In a season of vast parity and a plethora of very young teams, scar tissue is becoming the difference maker. Coming into the Division I and II brackets in the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships, only three teams that qualified had perfect records during their regular seasons. Those teams, Mililani and Kailua, are now out of the running. So is Seabury Hall, which was 10-0 in MIL D-II. Mililani went 10-0 in the OIA West, then reached the […]

A couple of late-season losses did nothing to dampen Moanalua’s confidence. Na Menehune was the sixth-place team in the OIA playoffs, the final qualifier for the state tournament, and made their opportunity pay off with a stunning 60-56 win over Mililani on Monday night. First, here’s what in store for Wednesday. So many good games, so little time. Wednesday, Feb. 8 HHSAA Quarterfinals At Moanalua Moanalua (16-10) vs. Kamehameha-Hawaii (13-8), 5 p.m. Kailua (22-5) vs. Saint Louis (24-7), 7 p.m. […]