Boys Basketball
OIA boys basketball tournaments tip off Wednesday


It's playoff time in boys basketball.

The Oahu Interscholastic Association Red (Division I) and White (Division II) conference tournaments get underway Wednesday with six first-round games.

In the Red Tournament, East fifth-seed Roosevelt visits West fourth-seed Waianae, West No. 6 Kapolei travels to East No. 3 Moanalua, West No. 3 Radford hosts East No. 6 Kahuku and West fifth-seed Leilehua visits East fourth-seed Kailua. In the White Tournament, East third-seed Castle travels to West two-seed Waialua and East No. 2 Kaiser hosts West No. 3 Waipahu. All games are at 6 p.m.

The top four seeds in the Red and the top two seeds in the White have a first-round bye. The championship games will be played on Thursday, Feb. 13 at McKinley's Student Council Gymnasium. The White title game will be at 5:30 p.m. with the Red final to follow. Both games will be televised live statewide on OC16.

The top six teams from the Red and the top two from the White qualify for the Hawaiian Airlines Boys Basketball State Championships.

A complete schedule of both tournaments is listed below.

OAHU INTERSCHOLASTIC ASSOCIATION BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

Red Conference (Division I)
Wednesday, Feb. 5
First round (All games at 6 p.m.)
Game 1 — (E5) Roosevelt at (W4) Waianae
G2 — (W6) Kapolei at (E3) Moanalua
G3 — (E6) Kahuku at (W3) Radford
G4 — (W5) Leilehua at (E4) Kailua
Thursday, Feb. 6
Quarterfinals  (All games at 6 p.m.)
G5 — Game 1 winner at (E1) Farrington
G6 — Game 2 winner at (W2) Mililani
G7 — Game 3 winner at (E2) Kalaheo
G8 — Game 4 winner at (W1) Campbell
Tuesday, Feb. 11
Consolation semifinals (Both games at 6 p.m.)
G9 — Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser at higher seed
G10 — Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser at higher seed
Championship semifinals (Both games on OC16)
G11 — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner at McKinley, 5:30 p.m.
G12 — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner at McKinley, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 13
Fifth-place final
G13 — Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner at higher seed, 5:30 p.m.
Third-place final
G14 — Game 11 loser vs. Game 12 loser at higher seed, 6 p.m.
Championship final
G15 — Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner at McKinley, 7 p.m.

White Conference (Division II)
Wednesday, Feb. 5
First round (Both games at 6 p.m.)
Game 1 — (E3) Castle at (W2) Waialua
G2 — (W3) Waipahu at (E2) Kaiser
Thursday, Feb. 6
Semifinals (Both games at 6 p.m.)

G3 — Game 1 winner vs. (E1) Kalani at McKinley
G4 — Game 2 winner at (W1) Aiea
Thursday, Feb. 13
Championship final
G5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner at McKinley, 5:30 p.m.



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