Basketball


Sport Week

Boys

1. Punahou (0-0)

Previous rank: 1
Last week: beat Hilo* 89-39, beat Hawaii Baptist* 84-42, beat Tesoro* 44-41, beat No. 4 Saint Francis* 59-52
This week: at No. 4 Maryknoll Thursday, at Mid-Pacific Saturday

Senior guard Zayne Chong scored 17 points with three 3-pointers for the Buffanblu in Friday's win over the Titans.

2. Kamehameha (0-0)

Previous rank: 3
Last week: lost to Colony* 68-62, beat Fountain Valley* 59-50, beat Long Beach Jordan* 63-50, beat Blair* 67-64 (OT)
This week: vs. Saint Louis Thursday, at No. 5 Iolani Saturday

Senior forward Kobe Young scored 22 points for the Warriors in Wednesday's win over the Barons.

3. Saint Francis (0-0)

Previous rank: 4
Last week: beat Mid-Pacific* 69-38, beat Sequoia* 66-61, beat No. 2 Maryknoll* 55-48, lost to No. 1* Punahou 59-52
This week: vs. University Lab Thursday, at Le Jardin Saturday

Kameron Ng scored 21 points and Bryce Nishida added 14 for the Saints in Friday's win over the Spartans.

4. Maryknoll (0-0)

Previous rank: 2
Last week: beat Damien* 62-50, beat Corona Del Mar* 49-34, lost to No. 4 Saint Francis* 55-48, lost to Tesoro* 57-39
This week: vs. No. 1 Punahou Thursday, at Saint Louis Saturday

Jordyn Perez scored 19 points and Jaylen Cain added 16 for the Spartans in Wednesday's win over the Monarchs.

5. Iolani (0-0)

Previous rank: 5
Last week: beat Baldwin* 66-53, beat King Kekaulike* 76-48, lost to Palo Alto* 69-54, beat No. 7 Lahainaluna* 52-50
This week: at Mid-Pacific Thursday, vs. No. 2 Kamehameha Saturday

The Raiders posted a 10-5 record in the preseason, with their lone loss to a team from Hawaii coming against fellow-ILH foe Kamehameha.

6. Kapolei (3-0)

Previous rank: 6
Last week: beat Mililani 70-38, beat Waianae 67-26
This week: at Radford Wednesday, vs. Pearl City Friday

Zoar Nedd scored 20 points, Isiah Higa 17 and Ja'Shon Carter 13 for the Hurricanes in Thursday's win over the Trojans.

7. Lahainaluna (4-0)

Previous rank: 7
Last week: beat Maui 68-47, lost to Palo Alto* 74-48, beat Saint Louis* 70-64 (OT), lost to No. 5 Iolani* 52-50, beat Kamehameha-Maui 59-28
This week: at King Kekaulike Wednesday, vs. Baldwin Saturday

Iverson Turno scored 15 points, Cley Josef Palma 11 and Aukai Kama 10 for the Lunas in Wednesday's win over the Sabers.

8. Kahuku (3-0)

Previous rank: 9
Last week: beat McKinley 48-45, beat No. 8 Moanalua 62-56
This week: at Kalani Wednesday, vs. Roosevelt Friday

Tolu Smith (21 points, 18 rebounds) and Marcus Damuni (16 points, 11 rebounds) led the Red Raiders in Saturday's win over Na Menehune.

9. Leilehua (1-1)

Previous rank: 10
Last week: beat Mililani 42-34
This week: at Waianae Wednesday, vs. Radford Friday

Liam Fitzgerald scored 12 points and Tashaun Wright added 10 for the Mules in Saturday's win over the Trojans.

10. KS-Hawaii (2-0)

Previous rank: -
Last week: lost to Sequoia* 64-50, beat Mid-Pacific* 55-48, beat Damien* 55-47, beat South Anchorage* 62-55
This week: at Konawaena Tuesday, at Kealakehe Thursday, vs. Hawaii Prep Saturday

Senior post Samuel Kahapea scored 17 points for the Warriors in Friday's win over the Monarchs.

Just missed the cut: Campbell.

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Girls

1. Maryknoll (3-0)

Previous rank: 1
Last week: idle
This week: at No. 5 Iolani Thursday, vs. No. 8 Sacred Hearts Friday

The Spartans went 17-2 in the preseason, with their lone losses coming against Southridge (Ore.) and Post Falls (Idaho).

2. Kamehameha (4-1)

Previous rank: 2
Last week: idle
This week: vs. Mid-Pacific Thursday

The Warriors are averaging 49.2 points for and allowing 38 points per game through five ILH games.

3. Lahainaluna (8-0)

Previous rank: 3
Last week: beat Maui 63-31, beat Kamehameha-Maui 56-43
This week: at King Kekaulike Wednesday, vs. Baldwin Saturday

Junior post Susitina Namoa scored 18 points for the Lunas in Wednesday's win over the Sabers.

4. Konawaena (4-0)

Previous rank: 4
Last week: beat Keaau 75-34, beat Kohala 70-23
This week: at Hawaii Prep Wednesday, at Kau Friday

The Wildcats are averaging 64.8 points for and allowing 24 points per game through four BIIF games.

5. Iolani (3-1)

Previous rank: 5
Last week: idle
This week: vs. No. 1 Maryknoll Thursday, vs. Mid-Pacific Saturday

The Raiders have outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points per game during their current three-game win streak.

6. Waiakea (5-0)

Previous rank: 6
Last week: beat Honokaa 45-34
This week: at Kamehameha-Hawaii Friday

The Warriors sit in first place in the five-team BIIF Division I standings, one-half game ahead of three-time state champion Konawaena.

7. Saint Francis (8-0)

Previous rank: 7
Last week: idle
This week: vs. La Pietra Thursday, at Le Jardin Saturday

Nani Santos (16.3 points per game) and Kealani Neves (13.7 ppg) rank first and third, respectively, in scoring in ILH D2 games.

8. Sacred Hearts (2-3)

Previous rank: 9
Last week: idle
This week: vs. Punahou Thursday, at No. 1 Maryknoll Saturday

Te'Hiwa Medeiros and Dallas Martinez are tied for the fourth-best scoring average (13.4 points per game) in ILH D1 games.

9. Kahuku (6-1)

Previous rank: -
Last week: beat No. 8 Kalani 41-38, beat Castle 70-40
This week: vs. Kalaheo Thursday, at Moanalua Saturday

Junior center Sisilia Kaufusi scored a season-high 32 points in Friday's win over the Knights.

10. Campbell (7-0)

Previous rank: -
Last week: beat Nanakuli 36-34
This week: at Leilehua Thursday, vs. Mililani Saturday

Senior guard Gieani Balino scored 10 points for the Sabers in Friday's win over the Golden Hawks.

Just missed the cut: Mililani, Kalani, KS-Hawaii.