Boys basketball

A thriller in Hemmeter Fieldhouse left Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.) stunned in the semifinal round of the Punahou Invitational. Zion White clutched up with a game-tying 17-foot jumper at the buzzer to force overtime, and No. 3-ranked Punahou edged Gonzaga Prep, 63-61, in the semifinal round of the Punahou Invitational. White has played through a thumb injury he suffered during football season. “I practice that shot so I pulled it. I wasn’t surprised at all,” said White, a 6-foot-5 sophomore. […]

Twain Wilson poured in 26 points as Team Blue overcame a late rally by Team Red for a 120-114 win in the Damien Farias Senior Classic on Saturday night at Saint Louis’ Clarence T.C. Ching Gymnasium. The Leilehua guard put on a display of marksmanship and athleticism with six 3-pointers and a couple of alley-oop dunks courtesy of Nanakuli guard Zion Donnell. “It was great playing against all the best players. Everybody got plenty of run, as well, so it […]

The Damian Farias Senior Classic will tip off on Saturday, 6 p.m. at Clarence T.C. Ching Gymnasium, Saint Louis School. A 3-point contest will precede the game at 4:30 p.m. Team Red, coached by Dan Hale and David O’Connor, features Punahou standout Ayndra Uperesa-Thomas and Kahuku center Kache Kaio. Three Saint Louis Crusaders are on the squad: guard Jiovanni Ramos, center Jordan Posiulai and guard Blaize Arakawa (Saint Louis I-AA). High-scoring Jeremiah White of Kaimuki and Punahou guard Dillon Kellner, […]

Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds always have that certain intrigue. Does Kalaheo continue its late-season run? Can Kahuku, the OIA’s fifth-place team, knock out OIA champion Leilehua? Does BIIF champion Kamehameha-Hawaii have the firepower to beat Punahou? Division II is equally unpredictable. With Trey Ambrozich out of the state tournament due to a back injury, can ILH champion University fulfill its potential? Kohala is the defending state champion, but will we see early-season Kohala or Kohala v2.0? Thursday, Feb. 22 HHSAA […]

And then there were eight. The Division bracket of the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships took intrigue up a notch on Monday. Kalaheo is living by the simple truth that iron sharpens iron, ousting Mililani on Monday. The Mustangs’ 51-48 win on the Trojans’ homecourt was another case of an OIA 6 knocking out an OIA 2. It happened last year when Mililani lost to Moanalua. Here’s the recent history of OIA 2 vs. OIA 6 in the […]