KEAAU — Kamehameha looked a little uncomfortable against St. Joseph’s 2-3 zone, slowdown game and the quickness of Cole De Silva and Manato Fukuda, at least for the first half.
Then in the second half, Solomon Escalante and Nalu Kahapea changed all that and took over to spark the Warriors over the Cardinals 62-44 in a BIIF basketball season-opener on Monday night at Koaia Gym.
Escalante provided perimeter firepower to score 16 points, knocking down four 3-pointers in the third quarter, and the 6-foot-4 Kahapea was a big-time post presence with 12 points, getting seven straight points to kick off the second half.