2023 DIVISION I   »  Division II


Sepulona was dominant force in Crusaders' repeat run to the D1 title

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Player of the Year: Pupu Sepulona, Saint Louis, F, Jr.

Co-coaches of the Year: Wyatt Tau, Campbell and Dan Hale, Saint Louis


FIRST TEAM

Justin Yap

Maryknoll  •  Sr
G  •  6'1

Jonny Philbrick

Kailua  •  Sr
G  •  5'11

Shancin Revuelto

Saint Louis  •  So
G  •  5'10

Rondell Blenman-Villarreal

Campbell  •  Sr
G/F  •  6'2

Pupualii Sepulona

Saint Louis  •  So
F  •  6'3

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SECOND TEAM

Hunter Marumoto

Maryknoll  •  Jr
G  •  6'2

Akila Indalecio

Iolani  •  Sr
G  •  5'10

Dillon Kellner

Punahou  •  Jr
G  •  6'0

Noa Donnelly

Kailua  •  Jr
F  •  6'5

Jordan Posiulai

Saint Louis  •  Jr
C  •  6'3


THIRD TEAM

Skylar Miyasato

Moanalua  •  Sr
G  •  6'0

Mizah Carreira

Campbell  •  Sr
G  •  5'9

Zelston Militante

Leilehua  •  Sr
G  •  5'10

Casey Lyons

Iolani  •  Sr
F  •  6'5

Kaimana Lau Kong

Iolani  •  So
C  •  6'6


HONORABLE MENTION

Baldwin: Trotter Apo, Avery Pauole
Campbell: Miles Hornage, Malik Jackson, Mason Muaau
Hilo: Peyton Pana, Logan Querubin
Iolani: Aidan Wong
Kahuku: Leonard Ah You, Kache Kaio
Kailua: Maddox Pung, Elijah Stietzel
Kaimuki: Daysin Lupica, Jeremiah White
Kaiser: Seth Harman
Kalaheo: CJ Bostic, Jaron Gilmore
Kamehameha: Xander Aquino, Zion Donnell, Christian Togiai, Kyler Wade, Kaina Watson
KS-Hawaii: Nixis Yamauchi, Kiai Yasso
KS-Maui: Poo Aiu, Kamahiwa Molitau, Dylan Schnitzer
Kapolei: David Edwards, Brennan Wastell
Konawaena: Colby Molina, Abraham Ogata
Lahainaluna: Kanaau Castro, Noah Flores Alexander
Leilehua: Twain Wilson
Maryknoll: Fabian Camacho, Jerome Lilio, Zion Miare
Mid-Pacific: Jacob Bow, Darius Chizer, Logan Mason, Jarek Yee
Mililani: Roman Gabriel, Jayden Kipapa, J Marxen, Creighton Ofsonka
Moanalua: Michael Barcelona, Cyrus Faradineh, Austin Oguma, Jerone Williams
Nanakuli: Dragon Kekahuna, Blaze Kaululaau
Punahou: Kekai Burnett, Tucker Lam, Noah Macapulay, James Taras, Ayndra Uperesa-Thomas
Radford: Hawkins Souffrant, Caden Williams
Roosevelt: Kainalu Davis, Kayman Lewis
Saint Louis: Stone Kanoa, Keanu Meacham, Jordan Nunuha
Waiakea: Nicholas Cabreros
Waipahu: Noah Deleon, Adonys Hill

Player of the Year: Pupualii Sepulona, Saint Louis

Pupualii Sepulona was an unstoppable force to help the Crusaders repeat as state champions. As a freshman he came off the bench and averaged 6.3 points per game. This season as a starter, the 6-foot-3 sophomore averaged 18.3 points per game overall and led the ILH in scoring with 17.2 points per game. It was almost impossible to stop him on drives, but he had the agility and quickness to finish at the rim. He expanded his game further with an outside shot and made 15 3-pointers in the ILH season and 26 overall. In the Iolani Classic, he scored 27 points in a loss to national powerhouse Montverde Academy, a team that boasted six Division I signees. In the ILH season, he scored a career high 29 points against Punahou and followed up with 25 in the ILH regular season finale against the Spartans and 24 against the Buffanblu in the ILH tournament. In the state tournament, he put up 20 and 11 against Kailua in the quarterfinals and 21 and 11 against Moanalua in the semifinals. In the championship game, he overcame early foul trouble in the first half and finished with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting and was 5-for-6 from the free throw line. Prior to winning Player of the Year honors, Sepulona was an All-Hawaii Honorable Mention selection.

Co-coaches of the Year: Dan Hale, Saint Louis and Wyatt Tau, Campbell

After leading a senior-heavy squad to their first state title since 1986 in 2022, coach Dan Hale guided a young squad to repeat as state champions. With a starting line up that consisted of a freshman, two sophomores, and two juniors, Hale led his young team through an ILH gauntlet. Their only losses came against Kamehameha-Kapalama and Punahou, but beat Maryknoll four times and repeated as ILH champions. Shancin Revuelto and Pupualii Sepulona (Player of the Year) were named to the First Team and Jordan Posiulai was a Second Team selection. Stone Kanoa, Keanu Meacham, and Jordan Nunuha were Honorable Mention selections.

Coach Wyatt Tau piloted the Sabers to new heights this season. Campbell rolled through the OIA West season, its only blemish came against Mililani, but avenged the loss to beat the Trojans, 50-45 in overtime to claim their first-ever OIA championship. The Sabers held off a physical Kahuku team, 43-40, in the quarterfinals and outlasted ILH runner up Maryknoll, 46-38 in double overtime to reach their first-ever state championship game. Under Tau, Rondell Blenman-Villarreal was a First Team selection and Mizah Carreira was a Third Team selection. Honorable Mention selections for the Sabers include Miles Hornage, Malik Jackson, and Mason Muaau.