Boys basketball

St. Francis’ first season in Division I in ILH boys basketball will be its last, and the Saints have shown they belonged. The two-time defending Division II state champions defeated visiting Mid-Pacific 57-44 on Thursday in the ILH tournament. St. Francis moved up a division to compete with the state’s best before the school announced in January it would close from grades 7 to 12 after the academic year. Junior Kordel Ng scored a game-high 18 points and senior Kameron […]

After 10 wins in a row, including a 71-59 quarterfinal win over Roosevelt on Wednesday night, Moanalua coach Byron Mello was not quite pleased. “I like the grit we showed tonight. With what we had on the line, I wanted more effort,” Mello said moments after Moanalua clinched its 11th trip to the state tournament in the last 14 seasons. “I’m proud of our guys, but we need better practices. If we play this way on Monday (against Kahuku), it’s […]

That was perhaps the quietest 33 points ever, just the way Isaiah Lee and the Kalani Falcons like it. Coming into the playoffs, the Kalani senior guard averaged 16 points per game in OIA East play, a very respectable number for a Falcons team that has a medium-rate pace. But even the patient, deliberate Falcons saw Lee have an occasional scoring outburst with 21 points against Kalaheo and 21 again against Kailua. On Tuesday night, with potential playoff elimination looming, […]

When they’re together, the Carter ohana is at its best. A few years ago, eldest son Ja’Shon was a kingpin of the Air Force base bowling alley in Wyoming with a high score of 246. His dad, James Carter Jr., has a high score of 266. In San Antonio, James coached Ja’Shon with the Texas Soldiers AAU club team. The second-level squad, with Ja’Shon at the point, won a tournament in New Orleans. The club promoted Ja’Shon to the elite […]

The journey isn’t over for Kapolei, but the wait for a ranking has been long enough. The panel of coaches and media voted the Hurricanes No. 8 in today’s Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10. Kapolei (15-7) completed the regular season with a 10-0 mark in the OIA West and has a bye in Tuesday’s opening round of playoffs. Kapolei’s ascent bumped Farrington from the poll, ending the Governors’ stay after four weeks. With some minor musical chairs, the poll otherwise […]

Super Bowl Sunday is upon America. It is a Sunday, though, that won’t be super for the Ng brothers without another workout. Kameron and Kordel Ng will head to the gym at St. Francis after the Bowl of Superness. They do it all season, spending Sunday afternoon working on their games, a life of basketball year-round, almost entirely seven days a week. “We’ll be here Sunday,” said their father and Saints assistant coach Kekoa Ng. “If not, they get antsy. […]

Even on a dark and stormy night, the sky can be filled with shooting stars. And even in a game that had no bearing on the standings, Kameron Ng brought the full barrage. On St. Francis’ senior night, Ng scored 40 points, including all 14 of his team’s third-quarter points in a 70-41 win over Mid-Pacific on Saturday night. Ng shot 16-for-31 from the field, including five treys. Lucca Kitashima led MPI with 17 points and Elijah Kahue-Parker added 10 […]