Boys basketball

Punahou and unbeaten Farrington met last week at the James Alegre Invitational. Farrington won 61-53. This time, Punahou has its football guys back, healed up from the long season. Big crowd was huddled around the big-screen TV here at Moanalua as Marcus Mariota delivered his Heisman Memorial Trophy speech. Congratulations to a gentleman and scholar. Q1: Punahou 6, Farrington 4, 4:53 Buffanblu using a 2-2-1 fullcourt press to slow the Govs. Farrington’s not crisp in its halfcourt offense against PUN’s […]

Friday’s opening game at the OIA-ILH Challenge pits Kamehameha (3-1) and Kalani (2-2). LIVE BLOG Q1: Kalani 16, Kamehameha 7 Four 3-pointers by the Falcons against Kamehameha’s man defense. Half: Kalani 25, Kamehameha 11 Biggest lead was 25-9 before KS’ Fatu Sua-Godinet drove for a bucket at the buzzer. Falcons’ halfcourt offense running smoothly. Coach Nathan Davis using a normal rotation. Warriors coach Greg Tacon is playing his entire roster. As he said last night after their win over Leilehua, […]

The annual OIA-ILH Challenge is upon us. Games tip off today at Moanalua gym 4 p.m. and, as always, the schedule is pre-set. But really, the question is, will the OIA really make it a challenge? Let’s look at last year’s scores. Dec. 11, 2013 Farrington 64, Kamehameha 56 Saint Louis 64, Kalani 61 Punahou 70, Kahuku 55 Maryknoll 64, Moanalua 50 Dec. 12, 2013 Maryknoll 75, Kalani 40 Punahou 64, Moanalua 52 Kamehameha 59, Kahuku 44 Farrington 64, Saint […]

This is the first stop of the day, Kalaheo vs. University at the Hawaii Self-Storage Black and Gold Classic. Later, I’m hoping to catch (traffic permitting) games at the James Alegre Invitational (Radford) before the tourney final at the Surfriders Holiday Classic. Why spend 10 hours watching hoops and driving all over the island? Why not, I say. It’s only one week and a few days since tryouts and cuts ended. What we see is pretty much what the coaches […]