Iolani top seed in state basketball

Advertiser Staff

Defending champion Iolani has been awarded the No. 1 seed in this week's Hawaiian Airlines Boys Basketball Championship.

The Raiders, who won the Interscholastic League of Honolulu title with a 14-0 record, will receive a first-round bye in the tournament that runs Wednesday through Saturday at the Blaisdell Arena.

The other seeded teams are: Maui Interscholastic League champion Maui (14-0), Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion Kea'au (13-0) and O'ahu Interscholastic Association champion Kalaheo (11-3).

The schedule (all games will be played at Blaisdell Arena):

Wednesday

• Game 1 — Leilehua (11-2) vs. Waimea (8-0), 2:15 p.m.
• Game 2 — Waiakea (9-4) vs. Kamehameha (12-4), 4 p.m.
• Game 3 — Baldwin (10-4) vs. Mililani (9-5), 5:45 p.m.
• Game 4 — St. Louis (11-3) vs. Kaimuki (11-2), 7:30 p.m.

Thursday

• Game 5 — Losers of Games 2 & 3, 12:30 p.m.
• Game 6 — Kea'au (13-0) vs. Winner of Game 4, 2:15 p.m.
• Game 7 — Maui (14-0) vs. Winner of Game 1, 4 p.m.
• Game 8 — Iolani (14-0) vs. Winner of Game 3, 5:45 p.m.
• Game 9 — Kalaheo (11-3) vs. Winner of Game 2, 7:30 p.m.

Friday

• Game 10 — Losers of Games 1 & 4, 1:45 p.m.
• Game 11 — Losers of Games 8 & 9, 3:30 p.m.
• Game 12 — Losers of Games 6 & 7, 5:15 p.m.
• Game 13 — Winners of Games 6 & 7, 7 p.m.
• Game 14 — Winners of Games 8 & 9, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

• Game 15 — Winners of Games 5 & 10, 3 p.m.
• Game 16 — Winners of Games 11 & 12, 4:30 p.m.
• Game 17 — Losers of Games 13 & 14, 6 p.m.
• Game 18 — Winners of Games 13 & 14, 8 p.m.

Admission: $7 adults, $5 students (kindergarten through 12th). Blaisdell Arena adds a 50-cent surcharge for each ticket.

Parking: $3.