Sophomore forward Micah Christenson scored a game-high 25 points, grabbed five rebounds, made three steals and had two assists last night as Kamehameha defeated Saint Louis, 70-57, in Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys basketball action.

A home crowd of about 750 at Kekuhaupi'o Gym watched the Warriors — ranked No. 2 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media — improve to 9-1 in ILH play and secure a state tournament berth with two regular-season games remaining.

No. 7 Saint Louis fell to 5-4.

"We knew Saint Louis would be coming at us hard because they already beat 'Iolani and Punahou and were looking for their third upset," Christenson said. "Every game in this league is tough."

Brandon Dumlao scored on a runner in the lane to put Kamehameha up 13-12 at the end of the first period and the Warriors never trailed again.

Christenson scored 13 points in the second quarter, including back-to-back 3-pointers to start the period, as Kamehameha took a 32-26 lead at halftime.

He then added 10 more points as the Warriors expanded the lead to 50-33 late in the third period.

The Crusaders could only get as close as 63-53 after Dean Viena's 3-pointer with 1:47 remaining in the game.

Chaz Bajet added 17 points, including eight in the first quarter, and Blake Viena contributed 11 points for Kamehameha. Dean Viena led the Crusaders with 20 points.

SAINT LOUIS (5-4) 12 14 13 18 — 57

KAMEHAMEHA (9-1) 13 19 21 17 — 70

SAINT LOUIS — Marcus Umu 8, Dean Viena 20, Michael Tuiloma 7, Micah McClinton 9, Lucas Gonsalves 5, Mika Wong 4, Joey Bryant 0, Jordan Ilagan 2, Moses Samia 2. Totals 18 15-16 57.

KAMEHAMEHA — Pi'i Minns 6, Chaz Bajet 17, Blake Viena 11, Micah Christenson 25, Auwae DeRego 2, Brandon Dumlao 2, Edmund Kamano Jr. 3, Damien Teramae-Kaehaea 2, Koa Ka'ai 0. Shane Matayoshi 0, Shawn Bode 2. Totals 23 20-27 70.

3-point goals — Saint Louis 6 (Umu 2, Viena 2, Gonsalves, MCClinton). Kamehameha 4 (Christenson 4).

NO. 5 PUNAHOU 68, MARYKNOLL 38

Taylor Crabb and DeForester each scored nine points and the visiting Buffanblu raced to a 27-18 halftime lead in beating the Spartans.

PUNAHOU (5-4) 14 13 20 21 — 68

MARYKNOLL (0-11) 8 10 10 10 — 38

PUNAHOU — Dalton Hilliard 2, Robert Toma 7, Shane Yoshiyama 4, Sean McFadden 7, Taylor Crabb 9, Henry Cassiday 0, Kimo Makaula 7, Manti Te'o 3, Malik Johnson 6, James Dowsett 1, Matthew Feldman 2, Kainoa Gaddis 4, Casey Shibuya 5, Joshua Taylor 2, DeForest Buckner 9. Totals 27 11-18 68.

MARYKNOLL — Masashi Uematsu 4, Chasen St. Onge 8, Tyler Terai 5, Craig Shoji 0, Jordan Victorino 6, David Nosal 2, Kekiai Cashman-Fernandez 2, Dillon Keaney 5, Isiah Dowdell 0, Trevor Ventura 2, Jacob Mayer 4, Davis Holt 0. Totals 12 9-20 38.

3-point goals: Punahou 3 (Toma, Crabb, McFadden). Maryknoll 5 (Onge 2, Victorino 2, Keaney).

Reported by Donnie Martin

ILH BOYS DIVISION II

KAMEHAMEHA 78, AOP 30

Christ Bright scored 12 points — all from 3-point range — and all 12 Warriors who played scored in a home victory.

AOP (1-10) 4 9 8 9 — 30

KAMEHAMEHA (9-2) 18 24 17 19 — 78

ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC — Ronald Nipp Jr. 5, Evan Paresa 3, Nicholas Gomes 6, Michael Datz-Rice 0, Jordan Ching 4, Miria Gould 2, Nicholas Seberg 10, Dat Ong 0. Totals 11 5-21 30.

KAMEHAMEHA — Cameron Deluze 8, Jacob Teixeira 3, Alika Bell 10, Christ Bright 12, Noa Kepo'okaleo 8, Kalihau Pimental 1, Kawaipuna Makuakane 5, Ronson Nakoa-Moniz 7, Wyatt Ferreira 6, Landon Aano 8, Devin Kuhns 6, Brent Auyong 4. Totals 32 8-18 78.

3-point goals: Academy of the Pacific 3 (Seberg 2, Paresa). Kamehameha 6 (Bright 4, Kepo'okaleo, Nakoa-Moniz).

Reported by Debbie Lukela

HBA 62, ISLAND PACIFIC 35

Christian Morimoto, Ryan Leung and Kyle Barretta each scored nine as the Eagles rolled past the Navigators.

ISLAND PACIFIC (2-8) 9 9 7 10 — 35

HBA (11-1) 18 18 19 7 — 62

ISLAND PACIFIC — Malik Veazie 0, Tennyson Lee 5, Christian Yagi 3, Jackson Durrett 0, James Okeke 0, Timmy Silverman 5, Evan Fujimoto 0, Theo Duplechain 15, Kyle Arzaga 5, London Amorin 2, Sam Evans 0. Totals 13 6-9 35.

HAWAI'I BAPTIST — Bryan Smits 2, Ellison Iseri 7, Kelsey Uyehara 4, Shane Sato 5, Justin Seo 3, Reid Morihara 0, John Kagehiro 2, Christian Morimoto 9, Ryan Leung 9, Nathan Le 6, In Sik Seo 0, Kyle Barretta 9, Landry Kiyabu 6, Byron Kam 0. Totals 27 5-6 62.

3-point goals: Island Pacific 3 (Lee, Yagi, Arzaga). HBA 3 (Iseri, Morimoto, Leung).

Reported by Deren Oshiro

WORD OF LIFE 42, PUNAHOU 41

David Daniels scored 17, Brad Foster 13, and the visiting Firebrands took a 30-25 lead into the fourth quarter.

WORD OF LIFE (9-2) 6 10 14 12 — 42

PUNAHOU (10-2) 12 6 9 14 — 41

WORD OF LIFE — Raffi Torres 0, Ryan Alvarado 0, Kendell Ching 0, Ralph Aviles Jr. 5, Javison Caires 0, David Daniels 17, Brad Foster 13, Gabe Miller 2, Issac Iwamoto 2, Kahu Mariani 0, Alex Robinson 0, Solomon Vellez 0, Mackenzie Togafua 0, Cobey Young-Bailey 3. Totals 18 5-13 42.

PUNAHOU — Kevin Mukai 2, Stephen Alterado 2, Matthew Paul Yim 0, Galen Arakawa 1, James Duncan 3, Forrest John Kim 5, Devon Wong 0, Matthew Blanco 3, Dylan Hudson 7, Noah Hammond 1, James Portwood 10, Andrew Kuriyama 0, Nicholas Kido 0, Jacob Brovelli 2, Thurston Kino 0, Anthony Crabb 5. Totals 16 8-18 41.

3-point goals: Word of Life 1 (Aviles). Punahou 1 (Duncan).

SAINT LOUIS 62, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 59

Tyler Akahori scored 26 points and Joe Joyce 12 to lead the visiting Crusaders past the Patriots.

CA (4-9) 15 16 13 15 — 59

SAINT LOUIS (5-7) 15 13 17 17 — 62

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY — Jason Ko 14, Michael Urcia 30, Jathniel Manahan 0, Abel Orbistondo 8, Axton Durand 4, Zachary Fu 3, Micah Sugiura 0, Jasen Ocol 0, Robert Helsham Jr. 0. Totals 25 6-16 59.

SAINT LOUIS — Laakea Frias 6, Tyler Akahori 26, Joe Joyce 12, Culten Arroyo 4, Michael Brum 0, Bryan Cieslik 9, Maika Martinez 0, Patrick Nobriga 0, Gerald Shaddock Jr. 3, Lloyd Purcell 0, K.C. Long 0, Trey Donahue 0, Tony Leineweber 2. Totals 22 15-28 62.

3-point goals: Christian Academy 3 (Ko 3). Saint Louis 3 (Akahori 2, Frias).

'IOLANI 56, ASSETS 39

Kevin Serai scored 12 points, Taylor Kennedy added 11, Larson Leu had 10, to lead the host Raiders past the Admirals.

ASSETS (0-12) 14 2 14 9 — 39

'IOLANI (5-6) 6 18 9 23 — 56

ASSETS — Garrett Kato 0, Jordan Kumasaka 3, Logann Molina 2, Grant Kitagawa 6, Fabrizio Alliata 4, George Cambra 20, Kupu Henderson 0, Jordon Johnson 4. Totals 13 12-20 39.

IOLANI — Gavin Yorimoto 0, Larson Leu 10, Justin Ho 0, Kevin Serai 12, Travis Muraoka 2, Keenan Hoohuli 0, Matthew Talavera 7, Jeffrey Sakamoto 6, Joshua Seto 4, Scott Sakaida 2, Curtis Martin 2, Chase Hu 0, Taylor Kennedy 11. Totals 25 4-19 56.

3-point goals: ASSETS 1 (Kumasaka). 'Iolani 2 (Leu 2).

Reported by 'Iolani Athletics

ILH GIRLS DIVISION II

WORD OF LIFE 42, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 30

Rayane Alvarado scored 12 and Shelbe Miyashiro added 10 to lead the visiting Firebrands past the Patriots.

WORD OF LIFE (3-8) 14 12 2 14 — 42

CA (1-10) 3 9 8 10 — 30

WORD OF LIFE — Faith Zerba 4, Rayane Alvarado 12, Alexis Villa 0, Shelbi Miyashiro 10, Cameryce Alvarado 2, Channelle Maldonado 3, Rachel Tokuda 9, Jedidah Hanakahi 2. Totals 16 6-23 42.

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY — Leslie Cruz 8, Geena Cunha 0, Kristin Addington 5, Megan Salazar-Winters 12, Victoria Adres 0, Chazley Baitlon 3, Cheyenne Kessell 2. Totals 11 8-27 30.

3-point goals: Word of Life 4 (Alvarado 2, Miyashiro 2). Christian Academy none.

Reported by Trudi Smallwood