Girls basketball

By Paul Honda Just a quick note for prep basketball fans about sixth-ranked St. Joseph. The Cardinals got a 44-point performance from swingman Jacob Andrade in a 65-47 win over No. 10 Hilo last night at Afook-Chinen Hilo Civic Auditorium. For fans who saw St. Joe at Moanalua’s Na Menehune Holiday Classic in late December, the concept of one of their players scoring that much is interesting. The Cardinals play very disciplined, smart offense and defense. Conservative would be the […]

. Editor’s note: Paul Honda’s account of the game can be found at http://www.starbulletin.com/sports/highschool/20100103_moanalua_dominates_kalaheo.html . By Paul Honda If there were ever a time this season, an opportunity for two basketball teams to approach offensive efficiency to the nth power, tonight’s Kalaheo-Moanalua boys matchup might be it. Really? Yeah, really. Though I’d really, really be surprised if either team approach the century mark, it wasn’t that long ago (maybe 25 years?) when Kalaheo and Farrington rewarded fans during another recession-era […]

By Paul Honda Hear ye, hear ye, all hoopaholics! The Star-Bulletin Basketball Top 10 Countdown — for boys and girls hoops — starts tomorrow with No. 10. Check out your Star-Bulletin in the morning. You might be surprised.

By Paul Honda It’s still just preseason, but ‘Iolani’s boys and girls basketball teams have already suffered casualties. The girls lost standout guard Kylie Maeda for the season after she suffered an ACL injury to her left knee in the opening seconds of a game during last week’s ‘Iolani Classic girls tourney. The sophomore said she’ll have surgery soon, then have months of rehab work ahead. She expects to be back by next season. The Raider boys lost Kainoa Scheer, […]

By Paul Honda phonda@starbulletin.com My name is Pupule and I am a hoopaholic. All: Hi Pupule. Yeah, there’s still much work to be done with the final fall sport (football all-state voting and photos and yadayada), but this week is finally a time to bathe in the fountain of hoops. Moanalua dominated Kailua on Tuesday night. Watch Joanna Nicolas play the game. She does everything right. Well, almost everything. Give me five Joannas and I’ll give you an OIA Red […]