Four times was not enough.

Third-ranked Kaimuki and fourth-ranked Kahuku will meet for the fifth time this season tomorrow — this time for the O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red Division championship.

The Red Raiders forced the winner-take-all game after handing the Bulldogs their first loss in the OIA's modified double-elimination postseason tournament, 45-41, last night at McKinley.

A crowd of about 800 saw Kahuku improve to 16-1 and avenge a loss to Kaimuki last Saturday. Kaimuki fell to 12-4.

"Kaimuki's got a great program and every time they come in, we know they're going to be tough," Kahuku coach Hiram Akina said. "We've got to play our best to stay in the game with them. They proved that they belong here, but our guys came back and fought back. I was really proud of our guys."

The Bulldogs took a 10-6 lead after the opening quarter, but the Red Raiders turned up their defense in the second quarter. Kahuku held Kaimuki to just three points in the period.

Trailing by three points, Kahuku got back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers from Aulola Tonga, Irwin Ah-Hoy and Nehoa Akina to pull ahead 15-12 midway through the second quarter.

Kahuku led 19-13 at the half.

Kaimuki scored on five of its first six possessions to open the third quarter and closed to 26-25.

Kahuku's Kona Schwenke hit a pair of free throws to give his team a three-point lead, but Gabriel Stietzel drained a 3-pointer to tie it at 28 with 3:30 left in the third quarter and the Bulldogs carried a 34-30 lead into the fourth quarter.

Kaimuki took its largest lead with 4:30 to play on David Taulung's 3-pointer that made it 39-32. However, Kahuku went to its bigs in the post and Kaimuki had difficulty keeping up, as the Red Raiders went on a 10-0 run to vault ahead, 42-39.

"We didn't hit shots down the stretch; that's what it boils down to," Kaimuki coach Kelly Grant said. "We had a lot of open shots, but we just couldn't hit any."

Schwenke led Kahuku with 10 points. Jray Galeai had nine points and Ah-Hoy added eight.

Kaimuki's Stietzel led all scorers with 16 points and Taulung added 10.

Tomorrow's Red title game follows the White championship between Castle and Kailua, which begins at 5 p.m. at Radford.

KAHUKU (16-1) 6 13 11 15 — 45

KAIMUKI (12-4) 10 3 21 7 — 41

KAHUKU — Mikeli Damuni 4, Jray Galeai 9, Irwin Ah-Hoy 8, Aulola Tonga 3, Mua Malufau 2, Sage Kaka 0, Kohl Nauahi 0, Nehoa Akina 5, Jackson Kaka 0, Chairone Thompson 2, Michael Tyau 0, William Beatty 0, Kona Schwenke 10, Christian Feagai 2, Tyler Aughenbaugh 0. Totals 14 13-22 45.

KAIMUKI — Tevin Nishiyama 0, Raphael Vares 0, David Taulung 10, Jonn Kakitani 0, Gabriel Stietzel 16, Jason Nutter 0, Ryan Kakitani 5, Clay Montiho 2, Elijah Morita 0, Mason Kualii Moe 0, Chad Kaaihue 0, John Vave 0, Dayton Ortiz 0, Desmond Tautofi 7, Kelly Tobin 1. Totals 13 10-20 41.

3-point field goals — Kahuku: 4 (Ah-Hoy 2, Tonga, Akina). Kaimuki: 5 (Stietzel 4, Taulung 1).

OIA WHITE TOURNEY

KAILUA 65, CASTLE 54

Dylan Farias scored 20 points to lead the Surfriders past the Knights in the OIA White Division Tournament at McKinley last night.

The Surfriders forced a winner-take-all game tomorrow between the two Windward O'ahu schools. Both teams have already qualified for next week's Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Division II Boys State Championships.

KAILUA (14-3) 17 17 15 16 — 65

CASTLE (13-3) 10 13 14 17 — 54

KAILUA — Chevy Mikaele 0, Calen Friel 1, Rhys Nakakura 0, Kauila Miller 7, Dylan Farias 20, Kenny Ellis 15, Corey Lau 10, Luis Valenzuela 0, Alii Kaiama 12, Tesi Fisilau 0, Jordan Decorte 0. Totals 25 13-22 65.

CASTLE — Michael Santos 8, Russell Ige 2, Nick Tuamoheloa 11, Joshua Kong 0, Dennis Barrientos 0, Isaiah Tilton 17, Moses Alimoot 0, Adam Canne 0, Brent Roberts 0, KJ Aipia 8, Jordan Aleki 8. Totals 19 11-15 54.

3-point field goals — Kailua: 2 (Farias, Lau). Castle: 5 (Tilton 4, Tuamoheloa).

ILH DIVISION I TOURNEY

PUNAHOU 67, SAINT LOUIS 43

Henry Cassiday scored 17 points and Taylor Crabb added 14 as the Buffanblu beat the Crusaders to secure third place in the ILH. Punahou will play at Kamehameha-Hawai'i — the Big Island Interscholastic Federation's third-place team — at 5 p.m. tomorrow for a state tournament berth.

PUNAHOU (8-6) 15 8 20 24 — 67

SAINT LOUIS (9-5) 8 9 12 14 — 43

Individual statistics were unavailable.

ILH DIVISION II TOURNEY

HANALANI 48, ASSETS 28

Darin Kamealoha scored 14 points, and PJ Minaya and John Suh each added 12 as the Royals advanced to the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division II Tournament final tomorrow against Christian Academy at 5 p.m. at Hanalani.

ASSETS (1-15) 5 11 1 11 — 28

HANALANI (9-6) 10 15 15 8 — 48

ASSETS — Garrett Kato 0, Jordan Kumasaka 6, Grant Kitagawa 5, Fabrizio Alliata 10, George Cambra 7, Kupu Henderson 0. Totals 12 3-6 28.

HANALANI — Andrew Kutaka 2, Darin Kamealoha 14 , PJ Minaya 12, Matt Simbre 1, Matt Guerrero 0, Bryson Honda 1, Kyle Watanabe 0, Daniel Muraoka 5, Jamal Mentor 0, John Suh 12, Andrew Rattanasamay 1, Ronson Fox 0. Totals 17 11-17 48.

3-point goals: ASSETS 1 (Kitagawa). Hanalani 3 (Minaya 2, Muraoka).

Reported by Rob Araki

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 55, LANAKILA BAPTIST 53

Michael Urcia scored 23 points and Jason Ko hit five 3-pointers en route to 18 points, helping the Patriots to an overtime victory over the Warriors in an ILH Division II elimination game at Damien,

LANAKILA BAPTIST (4-12) 9 13 12 15 4 — 53

CHRISTIAN ACAD. (6-10) 14 14 10 11 6 — 55

LANAKILA BAPTIST — Jordan Soriano 0, Matt Kakilala 0, Micah Miranda 0, Josh Pananganan 6, Chase Hazelwood 18, Marcus Takahashi 0, Keawe Ochman 18, Armando Cayabyab 0, Blenn Yri 9, Christian Oasay 2, Cole Deyoung 0, Jordan Kabato 0, Richard Abbley 0. Totals 22 6-14 53.

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY — Jason Ko 18, Michael Urcia 23, Jathniel Manahan 0, Abel Orbistondo 5, Micah Yamada 0, Ryan Kobayashi 0, Axton Durand 9, Zachary Fu 0, Micah Sugiura 0, Jasen Ocol 0, Jake Okumura 0, Kalani Baughman 0, Robert Helsham Jr. 0. Totals 19 12-22 55.

3-point goals: Lanakila Baptist 3 (Hazelwood 2, Pananganan). Christian Academy 5 (Ko 5).

Reported by Donnie Martin