It’s not often both sides of the gym yell, "Imua!" at the end of a timeout.

For nearly two full sets, it was Kamehameha’s Kapalama squad that was in control, more or less, on the verge of perhaps sweeping No. 3 seed Kamehameha-Hawaii. But the Hawaii islanders turned it around, rallying from a 23-17 deficit in the second game for a 23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-20 win Thursday night at Farrington’s Richard Kitamura Memorial Fieldhouse.

Evan Enriques was stellar, with 35 kills and three blocks to fire up KS-Hawaii.

"We did something we didn’t do all season — get everybody going at the same time," the 6-foot-1 sophomore said.

KS-Hawaii (17-0) advanced to tonight’s semifinal round of the New City Nissan/HHSAA Boys Volleyball State Championships. After a grueling 100-minute battle with their Kapalama cousins, the Big Island champs will meet No. 2 seed Moanalua in a 7 p.m. match at McKinley.

Moanalua swept Baldwin and should have fresh legs for the matchup. KS-Hawaii, which had an opening-round bye, might be the more fatigued unit after being pushed to the edge. Enriques was outstanding, but it wasn’t until he got more help that the Hawaii island squad turned the match around.

"We know who their go-to guys are. We’ve got to trade on what we do well: serve tough, receive well. I think we got the offense to do it," KS-Hawaii coach Guy Enriques said. "Evan will do his job, but the real key is the other guys and (setter) Daniel Aina, running this."

Kaipo Woolsey (nine kills), Israel Trusdell (six kills) and D.J. Grant-Johnson (four kills) stepped up in the nick of time. Aina finished with 51 assists, using his coach’s son, Evan, as the primary target.

Middle Savili Bartley led the ILH runner-up Warriors (13-4) with 16 kills. Cullen Mosher added 14 kills, and Kamuela Grugier-Hill and Max Castanera chipped in 10 kills each in a balanced attack. Setter Kaehu Kaaa, a sophomore, tallied 47 assists in what was mostly a solid all-around performance.

"They really played as a team together. They’re really scrappy," Mosher said. "As the game went along, their serving had more pace, and our passing fell apart."

Moanalua 3, Baldwin 0

For one set, the Baldwin Bears managed to keep hope alive.

Then Na Menehune of Moanalua woke up and left no doubt. The unbeaten Menehune dominated the rest of the way, landing nine aces on the night in a 25-18, 25-13, 25-12 sweep in the quarterfinals at Farrington.

Second-seeded Moanalua (16-0) moved into the semifinal round and will play Kamehameha-Hawaii.

Baldwin plays Kamehameha at 7 tonight at Farrington.

"All the kids, they served out of their minds," Moanalua coach Alan Cabanting said of the team’s nine aces.

A balanced Moanalua attack kept Baldwin’s defense on its heels. Joshua Buted, a 5-foot-11 senior, led the way with nine kills and four aces. Southpaw Ahren DePonte added seven kills and two blocks, and Trevor Tsugawa added six kills and three blocks. Setter Zarin Augustiro delivered 28 assists.

"That kid killed us with the jump serves," Baldwin coach Kalei Houpo said of Buted, though he could’ve said the same of reserve Austin Amian (two aces) and Augustiro (three aces). "Every time he went back, they got six, seven points."

Kolby Kanetake sparked Moanalua’s back row, though Baldwin didn’t bring its normal attack because the passing game was off.

Junior Brad Bowlin, a 6-4 middle, led the Bears (10-5) with eight kills and three blocks. He hit .769 in a limited number of swings (13).

Punahou 3, Waiakea 0

Tui Tuileta had 17 kills and seven digs as the top-seeded Buffanblu (16-0) beat the Warriors (14-4) 25-13, 25-12, 25-16 at McKinley’s gym.

Waiakea’s Mamane Namahoe had seven kills.

Punahou plays Kalaheo at 5 p.m. today at McKinley in a semifinal match.

Waiakea plays King Kekaulike at 5 p.m. today at Farrington in a consolation match.

Kalaheo 3, King Kekaulike 1

Reeve Troberg had 14 digs, 13 kills and three blocks as the Mustangs (15-3) upset No. 4 seed Na Alii (13-1) 21-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-18.

Nainoa Frank had 16 kills, seven digs, four blocks and seven aces for Kalaheo, while John Eddins had nine digs, nine kills and three blocks for King Kekaulike.

Consolation scores

Waipahu def. Kaiser 25-20, 25-12, 25-19

Leilehua def. Pearl City 21-25, 25-20, 25-22

DIVISION II QUARTERFINALS

Hawaii Baptist 3, Kahuku 0

Michael Fisher had 13 kills and Chad Barretta 11 as the top-seeded Eagles (11-0) whipped the Red Raiders (6-11) 25-12, 25-8, 25-17.

Fisher, a 6-foot-6 junior outside hitter, also had four aces, and Barretta, a 6-4 senior outside hitter, added five.

Kahuku’s Mahonilai Fakatou had four kills.

Hawaii Baptist plays Hawaii Prep at 5 p.m. today at Kaimuki in the semifinals.

Kahuku plays Waimea at 5 p.m. today at Kalani.

Hawaii Prep 3, Waimea 2

Jevin Ching had 20 kills and Tyler Van Kirk added 18 as Ka Makani (12-6) edged the Menehunes (12-2) 25-17, 24-26, 25-17, 17-25, 15-8.

Hawaii Prep’s Kainoa Tanoai had 46 assists.

Waimea’s Kailikea Shumacher-Lagundino had 22 kills and Jonathon Tangalin had 48 assists.

Seabury Hall 3, Kohala 2

Rocky DeLyon had 24 kills and 11 digs, and Blake Rizzo had 13 kills and seven blocks as the No. 2-seeded Spartans (12-2) edged the Cowboys (12-6) 26-24, 25-20, 29-27, 19-25, 15-7.

Kohala’s Donald Wong Jr. had 30 kills and 15 digs.

Seabury Hall plays McKinley at 7 tonight at Kaimuki.

Kohala plays Pahoa at 7 tonight at Kalani.

McKinley 3, Pahoa 2

Meng Yuan Wu had 15 kills and six blocks and Harriz Navarro had 15 digs as the No. 3 Tigers (12-3) held off the Daggers (9-10) 23-25, 25-20, 25-18, 21-25, 15-13.

Nicklas Fisher had 13 digs and 14 kills, and Jarrett Kamaka a match-high 17 kills for Pahoa.