Boys Basketball
No. 1 Punahou tops No. 4 Saint Francis again, 59-52


  



Sat, Dec 30, 2017 @ Punahou


Final 1 2 3 4  
Saint Francis (10-0, 29-3) 12 10131752
Punahou (10-3, 30-4) 11 14 18 1659
Z. Chong 16 pts  1 3pm  7/7 FTs
K. Ng 20 pts  1 3pm  11/12 FTs
C. Arceneaux 6 tot  6 def
K. Ng 8 tot  2 off  6 def

Punahou still got it.

The top-ranked Buffanblu defeated No. 4 Saint Francis for the second time in nine days with a 59-52 win over the Saints at Christopher B. Hemmeter Fieldhouse Saturday night in the championship game of the 46th annual Punahou Boys Basketball Invitational.

The two teams last met on Dec. 21 in the final game of the  Saint Francis Holiday Hoops Classic, which Punahou won 74-66.

Zayne Chong scored 16 points and went 7-for-7 at the free throw line and Cole Arceneaux added 12 points to lead the Buffanblu in the win.

Kameron Ng led the Saints in the loss with a game-high 20 points.





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