Boys basketball

Three tournament championships were on the line today. Two have already been settled: Huipu (China) took the Walter Wong Invitational and Lahainaluna defeated Chestermere (Canada) in the St. Francis Holiday Hoops final. Top-ranked Punahou hosts No. 4 Kalaheo in the final of the Punahou Invitational tonight at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. End Q1: Kalaheo 12, Punahou 8 The Buffanblu started slow, but drive-and-dish plays by guards Dayson Watanabe and Jordan Tanuvasa against Kalaheo’s man defense were just too easy. The Mustangs are […]

Halftime: Lahainaluna 29, Chestermere (Canada) 11 Lahainaluna went on a 14-0 run to break open a close game for a 26-10 lead late in the second quarter. Q3: Lahainaluna 37, Chestermere 25, :58 The Lakers are pushing hard, just not hitting shots. Their coach has been on them all game long, and he emphasized their need to go above screens instead of under them defensively. Chestermere cut the lead to about 10 or 11 at one point, but the Lunas […]

Eastern China isn’t exactly a short distance from the Hawaiian Islands, but Huipu made themselves quite comfortable in Honolulu. The team from Zhejiang, China pulled away in the second half for a 69-32 win over Damien to capture the title at the Walter Wong Invitational on Tuesday night at McCabe Gymnasium. Huipu won all four of its games over a five-day span, and even with their 6-foot-9 and 6-8 bigs fatigued, in foul trouble or a combination of both, their […]

This was classic in so many ways, but unfortunately for Leilehua fans, what could have been the biggest Mules win of preseason turned out to be a overtime thriller and defeat. With their two big men sitting the bench for most of the second half and all of OT, Huipu of Zhejiang, China eked out a 70-66 win over Leilehua on Monday afternoon at the Walter Wong Invitational. It was a gritty, spirited effort by the Mules, who connected on […]

Top-ranked Punahou can run with anybody and can shoot better than most. Add in a couple of big guys who score, defend and rebound, and you’re looking at a 12-1 team in the preseason. The Buffanblu topped Hawaii Prep, the defending state Division II champion, 66-27 in the quarterfinals of the Punahou Invitational boys basketball tournament Saturday night at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Punahou stunned Ka Makani with four 3-pointers in the first quarter — by Jordan Tanuvasa, J.B. Kam, Kala‘i Santos […]

>> Dayson Watanabe, Jordan Tanuvasa, Kalai Santos and J.B. Kam hit 3-pointers and Punahou has a 14-2 lead over Hawaii Prep in a Punahou Invitational basketball game at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. >> Hawaii Prep showed good patience and ball control throughout the first quarter, but got smoked on the Buffanblu’s longball and Ka Makani trails 16-2 at the end of one period. >> Kam hits another 3-pointer and Tanuvasa throws a bullet pass inside to Akahi Troske for one of the […]