BOYS BASKETBALL: No. 1 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) holds off La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) for title

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By Wes Nakama
HHSAA

Nigel Williams-Goss scored a game-high 28 points and Gavin Schilling added 14 points Saturday night to help No. 1-ranked Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) hold off La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) for the 'Iolani Prep Classic Championship.

Findlay Prep, with six players already signed to major NCAA Division I programs like Indiana, UCLA, UNLV, Washington, Auburn and Mississippi, are ranked No. 1 in USA Today's Super 25 and were making their first visit to Hawai'i.

The Pilots led 31-23 at halftime but the Lakers opened the third period with a 10-2 run to tie it at 33-33 on Detrick Mostella's 3-pointer from the top of the key. Findlay Prep responded with a 10-4 run to take a 43-37 lead into the fourth.

La Lumiere eventually cut it to 51-49 after Jalen James' scooping layup off a drive with 1:57 remaining, but Williams-Goss hit a floater one minute later and Findlay Prep got four straight free throws from Allerik Freeman and Williams-Goss to push the lead to 57-49 with 32 seconds left.

After a quick basket by the Lakers, Williams-Goss essentially sealed the victory with a pair of free throws with 23.7 seconds remaining. Williams-Goss finished the game with 11 free throws in 12 attempts.

Mostella and James each scored 18 points to lead La Lumiere.

Williams-Goss, a 6-foot-4 point guard who has signed with Washington, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Mostella, a 6-3 guard who put on a spectacular show while winning Friday night's dunk contest, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Here is the All-Tournament Team:

RJ Curington, Oak Hill
Rodney Elliott, John Carroll
Jalen James, La Lumiere
David Kadiri, Coolidge
Sam Longwood, La Lumiere
Darrion Martin, Yates
Detrick Mostella, La Lumiere
Trayvaughn Newell, Coolidge
Stanford Robinson, Findlay Prep
Gavin Schilling, Findlay Prep
Jordan Swopshire, Montrose Christian
Sindarius Thornwell, Oak Hill
Ishmail Wainwright, Montrose Christian
JC Washington, Yates
Troy Williams, Oak Hill
Nigel Williams-Goss, Findlay Prep
Kalei Zuttermeister, Kalaheo

Most Outstanding Player: Detrick Mostella, La Lumiere
Most Valuable Player: Nigel Williams-Goss, Findlay Prep


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