Finding new scoring sources from beyond the 3-point arc, 'Iolani rallied past Punahou, 49-45, last night in Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys basketball action.

A crowd of about 800 at Punahou's Hemmeter Fieldhouse watched the defending champion Raiders, ranked No. 3 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, finished the ILH season at 10-2. The defending state champ Buffanblu, ranked No. 7, fell to 5-5.

'Iolani can finish no worse than second in league play and had clinched a state tournament berth after Saturday's victory over Damien.

"This is a big win for us going into the state tournament," said Raiders senior guard Kela Marciel, who hit two 3-pointers in a game last night for the first time in his four-year varsity career. "It's a good step, especially since I think Punahou is one of the best teams in the state."

Punahou used an 8-0 run to begin the second half and take a 32-24 lead, but 'Iolani answered with back-to-back 3-pointers from Brandon Ball — another unlikely source — and Marciel. Ball then drained another 3-pointer to put the Raiders ahead, 33-32, and yet another trey by forward Jarrett Arakawa made it 36-32 with 3:30 remaining in the third period.

Punahou eventually took the lead back at 37-36 after a putback by Kimo Makaula, but Arakawa responded with another 3-pointer and 'Iolani never trailed again.

Marciel, Ball and Arakawa combined for six of the Raiders' nine 3-pointers, and 'Iolani shot 60 percent from beyond the arc, compared to 0-for-9 for the Buffanblu.

"We knew they could shoot, but we had some mix-ups in our coverages and they stepped up with some big shots," Punahou coach Dan Hale said. "They made timely plays, and we didn't."

Pablo Warner broke a 39-39 tie with a traditional three-point play with 3:20 left, and the Raiders made five of six free throws down the stretch. Makaula cut it to 48-45 on a layup with 7.6 seconds remaining, but Warner made the first of two free throws one second later to effectively seal the victory.

Kainoa Chu led 'Iolani with a game-high 13 points, including three 3-pointers, and Warner added 12 points.

Makaula led the Buffanblu with 12 points, and fellow post Manti Te'o — in only his second game of the season — contributed three points, eight rebounds and three steals.

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456. Read his blog on high school sports at www.preptalk.honadvblogs.com.

'IOLANI (10-2) 13 11 12 13 — 49

PUNAHOU (5-5) 14 10 10 11 — 45

'IOLANI — Kela Marciel 6, Andrew Skalman 0, Reid Saito 2, Jarrett Arakawa 8, Kainoa Chu 13, Brandon Ball 6, Kainoa Scheer 0, Nicholas Christman 0, Gabriel Vega 0, Josiah Sukumaran 2, Pablo Warner 12. Totals 17 6-9 49.

PUNAHOU — Dalton Hilliard 4, Robert Toma 2, Shane Yoshiyama 0, Taylor Crabb 0, Kimo Makaula 12, Manti Te'o 3, Malik Johnson 6, Matthew Feldman 4, Kainoa Gaddis 6, Joshua Taylor 6, DeForest Buckner 2. Totals 21 3-5 45.

3-point goals: 'Iolani 9 (Chu 3, Marciel 2, Arakawa 2, Ball 2). Punahou none.

Reported by Scott Metcalf

NO. 1 KAMEHAMEHA 66, MID-PACIFIC 49

Pi'i Minns scored 20 points as the host Warriors jumped out to a 19-4 first-period lead in a victory over the Owls.

MID-PACIFIC (5-6) 4 13 15 17 — 49

KAMEHAMEHA (10-1) 19 13 17 17 — 66

MID-PACIFIC — Jonathan Taniguchi 2, Ty Konno 6, Shane Kurihara 2, CJ Woolsey 4, Cameron Roberts 10, Sampson Won 3, Mark Fooks 0, Marcus Holyfield 11, Matthew Reyes 8, Shaun Donovan 0, Dayton Uchiyama 0, John Sherlock 3. Totals 17 10-20 49.

KAMEHAMEHA — Edmund Kamano 6, Shane Matayoshi 0, Micah Christenson 7, Wally Calistro 5, Chaz Bajet 4, Branson Dumlao 6, Pi'i Minns 20, Auwae DeRego 10, Shawn Bode 0, Koa Ka'ai 2, Blake Viena 4, Damien Teramae-Kaehuaea 2. Totals 27 6-7 66.

3-point goals: Mid-Pacific 5 (Konno 2, Roberts 2, Holyfield 1). Kamehameha 6 (DeRego 2, Minns 2, Dumlao 1, Calistro 1, Christenson 1).

Reported by Debbie Lukela

NO. 5 SAINT LOUIS 62, DAMIEN 48

Mike Tuiloma scored 20 points, Dean Viena added 14, Lucas Gonsalves 10, and the visiting Crusaders took a 25-17 halftime lead in beating the Monarchs.

SAINT LOUIS (6-4) 14 11 17 20 — 62

DAMIEN (2-9) 9 8 17 14 — 48

SAINT LOUIS — Lucas Gonsalves 10, Marcus Umu 2, Joey Bryant 4, Quinn Arakawa 0, Micah McClinton 4, Dean Viena 14, Acen Cabral 0, Chris Cook 0, Mika Wong 4, Jordan Ilagan 0, Mike Tuiloma 20, Starr Sua-Passi 2, Moses Samia 0, Jaris Popaca-Falefa 2. Totals 25 11-20 62.

DAMIEN — Jeremy Torcuato 0, Drey Dutro-Solomua 3, Tim Smith 7, Anthony Tuitele 8, Breysen Lee 0, Kevin Aganos 11, Marvin Berueda 0, Mark Baay 4, J.B. Ferreira 0, Tyler Tamayo 0, Nephi Tuitele 0, Lonn Iwashita 8, Jacob Cachola 7. Totals 14 16-20 48. 3-point goals: Saint Louis 1 (Viena). Damien 4 (A. Tuitele 2, Aganos, Dutro-Solomua).

Reported by Donnie Martin

ILH BOYS DIVISION II

HAWAI'I BAPTIST 58, LANAKILA BAPTIST 42

Christian Morimoto scored 16 points, Nathan Le added 12 and the host Eagles raced to a 26-16 halftime lead and stretched it to 41-20 entering the final period in beating the Warriors in an ILH Division II game.

LANAKILA BAPTIST (2-10) 7 9 4 22 — 42

HAWAI'I BAPTIST (12-1) 12 14 15 17 — 58

LANAKILA BAPTIST — Matt Kakilala 3, Micah Miranda 0, Josh Pananganan 1, Chase Hazelwood 21, Marcus Takahashi 0, Keawe Ochman 9, Armando Cayabyab 2, Blenn Yri 2, Christian Oasay 4, Cole Deyoung 0, Jordan Kabato 0, Richard Abbley 0. Totals 14 8-14 42.

HAWAI'I BAPTIST — Ellison Iseri 6, Kelsey Uyehara 2, Shane Sato 0, In Sik Seo 0, Bryan Smits 3, Reid Morihara 0, John Kagehiro 0, Christian Morimoto 16, Ryan Leung 8, Nathan Le 12, Justin Seo 3, Kyle Barretta 4, Landry Kiyabu 2, Byron Kam 2. Totals 21 9-18 58.

3-point goals: Lanakila Baptist 6 (Hazelwood 4, Kakilala, Ochman). Hawai'i Baptist 7 (Morimoto 3, Iseri 2, Leung 2).

Reported by Deren Oshiro

PUNAHOU 68, HANALANI 32

Noah Hammond scored nine points and all 16 Buffanblu who got in the game scored in a victory over the host Royals.

PUNAHOU (11-2) 18 12 18 20 — 68

HANALANI (7-6) 13 5 8 6 — 32

PUNAHOU — Kevin Mukai 7, Stephen Alterado 2, Matthew Paul Yim 1, Galen Arakawa 2, James Duncan 4, Forrest John Kim 3, Devon Wong 1, Matthew Blanco 1, Dylan Hudson 5, Noah Hammond 9, James Portwood 7, Andrew Kuriyama 5, Nicholas Kido 7, Jacob Brovelli 4, Thurston Kino 8, Anthony Crabb 2. Totals 26 10-22 68.

HANALANI — Andrew Kutaka 2, Darin Kamealoha 5, PJ Minaya 8, Matt Simbre 2, Matt Guerrero 0, Bryson Honda 6, John Suh 7, Andrew Rattanasamay 2. Totals 11 8-23 32.

3-point goals: Punahou 6 (Hammond 3, Mukai, Portwood, Kuriyama). Hanalani 2 (Kamealoha, Minaya).

Reported by Rob Araki

UNIVERSITY HIGH 52, SAINT LOUIS 44

Dylan Gomez scored 18 points, Noah Chong-Viernes added 16 to lift the Jr. 'Bows over the Crusaders.

UNIVERSITY HIGH (11-2) 9 13 16 14 — 52

SAINT LOUIS (5-8) 14 7 11 12 — 44

UNIVERSITY HIGH — Adam Oshiro 0, Gavin Vestal 0, Kent Morita 0, Scott Awaya 0, Noah Chong-Viernes 16, Kolio Copp 5, Dylan Gomez 18, Makena Rothenborg 9, Benjamin Keller 4, Nalu O'Connor 0. Totals 20 10-19 52.

SAINT LOUIS — Laakea Frias 5, Joe Joyce 8, Culten Arroyo 2, Michael Brum 0, Bryan Cieslik 15, Maika Martinez 3, Patrick Nobriga 0, Gerald Shaddock Jr. 2, K.C. Long 0, Trey Donahue 0, Tristan Poasa 4, Tony Leineweber 5. Totals 16 10-18 44.

3-point goals: University High 2 (Chong-Viernes 2). Saint Louis 2 (Leineweber, Martinez).

Reported by Gail Juan

KAMEHAMEHA 65, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 53

Christ Bright scored 13 points, Brent Auyong added 11 and Kawaipuna Makuakane had 10 as the host Wariors beat the Patriots, who got 28 points from Michael Urcia.

CHRISTIAN ACAD. (4-10) 7 12 12 22 — 53

KAMEHAMEHA (10-2) 14 20 12 19 — 65

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY — Jason Ko 9, Michael Urcia 28, Abel Orbistondo 6, Axton Durand 4, Zachary Fu 5, Micah Sugiura 0, Jasen Ocol 0, Kalani Baughman 1, Robert Helsham Jr. 0. Totals 17 18-32 53.

KAMEHAMEHA — Cameron Deluze 2, Jacob Teixeira 2, Alika Bell 6, Christ Bright 13, Kalihau Pimental 2, Kawaipuna Makuakane 10, Ronson Nakoa-Moniz 3, Landon Aano 8, Devin Kuhns 6, Brent Auyong 11, Kepoo Noa 2. Totals 23 15-20 65.

3-point goals: Christian Academy 1 (Ko). Kamehameha 4 (Bright 3, Nakoa-Moniz 1).

Reported by Debbie Lukela