Boys Basketball
No. 1 Punahou holds off Tesoro; sets up rematch with No. 4 Saint Francis


ScoringLive staff
December 30, 2017, 12:23am

  


Fri, Dec 29, 2017 @ Punahou

Tesoro

41

Punahou

44

Final 1 2 3 4  
Tesoro 7 11131041
Punahou (10-3, 30-4) 15 10 7 1244
Z. Chong 17 pts  3 3pm  2/2 FTs
T. Broughton 10 pts  2 3pm  2/2 FTs
C. Mausolf 5 tot  1 off  4 def

Cole Mausolf knocked down a 3-pointer to give Punahou the lead late as the Buffanblu held off Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) for a 44-41 win at Christopher B. Hemmeter Fieldhouse Friday night in the semifinals of the 46th annual Punahou Boys Basketball Invitational.

Punahou, the top-ranked team in the ScoringLive/Hawaiian Electric Boys Basketball Power Rankings, move on to face fourth-ranked Saint Francis in Saturday's 8 p.m. final. The two teams last played each other last Thursday in the Saint Francis Holiday Hoops Classic championship game, which the Buffanblu won, 74-66.

Zayne Chong was the leading scorer for the Buffanblu, scoring a game-high 17 points with three made triples.

Triston and Tyler Broughton each scored 10 points to lead the Titans in the loss.




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