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LIVE BLOG: ‘Iolani Classic, day 4

By Paul Honda on December 20, 2013

The semifinal round is will tip off in about 90 minutes. First up, the No. 7 team in the nation (MaxPreps), White Station of Memphis, Tennessee. I’ve had my share of doubts about the Spartans, who are aggressive and athletic offensively, but give up way too many easy shots in the paint. Maybe that’s harsh. But after years of seeing Fairfax and Montrose Christian and Oak Hill and all the big boys bang and battle for territory in the paint, […]

LIVE BLOG: ‘Iolani Classic, day 3

By Paul Honda on December 19, 2013

Pau hana Thursday’s scores Quarterfinals White Station (Tenn.) 56, Mount Vernon (N.Y.) 51 West Linn (Ore.) 65, ‘Iolani 59 Roman Catholic (Penn.) 55, St. Rita (Ill.) 51 Westchester (Calif.) 79, Hamilton (Wis.) 54 Consolation Fuxin (China) 48, Kaiser 47 ‘Iolani 41, Radford 32 Oroku (Okinawa) 47, Kailua 38 Kamehameha 54, Moanalua 47 Friday’s games 9 a.m. Kaiser vs. Radford 10:30 a.m. Kailua vs. Moanalua Noon Fuxin vs. ‘Iolani II 1:30 p.m. Oroku vs. Kamehameha 3:30 p.m. Mount Vernon vs. ‘Iolani […]

Video: Konawaena at Kalaheo

By Paul Honda on December 18, 2013

Game highlights of the Pete Smith Classic final. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 (post game)


LIVE BLOG: ‘Iolani Classic

By Paul Honda on December 17, 2013

The opening day of the ‘Iolani Classic is underway. Tuesday’s scores Mount Vernon (N.Y.) 75, Kaiser 37 White Station (Tenn.) 61, Fuxin (China) 45 West Linn (Ore.) 84, ‘Iolani II 26 ‘Iolani 60, Radford 39 Wednesday’s games Oroku (Okinawa) vs. Roman Catholic (Penn.), 3:30 Kailua vs. St. Rita (Ill.), 5 Moanalua vs. Hamilton (Wisc.), 6:30 Kamehameha vs. Westchester (Calif.), 8 Thursday’s games • ‘Iolani Classic Kaiser vs. Fuxin, 9 am ‘Iolani II vs. Radford, 11 am Remaining schedule TBA ‘Iolani […]

Video: Farrington vs. Maryknoll

By Paul Honda on December 17, 2013

Part 1 Instant classic! These teams met on the final day of the ILH-OIA Challenge at Moanalua High School gym. The battle just got better and better with time. ‘Nuff said. No spoilers here. Read more about the game in the live blog and the post-game wrap.

LIVE BLOG: Pete Smith Classic final

By Paul Honda on December 14, 2013

Championship game of the Pete Smith Classic is underway. Two unbeaten teams. Konawaena 54, Kalaheo 53, final A miraculous comeback by the Wildcats, capped by Chase Takaki’s 3-pointer from the right wing with 1.2 seconds left, gives them the Pete Smith Classic title. Jonah Bredeson played through a flu and led Konawaena with 19 points, sparking their second-half comeback. Point guard Brandon Awa added 16 points and four assists. It was impressive the way he trusted his teammates, feeding Zach […]

Roundball wrap: Farrington. Maryknoll. EPIC.

By Paul Honda on December 14, 2013

That’s right. What you, me and about 300 other fans saw at Moanalua High School gym on Friday night was truly, incredibly epic. Farrington 90, Maryknoll 83 in overtime. Even without the OT, when regulation ended with the score tied at 75, it was phenomenal. I live-blogged it, not just for your information, but so that I could go back and retrace the steps of this game once the awesomeness and madness was done. I don’t remember the last time […]

Live Blog: Pete Smith Invitational semifinals

By Jerry Campany on December 13, 2013

St. Francis takes on Konawaena in the first semifinal and Kalaheo tangles with Punahou II in the second. Saints coaches say they are very wary of Konawaena, they beat the Wildcats with a split squad last year but they expect them to be more explosive. The term “gym rats” kept coming up. Matthew Nuumanaia starts things off with a bomb from the top of the key. But Kona rallies when the Saints go cold. 3-3, 4:33 left. Ranan Mamiya hits […]