Pre-game: OIA Red playoffs, girls hoops

Really, this is a day that has a lot on the line teams that are 12-1 and 4-10.
Drama. Sure, if your favorite girls basketball team is enjoying a smooth route in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference playoffs, today is a semifinal step. But a loss is just a loss in the double-elimination format. There’s [...]

Post-game: Kamehameha-Punahou, boys hoops

By Paul Honda
More on last night’s battle between Kamehameha and Punahou at Hemmeter Fieldhouse, a 60-49 win for the Warriors.
As Punahou coach Alika Smith said, holding Kamehameha’s Micah Christenson to no points in the first half should’ve been a great omen. Instead, the 6-foot-5 junior was a huge asset in so many ways from breaking [...]

Pre-game: #2 Kamehameha-#1 Punahou, boys hoops

By Paul Honda
A look at tonight’s showdown between top-ranked Punahou and No. 2 Kamehameha.
Tip-off at Hemmeter Fieldhouse is 6:30 p.m.
On paper: Defending state and league champion Kamehameha (15-3, 5-1) can tie Punahou (16-1, 6-0) in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu boys basketball standings with a win tonight.
The first time they met, Punahou and Kamehameha had barely [...]

Post-game: OIA Red playoffs, girls

By Paul Honda
Some notes on the first two rounds so far in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference girls basketball playoffs.
First, the scores.
Tuesday, Jan. 26
McKinley 65, @ Campbell 45
@ Moanalua 39, Waianae 31
@ Kapolei, Kalani 29
@ Castle 57, Aiea 37
As expected, home teams had the edge for the most part. Then came the tough part: [...]

Post-game: Moanalua-Kalaheo, boys

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By Paul Honda
The headline read, “Moanalua soars past Kalaheo.”
True enough. It also could’ve read “Moanalua soars over Kalaheo”, referring to Marcus Monroe’s dunk show.
For Kalaheo, great patience (spreading the floor in the first quarter and limiting Moanalua’s possessions), a disciplined defense (a tight 2-3 zone with Aaron Fernandez at center) and the fortitude to make [...]

Tom Lemming photo tour

National high school football recruiting guru Tom Lemming returned to the islands to meet with many of the state’s top underclassmen on Dec. 11 at Kapolei High School.
Players were interviewed on camera and filled out information forms for Lemmings, who hosts a TV show and is known as the source for national football recruiting.

Photos by [...]

Pre-game: Moanalua-Kalaheo, boys hoops

By Paul Honda
There are chess matches, and then there is something a little more.
This is the kind of game that belongs on TV (which it is, check out OC 16 tonight) with microphones on Kalaheo coach Chico Furtado and Moanalua coach Greg Tacon. Both are masters of motivation. Can you separate each man’s personality from [...]

Post-game: Punahou-‘Iolani boys hoops

By Paul Honda
The fairly large margin in Punahou’s 46-31 win over ‘Iolani last night may lead some fans to the wrong conclusion.
Yes, it was a close game, especially early in the third quarter. Here’s more on what happened after Punahou had a 22-15 halftime lead.
• ‘Iolani rallied at the start of the second half with [...]

Pre-game: ‘Iolani-Punahou boys

Third-ranked ‘Iolani and No. 1 Punahou have quite a history together.
When the two boys basketball powerhouses clash tonight (6:30 p.m.) at Hemmeter Fieldhouse, there will be many Raiders and Buffanblu who have experienced the more recent battles. ‘Iolani has won four of the last six against Punahou, its arch rival.
On paper: Punahou is soaring right [...]

Post-game: Roosevelt-Kalani boys

By Paul Honda
If there were more hours in the day and days in the week, there would be more opportunities to see teams like Roosevelt’s boys hoopsters, who fought off a stubborn Kalani squad 53-43 last night.
Heck, if cost weren’t a factor, I’d see a lot more of St. Joseph boys, Konawaena girls, even Lahainaluna [...]

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