Posted on: Monday, February 21, 2005

Iolani top seed for boys state basketball

Advertiser Staff

Three-time defending champion Iolani is the top seed for this week's Hawai'i High School Athletic Association/Hawaiian Airlines Boys State Basketball Championship Tournament.

The Raiders won the Interscholastic League of Honolulu title with a 14-0 record. They are 26-2 overall this season.

O'ahu Interscholastic Association champion Kahuku (13-1 OIA, 20-2 overall) is seeded second, Maui Interscholastic League champion Baldwin (12-0 MIL, 21-2 overall) is seeded third and Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion Konawaena (17-1 BIIF, 24-5 overall) is seeded fourth.

The top four seeds receive first-round byes in the tournament, which opens Wednesday. All games will be played at the Blaisdell Arena. Admission is $9 adults, and $5 ages 62-older and students K-12. There is a 50-cent surcharge per ticket and parking at Blaisdell is $5.

The tournament schedule:

Wednesday

• Game 1 — Campbell vs. Kamehameha-Maui, 2:15 p.m.
• Game 2 — Punahou vs. Waiakea, 4 p.m.
• Game 3 — Kaua'i vs. Kalaheo, 5:45 p.m.
• Game 4 — Kamehameha-O'ahu vs. Kaimuki, 7:30 p.m.

• Game 15 — Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 10, 2:30 p.m.
• Game 16 — Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 4 p.m.
• Game 17 — Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 14, 6 p.m.
• Game 18 — Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 8 p.m.