Forty-five minutes until the voting deadline, and the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10 is in for a very minor change in the big picture. If these numbers hold up, there will be one slightly giddy new team in the Top 10. After two months — the first day of tryouts for girls hoops was Nov. 1 — they might finally crack the poll. Time to add up the Boys Basketball Top 10 votes. Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
Micah Christenson had 31 points, eight rebounds, three assists, four blocks and three steals as Kamehameha outscored St. Bernard 85-71 on Thursday at The Holiday Classic in San Diego, Calif. Kamehameha (10-5 overall) went 2-2 in the 79-team, five-division tourney. The Warriors competed in the second-highest tier, the American Division. Dyrbe Enos added 21 points and Frank Ho had 10. Christenson, a 6-foot-5 forward, was on fire, hitting six of his seven 3-point attempts and finishing 11-for-16 from the field […]
Game footage of the St. Francis/Merv Lopes Classic boys final at Manoa Recreation Gym: No. 6 Kamehameha-Hawaii vs. Kailua. (9:47 p.m. All four parts are now online.) VIDEO: Kamehameha-Hawaii vs. Kailua, Part 1 VIDEO: Kamehameha-Hawaii vs. Kailua, Part 2 VIDEO: Kamehameha-Hawaii vs. Kailua, Part 3 VIDEO: Kamehameha-Hawaii vs. Kailua, Part 4 Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
The final 6 minutes, 24 seconds of No. 1 Kamehameha and No. 6 AOP at the ‘Iolani Classic on Dec. 23, 2010. VIDEO: Kamehameha-AOP, final 6:24 Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser
My dilemma today is, well, not even a matter of choice. I’m one person. There are two great boys basketball tournaments entering their finals tonight. I can’t clone myself. So there it is. My editor has assigned me to one site and there I will go. If I had to go to the other tourney, it would be the same pain. Can’t be in two places in one time. At least, this side of Star Trek transporters. But the anticipation […]
Hawaii’s top two boys basketball high school teams had mixed results in Wednesday’s action at The Holiday Classic in San Diego, Calif. Top-ranked ‘Iolani (9-3 overall, 2-0 ILH) defeated Vista del Lago (Calif.) 66-53. Josiah Sukumaran had 19 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks — and no turnovers — to pace the Raiders. Trevyn Tulonghari added 13 points, six boards and four steals for ‘Iolani, which led 46-34 at halftime. Adam Ching added 10 points, including a pair of […]
(2:41 p.m. Adds Kamehameha coach Jesse Nakanishi’s comments.) Micah Christenson scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as Kamehameha fell to powerful Canyon Springs (Nev.) 89-77 Tuesday in The Holiday Classic in San Diego, Calif. Playing in the American Division, the second highest of five tiers in the 79-team tourney, Kamehameha led 40-36 at halftime against a team that Coach Jesse Nakanishi compared to Mt. Vernon (N.Y.). Kamehameha lost to Mt. Vernon at the ‘Iolani Classic […]
Here’s the final 25 seconds of overtime from last night’s Punahou-Farrington boys basketball thriller in the St. Francis/Merv Lopes Classic. VIDEO: Punahou-Farrington, final :25 Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser