Raiders No. 1, but
Warriors climb to No. 5
Star-Bulletin staff
Hawaii's best high school basketball teams were at the state tournament last week, so it made the Star-Bulletin top 10 media poll voters' job a bit easier.
Head-to-head competition is a more efficient way of comparing teams from various islands than judging them on their scores and won-lost records.
The top five teams at the tournament -- state champion Iolani, Kalaheo, Punahou, Mililani and Kamehameha -- ended up as the top five teams in the poll.
The Warriors moved up to No. 5 all the way from No. 9 after defeating Kealakehe in overtime of the fifth-place game.
Baldwin, which beat McKinley in overtime for the consolation championship, moved up three spots to No. 7.
Maui, the Valley Isle champion which suffered losses to Punahou and Kamehameha in the tourney after going unbeaten in the regular season, tied McKinley at No. 8.
Kaimuki and Waiakea finished tied at No. 10.
Star-Bulletin Top 10
The top 10 high school basketball teams in the state, according to a poll of media statewide.
# |
TEAM |
RECORD |
POINTS |
LAST WEEK
|
1 |
Iolani (7) |
17-0 |
70 |
1
|
Last week: def. Kaimuki 63-41; def. Mililani 71-45;
def. Kalaheo 64-54
|
2 |
Kalaheo |
15-2 |
63 |
3
|
Last week: def. Kamehameha 55-44; def. Punahou 62-43;
lost to Iolani 64-54
|
3 |
Punahou |
15-3 |
56 |
2
|
Last week: def. Maui 74-55; lost to Kalaheo 62-43;
def. Mililani 56-47
|
4 |
Mililani |
14-3 |
49 |
5
|
Last week: def. Baldwin 67-56; def. Kealakehe 72-62;
lost to Iolani 71-45; lost to Punahou 56-47
|
5 |
Kamehameha |
13-7 |
37 |
9
|
Last week: def. McKinley 56-38; lost to Kalaheo 55-44;
def. Maui 53-44; def. Kealakehe 59-55, OT
|
6 |
Kealakehe |
16-2 |
33 |
6
|
Last week: lost to Mililani 72-62; def. Kaimuki 56-39;
lost to Kamehameha 59-55, OT
|
7 |
Baldwin |
12-3 |
29 |
10
|
Last week: lost to Mililani 67-56; def. Waimea 62-40;
def. McKinley 57-55, OT
|
8 |
Maui |
12-2 |
17 |
4
|
Last week: lost to Punahou 74-55; lost to Kamehameha 53-44
|
8 |
McKinley |
10-8 |
17 |
--
|
Last week: lost to Kamehameha 56-38; def. Waiakea 66-65
lost to Baldwin 57-55, OT
|
10 |
Kaimuki |
12-6 |
6 |
8
|
Last week: def. Waimea 48-46; lost to Iolani 63-41;
lost to Kealakehe 56-39
|
10 |
Waiakea |
12-5 |
6 |
--
|
Last week: lost to Punahou 68-64; lost to McKinley 66-65
Also receiving votes: Waimea 2.