Malik Johnson scored 16 points and DeForest Buckner added 14 last night to help Punahou defeat visiting 'Iolani, 46-31, in Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys basketball action at Hemmeter Fieldhouse.

The Buffanblu, ranked No. 1 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, improved to 4-0 in the ILH. The No. 3 Raiders fell to 3-2.

Punahou led 22-15 at halftime, but 'Iolani closed the margin to one point in the third period, before the Buffanblu pulled away in the fourth.

Jarrett Arakawa led the Raiders with 10 points.

Two of 'Iolani's top scorers, Kainoa Chu and Trevyn Tulonghari, were held to four and three points, respectively.

"We shot really poorly," Raiders coach Dean Shimamoto said. "We were 7 of 27 on two-pointers and 3 for 12 on 3-pointers. And we got out-rebounded 39-21."

'IOLANI (3-2) 9 6 14 2— 31

PUNAHOU (4-0) 14 8 12 12—46

'IOLANI — Andrew Skalman 2, Ammon Baldomero 0, Reid Saito 6, Jarrett Arakawa 10, Josiah Sukumaran 2, Kainoa Chu 4, Trevyn Tulonghari 3, Kainoa Scheer 2, Jourdan Simmonds 0, Gabriel Vega 2. Totals 10 8-13 31.

PUNAHOU — Taylor Crabb 0, Henry Cassiday 8, Sean McFadden 2, Matt Feldman 4, James Dowsett 2, James Duncan 0, Malik Johnson 16, DeForest Buckner 14. Totals 22 1-4 46.

3-point goals — 'Iolani 3 (Arakawa 2, Saito). Punahou none.

Reported by Scott Metcalf

KAMEHAMEHA 46, MID-PACIFIC 41

Micah Christenson scored 10 points and Shane Matayoshi added nine as the visiting Warriors beat the Owls. MPI's Patrick Matthews scored nine points.

KAMEHAMEHA (4-1) 15 10 8 13—46

MID-PACIFIC (1-3) 13 8 6 14—41

KAMEHAMEHA — Shane Matayoshi 9, Frank Ho 2, Micah Christenson 10, Brandon Orpillia 4, Brent Auyong 4, Chaz Bajet 6, Davis Achong 0, Devin Kuhns 0, Dyrbe Enos 8, Charlton Tang 3. Totals 16 11-20 46.

MID-PACIFIC — Terrence Tenjoma 0, Shaun Dobovan 8, Shane Kurihara 7, Keola Brown 0, Patrick Matthews 9, Marcus Doi 6, Matthew Reyes 0, Ty Kono 3, Andrew Swanson 8, Dayton Uchiyama 0. Totals 14 9-17 41.

3-point goals — Kamehameha 3 (Christenson, Orpillia, Auyong). Mid-Pacific 4 (Dobovan 2, Kurihara, Kono).

Reported by Sean Aoyagi

BOYS DIVISION II

PUNAHOU 63, SAINT LOUIS 40

Christopher McLaren and Daley King scored nine points apiece as the host Buffanblu beat the Crusaders. Saint Louis' Culten Arroyo scored nine points.

SAINT LOUIS (1-5) 8 5 9 18—40

PUNAHOU (8-0) 15 15 17 16—63

SAINT LOUIS — King Patrocinio 7, Joe Joyce 8, Emmett McShane 7, Skyler Sigston 0, Ross Nogami 2, Culten Arroyo 9, Jared Tomaszek 1, Kawena Ortiz 2, Michael Brum 0, Tony Leineweber 1, K.C. Long 0, Trey Donohue 0, Zachary Bruhl 3. Totals 14 10-19 40.

PUNAHOU — Jeremy Lee 5, Devon Wong 2, Jeff Pedrina 2, Stephen Alterado 4, Lowell Tong 6, Daley King 9, Christopher McLaren 9, Nick Hirata 7, Ryan Uyehara 6, James Portwood 5, Kevin Chung 1, Lokahi Matsuo 5, Tim Moody 2, Keoni Oliveri 0. Totals 24 11-25 63.

3-point goals — Saint Louis 2 (Patrocinio, Bruhl). Punahou 4 (Lee, Tong, Hirata, Portwood).

Reported by Scott Metcalf

KAMEHAMEHA 65, HAWAI'I BAPTIST 63

Brandon Marfil, David Stant III and Keanu Haina each scored 12 points as the host Warriors overcame 10 3-pointers by the Eagles. HBA's Bryan Smits hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points.

HAWAI'I BAPTIST (3-3) 8 18 15 22—63

KAMEHAMEHA (6-1) 15 13 14 23—65

HAWAI'I BAPTIST — Chasen Fukuda 0, Bryan Smits 21, Jun Fritz 7, Matt Wong 0, In Sik Seo 0, John Kagehiro 3, Christian Morimoto 17, Sage Chun-Bulseco 0, Nathan Le 3, Caleb Gaskins 2, Landry Kiyabu 6, Byron Kam 1, Kalei Hosaka 3, Travis Teramae 0. Totals 21 11-27 63.

KAMEHAMEHA — Tyren Hepa 0, Keanu Haina 12, Beau Jordan Oshiro 4, Ronson Nakoa-Moniz 5, Evile Ieriko 2, Connor Henderson 3, David Stant III 12, Brock Kau'ulaau 3, Landon Aano 3, Brandon Marfil 12, Kaiwipaoa Amina 1, Wyatt Ferreira 6, Kieran Watson 2. Totals 26 12-29 65.

3-point goals — Hawai'i Baptist 10 (Smits 5, Morimoto 2, Fritz 1, Kagehiro 1, Hosaka 1). Kamehameha 1 (Kau'ulaau).

Reported by Debbie Lukela

ACAD. OF PACIFIC 49, MARYKNOLL 31

Micah Dunhour scored 12 points and David Daniels added 11 as the visiting Dolphins beat the Spartans. Maryknoll's Bradford Lum and Mitchel Mizuchi each scored seven points.

ACAD. OF PACIFIC (5-2) 16 11 14 8—49

MARYKNOLL (2-6) 4 8 8 11—31

ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC — Cory Matsuo 0, Tyler Hanlin 0, Nick Gomes 0, Micah Dunhour 12, Shaun Wristan 0, David Daniels 11, Sam Orcutt 9, Trent Valentine 8, Marshall Grueley 2, Jacob McGord 0, Simon Koch 7. Totals 21 3-4 49.

MARYKNOLL — Travis Patoc 6, Wade Gushikuma 3, Devan Uyeda 2, Bradford Lum 7, Kevin McLain 2, Joshua Bosworth-Cainha 0, Mitchel Mizuchi 7, Cameron Whalen 0, Justin Koo 3, Justin Lee 1, Paul Paz 0. Totals 13 1-2 31.

3-point goals — Academy of the Pacific 4 (Orcutt 3, Daniels 1). Maryknoll 4 (Gushikuma, Lum, Mizuchi, Koo).

Reported by Gordon Lau

WORD OF LIFE 59, HAWAIIAN MISSION 49

Isaac Iwamoto scored 16 points and Keawa Poggi added 14 as the visiting Firebrands beat the Knights. Ryan Santos scored 12 points to lead HMA.

WORD OF LIFE (3-4) 17 22 12 8—59

HAWAIIAN MISSION (2-6) 12 15 7 15—49

WORD OF LIFE — Ryan Alvarado 9, Keawa Poggi 14, Javison Caires 7, Isaac Iwamoto 16, Alex Robinson 1, Nathaniel Lim 2, Josh Ramos 0, T.J. Russell 0, Ben Siania 10, Keoki Holloway 0. Totals 20 17-26 59.

HAWAIIAN MISSION — Guyson Joseph 3, Kalai Lee 11, Grant Kono 6, Bobby Santiwan 3, Ryan Santos 12, Jomell Navales 10, Israel Olsen 0, Lucas Earles 4. Totals 14 16-26 49.

3-point goals — Word of Life 2 (Poggi, Caires). Hawaiian Mission 5 (Santos 3, Navales 2).

Reported by Erika Tsubokura

GIRLS DIVISION I

'IOLANI 45, MARYKNOLL 27

Taimane Passi scored a game-high 11 points, and the visiting Raiders surged to a 25-10 halftime lead in beating the Spartans. Taylor Wong and Ashley Agcaoili each had eight points for Maryknoll.

'IOLANI (4-2) 8 17 10 10—45

MARYKNOLL (0-7) 7 3 8 9—27

'IOLANI — Saphyre Rezentes 7, Kryn Masutani 3, Lori Yamashita 0, Georgette Lopes-Liutolo 0, Kaitlyn Shikada 4, Lahela Usui 9, Shauni Watanabe 2, Alyssa Liilii 2, Alex Masquel 7, Brittany Barnes 0, Taimane Passi 11. Totals 17 7-18 45.

MARYKNOLL — Amanda Busmente 0, Crystie Wong 2, Taylor Wong 8, Kimiko Mitchell 6, Ashley Agcaoili 8, Ashlee DeSantos 1, Athena Adora 2. Totals 9 8-10 27.

3-point goals — 'Iolani 4 (Rezentes, Masutani, Shikada, Usui). Maryknoll 1 (Wong.

Reported by Gordon Lau

GIRLS DIVISION II

PUNAHOU 41, HAWAI'I BAPTIST 37

Sarah Ann Ota scored 10 points and the visiting Buffanblu outscored the Eagles 14-6 in the fourth period. Kayla Yamamoto scored eight points for HBA.

PUNAHOU (9-2) 10 7 10 14—41

HAWAI'I BAPTIST (7-4) 13 5 13 6—37

PUNAHOU — Kourtney Wong 1, Brittany Pacarro 0, Ashley Choy 4, Kayla Murata 7, Sarah Ann Ota 10, Kira Bayley 4, Jasmine Kauka 7, Rashelle Nagata 0, Natalie Portwood 0, Daena Mau 4, Stacey Lin 2, Michelle Tam 0, Nicole Shelton 2, Hilary Nakaya 0. Totals 11 17-43 41.

HAWAI'I BAPTIST — Jennifer Young 7, Rebecca Dang 5, Natasha Travens 0, Amber Au 2, Jamie Iha 4, Kimberly Au 0, Jennifer Uehara 2, Reana Lee 4, Jordin Ramos 0, Jami-Lynn Grumling 2, Kayla Yamamoto 8, Lyndsay Strach 3. Totals 13 9-19 37.

3-point goals — Punahou 2 (Murata, Ota). Hawai'i Baptist 2 (Iha, Yamamoto).

Reported by Deren Oshiro