Waiakea senior guard Calvin Mattos put on point-producing display, and his team didn’t have to worry about protecting a late lead, which has been trending recently.
Behind solid play on both sides of the ball, the Warriors defeated Hilo 76-52 in a BIIF Division I game Thursday night at the Vikings Gym, dealing the host team a tough setback.
Mattos scored 20 points and Shaun Kojima 13 to lead the Warriors (5-1), who hit 49 percent (27 of 55) from the field and converted 15 of 24 free throws.
Isaac Liu scored 19 points and Lawrence Padasdao had eight to lead the Vikings (3-4), who shot 52 percent (22 of 43) from the floor and made 7 of 19 free throws.