St. Francis guard Kameron Ng dribbled past Hawaii Baptist Academy guard Tony Lucab after stealing a pass in a game earlier this season. Photo by Bruce Asato/Star-Advertiser.
Defending state champion St. Francis is the top seed in Division II in the Snapple/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships that begin Wednesday.
The Saints, who are ranked No. 3 in the state in the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top 10, will host Roosevelt in a first-round game on Wednesday. Hawaii Prep will play Kauai in the first game at St. Francis.
OIA champion Kalani is the No. 2 seed and will play Honokaa at Kaimuki on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Seabury Hall will play Damien, which beat University 57-44 on Saturday, in the earlier game at Kaimuki.
Division II
| Match # | Date | Matchup | Time/Scores | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb. 14 | (4) Hawaii Prep vs. Kauai | Kauai, 53-50 | St. Francis |
| 2 | Feb. 14 | (1) St. Francis vs. Roosevelt | StF, 62-51 | St. Francis |
| 3 | Feb. 14 | (3) Seabury Hall vs. Damien | DMS, 57-45 | 'Iolani |
| 4 | Feb. 14 | (2) Kalani vs. Honokaa | Kaln, 51-33 | 'Iolani |
| 5* | Feb. 15 | Seabury Hall vs. Honokaa | Hon, 47-41 | Kaimuki |
| 6* | Feb. 15 | Hawaii Prep vs. Roosevelt | Roos, 44-43 | Kaimuki |
| 7 | Feb. 15 | Damien vs. Kalani | DMS, 45-37 | St. Francis |
| 8 | Feb. 15 | Kauai vs. St. Francis | StF, 65-42 | St. Francis |
| 9* | Feb. 16 | Honokaa vs. Roosevelt | Roos, 54-44 | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 10* | Feb. 16 | Kalani vs. Kauai | Kaln, 42-38 | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 11 | Feb. 16 | Damien vs. St. Francis | StF, 76-52 | Stan Sheriff Center |
| * — consolation | ||||
1. Why is Saint Francis playing at their home court?
2. Why is the other bracket playing at Kaimuki?
3. Why is the semi-finals being played at Saint Francis?
4. Who made these bracket?
Bottom line is looks like Saint Francis has the best chance to make it to the finals with home court advantage.
Just hand Saint Francis the D2 trophy already. Again, D2 needs their own rankings. League play shouldve dropped them below number 3 by now.
Agreed about St. Francis being able to play on their home court. No team should be able to play at home during any playoffs, unless your school is playing in the Championship game AND that school is hosting the championship round. That’s fine to be a host site, but if you are in the playoffs, sorry, you should not be playing at your home court.