Saint Louis earned its first boys basketball victory over 'Iolani in seven seasons last night, 51-48, before a vocal home crowd of about 600 at McCabe Gym.

The Crusaders, ranked No. 3 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, improved to 3-1 in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. The six-time defending ILH champion Raiders, ranked No. 2, fell to 2-1.

It was Saint Louis' first victory over 'Iolani since Feb. 3, 2001. After that loss, the Raiders began a 61-game league winning streak that did not end until last January.

"'Iolani is a great team," said Saint Louis senior guard Kuli'a Aiona, who finished with a team-high 15 points last night. "Ever since I was in eighth grade, we hadn't beaten them, and we had to wait (for three years on) varsity to have this win."

To do it, Saint Louis rallied to tie the score at 25-25 by halftime and then took control midway through the fourth period.

Ricksson Pacarro's 3-pointer with 6:27 remaining tied it again at 38-38 and started a 13-2 run that ended with Cole Shidaki's three-point play to put the Crusaders up, 49-40, with 2:51 left.

Liloa Nobriga's layup with 32 seconds remaining cut it to 51-47 and the Raiders got a backcourt steal on the ensuing possession, but they were called for a charge with 14 seconds left.

After Saint Louis missed the front end of a one-and-one, 'Iolani's Ryan Dung made the first of two free throws with 2.8 ticks remaining to make it 51-48. He then missed the second one on purpose, but the Crusaders' Scott Smith grabbed the rebound and ran out the clock.

"It was crucial for us to get that lead," Saint Louis coach Delbert Tengan said. "We didn't want to be behind and have them go to the delay game."

The Raiders made six 3-pointers in the first half and built a 21-14 lead, but Aiona scored seven straight points for Saint Louis and Micah McClinton's layup tied it at 25-25 with 47 seconds left in the half.

'Iolani made only one 3-pointer in the second half.

"Saint Louis is tough and physical, and we kind of lost our legs in the second half," Raiders coach Mark Mugiishi said. "They also hurt us bad on the boards."

Smith added nine points, seven rebounds, five steals and a block for the Crusaders. Case Miyahira led 'Iolani with 15 points and Dung added 14.

'IOLANI (2-1) 15 10 9 14 — 48

SAINT LOUIS (3-1) 12 13 10 16 — 51

'IOLANI — Kela Marciel 3, Ryan Dung 14, Case Miyahira 15, Taylor Mounts 5, Liloa Nobriga 8, Lionel Fujioka 0, Berton Wong 2, Bricen McCartney 0, Pablo Warner 1. Totals 17 7-13 48.

SAINT LOUIS — Ricksson Pacarro 3, Kuli'a Aiona 15, John Quindara 0, Lucas Gonsalves 3, Scott Smith 9, Cole Shidaki 7, Solomona Aigamaua 8, Michael Tuiloma 0, Micah McClinton 6, Jamison Miller 0. Totals 21 6-11 51. 3-point goals: 'Iolani 7 (Dung 3, Miyahira 4). Saint Louis 3 (Pacarro, Aiona, Gonsalves).

Miah Ostrowski and Kameron Steinhoff each scored 19 points as the Buffanblu (4-0) routed the Monarchs (0-4).

DAMIEN (0-4) 16 13 14 8 — 51

PUNAHOU (4-0) 23 19 21 22 — 85

DAMIEN — Nikko Romuar 11, Shane Philpot 0, Mitch Cabreros 2, Anothony Tuitele 5, Tavon Spiller 0, Chris Cross 0, Aminis Thompson 6, Kai Lima 0, Keoni Kaaa 7, Haku Correa 11, Christian Vasconcellos 9. Totals 22 5-19 51.

PUNAHOU — Robert Toma 0, Miah Ostrowski 19, Kimo Makaula 10, Dane Okamura 3, Kyle Whitford 0, Dalton Hilliard 10, Ted Hawkins 2, Sean McFadden 6, Trevor Crabb 4, Kameron Steinhoff 19, Spencer McLachlin 10, Kasey Shibuya 2. Totals 39 5-9 85. 3-point goals: Damien 2 (Romuar, Tuitele). Punahou 2 (Ostrowski, Okamura).

Reported by Scott Metcalf

DIVISION II

PUNAHOU 58, LANAKILA BAPTIST 48

Matthew Galarneau scored 13 points and Damian Pherigo added 11 as the host Buffanblu (5-0) topped the Warriors (0-4) in an ILH Division II game.

LANAKILA BAPTIST (0-4) 3 8 13 24 — 48

PUNAHOU (5-0) 14 15 18 11 — 58

LANAKILA BAPTIST — Alika Borabora 24, Isaiah Bartolome 5, Nathan Soriano 0, Keawe Ochman 12, Armando Cayabyab 6, Cole Deyoung 1, Trent Adams 0, Zachary Ramos 0, Chase Hazelwood 0, Christian Oasay 0. Totals 16 15-28 48.

PUNAHOU — Marc Dacanay 0, River Kim 2, Jeremy Kaimikaua 3, Kainoa Carlson 4, Dane Costa 5, Matthew Galarneau 13, Pat McFadden 2, Max Halvorson 4, Tim Harrison 2, Riley McKibbin 4, Pono Akina 2, Damian Pherigo 11, Drew Uperesa 6. Totals 26 2-6 58. 3-point goals: Lanakila Baptist 1 (Borabora). Punahou 4 (Galarneau 3, Costa).

Reported by Scott Metcalf

'IOLANI 44, KAMEHAMEHA 40

Peter Takara scored nine points and the Raiders outscored the Warriors 6-2 in overtime to improve to 4-0.

KAMEHAMEHA (3-1) 7 6 11 14 2 — 40

'IOLANI (4-0) 7 5 16 10 6 — 44

KAMEHAMEHA — Conway Kaka 4, Kai Riellet 0, Josiah Horner 9, Darrin Krampert 2, Micah Higa 13, Kendall Willing 2, Noble Ah Choy 2, Jeremiah Pahukula 8. Totals 13 12-18 40.

'IOLANI — Reid Furukawa 2, Ryan Renfro 6, Daniel Takami 0, Tyler Hee 7, Rylan Morihara 6, Matt Smith 8, Peter Takara 9, Mason Choy 6, Troy Lee 0, Nate Yang 0. Totals 10 22-29 44. 3-point goals: Kamehameha 2 (Horner, Higa). 'Iolani 2 (Morihara, Takara).

Reported by Stu Matsunami

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 55, LE JARDIN 43

Joshua Ko scored 22 points and his brother Jason added 20, leading the Patriots over the Bulldogs.

LE JARDIN (0-3) 9 17 8 9 — 43

CHRISTIAN ACAD. (1-3) 11 8 14 22 — 55

LE JARDIN — Thomas Wilson 2, Keegan Sussan 10, David Siemann 3, Matt Penanoza 2, Jene Kam 10, Ryan Murphy 16. Totals 19 4-8 43.

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY — Zachary Fu 8, Joshua Ko 22, Joshua Kaoiwi 1, Jeremy Fu 0, Ryan Kobayashi 0, Brett Koga 4, Gavin Morita 0, Jason Ko 20. Totals 22 11-16 55. 3-point goals: Le Jardin 1 (Kam)

HANALANI 49, WORD OF LIFE 47

P.J. Wood scored 18, P.J. Minaya added 12 and the Royals rallied from a 27-22 halftime deficit to beat the Firebrands.

WORD OF LIFE (3-2) 10 17 4 16 — 47

HANALANI (2-2) 7 15 14 13 — 49

WORD OF LIFE — Kamalu Kealoha 6, Phil Clark 0, Kyle Higa 0, Daniel Zerba 0, Jared Shimabukuro 0, Liko Satele 2, EJ Arquero , Peter Hanakahi 9, Aaron Tipoti 0, Jeremiah Onosai-Taitaiau 7, Christian Silva 0, Jesse Clark 16, Travis Ogimi 7. Totals 16 10-27 47.

HANALANI — P.J. Wood 18, Justin Delizo 2, David Vidinha 3, Samson Aina 5, Danny Gabriel 2, Josh Thomas 0, Matt Simbre 2, Westin Alcover 0, John Cunningham 0, Darrin Kamealoha 5, Andrew Kutaka 0, Chris Renth 0, Brysen Honda 0, Keoni Arellano 0, P.J. Minaya 12. Totals 16 12-26 49. 3-point goals: Word of Life 5 (Clark 3, Kealoha 2). Hanalani 5 (Minaya 4, Kealoha).

Reported by Rob Araki

ACADEMY OF PACIFIC 50, LUTHERAN 25

Keoni Daniel scored 17 points, Tri Bourne added 15, and the Dolphins used an 11-4 third quarter to pull away.

ACAD. OF PACIFIC (4-1) 9 15 11 15 — 50

LUTHERAN (1-4) 11 5 4 5 — 25

ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC — Tri Bourne 15, Spencer Lum 3, Hoyt Fuller 6, Joshua Oreta 0, Brad Foster 7, Keoni Daniel 17, Jorden Ching 2, Joshua Chaffin 0, Mina Gould 0, Nick Seberg 0, Daniel Stanfield 0, Sadtin Aragaki 0. Totals 19 11-13 50.

LUTHERAN — Ronald Nipp 0, Jordan Ramos 0, Ryson Gander 0, David Cho 2, Derek Alik 6, Matt

Nishiyama 0, Michael Abang 11, Anthony DiCicco 0, Edward Thornton 6. Totals 10 3-7 25.

3-point goals: Academy of the Pacific 1 (Daniel). Lutheran 2 (Abang 2).

HAWAI'I BAPTIST 62, ASSETS 27

John China scored 11 points, Kyle Barretta had 10, and the Eagles led 29-10 at halftime and never looked back.

ASSETS (0-5) 7 3 9 8 — 27

HAWAI'I BAPTIST (3-1) 16 13 16 17 — 62

ASSETS — Aaron Matsunaga 3, Nick Castello 7, Jarid Oshiro 3, Rance Kuwata 3, Grant Kitagawa 0, Troy Toyama 2, Fabrizo Alliata 3, Jake Kimura 0, George Cambra 6. Totals 9 6-9 27.

HAWAI'I BAPTIST — Reid Morihara 7, Dayne Kato 4, Daniel Baek 0, Jon China 11, Josh Thompson 7, Jason Iha 6, Ryan Sakai 2, Joshua Baek 4, Jason Liang 4, Phillip Sarubbi 5, Sean Lum 2, Kyle Barretta 10. Totals 24 10-15 62. 3-point goals: ASSETS 3 (Matsunaga, Castello, Kuwata). Hawai'i Baptist 4 (Morihara, Kato, China, Thompson).

SAINT LOUIS 46, REDEMPTION ACADEMY 20

Kyle Leong scored 13 points and the Crusaders raced to a 20-2 first-quarter lead and were never threatened.

REDEMPTION ACAD. (0-5) 2 9 2 7 — 20

SAINT LOUIS (4-1) 20 6 12 8 — 46

REDEMPTION — Corey Matsuo 0, Brandon Maeshiro 0, Adam Crail 3, Ailau Perez 0, Joshua Barros 17, Kekoa Kruszona 0, Jonathan Hanki 0. Totals 7 5-9 20.

SAINT LOUIS — Grant Costa 6, Christian Balthazar-Chang 6, Tony Hair 3, Preston Lynch 7, Kyle Leong 13, Chris Kamaka 4, Jordan Akau 2, Joey O'Connor 5, Thomas O'Connor 0. Totals 17 12-19 46. 3-point goals: Redemption Academy 1 (Barros). Reported by Gail Juan

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com.