ILH Boys Basketball
Crusaders pull away from Warriors to move on in ILH D1 tournament


  

Thu, Feb 8, 2024 @ Saint Louis


Final 1 2 3 4  
Kamehameha (3-9, 11-13) 18 711743
Saint Louis (11-3, 27-5) 18 13 16 956




Three players scored in double figures to lift No. 3 Saint Louis to a 56-43 win over No. 10 Kamehameha in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu single-elimination tournament game at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Center Thursday night. 

Pupu Sepulona had a game-high 14 points, Keanu Meacham came off the bench to chip in 13 and Stone Kanoa added 12 to help the Crusaders (9-3) down the Warriors (3-9).

Makai Barr scored eight of his team-high 10 points after halftime to pace Kamehameha. Nahiku Nahale-a netted eight of his nine points in the first quarter and Kyler Wade added eight points in the loss. 

Saint Louis led at the half, 31-25. 

The Crusaders improved to 3-0 against the Warriors this season. They won the two previous meetings by scores of 66-33 (Jan. 6 at Saint Louis) and 43-33 (Jan. 18 at Kamehameha). 

Saint Louis, the two-time defending Division I state champion, moves on in the ILH tournament to play at No. 2 Maryknoll Saturday at 3 p.m. 




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