The shuffle never ends, but Maryknoll remains locked at No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10.
The Spartans collected 14 out of 15 first-place votes to remain the season-long top team in Hawaii. Maryknoll took its first loss of the season on Saturday, losing to Neumann-Goretti (Penn.) 68-42 at the ‘Iolani Prep Classic. The Spartans outlasted Leilehua on Monday 54-44.
After the ‘Iolani Classic concludes on Wednesday, the Spartans will travel to California for the Damien Tournament.
No. 2 Saint Louis also lost for the first time on Saturday after 10 wins, falling to the nation’s No. 1 team, Montverde (Fla.) 92-49. The young Crusaders garnered one first-place vote.
Punahou moved up two spots to No. 3. The Buffanblu routed MEI (Canada) 89-41 before losing to Georgia powerhouse Milton 68-61.
‘Iolani, which escaped with a win over Radford, remained at No. 4. Mililani climbed to No. 5 following a 55-46 win over then-No. 3 Leilehua.
Leilehua dropped the No. 6 while Kailua, Campbell and Kamehameha all crawled one notch higher. Kahuku lost at Kailua, 63-61, on Friday and fell three spots to No. 10.
Kamehameha had an especially intriguing week. The Warriors led Arizona powerhouse Millennium by 15 before losing 64-56.
Teams on the cusp also had their momentum halted. Kohala lost at Ka‘u 66-59, and Kapaa lost to rival Kauai 65-62.
Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10
Dec. 19, 2022
Rank School (1st) (Record) Pts LW
1. Maryknoll (14) (11-1) 149 1
> next: lost to Neumann-Goretti 68-42, Friday
> def. Leilehua 54-44, Monday
> next: vs. Radford, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.
2. Saint Louis (1) (10-1) 128 2
> lost to Montverde (Fla.) 92-49, Friday
> next: vs. Baldwin, Monday, 1:30 p.m.
> next: vs. Moanalua, Tuesday, 9 a.m.
3. Punahou (9-2) 109 5
> lost to Milton (Ga.) 68-61, Saturday
> def. Moanalua 63-56 (OT), Monday
> next: Baldwin, Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
4. ‘Iolani (10-1) 99 4
> def. Radford 54-43, Friday
> next: vs. Montverde, Monday, 6:30 p.m.
> next: vs. TBD, Tuesday
5. Mililani (7-3, 1-0 OIA) 87 6
> def. No. 3 Leilehua 55-46, Saturday
> next: vs. Waipahu, Thursday
6. Leilehua (6-5) 78 3
> lost to Mililani 55-46, Saturday
> lost to No. 1 Maryknoll 54-44, Monday
> next: Kamehameha, Tuesday, noon
7. Kailua (10-4, 1-0 OIA) 49 8
> def. No. 7 Kahuku 63-61, Saturday
> next: at Kaimuki, Tuesday, 6:45 p.m.
> next: vs. Kalaheo, Thursday, 6:45 p.m.
8. Campbell (11-4) 46 9
> def. Mid-Pacific 64-32, Wednesday
> next: at Waialua, Tuesday, 6:45 p.m.
9. Kamehameha (7-5) 44 10
> lost to Millennium (Ariz.) 64-56, Saturday
> def. Radford 54-43, Monday
> next: Leilehua, Tuesday, noon
10. Kahuku (7-3, 0-1 OIA) 23 7
> lost at No. 8 Kailua 63-61, Saturday
> next: vs. Kaimuki, Thursday
Also receiving votes; Moanalua 6, Kamehameha-Maui 3, Roosevelt 2, Radford 1, University 1.
