Boys basketball

It’s the law of averages, expect the unexpected, counter-intuition. However fans look at this year’s boys basketball state championships — an up in the cycle of parity and non-parity, the possibility of myriad close games or the surprise of lopsided scores — just about every coach I’ve talked with marvels at the balance in power this season. New City Nissan/HHSAA Boys Basketball Division I State Championships Seeded teams 1. Punahou (23-3, 11-1 ILH) Sure, Punahou is seeded first and has […]

Tatupu-Leopoldo wasn’t sure basketball would be his thing Bryce Tatupu-Leopoldo, Farrington, F, Sr. No. 42’s favorites Food: Samoan and Hawaiian. “For Samoan, povi. It’s beef. Hawaiian food, my dad’s laulau and kalua pig. Whatever my dad makes, I like it. I can make it, too.” TV show: SportsCenter. NBA player: LeBron James. NFL team: Dallas Cowboys. “Like my dad.” Movie: American Sniper. Teacher: Jason Okamoto, fifth-grade teacher at Lanakila Elementary. Song: Thinking Out Loud. Teammate: Montana Liana. “My cousin. We’ve […]

DIVISION I DIVISION II As expected, ILH champion Punahou is the top seed for the New City Nissan/HHSAA Boys Basketball Division I State Championships. Punahou is in the same bracket with Konawaena, which was seeded fourth after defeating Kamehameha-Hawaii on Saturday night to capture the BIIF D-I title. Farrington, the OIA champion, is seeded second and is in the same bracket with MIL champion Lahainaluna, the third seed. The seedings and pairings went through a very different look after Farrington […]

Near and far, prep hoops fans are bracing for what could be the most debatable seedings and, more so, pairings, in boys state-tournament history. After all, from the start, it’s been a season of parity. The Star-Advertiser Top 10 has been in shake-up mode from Week 1. Even this week, while No. 1 Kalaheo went down, No. 2 Kahuku appeared to be prime for a move to the top spot for the first time this winter. Instead, Farrington toppled another […]