By Paul Honda
paul@hondareport.com
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007

[new: Sun AM] In just 24 hours, so much has changed. Some of the hottest teams in the state have stumbled. A few are done for the season far earlier than expected. While Campbell, Kalaheo, Radford and Kaimuki have advanced to the OIA Red semifinals, Moanalua, Leilehua, Kailua and Mililani will have to fight for the fifth and final remaining OIA state berth. ... In the OIA White, Thompson upset Aiea. That means Thompson joins Farrington, McKinley and favorite Kaiser in the OIA White semifinals, and Aiea, Waialua, Waipahu and Nanakuli are done for the season. ... On the Big Island, Kamehameha-Hawaii have defended their league crown with a close win over Konawaena. In case you missed it, Keaau lost on Friday and is out of the playoffs. ... Konawaena will play the ILH's third-place team next Saturday for the last state berth.

[new: Sat AM] Last night's BIIF playoffs shook the ground for the league's top four D-I teams. With only three state berths available, the odd team out is Keaau, which lost to Kamehameha-Hawaii in what was, basically, an elimination game. Regular-season champ Honokaa fell, which means Konawaena and KS-Hawaii will battle for the BIIF title and the league's top seeding at the state tourney.

[new: Fri AM] Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new (ILH) champion. Didn't get to see it, but from the looks of the scoring by quarters, Punahou was in command after halftime at Iolani. Final score: 60-46. It could have been worse if not for poor free-throw shooting by the Buffanblu.

[generic] I'll be updating my ballot for the week each day for everyone's viewing pleasure (and/or displeasure). Ballots for the Star-Bulletin Top 10 are due Sunday, 3 p.m.

1. Punahou (22-3, 11-1 ILH)
The skinny: Buffanblu capture the ILH title with the win at Iolani. Miah Ostrowski (26 points) and Spencer McLachlin (15 rebounds) powered Punahou. Top seed at the state tourney? Who else could be?
Wins:
Pearl City (60-30)
Kamehameha (55-50)
Leilehua (70-32)
Radford (66-56)
Kalaheo (58-54)
Thompson (90-39)
St. Mary's, N.Y. (81-75)
Villa Park, Calif. (61-58)
Timpview, Utah (65-64)
Baldwin (68-59)
Kalaheo (56-51)
Saint Louis (65-47)
at Kamehameha (51-45)
def. Mid-Pacific (81-63)
def. Damien (85-51)
Maryknoll (72-58)
@ Saint Louis (67-53)
Kamehameha (61-52)
Mid-Pacific (76-47)
Damien (85-49)
Losses:
at Kalaheo (46-41)
Montrose Christian, Md. (69-57)
Iolani (72-63)
This week: def. Maryknoll (86-50); won at Iolani (60-46)

2. Iolani (20-7, 10-2 ILH)
The skinny: Bad news, Iolani loses to Punahou for ILH title. Good news, Raiders already had a state berth locked up.
Wins:
Senior Tawanawis (Canada)
Kamehameha-Hawaii (53-47)
Keaau (50-30)
Konawaena (56-35)
McKinley (66-30)
White Station (Memphis, Tenn.) (61-46)
Vincent (Milwaukee, Wis.) (46-45)
Thompson (68-47)
Keaau (51-46)
Kamehameha (44-38 2 OT)
Damien (56-40)
Maryknoll (61-45)
@ Mid-Pacific (59-43)
@ Punahou (72-63)
@ Kamehameha (42-41)
@ Damien (62-52)
Saint Louis (59-49)
Maryknoll (58-55)
Losses:
Moanalua (56-55)
Box Hill Secondary (Australia)*
LeFlore (Mobile, Ala.) (58-27)
El Toro, Calif. (55-52)
Timpview, Utah (57-55 OT)
at Saint Louis (51-48)
Note: Timpview was ranked No. 3 in Utah.
* This game included international rule adjustments.
This week: def. Mid-Pacific (58-47); lost to Punahou (60-46)

3. Saint Louis (19-5, 9-3 ILH)
The skinny: Crusaders top Owls.
Wins:
Roosevelt (64-35)
Waipahu (67-49)
Radford (n/a)
Radford (57-47)
Moanalua (77-58)
Kaimuki (59-51)
Listowel (Canada) (77-24)
North Torrance (Calif.) (93-82)
Arlington, Calif. (72-70) > Note: Arlington was ranked No. 13 in California
Maryknoll (54-48)
Kamehameha (49-39)
Iolani (51-48)
Damien (61-55)
@ Mid-Pacific (55-47)
Maryknoll (54-37)
@ Kamehameha (51-36)
@ Damien (85-39)
Losses:
Kaimuki (52-47)
LeFlore (Mobile, Ala.) (81-46)
@ Punahou (65-47)
Damien (61-55)
@ Mid-Pacific (55-47)
Punahou (67-53)
@ Iolani (59-49)
This week: def. Mid-Pacific (45-34)

4. Kalaheo (21-8, 11-2 OIA Red)
The skinny: The Mustangs stampede over the Mules to seize a state-tournament berth.
Wins:
Maryknoll (69-56)
Strathcona (Canada) (75-33)
Moanalua (68-59)
Punahou (46-41)
Honokaa (65-27)
Kamehameha (69-59)
Farrington (56-44)
Elko, Nev. (46-43)
Keaau (44-36)
Castle (58-41)
Kaimuki (58-41)
Kailua (54-40)
Castle (78-51)
@ Kahuku (80-55)
@ Kaimuki (69-61)
@ Roosevelt (45-36)
Moanalua (57-39)
@ Kailua (55-49)
Castle (55-28)
Losses:
Punahou (58-54)
Mojave (Las Vegas, Nev.) (80-71)
Marshall (Portland, Ore.) (71-69)
Las Vegas Valley, Nev. (85-69)
El Toro, Calif. (53-45)
Punahou (56-51)
@ Moanalua (54-48)
Kahuku (43-42)
This week: def. Leilehua (56-35)

5. Kamehameha-Hawaii (25-6, 15-2 BIIF)
The skinny: Warriors complete the climb back to the top with a BIIF title-game win over Konawaena.
Wins:
Parker (86-12)
St. Joseph (64-42)
Kohala (54-45)
Campbell (63-50)
Kaimuki (42-40)
Hilo (65-40)
Waiakea (58-31)
Keaau 'A' (54-43)
Leilehua (42-25)
Baldwin (59-45)
Ka‘u (79-31)
Waiakea
@ Hawaii Prep
@ Christian Liberty (83-25)
Laupahoehoe (63-23)
Kohala (49-41)
@ Kealakehe (42-38)
Hilo (55-34)
Pahoa (56-36)
Konawaena (43-36)
Losses:
Iolani (53-47)
Temecula (Calif.)
Montrose Christian (80-33)
Castle (58-56)
@ Keaau (55-43)
@ Honokaa (47-46 2 OT)
This week:
This week: def. Waiakea (48-39); def. Keaau (51-45) @ Hilo Civic; def. Konawaena (58-54) @ Hilo Civic

6. Konawaena (23-6, 12-4 BIIF)
The skinny: Wildcats lose BIIF title game to KS-Hawaii. A state berth is on the line when the ILH third-place team visits the Big Island next Saturday.
Wins:
Hilo
Kealakehe (64-50)
Christian Liberty (93-26)
at Pahoa (47-26)
Waiakea (53-51)
@ St. Joseph (36-31)
@ Hawaii Prep (71-34)
Kohala (51-49).
Losses:
Iolani (56-35)
Honokaa (50-46)
@ Keaau (39-32)
@ Kamehameha-Hawaii (43-36).
This week: def. Honokaa (61-58) at Hilo Civic, lost to Kamehameha-Hawaii (58-54) at Hilo Civic

7. Kaimuki (21-8, 9-5 OIA Red)
The skinny: Bulldogs are back in post-season form with a state berth-clinching win at Mililani.
Wins:
Maryknoll (64-52)
at McKinley (57-44)
at Radford (56-52)
Hilo (56-42)
Farrington (60-29)
Saint Louis (52-47) (Scott Smith DNP)
University (49-44)
Hilltop (Calif.) (70-62)
Campbell (65-47)
Kamehameha (60-51)
Hamamatsu (82-38)
Pearl City (n/a)
Roosevelt (66-43)
@ Castle (70-41)
Kahuku (59-56)
@ Kailua (47-42)
Castle (70-46)
Kahuku (77-55) at McKinley Gym
Losses:
Kamehameha-Hawaii (42-40)
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) (68-59)
Saint Louis (59-51)
@ Kalaheo (58-41)
Moanalua (64-62)
@ Roosevelt (46-43)
Kalaheo (69-61)
@ Moanalua (65-56)
This week: def. Waianae (60-39), won at Mililani (58-52)

8. Campbell (17-10, 10-3 OIA Red)
The skinny: Sabers return to states with a rout of Moanalua.
Wins: @ Kapolei, at Kapolei (38-26), Leilehua (56-40), Waianae (59-53); Pearl City (51-45), Radford (62-46).
Losses: @ Mililani (62-61, OT), Radford (50-47), lost at Radford (50-47), Mililani (62-46) @ McKinley Gym.
This week: def. Moanalua (64-45)

9. Radford (16-9, 10-4 OIA Red)
The skinny: Rams oust Castle, stomp Kailua to earn a state berth.
Wins: at McKinley (56-49), Moanalua (53-51), Kamehameha (47-42), McKinley (67-39), Mililani (53-45), @ Kalani (60-48), @ Kapolei (59-39), Waianae, Campbell (50-47); at Leilehua (77-61); @tPearl City (59-35); Kapolei (58-33), Waianae (62-48)
Losses: Kaimuki (56-52), Punahou (66-56), at Saint Louis (n/a), St. Dominic (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) (55-41), Saint Louis (57-47), Leilehua (44-43 OT); Mililani (70-52), at Campbell (62-46).
This week: def. Castle (61-46), def. Kailua (75-53) at Mililani Gym

10. Mililani (21-6, 12-1 OIA Red West)
The skinny: As expected, the Trojans gave Kaimuki a tough game, but the Bulldogs' playoff and state-tourney experience made a key difference. Trojans have a tough road in the playoff for the fifth OIA state berth.
Wins:
Damien (61-51)
@ Kahuku
@ Waialua
Campbell (65-64)
Nanakuli (62-38)
Thompson (57-53)
@ Kapolei (42-25)
@ Waianae (70-58)
Radford (77-74, 2 OT)
Campbell (62-61, OT)
Leilehua (59-16)
@ Pearl City (50-34)
Kapolei (54-37)
Waianae (68-63)
@ Radford (70-52)
Campbell (62-46) at McKinley Gym
@ Leilehua (52-51)
Losses:
Fairfax, Los Angeles (96-24)
Kamehameha (57-38)
Radford (53-45)
Montrose Christian, Md. (72-41)
Leilehua (43-40)
This week: lost to Kaimuki (58-52)

ON THE CUSP

11. Honokaa (22-3, 14-2 BIIF)
The skinny: The format of the BIIF gives regular-season champ Honokaa an automatic state berth. The new format, though, means the loss to Konawaena in the semifinals gives Honokaa the BIIF's second seed. In years past, the regular-season champ used to play the playoff winner for the "overall" championship.
Wins:
Kahuku (65-27)
Moanalua (58-50)
@ Parker
@ Konawaena
Christian Liberty
Kamehameha-Hawaii (47-46)
@ Hilo (57-55)
St. Joseph (51-39)
@ Ka‘u (76-44)
Pahoa (67-46)
Kealakehe (69-63)
Laupahoehoe (72-40)
@ Waiakea (62-49)
Losses:
lost to Kohala (57-56, OT)
This week: def. Keaau (57-54), lost to Konawaena (61-58) @ Hilo Civic

12. Kaiser (19-3, 12-1 OIA White)
The skinny: Cougars are a win away from a state-tourney berth.
Wins: Leilehua, Damien (55-49), Word of Life (47-38), Kamehameha II (64-52), Saint Louis II (score n/a), Lick-Wilmerding (Calif.) (60-37), Waipahu (64-51), @ Farrington (56-50), @ Aiea (69-64), @ Kalani (69-43), Thompson (60-55), Nanakuli (58-33), @ Waialua (78-53); @ Kalani (63-46); Farrington (61-60), McKinley (64-61 OT); Thompson (83-53).
Losses: Arlington, Calif. (73-59), North Torrance, Calif. (85-75), at McKinley (43-37). Note: Kaiser had just seven players suited up against Arlington.
This week: def. Nanakuli (70-60)

13. Kohala (20-6, 13-3 BIIF)
The skinny: Cowboys outlast the pesky St. Joseph Cardinals to win the BIIF title.
Wins:
Honokaa (57-56, OT)
@ Hilo (75-66)
Waiakea (73-56)
Christian Liberty (61-27)
Ka‘u (59-39) @ Konawaena/Onizuka Gym
@ Parker (75-50)
@ St. Joseph (35-25)
Losses:
@ Kamehameha-Hawaii (49-41)
@ Konawaena (51-49)
This week: def. Laupahoehoe (63-31), def. St. Joseph (40-34)

14. Baldwin (11-10, 6-1 MIL)
The skinny: Baldwin is a win away from tying KS-Maui for the MIL lead and forcing a tiebreaker game.
Wins: Nanakuli (64-19), @ King Kekaulike (58-53), at Lahainaluna (51-48), Kamehameha-Maui (61-48), at Maui (58-29).
Losses: Elsinore (Calif.) (55-41), Punahou (68-59), Kamehameha-Hawaii (59-45), Hilo (56-49), Kamehameha-Maui (44-26).
This week: vs. Lahainaluna, Saturday, 7 p.m.

15. Kailua (14-10, 8-5 OIA Red)
The skinny: Lopsided loss to Radford sends the Surfriders into a fight for a state berth.
Wins:
Roosevelt (53-35)
Castle (62-39)
@ Kahuku (61-43)
Moanalua (45-42)
@ Roosevelt (48-43)
Losses:
Kaimuki (47-42)
Kalaheo (55-49) @ McKinley Gym
This week: lost to Radford (75-53) at Kalaheo Gym

16. Moanalua (16-14, 9-5 OIA Red)
The skinny: Unpredictable Menehune fall to Campbell.
Wins:
@ Iolani (56-55)
Maryknoll (69-53)
Leilehua (46-35)
McKinley (55-48)
Kamehameha (58-42)
Hawaii Baptist (60-47)
Campbell (53-47)
Kalaheo (54-48)
@ Roosevelt (64-45)
Kahuku (58-42)
Kailua (42-41)
@ Kaimuki (64-62)
Roosevelt (46-37)
Kahuku (57-53) @ McKinley Gym
Kaimuki (65-56)
Losses:
@ Kalaheo (68-59)
Kamehameha (69-42)
@ Radford (53-51)
Honokaa (57-50)
University (47-46)
White Station (Memphis, Tenn.) (64-44)
Saint Louis (77-58)
McKinley (45-39)
@ Castle (58-56)
@ Kalaheo (57-39)
lost at Kailua (45-42)
This week: def. Pearl City (57-36), lost to Campbell (64-45) at Kalaheo Gym

17. Keaau (20-7, 13-3 BIIF)
The skinny: Cougars' season comes to an end with a heartbreaking loss to Kamehameha-Hawaii. The Cougars are one of the top teams in the state, but end up as the odd team out since the BIIF has just three state berths. Just a few days earlier, the Cougars lost at Honokaa by three points, which was the difference between an automatic state berth and fighting for survival.
Wins:
Waiakea (61-44)
Hilo (58-49)
Kamehameha-Hawaii (55-43)
Christian Liberty
Kohala
Ka‘u (79-47)
Hawaii Prep (76-39)
Konawaena (39-32)
Kealakehe (56-47)
@ Laupahoehoe (67-38)
@ Pahoa (68-47)
@ St. Joseph (54-33)
@ Parker (112-32)
Losses:
Honokaa (50-46)
This week: lost at Honokaa (57-54); lost to Kamehameha-Hawaii (51-45) @ Hilo Civic

18. Kamehameha (11-13, 6-6 ILH)
The skinny: Warriors rally past Spartans.
Wins:
Roosevelt (49-35)
Moanalua (69-42)
Kahuku (58-25)
Mililani (57-38)
@ Mariner (Wash.) (46-33).
Mid-Pacific (53-45)
@ Damien (54-52)
Maryknoll (54-40)
@ Mid-Pacific (49-31)
Losses:
Punahou (55-50)
Kalaheo (69-59)
Radford (47-42)
Vincent (Milwaukee, Wisc.) (73-45)
Kaimuki (60-51)
Moanalua (58-42)
@ Snohomish, Wash. (66-49)
@ Roosevelt (Wash.)
@ Iolani (44-38 2 OT)
@ Saint Louis (49-39)
Iolani (42-41)
@ Punahou (61-52)
Saint Louis (51-36)
This week: def. Maryknoll (55-47)

19. Punahou II (20-3, 14-0 ILH Division II)
The skinny: Buffanblu close the season at 14-0 in league play.
Wins: Roosevelt (47-37), Kailua (55-52), Le Jardin (47-18), Le Jardin (47-18), Hanalani (72-52). def. Redemption, @ Iolani II (54-42), University (54-51), Kamehameha II (54-37), Word of Life (66-46).
Losses: Maryknoll (58-45).
This week: def. Saint Louis II (44-38); def. Christian Academy (71-48) @ Aiea Rec. Gym

20. Farrington

21. McKinley (16-11, 8-5 OIA White)
The skinny: Resilient Tigers are a win away from the state tourney.
Wins: Kapolei (52-26), Roosevelt (49-48), Pearl City (42-30), Mid-Pacific (39-37), Campbell (53-43), Damien (41-34), @ Moanalua (45-39), Farrington (48-34), Kaiser (43-37), at Kalani (58-36), Thompson (54-46), Kalani (68-51).
Losses: Kaimuki (57-44), Radford (56-49), University (47-41), Iolani (66-30), Moanalua (55-48), Radford (67-39), Thompson (59-54), at Kaiser (64-61 OT); Farrington (60-55).
This week: def. Waipahu (57-47)

22. Kamehameha-Maui (6-1 MIL)
The skinny: Warriors falter in big showdown at Baldwin, miss a chance to clinch a state berth outright.
Wins: Baldwin (44-26), Maui (65-52), @ Lahainaluna (55-41).
Losses: at Baldwin (61-48).
This week: vs. King Kekaulike, Wednesday

23. Mid-Pacific (13-11, 4-7 ILH)
The skinny: Lopsided home loss to Kamehameha puts a sour note on the week. Young Owls still a threat in the third-place tourney, though.
Wins: @ Farrington (65-40), @ Kailua (77-48), Kalani (74-49), Kalani (64-42), Waipahu (44-38), Word of Life (65-46), Iolani II (58-40), Maryknoll (49-35), Damien (69-40), Maryknoll (46-37).
Losses: @ McKinley (39-37), Benson Tech (Ore.) (58-52), Punahou II (59-44), Campbell (52-49), at Kamehameha (53-45), Iolani (59-43), Saint Louis (55-47), Punahou (76-47), Kamehameha (49-31).
This week: lost at Iolani (58-47); lost at Saint Louis (45-34)

24. University (17-3, 8-2 ILH Division II)
The skinny: Junior 'Bows fall at Punahou II and lose ground in the ILH D-II race.
Wins: @ Waipahu (46-39), @ McKinley (47-41), Waipahu (40-38), @ Waialua (53-37), @ Moanalua (47-46), Hana (59-21), Lanai (49-33), Seabury Hall (50-38), Lanakila Baptist (65-48), @ Hanalani (42-30), Redemption (86-30), Word of Life (53-36), Iolani II (41-29), Le Jardin (61-17), Saint Louis II (54-30) @ MPI Gym, at Hawaii Baptist (41-38), Christian Academy (76-43) at Aiea Rec. Gym; AOP (54-38) @ MPI Gym.
Losses: Kaimuki (49-44), at Kamehameha II (53-50), @ Punahou II (54-51).
This week: vs. Assets, Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Damien Gym

25. Maryknoll (13-15, 2-10 ILH)
The skinny: One of the best teams that should've been in D-II.
Wins: @ Damien (44-41), at Damien (68-51).
Losses: @ Saint Louis (54-48), @ Mid-Pacific (49-35), at Iolani (61-45), at Punahou (72-58), at Kamehameha (54-40), Saint Louis (54-37) @ Iolani Gym, at Mid-Pacific (46-37); at Iolani (58-55).
This week: lost at Punahou (86-50); lost at Kamehameha (55-47)

BEST OF THE REST

Leilehua (7-6 OIA Red)

Kahuku (3-10 OIA Red)
The skinny: Red Raiders fall to Leilehua, ending the season. The nucleus of underclassmen, however, will return. Red Raiders could compete for the OIA crown next season.
This week: lost to Leilehua (59-55).

Thompson

Aiea (18-5, 10-2 OIA White)
The skinny: A stunning playoff loss at home to Thompson, and suddenly, Aiea's season is done.
Wins: Kapolei (50-38), Punahou II (65-61), Nanakuli (61-42), Tamawanis (Canada) (69-41), Iolani II (62-45), Leilehua, Waipahu (80-67), Thompson (73-62), Leilehua (58-48), Kahuku (77-60), Kailua (56-49), @ Farrington (65-63 OT), McKinley (69-64). Nanakuli (58-30), @ Kalani, Waialua, @ Nanakuli (84-45), @ Waialua (51-42), at Waipahu (78-60).
Losses: Campbell (64-61), Maryknoll (73-51), Farrington (56-55), Kaiser (69-64).
This week: lost to Thompson (62-60)

Waianae
Waiakea
Kauai
Waimea
Waialua
Damien
Roosevelt
Castle
Hilo
Waipahu

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