Kahuku is championship bound.
Behind a lockdown defensive effort, Kahuku edged Saint Louis 42-38 on Thursday night to advance to the Hawaii Army National Guard/HHSAA Division I Boys Basketball State Championship game. Justus Daley led the Red Raiders with 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench as Kahuku held the Crusaders to a season-low scoring total.
Week two of spring practice is underway in Mānoa as the University of Hawaiʻi football team continues its offseason grind.
Kapaʻa made sure this rematch had a different ending.
After last year’s title game loss, the second-seeded Warriors returned to Waipio and defeated top-seeded Kamehameha-Hawaiʻi 3-0 in the Hele/HHSAA Division II Boys Soccer State Championship, claiming their fourth state crown and first since 2019. The win capped an unbeaten 13-0-2 season.
‘Iolani faced its first deficit of the season Wednesday night — and still walked away with another state title.
The Raiders rallied from an early goal to defeat Punahou 5-2 at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex, successfully defending their Hele/HHSAA Division I crown. Chase Yamashita scored twice, while Devin Lee, Soichi Amakata and Brody Awaya also found the back of the net as ‘Iolani pulled away with a dominant second half.
Another Year. Same Result.
Kamehameha added another banner to the rafters, taking down ‘Iolani 50-39 to secure the Division I state championship and cap an undefeated run through league play.
This one didn’t start comfortably. The Raiders struck first, building an early six-point lead and forcing the Warriors to respond. They did — and quickly. A decisive run to close the opening quarter flipped the momentum, and from that point forward, Kamehameha dictated the pace.
Despite several things not going its way through the first three periods, 'Iolani rallied from a nine-point deficit Wednesday night to defeat No. 3 seed Campbell, 37-31, in the Pacific Century Foundation Fund Team Aloha/Flying Hawaiian Foundation Girls State Championships.
