By Kyle Galdeira
www.SportsHigh.com

Playing for the sixth time this season, Oahu Interscholastic Association White Conference rivals Kailua and Castle finally got to claim Windward Side bragging rights once and for all.

The Surfriders rode Dylan Farias’ game-high 18 points to a 53-36 victory over the top-seeded and OIA White champion Knights in the championship game of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Boys Basketball Division II State Championships tonight at the Blaisdell Arena. Corey Lau and Kenny Ellis each chipped in 13 points for Kailua which avenged its loss to Castle in the OIA White title game last week.

The Surfriders (21-11) jumped out of the gate with a 7-0 run that forced Castle head coach Jeff Hiro to call timeout with nearly five minutes to play in the opening quarter. Lau’s three pointer and lay up early on bolstered the Kailua’s offensive attack.

After a Farias lay up, Lau kept his hot hand, and drained another trey to put Kailua up 12-0 midway through the first period. After Castle erased its goose egg on the scoreboard with two buckets, Lau found Farias with the clock winding down and the guard drained a three pointer to put the Surfriders up 17-4 after one quarter.