Yama 0, Shanon Nishimura 3, Kelli Shibata 0, Alyssa Kau 0, Keaton McFadden 7, Jordan Kealoha 4, Jenna Savusa 9. Totals 14 25-36 57.

3-point goals: Sacred Hearts 4 (Munos 2, Ordenstein, Kauahikaua). Mid-Pacific 4 (Yamachika 3, Kealoha).

Reported by Sean Aoyagi

PUNAHOU 51, KAMEHAMEHA 36

Shaena-Lyn Kuehu scored 18 points and twin sister Shawna-Lei added 12 to lead the Buffanblu (10-1) over the visiting Warriors (4-6).

Pualei Furtado led Kamehameha with 12 points.

kamehameha (4-6) 4 10 9 13 — 36 punahou (10-1) 10 8 18 15 — 51

KAMEHAMEHA — Pualei Furtado 12, Zayne Apiki 1, Pomaikai Kalakau 0, Shaleese Javillo 8, Lindsey Wong 0, Tiana Abbley 0, Rhani Kaneaiakala 7, Mara Mukai 0, Kylle Roy 8, Casey Lum 0. Totals 12 12-19 36.

PUNAHOU — Becca Lau 4, Brittnie Lau 0, Julianne Nomura 0, Dara Tompkison 0, Anna Merrifield 2, Shawna-Lei Kuehu 12, Ashley Satterwhite 2, Shaena-Lyn Kuehu 18, Janelle Nomura 7, Jenny Ching 0, Julia Brand 0, Kysa Ludviksen 0, Tressa Torres 6, Tiera Jenson 0. Totals 20 7-10 51.

3-point goals: Punahou 4 (Shae. Kuehu 3, Nomura).

Reported by Scott Metcalf

DIVISION II GIRLS

MARYKNOLL 42, HANALANI 39

Melissa Ching scored 13 points and Sam Chung added 10 to lead the visiting Spartans (5-0) over the Royals (4-3).

MARYKNOLL (5-0) 7 10 11 14 — 42

HANALANI (4-3) 12 11 8 8 — 39

MARYKNOLL — Kristen Canencia 5, Ashley Agcaoili 4, Amanda Macadangdang 0, Miho Arai 0, Corine Gushikuma 0, Ashley Shiroma 0, Melissa Ching 13, Sam Chung 10, Soana Fifita 5, T. Marquez 5. Totals 16 8-14 42.

HANALANI — Nicole Craig 7, Mariah Schoniwitz 4 Katie Scully 2, Janelle Fetui 5, Rachel Matalau 6, Ruth Matalau 8, Samantha Hyde 7, Kristi Arellano 0. Totals 16 7-12 39.

3-point goals: Maryknoll 2 (Canencia, Ching).

Reported by Rob Araki

IAA

KAMEHAMEHA 64, PUNAHOU 39

PUNAHOU (3-2) 7 10 8 14 — 39

KAMEHAMEHA (3-2) 13 16 21 14 — 64

PUNAHOU — Farrah Madanay 2, Jennie Li 0, Ashley Galacgac 10, Kailee Kealoha 7, Sara Nishikawa 2, Samantha Howell 3, Megan Wong 0, Taylor Maruyama 3, Kira Kubota 2, Julie Ayabe 4, Cherie Ng 0, Chelsea Oda 0, Jessica Lin 0, Charney Heimuli 6. Totals 13 11-22 39.

KAMEHAMEHA — Sanoe Kellinoi 9, Briauna Bissen 7, Kimberly Ubilas 2, Kyndall Moi-Simeona 7, Cheyane Kamai 4, Kelly Opedal 5, Kerilyn Gallagher 3, Lacy Deniz 2, Kapua Chandler 5, Megan Lum 8, Rotisha Hose 2, Naomi Kamakau 10. Totals 19 23-34 64.

3-point goals: Punahou 2 (Galacgac, Howell). Kamehameha 3 (Bissen 2, Opedal).

Reported by Kamehametha Athletics

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