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Star-Bulletin Top 10
The top 10 high school basketball teams,
according to a poll of media statewide.
Baldwin leapfrogs to No. 4
The top six teams at last week's state tournament are also ranked No. 1 through No. 6 in the Star-Bulletin's girls basketball final top 10 poll.
Big Island champ Konawaena proved it belonged where it was situated all season long -- at No. 1 in the poll after charging to the championship.
Oahu Interscholastic Association champ Kahuku and Interscholastic League of Honolulu winner Punahou spent most of the year at Nos. 2 and 3, and that's where they ended up.
Maui Interscholastic League title winner Baldwin jumped five spots all the way to No. 4. The Bears' two losses in the tourney were to the Wildcats and Buffanblu.
Iolani dropped one position to No. 5, while Lahainaluna, unranked last week, moved back into the poll at No. 6 after a strong state tourney performance.
No. 7 Kamehameha, No. 8 Kaiser and No. 10 Kalaheo lost a little bit of ground, while tourney consolation champion Honokaa entered the poll for the first time at No. 9.
McKinley, which lost its two tourney games, and Maryknoll fell out.
Also receiving votes: Roosevelt 7, McKinley 7.
1 Konawaena (7) 17-0 70 1 Last week: def. Kamehameha 64-34; def. Baldwin 53-23; def. Kahuku 51-41 2 Kahuku 15-2 63 2 Last week: def. Lahainaluna 66-40; def. Punahou 39-29; lost to Konawaena 51-41 3 Punahou 13-3 56 3 Last week: def. Kalaheo 41-28; lost to Kahuku 39-29; def. Baldwin 48-40 4 Baldwin 15-3 44 9 Last week: def. Iolani 48-26; lost to Konawaena 53-23; lost to Punahou 48-40 5 Iolani 13-4 43 4 Last week: def. Kaiser 50-39; lost to Baldwin 48-26; def. Kamehameha 42-36; def. Lahainaluna 37-29 6 Lahainaluna 13-6 27 -- Last week: def. Honokaa 47-28; lost to Kahuku 66-40; def. Kalaheo 44-43; lost to Iolani 37-29 7 Kamehameha 11-6 24 6 Last week: def. McKinley 52-42; lost to Konawaena 64-34; lost to Iolani 42-36 8 Kaiser 12-5 18 7 Last week: lost to Iolani 50-39; def. McKinley 52-49; lost to Honokaa 42-41 9 Honokaa 14-3 15 -- Last week: lost to Lahainaluna 47-28; def. Kauai 48-36; def. Kaiser 42-41 10 Kalaheo 11-6 11 8 Last week: def. Kauai 62-38; lost to Punahou 41-28; lost to Lahainaluna 44-43
Panel: Nick Abramo, Honolulu Star-Bulletin sportswriter; Dennis Anderson, Hawaii High School Athletic Association information director; Jack Danilewicz, Honolulu Star-Bulletin freelance sportswriter; Dennis Fujimoto, The Garden Island sportswriter and photographer; Paul Honda, hondareport.com sportswriter; Kevin Jakahi, Hawaii Tribune-Herald sportswriter; Dana McBratney, Maui News sports editor.