Thursday hoop updates, 10 pm

    10 p.m. Final-day results from Na Menehune Holiday Classic: Championship: No. 3 AOP 55, No. 4 Maryknoll 49 >> AOP: Arkadiy Mkrtychyan 19. MS: Isaiah Dowdell 10, Austin Gaskins 10. Third place: No. 8 Moanalua 42, St. Joseph 33 Fifth place: No. 5 ‘Iolani 52, Waiakea 35 >> Iol: Gabriel Vega 22, Duke Pauli [...]

St. Francis Merv Lopes Classic: Wed. updates

  8:08 p.m. Kalaheo upset No. 1 Kamehameha 48-45 behind 22 points by Josh Ko and 17 from center Nainoa Frank. Dyrbe Enos led Kamehameha with 21 points. St. Francis overwhelmed Chestermere (Canada) 72-47. Keoni Tom-Millare had 17 points, Matt Nuumanaia 16, Austin Ursua 14 and point guard Sabir Lynton 10 for the Saints. Chris [...]

Instant Classic: St. Joseph-‘Iolani recap

It was a good night to be an insomniac prep basketball fan. By the time No. 5 ‘Iolani and St. Joseph took the court on Tuesday, toddlers were in bed and fans at Na Menehune Holiday Classic had already seen a double-overtime battle between host Moanalua and Waiakea. The ‘Iolani-St. Joseph game began sometime around [...]

Na Menehune Holiday Classic: St. Joe upsets ‘Iolani

Updates from Tuesday’s games at Na Menehune Holiday Classic at Moanalua High School gym. 10:49 p.m. St. Joseph 70, No. 5 ‘Iolani 69, OT. Another great game that went back and forth. Clutch shooting by the Cardinals, especially point guard Sebi Ohara-Saft, and center Thomas Fairman caused problems in the paint for ‘Iolani. Tomorrow’s semifinals: [...]

Video: ‘Iolani Classic dunk contest: Justin Anderson

The dunk of the night at the ‘Iolani Classic slam dunk contest by Justin Anderson of Montrose Christian. He won the contest, which was held Monday night after the quarterfinal round.

Honor Roll, Dec. 13

(Here’s the complete list. Normally in the print edition, short on space Tuesday.) Athletes of the Week Girls Lia Galdeira, Konawaena basketball: In three games at the ‘Iolani Classic, the senior scored 63 points on 24-for-44 field-goal shooting, 12-for-15 free-throw shooting, and had 28 rebounds, 15 steals, six assists and a block. Konawaena upset Brea [...]

Maryknoll boys upset No. 3 ‘Iolani

Word from the Big Island is that Maryknoll has beaten third-ranked ‘Iolani 47-41 in the final of the Hilo High Holiday Prep Classic at Afook-Chinen Hilo Civic Auditorium tonight. Maryknoll is 4-0 now under first-year head coach Kelly Grant. More tomorrow. Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser

Welcome to the Moanalua ‘resort’

Plush! Moanalua fans and visitors will get a chance to enjoy the fresh, newly renovated restrooms at the school’s gym this winter. See photos below. Athletic Director Joel Kawachi said a grant made the fix-up possible. Walking into a restroom at Moanalua’s gym in the past was always decent enough — clean, no fancy trimmings [...]

Basketball Top 10 Polls: Art vs. Science

Our first Top 10 polls for high school basketball are out and it’s a buffet, to say the least. My vantage point is always a mixed bag. I may see a few more games than most fans, but having more information cuts the other way, too. There’s no way I can see every game, even [...]

Honor Roll (complete list)

(Short on space in the print edition this morning. Here’s the full Honor Roll for Dec. 6, 2011.) Athletes of the Week Girls Kiana “Kiki” Robertson, Mid-Pacific basketball: The junior guard poured in 31 points in a loss to Punahou. Boys Kenan Sadanaga, Leilehua football: The senior finished his football career with 354 passing yards [...]

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