Kahuku takes down Lahainaluna, 66-56


Four Kahuku players scored in double figures in a 66-56 win against fourth-seeded Lahainaluna Thursday in quarterfinal action of the Hawaiian Airlines Division I boys' basketball tournament at Student Council Gymnasium at McKinley.

The Red Raiders will play Kamehameha in a 5 p.m. semifinal Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center.

KJ Uluave led the Red Raiders with 18 points, followed by Shairone Thompson's 13. Kawehena Johnson and Galeai Malufau each added 11.

Lahainaluna's Luke Williams led all scorers with 24 points and Todd Rickard Jr. followed with 17.

The Lunas took a 2-0 lead, but it was all Kahuku after that. The Red Raiders led by 17 at one juncture in the fourth quarter.