Post-game: Moanalua-Mililani, boys hoops

In some circles, fundamental basketball is considered corny.
Boring.
Anti-fun.
The Moanalua boys think otherwise. They move the ball upcourt after misses and makes alike. Passes first, dribbles second on most possessions, since passes cover more ground in less time. Whether it was Josiah Kauhola or Marcus Keene or any other Menehune ballhandler, the ball got upcourt as [...]

Post-game: Roosevelt-Kailua, boys hoops

By Paul Honda
For a half, Kailua was brilliant.
En fuego. The Surfriders went inside-out, pounding it down to massive Jordan DeCorte for his feathery-soft bank shots (12 first-half points). Rhys Nakakura caught fire (nine points), speedy Corey Lau weaved in and around traffic (four assists) and even reserve Luis Valenzuela chipped in a 3-pointer as Kailua [...]

Green with envy: Wildcats ponder what could’ve been

By Paul Honda
They were a sea of red, just Lahainaluna loyalists clamoring for new heights, night after night.
The hunger of the West Maui community for a noble champion was immense. The Lady Lunas of Lahainaluna obliged on Friday night. A breathtaking 47-45 come-from-behind win over defending champion Konawaena put Lahainaluna in the record books.
The first-ever [...]

Championship night photos

Lahainaluna and Kaimuki won state championships in girls basketball on Friday night, and the Star-Bulletin’s Jamm Aquino was there with his camera for every minute of the action.
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Pre-game: Molokai-Kaimuki, girls hoops

After a season of Division II competition in the Maui Interscholastic League, it was imperative for the Molokai Farmers to find ways to retain their sharpness.
How does a team stay on edge without a nemesis for the entire regular season? Molokai, a team with Division I talent — junior center Kalei Adolpho has already committed [...]

Pre-game: Konawaena-Lahainaluna, girls hoops

He doesn’t have to acknowledge anything or anyone, and neither does his team.
Yet, Todd Rickard does so. When he coached Lahainaluna girls basketball years ago, along with the Menehune hoops program in the community, it was a simple process that involved day-to-day workouts.
It was all about commitment, the kind that lacked in so many communities [...]

Post-game: Konawaena-‘Iolani, girls hoops

By Paul Honda
Some post-game notes from the semifinal game between Konawaena and ‘Iolani in the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships at Blaisdell Arena last night.
The defending champion Wildcats won 54-22 in what was the second-widest of margin of victory in a semifinal, according to the “Wizard,” longtime statistician and former sportswriter Frank Mauz.
The Wizard, [...]

Post-game: Konawaena-Kapolei, girls hoops

By Paul Honda
It was a demonstration of basketball knowledge.
It was also a live example of carnage, predator feasting on prey. In this case, there was no blood or gnashing of teeth. It was just Konawaena’s girls basketball team completely ravaging a Kapolei squad that had more turnovers (31) than field goals.
It was a 59-31 win [...]

Post-game: ‘Iolani-Farrington, girls hoops

By Paul Honda
Coach Eddie Maruyama put it simply.
The ‘Iolani Raiders played as one team, he said, just as the athletic program’s mantra dictates. But there was more to the Raiders’ stunning 63-58 overtime win over fourth-seeded Farrington last night in the quarterfinal round of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships.
It was the kind of [...]

Post-game: Waiakea-Moanalua, girls hoops

By Paul Honda
One quarter into the Waiakea-Moanalua game, it was clear enough.
These aren’t the 1990s Waiakea Warriors, walking the ball upcourt, operating methodically efficient sets. Since Grant Kauhi took the helm some years back, the Warriors have morphed into a run-and-gun squad. It was expected; Kauhi and his assistant, brother Jason Kauhi, were prominent gunners [...]

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