Game story: Thunder 31, Blazers 28

HONOLULU — Eliet Donley scored all five of his points in a span of 20 seconds, breaking a 26-all tie as the Diamond Head Thunder rallied past the Aiea Blazers 31-28 Sunday morning at McKinley Student Council Gym.

Donley, a 6-foot-1 eighth-grader, also defended in the final seconds as Aiea missed a potential game-tying 3-point try from the corner.

Keanu Vela, a 5-11 freshman, led the Thunder with 15 points (6-for-13 from the field). Mike Pimentel added four points and a team-high nine rebounds, and Blake Wade, a 6-2 eighth grader, pulled down five rebounds and helped the Thunder control the low post. He added a key turnaround jumper in the paint for a 3-point play in the final minutes.

The Thunder finished with a 36-19 edge on the boards, including 13 offensive caroms.

They led 10-7 at halftime, but the cagey Blazers pushed the tempo and used fastbreak buckets to take a 15-12 lead midway through the second half.

The game was tied at 26 with less than 2 minutes left when point guard Randon Oda (five assists) sliced into the lane and fed Donley for a layup just one second before the shot clock expired. After a quick miss by Aiea, Oda fed Donley on a fastbreak, and Donley drove for a traditional three-point play. His free throw gave the Thunder a 31-26 lead with 58 seconds remaining.

That was enough to give the Thunder a win in the CAL (Compete and Learn) League 15-under opener, which tipped off at 8 a.m.

Their next game is on Sunday at 11:10 a.m.

Scoreboard - Diamond Head Thunder (1-0) vs. Aiea Blazers (0-1)

August 22, 2010 1st 2nd OT F Diamond Head Thunder 10 21 - 31 Aiea Blazers 7 21 - 28 Top Performers Diamond Head Thunder - Stats Keanu Vela 15 pts, 5 reb Mike Pimentel 9 reb Aiea Blazers - Stats #42 9 pts #00 6 pts, 3 stl

Team Stats Comparison OPP HM FG Made-Att 13-47 11-37 3-PT Made-Att        1-7 1-11 FT Made-Att 4-5 5-10 Rebounds 36 19 Assists 8 5 Steals 6 7 Blocks 1 1 Turnovers 14 10 Fastbreak Points - -

Diamond Head Thunder STARTERS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Eliet Donley - 2-5 0-1 1-1 4 1 0 1 1 1 5 Randon Oda - 0-7 0-3 0-0 1 5 1 0 4 0 0 Keanu Vela - 6-13 1-1 2-3 5 0 1 0 2 1 15 Colby Aoki - 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 Blake Wade - 2-11 0-1 1-1 5 0 2 0 1 4 5 RESERVES MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Tai Boyd - 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 Cody Ogoso - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Mike Pimentel - 2-7 0-0 0-0 9 1 0 0 1 0 4 Josh Kuroda       -- DID NOT PLAY -- Kevin Chun          -- DID NOT PLAY -- TEAM TOTALS 13-47        1-7 4-5 36 8 6 2 14 9 31 Aiea Blazers STARTERS          MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS #00 - 3-13 0-4 0-2 4 2 3 0 4 1 4 #14 - 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 #15 - 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 #21 - 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 #42 - 3-6 0-1 3-4 4 0 0 0 1 1 9 RESERVES MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS #0 - 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #2 - 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 #11 - 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 #12 - 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #20 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 #23 - 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 #33 - 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 1 1 5 TEAM TOTALS              11-37       1-11 5-10 19 5 7 1 10 5 28

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