Star-Bulletin Top 10
The top 10 high school basketball teams,
according to a poll of media statewide.
Buffanblu make move
into Star-Bulletin's top 3
Punahou shot up one spot to No. 3 in the Star-Bulletin's top 10 girls basketball media poll this week.
The Buffanblu beat Iolani in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu championship game last week, knocking the Raiders down two slots to No. 5.
Konawaena and Kahuku remained entrenched at No. 1 and No. 2.
Kalaheo climbed a little bit -- from No. 5, where it had been most of the season -- to No. 4.
Only one team fell out of the poll. Radford was No. 9 last week, but dropped off the radar screen after a playoff loss to McKinley.
The Tigers rose two positions to No. 8, while Lahainaluna entered the poll at No. 10.
The Lunas defeated previously unbeaten Baldwin to capture the Maui Interscholastic League tournament title. The two teams meet again Friday for the overall championship.
In other moves, the Bears fell one slot to No. 9, while Kaiser switched places with Kamehameha and climbed one peg to No. 6.
RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS LAST WEEK 1 Konawaena (6) 13-0 68 1 Last week: def. Hilo 81-28 This week: vs. Honoka'a, at Waiakea gym, Fri. 2 Kahuku (1) 11-1 63 2 Last week: def. Kapolei 60-28 This week: vs. Kaiser, at McKinley gym, tonight 3 Punahou 11-2 56 4 Last week: def. Maryknoll 52-37, def. Iolani 40-34 This week: does not play 4 Kalaheo 10-2 46 5 Last week: def. Mililani 80-23 This week: at McKinley, tonight 5 Iolani 10-3 45 3 Last week: def. St. Francis 49-37; lost to Punahou 40-34 This week: does not play 6 Kaiser 10-2 32 7 Last week: def. Pearl City 45-41 This week: vs. Kahuku, at McKinley gym, tonight 7 Kamehameha 8-4 28 6 Last week: def. Sacred Hearts 60-40 This week: vs. St. Francis, at Saint Louis gym, tonight 8 McKinley 9-3 22 10 Last week: def. Radford 58-38 This week: vs. Kalaheo, tonight 9 Baldwin 13-1 11 8 Last week: def. King Kekaulike 64-19; lost to Lahainaluna 35-29 This week: vs. Lahainaluna, at Lahaina Civic Center, Fri. 10 Lahainaluna 11-3 6 -- Last week: def. Maui 59-34; def. Maui 64-42; def. Baldwin 35-29 This week: vs. Baldwin, at Lahaina Civic Center, Fri. Also receiving votes: Maryknoll 5, Roosevelt 2, Farrington 1.
St. Francis 52, Sacred Hearts 47: Monica Chock scored a game-high 22 points and Jasmine Dulan added 12 to lead the Troubadours to an upset of the Lancers in the first game of the ILH playoff for the league's final spot in the state tournament.
St. Francis won for only the second time this season and will now face Kamehameha today at 6:30 p.m. at McCabe Gym in another elimination game.
At McCabe gym
St. Francis (2-11) 7 18 7 20 -- 52 Sacred Hearts (3-9) 12 10 10 15 -- 47
ST. FRANCIS--Monica Chock 22, Kanani Perry 7, Tesia Ahai 0, Latasha Griffin 4, Jasmine Dulan 12, Chelsey Powell 3, Abigail Lee 4, Siutiti Takai 0.
SACRED HEARTS--Megan Burton 19, Sarah Durant 1, Cherie Kinoshita 0, Nicole Lehner 19, Tiare McClellan 1, Sandy Tsui 4, Lola Williams 3.
3-point goals -- St. Francis 2 (Chock, Perry), Sacred Hearts 2 (Lehner 2).
ILH basketball stats
SCORING G Pts Avg Burton, SHA 11 154 14.0 Lehner, SHA 12 162 13.5 Takara, Pun 12 137 11.4 Gravelle, Iol 12 136 11.3 Chock, StF 12 135 11.3 Dacanay, Pun 12 130 10.8 Nihipali, Kam 12 121 10.1
3-point leaders--18: Tokumura, Iol. 13: Dulan, StF. 10: Chock, StF.