KEAAU – Kamehameha got a good lesson in resilience against the defending champs: It’s not how you start but how you finish.
The host Warriors shook off a sluggish start and defeated Waiakea 79-76 in a BIIF Division I game on Tuesday night at Koaia Gym, watching a 3-point attempt for a tie by Calvin Mattos rim out as time expired.
Solomon Escalante scored 15 points, Nalu Kahapea added 14 points, going 10 of 14 on free throws, while Payton Grahovac dropped four 3-pointers for 12 points and Isaiah Nakoa-Oness had 10 for Kamehameha (5-2), which converted 52 percent (23 of 44) from the field and sank 24 of 37 free throws.