Punahou Invitational opens Friday with four ranked teams


Hawaii teams will get their final tuneup before the regular season at the annual Punahou Invitational boys' basketball tournament.

The double-bracket, 16-team tournament features four teams ranked in ScoringLive's first top 10 rankings of the season. Host Punahou is No. 1 and it will be joined by No. 3 Farrington, No. 4 Kalaheo and No. 5 Maryknoll.

The tournament includes two teams from the Mainland: Wilson, from Oregon, and Mount Pleasant, of San Jose, Calif. Mount Pleasant is coached by Punahou alumnus Ryan Komagome.

The first round opens Friday with quarterfinals set for Saturday. The tournament resumes Dec. 29 and ends Dec. 30.

Here is the schedule:

Friday
At Punahou

Game 1: Kalaheo vs. Kalani, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2: Wilson (Ore.) vs. Kamehameha, 11 a.m.
Game 3: Maryknoll vs. Moanalua, 12:30 p.m.
Game 4: Punahou II vs. Farrington, 2 p.m.
Game 5: Kahuku vs. Iolani II, 3:30 p.m.
Game 6: Mid-Pacific vs. Kamehameha-Hawaii, 5 p.m.
Game 7: Mount Pleasant vs. Hawaii Prep, 6:30 p.m.
Game 8: Punahou vs. Castle, 8 p.m.

Saturday
At Maryknoll
Losers of Games 3 and 4, 9:30 a.m.
Winners of Games 3 and 4, 11 a.m.

At Mid-Pacific Institute
Losers of games 5 and 6, 2 p.m.
Winners of Games 5 and 6, 3:30 p.m.

At Punahou
Losers of Games 1 and 2, 4 p.m.
Losers of Games 7 and 8, 5:30 p.m.
Winners of Games 1 and 2, 7 p.m.
Winners of Games 7 and  8, 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 29
At Punahou
Consolation games from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Semifinals at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 30
At Punahou
Consolation games from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Championship 8 p.m.