Boys basketball

A pre-game note: Farrington coach Allan Silva said two of last year’s starters, J.P. Saycon and Ryan Reyes will not play this season. Saycon, the high-soaring dunker who was a Star-Advertiser All-State Fab 15 selection, had surgery on his knee recently and will be sidelined for a year. He is a senior. He played some basketball in the offseason, but the injury had lingered since his junior year and he played last season through the pain. Reyes, arguably the best […]

Championship game: Kamehameha 68, Farrington 57. Dyrbe Enos poured in 31 points, including four clutch free throws in the final 1:04, as the Warriors fought off the Governors. Farrington trailed throughout the game, but cut the lead to 62-57 on Mikey Kleman’s hanging reverse layup with 2:25 remaining. The Warriors then hit six of their final eight free-throw attempts to ice the win and the title. Makoa Camanse-Stevens added 10 points for the Warriors. Viane Vaina finished with 20 points […]

The long shots have bowed out gracefully. • AOP, with its hearty leader (Micah Dunhour) and stalwart role players, was amazing for two nights. But the cumulative effect of those difficult wins over Roosevelt and Moanalua took a toll. Kamehameha was simply too fresh, too accurate and too good last night. • Kamehameha-Hawaii has the misfortune of drawing Kamehameha in the quarterfinal. It’s always difficult to win at states, more so when your opponent shares a strength. KS-Kapalama saw on-ball, […]

. 20 or more points in the boys state basketball championship game, division I only: Ia Saipaia, 1975 Punahou, 38 Derrick Low, 2002 Iolani, 33 Leroy Lutu, 1980 University, 32 Louie Vargas, 1992 Kamehameha, 31 (3ot) DC Daniels, 2001 Kalaheo, 30 Kyle Pape, 2005 Iolani, 27 Kainoa Chu, 2010 Iolani, 27 Pete Smith, 1972 Kailua, 25 Richard Haensich, 1980 Punahou, 25 Tod Bello, 1992 Hilo, 25 (3 ot) Willi Pearson, 1975 Kailua, 24 Kahi Villa, 1994 Kamehameha, 24 Derrick Low, […]

… why don’t we see it all the time, right? I’ve been in a vacuum of sorts during the Hawaii high school version of March Madness, a.k.a. the Big Dance. While No. 1 seed ‘Iolani established its domain at one site (McKinley Student Council Gym), I’ve witnessed the prowess of Kamehameha and Academy of the Pacific at Farrington’s Richard Kitamura Memorial Fieldhouse. Prowess. Peak performance. Kamehameha did not enjoy coming in second last year. After winning the state crown in […]

• Gauntlet in Kalihi. The Farrington bracket is intriguing, and not just because five of the six entries are ranked in the Top 10.

(Here’s the extended version of today’s feature story on Academy of Pacific’s basketball team.) When Walter Marciel gets steamed up, his whole team can’t help but notice. Marciel, the first-year boys basketball head coach at Academy of the Pacific, spends of his game nights patrolling the sideline in front of his bench. Between encouraging his Dolphins and barking instructions, Marciel also gets in some aerobic activity — none of it planned. It only happens when a big play or call […]