Blaysen Terukina can now say he knows the feeling, too.

Terukina, a Kamehameha junior who hails from a family of wrestlers, captured his first individual state title Saturday night with a 3-2 win over Punahou's Sean Urabe in the boys' 120-pound championship bout.

The win was a redeeming one for Terukina, who finished third the past two years.

"It feels great," Terukina said. "I should have won it two years ago, but I choked in the semis."

Terukina's dad, Darryl, is a two-time state champion ('83-'84), while his uncle, Ben, won states three times ('84-'86). Furthermore, his older brother, Shayden, won three times as well ('08, '10-'11).

"Now I finally feel like I'm part of the family," Blaysen Terukina said.

Shayden Terukina is now an assistant on the Warriors' coaching staff and chimed in on his younger brother's victory during the awards ceremony.

"Blaysen always worked hard. He was always a really motivated kid and he had a lot of pressure — I feel like he did have a lot more pressure — but he always works to live up to it, he always worked hard for it and I'm finally glad that he won," Shayden Terukina said. "Being here and being able to watch him finally get his first one is really a special thing for me. He really put in the work to get it and I'm happy for him."

Their father was in the stands Saturday night, watching Blaysen take his spot atop the podium from afar.

"We always kid around at home, messing with each other that you're not a part of the family until you win, but I'm very proud of him because I know it's a lot of pressure," Darryl Terukina said. "What he did is he never gave up. He was down after his losses the past two years, but I told him that it was what he did from there that really matters and he bounced back. I'm just proud that he made a comeback."

The Terukina's weren't the only family celebrating Saturday night. Iolani's Brian Pascua rebounded from a second-place finish at 138 pounds as a freshman a year ago to win the 145-pound state crown with a 5-0 win over Baldwin's Thomas Stevenson.

"It feels really great, because after taking that loss I put in a lot of time over the summer and during the season just to make sure I got this championship," Pascua said. "I wanted to make sure all the hard work paid off and it feels really great."

Pascua's older brother, Bryson, placed third at 152 pound in 2005 for Pearl City. He is now an assistant on the Chargers' coaching staff and was in-house for his younger brother's win.

"It was awesome, it was inspiring because I've coached him ever since he was a little kid, trained him and I knew that he had it in him from a very young age because his work ethic is unreal," Bryson Pascua said. "He loves to train, he loves to workout, he puts in the time and I'm just super stoked for him. He's really starting to realize what hard work and dedication and having focus is about and what he can accomplish when he does that."

Another Pascua sibling, older sister Cherae, won a state title in 2006 for Mililani.

Leilehua's Liam Corbett also hails from a family of wrestlers. His father, Kevin, is the Mules' coach and his brother, Kevin Jr., has a pair of third-place finishes to his credit back in 2010 and 2011.

"People say that I broke the curse, so it feels good to get the first state championship in the family," said Liam Corbett, who defeated Moanalua's Kulana Salera, 4-1, in the 152-pound state final. "My dad probably plays the biggest part in my success on the mat. I owe everything to him"

Also, Kamehameha's Joseph Hoshino won the boys' 182-pound state title after a third-place finish a year ago. His older brother, Jacob, won three state crowns from 2009 to 2011.

On the girls' side, Pearl City's Alexis Ford claimed the 117-pound championship, to join her older sister, Xandria, who won an individual title just two years ago.