There was more than the usual fanfare at Hemmeter Fieldhouse on Friday night. Yes, the ILH boys basketball tourney title was at stake, and Punahou eked out a 48-46 win over ‘Iolani. Punahou had a 37-23 lead and nearly shot itself out of a win with forced or tough shots. In a state with no shot clock — there are only six nationwide that use it — even Punahou’s home crowd was on edge. When J.B. Kam let fly a […]
FINAL 2 MINUTES Video: Paul Honda. The final 2 minutes of the OIA boys basketball Division I championship game. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. McKinley Student Council Gymnasium. Score: Governors 48, Red Raiders 44.
The numbers, oh boy. The analytics, or whatever you might want to call them, aren’t entirely pretty when Farrington plays basketball. Even winning basketball. How does a team of players 6-foot and under win an OIA championship, knocking off No. 5 Campbell (at Campbell) in overtime, No. 1 Kalaheo (again in OT) and, as of tonight, behemoth No. 2 Kahuku in the final, 48-44? Farrington began the season hot, hot, hot, picking up where it left off after a runner-up […]
For the record, I am pretty much in the center of the two sides of this situation. Can see it both ways. We’re talking about a changed call by the officials in the ‘Iolani vs. Maryknoll basketball game on Wednesday night. Spartans coach Kelly Grant was upset. Meanwhile, Raiders coach Dean Shimamoto was doing whatever he could to help his team by letting the officials know what he understood high school basketball rules to be. High-profile spectators (who shall go […]
HIGHLIGHTS FIRST HALF SECOND HALF Video: Paul Honda. Highlights. OIA boys basketball semifinal round. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. McKinley Student Council Gymnasium. Score: Red Raiders 48, Mules 30.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski calls it a matter of trust. “In leadership, there are no words more important than trust. In any organization, trust must be developed among every member of the team if success is to be achieved,” he said. When Farrington dipped to 3-3 in the OIA East, there was some work to be done, and it paid off with a 4-1 run to complete the regular season. That was followed by playoff wins over Waianae, Campbell (on […]
The second OIA semifinal is underway. First quarter Kahuku 5, Leilehua 4, Q1 3:45 The Red Raiders are in their usual 2-3 matchup zone, which means they’re stretched out applying pressure on the ball with 6-5 Samuta Avea and 6-1 Tama Green. The Mules are in straight man defense. This is an intriguing matchup becaUse Leilehua has been a stellar defensive team all season, and they’ve got enough size and height to battle Kahuku. Kahuku with some completely unforced turnovers. […]
OIA semifinal round is about to tip off here at McKinley Student Council Gymnasium. First quarter Kalaheo 6, Farrington 4, 5:28 Govs come out in an extended 2-1-2 zone, pressuring the ball up to midcourt. Kalaheo 9, Farrington 6, 3:36 Farrington’s defense is also extending fullcourt in that same 2-1-2 look. Something different, and Kalaheo isn’t shredding it. Yet. Farrington wants to push the ball, but has missed some contested layups at the rim. Kupaa Harrison (6-4) still a force […]