OIA Boys Basketball
Fourth quarter surge powers Nanakuli past Kalaheo


ScoringLive staff
February 5, 2025, 8:49am

  

Tue, Feb 4, 2025 @ Kalaheo

Nanakuli

63

Kalaheo

47

Final 1 2 3 4  
Nanakuli (7-6, 11-13) 17 6162463
Kalaheo (4-7, 6-13) 12 15 11 947
Hunter Darnell 14 pts
Vainuupo Fanuaea 20 pts  1 3pm


The Golden Hawks are quarterfinals bound.

Nanakuli used a 24-9 scoring advantage in the final quarter of play to pull away from Kalaheo, 63-47, in the opening round of the OIA Division I boys basketball playoffs.

At the half, it was actually the Mustangs who led 27-23, but the Golden Hawks took a one-point lead in the third and then raced to victory down the stretch.

Vainuupo Fanuaea had a game-high 20 points and hit 5 of 7 free throws, Nainoa Thompson added 14 points and Ezekiel Donnel had 10 points, including 8 points in the fourth to lead the way for Nanakuli.

Kalaheo, which saw its season end at 4-7 in league play, got 14 points from Hunter Darnell in the loss. Bruno Ferri came off the bench to score 11, including a trio of three pointers.

Up next for Nanakuli is a matchup with West top seed Leilehua, who beat the Golden Hawks 72-44 during the regular season. Winners in the quarters secure berths into the state tournament.




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