Boys basketball

By Paul Honda Games are behind schedule because of the double-overtime consolation game between Kahuku and Radford. Quarterfinal winners: Yates (Texas), Neumann-Goretti (Pa.), Columbia (Ga.) and favorite Montrose Christian (Md.). Quarterfinal: Yates (Houston, Texas) 95, Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) 88 Brandon Peters poured in 29 points, including a torrent of alley-oop dunks, and Joseph Young added 25 as the Lions survived an onslaught by Lutheran. Elton Roy added 12 points and Alexander Davis added 11 in a game that featured constant […]

38th Annual Punahou Basketball Tournament Thursday, Dec. 17 Wilson (Ore.) 66, Roosevelt 34 Roosevelt 11 8 8 7 — 34 Wilson (Ore.) 15 10 23 18 — 66 Roosevelt: Ese Tago 2, Kalai Kalei 0, Brandon Mitchell 4, Brendan Nakatani 2, Chase Yogi 4, Johnson Delos Santos 2, Pono Patoc 3, Mike Moe 2, Kaipo Pale 9, Robert Willis 0, Troy Nakasuji 6, Miguel MOlle 0. Wilson: Trevor Ritchie 20, Josh Scheeland 6, Brody Wear 3, Travis Lang 7, Levi […]

By Paul Honda We’re still in the opening round. If that sounds confusing, just remember that this is a 16-team field, so the first round is split into two days. Why two days? Well, ‘Iolani School is still in session, so that limits the hours the gym is available. Besides, not everyone loves to travel all the way to Hawaii from Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Philly … and get stuck with a 9 a.m. opening-round game. Scores so far today… […]

By Paul Honda No doubt about it: Montrose Christian is powerful. Coach Stu Vetter’s team has a balance of size, athleticism and unselfishness that has marked all of the squads he’s brought to the ‘Iolani Classic. For a change, this might be the first Mustangs team that could win the Classic title. Montrose was one of the opening-round winners today. The remainder of the first round resumes on Friday starting at 3:30 p.m. Montrose Christian (Md.) 70, Kahuku 27 The […]

By Paul Honda Losses? What losses? The ‘Iolani Raiders, fortified by the return of four starters, zoomed past Radford 68-39 in the opening game of the ‘Iolani Classic this afternoon. ‘Iolani, which lost to Keaau and Hilo last week at the St. Joseph/Waiakea Invitational, had spurts of dominance, particularly in the first half. The Raiders’ man-to-man defense stifled Radford and forced 10 turnovers in the first quarter. Anchoring the Raiders through fastbreak flurries was center Josiah Sukumaran. The 6-foot-3 junior […]

By Paul Honda In the second game of the opening day, Kinston (N.C.) leads Tsinghua (Beijing) 34-22 at the half. Kinston is a sleeper, a first-time visitor to the ‘Iolani Classic. Four of the five starters are seniors, and that starting unit is pretty tall — 6-foot-2 to 6-7. North Carolina basketball writer Alex Bass says this could become Kinston’s best team ever. Reggie Bullock (No. 35), the Vikings’ 6-7 center, has committed to North Carolina. “Reggie could be the […]