Next to being in the championship, co-hosts Waiakea and Keaau were in the best possible matchup at their combined tournament, playing each other in the third-place game and measuring one another for future reference.
The two-time defending BIIF Division I champion Warriors displayed their resolve and held off the Cougars 54-48 for third place at the Waiakea-Keaau boys basketball tournament on Saturday night, sinking just enough free throws down the stretch.
In the championship, the OIA’s Roosevelt defeated the ILH’s Mid-Pacific Institute 54-44.
Jerek Prudencio scored 16 points while Kia’i Apele and William Soares each added 14 points for the Warriors, who shot 40 percent from the floor, including 4 of 18 from beyond the arc.