Boys basketball

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]