Despite loss, Saint Louis runaway No. 1 in boys basketball Top 10

Paul Honda, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Jan. 25—Saint Louis collected 10 of 11 first-place votes to remain atop the Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10.

The Crusaders lost in ILH play for the first time last week. , Sparked by seniors Aiva Arquette and Hayden Bayudan, they sandwiched a 55-52 loss to Punahou between a 47-39 win over 'Iolani and a 51-44 victory over Maryknoll. Despite the loss to Saint Louis, Maryknoll moved up a notch to No. 2. The Spartans posted wins over Damien and 'Iolani last week.

Kahuku, now 5-0 in OIA East play, slipped one spot to No. 6. Senior Amari Westmoreland-Vendiola is averaging 24.8 points per game.

Boys Basketball Top 10 Rank School (1st-place votes ) Pts LW 1. Saint Louis (10 ) (10-1, 4-1 ILH ) 108 1 2. Maryknoll (6-2, 4-1 ILH ) 94 3 3. 'Iolani (6-4, 2-2 ILH ) 80 2 4. Punahou (1 ) (7-3, 3-2 ILH ) 77 6 5. Kamehameha (6-2, 3-2 ILH ) 64 4 6. Kahuku (5-0, 5-0 OIA East ) 61 5 7. Mililani (7-1, 5-0 OIA West ) 45 7 8. Kailua (5-1, 5-0 OIA East ) 35 8 9. Baldwin (5-2, 4-0 MIL ) 15 10 10. Kalaheo (4-6, 4-1 OIA East ) 11 9 Also receiving votes : Kohala 4, Maui Prep 4, Roosevelt 4, Radford 2, Hilo 1.