State boys hoops: Puzzlers and Wow Factors

Two days into the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships, and there are wows, uh-huhs and some moments of silence. • Kamehameha’s 53-50 double-overtime win over Moanalua last night wasn’t a shocker, but it definitely took the wind out of the sails of a lot of fans who enjoyed Na Menehune’s fastbreaking style this season. [...]

Preview: Division II state tourney, boys hoops

To the uninitiated, Division II basketball has no glory. The rest of us know better. With the field whittled down from 12 teams to eight due in part to budget cuts, the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Boys Basketball Division II State Championships is uniquely compelling this season. It’s more than just eight. It could be an Elite [...]

Preview: Division I state tourney, boys hoops

The assumptions are there. How could they not be there when the top three teams from the Interscholastic League of Honolulu spent most of the season occupying the top three spots in the Star-Bulletin Boys Basketball Top 10. But there’s more to this year’s Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships than dominant teams and leagues. [...]

Kamehameha escapes from Honokaa for state berth

It’s not exactly irony, but Micah Dunhour is probably the most fortunate basketball player in the state this week. The slashing 6-foot-3 junior was a reserve forward at Honokaa last year, impatiently sitting behind more seasoned teammates. In the summer, he joined up with Hawaii Select, based on Oahu, and his game blossomed in mainland [...]

HHSAA boys hoops brackets, pairings released

‘Iolani, as expected, is the No. 1 seed in the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Boys Basketball Division I State Championships. Roosevelt is the top seed in the Division I state tourney. The HHSAA released the seedings, brackets and pairings late Sunday night. Normally, tournament information is released on Sunday morning or early afternoon. When the HHSAA held [...]

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