‘Iolani Classic: Update, Monday, 10:20 p.m.

By Paul Honda
Updates from Monday’s games at the ‘Iolani Classic.
Semifinal: Yates (Houston, Texas) 88, Columbia (Decatur, Ga.) 66
Joseph Young poured in 30 points as the Lions hounded the Eagles in the late game, breaking open a close battle during the third quarter.
Yates led just 38-36 at intermission, but relentless fullcourt press wore down Columbia. Young’s [...]

Old school scoring frenzy: Yates, Lutheran

By Paul Honda
Got the abacus* out and did the math. There are some seriously interesting numbers behind Yates’ 95-88 win over Lutheran from last night’s thrilling quarterfinal at the ‘Iolani Classic.
Lutheran comes from a town named Orange, near Anaheim, Calif., and was relatively unheard of coming into the tourney. Yates (Houston, Texas) had a lot [...]

Yates’ Peters win ‘Iolani Classic slam-dunk title

By Paul Honda
After 32 exhausting minutes — and he played every second — of a 95-88 win over Lutheran (Calif.), Yates (Texas) senior Brandon Peters had every reason to take a pass on the ‘Iolani Classic slam-dunk contest.
The competition began within 10 minutes after the game, which was a run-and-gun affair from the opening tip. [...]

‘Iolani Classic: Quarterfinal updates, Sat. Dec. 19, 11:45 p.m.

By Paul Honda
Games are behind schedule because of the double-overtime consolation game between Kahuku and Radford.
Quarterfinal winners: Yates (Texas), Neumann-Goretti (Pa.), Columbia (Ga.) and favorite Montrose Christian (Md.).
Quarterfinal: Yates (Houston, Texas) 95, Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) 88
Brandon Peters poured in 29 points, including a torrent of alley-oop dunks, and Joseph Young added 25 as the Lions [...]

Injuries hit ‘Iolani girls, boys

By Paul Honda
It’s still just preseason, but ‘Iolani’s boys and girls basketball teams have already suffered casualties.
The girls lost standout guard Kylie Maeda for the season after she suffered an ACL injury to her left knee in the opening seconds of a game during last week’s ‘Iolani Classic girls tourney. The sophomore said she’ll have [...]

Punahou Basketball Tourney, day 1

38th Annual Punahou Basketball Tournament
Thursday, Dec. 17
Wilson (Ore.) 66, Roosevelt 34
Roosevelt 11 8 8 7 — 34
Wilson (Ore.) 15 10 23 18 — 66
Roosevelt: Ese Tago 2, Kalai Kalei 0, Brandon Mitchell 4, Brendan Nakatani 2, Chase Yogi 4, Johnson Delos Santos 2, Pono Patoc 3, Mike Moe 2, Kaipo Pale 9, Robert Willis 0, [...]

Tautofi: Leavin’ Las Vegas?

By Paul Honda
Well, since the proverbial “cat’s out of the bag” at this point — another media source has noted that former Kaimuki athlete Desmond Tautofi may return from Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) soon — let’s discuss.
I first got wind of Desmond’s possible return a few weeks ago. (So why not bring it up then? [...]

‘Iolani Classic, day 2: Score updates, 11 p.m.

By Paul Honda
We’re still in the opening round. If that sounds confusing, just remember that this is a 16-team field, so the first round is split into two days.
Why two days? Well, ‘Iolani School is still in session, so that limits the hours the gym is available. Besides, not everyone loves to travel all the [...]

‘Iolani Classic: First-day roundup

By Paul Honda

No doubt about it: Montrose Christian is powerful.
Coach Stu Vetter’s team has a balance of size, athleticism and unselfishness that has marked all of the squads he’s brought to the ‘Iolani Classic. For a change, this might be the first Mustangs team that could win the Classic title. Montrose was one of the [...]

‘Iolani Classic, first round: ‘Iolani 68, Radford 39

By Paul Honda
Losses? What losses?
The ‘Iolani Raiders, fortified by the return of four starters, zoomed past Radford 68-39 in the opening game of the ‘Iolani Classic this afternoon.
‘Iolani, which lost to Keaau and Hilo last week at the St. Joseph/Waiakea Invitational, had spurts of dominance, particularly in the first half. The Raiders’ man-to-man defense stifled [...]

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