Boys basketball

By Paul Honda As the old cliche goes, prior preparation prevents poor performance. For No. 3 Punahou, prepping for No. 1 Kamehameha’s 2-3 zone — a wrinkle that separated the Warriors from most Interscholastic League of Honolulu teams in recent years — meant developing a quick skip pass from one wing to the other. Last night, there were passes that went from the wing to the opposite corner, where gunners like Taylor Crabb launched open 3-pointers. “We were ready for […]

By Paul Honda There are a lot of reasons why tonight’s showdown between No. 3 Punahou and No. 1 Kamehameha on the hardwood at Kekuhaupi‘o Gym is so appetizing. Those of us who saw the teams play four weeks ago in the final of the James Alegre Invitational were treated to a great game — so early in preseason — that whetted the appetites of Punahou fans. Kamehameha had to fight hard, getting clutch shooting from Micah Christenson (24 points, […]

By Paul Honda Solid win by Moanalua last night against Kaimuki, 59-43. Here’s more on the game that didn’t make it into this morning’s print edition (space limit). The Bulldogs played a brilliant first quarter, shooting 60 percent, including 4-for-5 from the arc. With a pair of treys from Gabriel Stietzel and more from Tevin Nishiyama and Mason Kualii-Moe, Kaimuki had a 14-4 lead with 2:17 left in the first. Moanalua unleashed its fullcourt press, however, and the Bulldogs lost […]

By Paul Honda OK, my hopes and roundball dreams of a tilt on the scoreboard at Moanalua on Saturday were dashed. Kalaheo wasn’t going to average 25 points per quarter en route to a 100-point night. Neither was Moanalua, though the home team did its part to make shots and push the tempo sometimes. No, there was no real shot of a run-and-gun game. I knew it was unrealistic, and yet, there I was that afternoon, pining and yearning for […]

• Na Menehune Holiday Classic Moanalua High School All-Tournament Gabriel Stietzel, Kaimuki Clayton Morante, Waiakea Andrew Swanson, Mid-Pacific Marcus Monroe, Moanalua Brandon Holmes, Marina (Calif.) Thomas Fairman, St. Joseph Andrew Skalman, ‘Iolani Kainoa Chu, ‘Iolani Shane Matayoshi, Kamehameha Dyrbe Enos, Kamehameha Wednesday, Dec. 30 Championship: ‘Iolani 57, Kamehameha 46 Back to health and a full lineup, ‘Iolani got 13 points and six rebounds from Trevyn Tulonghari for a 57-46 win over Kamehameha on Wednesday night in the final of Na […]

Wednesday, Dec. 30 • St. Francis Merv Lopes Classic King Armory Championship: Punahou 50, Arcata (Calif.) 43 Arcata was within two points with 20 seconds left, but got no closer. Taylor Crabb hit three treys in the first half to spark the Buffanblu to the tournament title. Crabb, who won the slam-dunk competition earlier in the night, finished with 15 points to lead Punahou. Malik Johnson had 10 points (5-for-7) and James Duncan added nine points as Punahou packed its […]

Quarterfinal: Arcata (Calif.) 47, Leilehua 30 Arcata: Ryan Dehart 11. Leilehua: Brent Lemon 11. Quarterfinal: Kalaheo 62, Kahuku 58 Kalaheo: Kona Makaula 19, Aaron Fernandez 18. Kahuku: Nehoa Akina 26, Evan Moe 10. Quarterfinal: Eisenhower (Ill.) 50, Saint Louis 30 Eisenhower: Tory Minniefiled 22, Dustan Lewis 10. Saint Louis: Acen Cabrai 10. Quarterfinal: Punahou 64, Kailua 17 Punahou: Taylor Crabb 9. Kailua: Luis Valenzuela 5. Consolation: Hanford (Calif.) 58, Kapolei 32 Hanford: Beau Felder 20, Brad Simas 10. Kapolei: Jared […]