This is one of those old-but-new pursuits that I often don’t get around to. That’s right, for all the photos of curry plates and miso ramen I’ve ever taken (and posted) online, somehow I actually get an insane amount of work done when it comes to certain things. One of them should be dubbing my old VHS and Beta videotapes. I even bought a Dazzle* techie thing from Best Buy this week. Supposedly, as the clerk there (really good at […]
The gift that keeps giving, that’s what the holiday tournament season is. Three games already done at the St. Francis Merv Lopes Hoops Classic. Damien 50, Leilehua 45 Alex Fant scored 13 points, Kapiina King had 12 and Ashton Obrero added 11 for the Monarchs. Troy Ross paced the Mules with 20 points. Thousand Oaks (Calif.) 74, Roosevelt 42 Dakota Pierce scored 13 points and Austin Celaya added 10 for the Lancers (12-1), who trailed 4-0 before scoring the next […]
10:45 p.m. First, the ‘Iolani Classic All-Tournament Team. Rodney Elliott, John Carroll (Md.) Darrion Martin, Yates (Texas) Kalei Zuttermeister, Kalaheo Ishmail Wainright, Montrose Christian (Md.) David Kadiri, Coolidge (D.C.) R.J. Curington, Oak Hill (Va.) Treyvaughn Newell, Coolidge Troy Williams, Oak Hill Jordan Swopshire, Montrose Christian Sindarius Thornwell, Oak Hill Stanford Robinson, Findlay Sam Lockwood, La Lumiere (Ind.) Gavin Schilling, Findlay Jalen James, La Lumiere Most outstanding player: Detrick Mostella, La Lumiere Most valuable player: Nigel Williams-Goss, Findlay Holy moley, it’s […]
This is the updated version, adding a front-view shot on (chair) dunk No. 3 by Jerry Campany. Here’s what Classic founder Glenn Young said about Detrick Mostella: “I can’t think of anybody else who was better than him on all four dunks. There were a couple of guys who had spectacular dunks but not all four.” Detrick had perfect scores for all his dunks. Same can’t be said for other great dunkers at the Classic, including Josh Smith and Ben […]
Update 4 a.m. Friday night’s boys tournament scores: Friday, Dec. 21 • ‘Iolani Classic √ Semifinal: La Lumiere (Ind.) 70, Oak Hill (Va.) 67 > Oak Hill (ranked No. 6 in USA Today Super 25) lost its first tournament game since the 1988 final, ending a streak of 22 wins √ Semifinal: Findlay Prep (Nev.) 40, Montrose Christian (Md.) 35 √ Consolation: Tsinghua (China) 52, McKinley 42 √ Consolation: Yates (Texas) 76, No. 3 ‘Iolani 56 √ Consolation: No. 9 […]
Update 10:20 p.m. Findlay Prep 73, Coolidge 63. Great effort by Coolidge, and if they hit some 3-pointers in that third quarter, they would’ve taken the lead. Findlay’s big man, Gavin Schilling, dominated on the offensive glass all night long. A beast like him on the boards is one good reason to play conservatively, I suppose. Maybe the Pilots don’t have a deep bench, but a No. 1 team that plays this close to the vest, struggles at times against fullcourt […]
Whole lotta shakin’ going on, from ‘Iolani to Punahou to Saint Louis. Here’s the update for today, with roughly half of the opening-round games at Punahou done. Get something for your basketball jones. Wednesday, Dec. 19 • ‘Iolani Classic √ Findlay Prep (Nev.) 70, Moanalua 37 √ Coolidge (D.C.) 64, Kapolei 43 √ Montrose Christian (Md.) 60, Kahuku 28 √ John Carroll (Md.) 69, Hilo 26 (Scores updated) • Punahou Invitational √ No. 1 Maryknoll 54, Kailua 44 √ Wilson […]