McKinley's AJ Ortaleza attempts to put up a shot amongst a trio of Pearl City defenders. Greg Yamamoto | SL

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Pearl City's Daicorri Briscoe puts up a running shot against McKinley. Greg Yamamoto | SL

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Thu, Dec 6, 2012 @ Radford

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McKinley

39

Pearl City

41

Final	1	2	3	4
McKinley (6-5, 11-11)	8	14	4	13	39
Pearl City (9-1, 14-11)	15	7	7	13	41

D. Briscoe 12 pts  2/3 FTs

J. Alzona 9 pts  3 3pm  0/0 FTs

In a contest that was tight from start to finish, Pearl City outlasted McKinley in the opening game of the Jim Alegre Invitational at Radford, 41-39.

Daiccori Briscoe scored a game-high 12 points and Isaac Amorin added 10 more, including 2 from three-point range for the Chargers, who clung to a 29-26 lead after three quarters of play.

The score was tied 22-all at halftime.

Joseph Alzona led the Tigers with nine points, all of them coming from long distance.

Pearl City will take on Kamehameha, a 47-35 winner over Leilehua, in the first semifinal Friday. Tip off is set for 6:00 p.m.