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Kalani Takase | ScoringLiveJanuary 10, 2018, 10:29am
Male Athlete of the Week: Dimonyai Lacey, Damien basketball The upside for Dimonyai Lacey off the charts.
In his very first varsity season for the Damien boys basketball team, the 6-foot-4 freshman forward has quickly established himself as a premiere post presence. That took all but one game in the rigorous Interscholastic League of Honolulu.
Lacey scored a game-high 27 points Thursday to lead the Monarchs to a thrilling 81-76 win in overtime over host Hawaii Baptist.
"I thought it was a good game and a good confidence-booster for him," Damien coach Alvin Stephenson said. "I thought his teammates did a good job of finding him, although he's a team player first, but we're looking for more games from him like that."
Lacey kept busy against the sharpshooting Eagles, who made 10 3-pointers as a team and had four players score in double-figures.
"That night he did it in a lot of different way. He did it against double-teams, triple-teams, grabbed rebounds, got some putbacks, and used a number of post moves, so the sky is the limit for him in the post," Stephenson said. "He's a pretty good athlete and he's getting to really understand the game more. Once he understands the game, I think he'll go on to the next level and play basketball."
Lacey scored in double-figures in eight of Damien's 10 preseason games, including a string of four straight games to open the year. Prior to Thursday his previous single-game high in points scored was 15 against Campbell on Nov. 21.
Stephenson said that while Lacey's physical presence is his most recognizable trait, his on-the-court game is advanced beyond his years as well.
"When you talk into the gym you'll notice him right away," Stephenson said. "He looks like a grown man. His size will stick out, almost like a baby-Shaq type. On the court you would see his dominance, his rebounding, his ability to post up. He won't go unnoticed. You would have to do something against him (because) I don't think one man can guard him."
Stephenson added that Lacey's quickness at 215 pounds can be deceiving.
"He has pretty good feet. He'll do some thing that will wow you on the inside," Stephenson said.
With some continued development, Stephenson foresees Lacey potentially leaving the Kalihi campus as one of the best a few years down the road.
"Once he understands just how much of a grind and how tough the ILH D2 can be, once he does that, I think he will be as dominant as the centers I've had in the past like Kapiina King and Shaun Apiki," Stephenson said. "Projection-wise, he could probably be the best center I will have had by the time he leaves here. He's doing what they did as seniors, but as a freshman."
Still, Stephenson knows it will take time. Lacey is one of six freshmen on the Monarchs roster.
"Nothing that he does really surprises me because my expectations for him are very high. I know he's a freshman, but he's got a body like a grown man. I've got to keep in mind sometimes that he's only thirteen (because) sometimes I can be hard on him," Stephenson said.
While the win over HBA was a big one, the next test — in the form of No. 3 Saint Francis Wednesday — is even more formidable.
"For these freshman it's a learning process and about getting them to grow up earlier, understanding the level of competition and how tough the grind of it is. The physical part they understand, but they've still got to learn the mental part, but we're growing. We have a good complement of upperclassmen who have been very vital with bringing them along and pushing them in practice every day, so it's a good balance," Stephenson said.
Lacey and the Monarchs (1-0) will visit the Saints (2-0) Wednesday, with tip off scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Female Athlete of the Week: Dahlis Sablay, Mililani basketball In her team's biggest game of the season to date, Dahlis Sablay had herself another solid performance.
The 5-foot-2 sophomore paved the way for Mililani's 52-40 road win at Campbell Saturday with a game-high 17 points.
"She did everything that we expect out of her," Trojans interim coach Francis Dagan said. "It's not just the points, but it's her ability to find the right moments to score. There were a couple of times that Campbell cut into our lead and she'd either find her teammates for a score, or find her own shot. She did a lot of things to get the momentum back on our side."
The win clinched the Western Division's top seed in the upcoming Oahu Interscholastic Association Division-I tournament for Mililani, which comes with a first-round bye.
"Our goal was always to get either the one- or two-seed to get that first-round bye, just because it makes it that easier with having one less game over those four days, so that Campbell win was big for us," Dagan said.
A loss against the Sabers, combined with a Campbell win over Radford this week, would have bumped Mililani down to the three seed.
Dagan reiterated Sablay's ability to pick her spots as being a key factor in the victory Saturday.
"One thing she's been improving on is her patience. She has a knack to know when to push the ball up, but to a certain degree she hasn't quite perfected it yet. She shows she made a couple of bad passes on the break and she knows when she should take it back out and run offense, but she realizes that right off the bat and I can't ask for more than that," Dagan said.
As a youngster, Sablay also participated in softball and football.
"I understand that she excelled in softball and she played slotback and linebacker for her dad in football, so she's very athletic," said Dagan, who added that Sablay's gridiron toughness has transferred over to the hardwood.
"One would to describe her would be tenacious. She does carry that same attitude on the basketball court and the good thing is she has the same expectations of her teammates, so they've kind of followed her lead as far as that goes. In the past we've kind of always been known as a soft team, but I think Dahlis refuses to fit that mold and the team is following suit," Dagan said.
Sablay, a natural point guard, has excelled this season despite a mid-season role change.
"I asked her about four games ago about her willingness to play the two-guard and she was open to it, so it's just been the last few games that we've made that move. We've got her playing both positions depending on what the matchup is, but for the most part she's been playing the two-guard," Dagan said. "Don't get me wrong, when teams start to press and pressure the ball on us, she naturally takes the (point guard) position back, but there are even some occasions that she plays the three (small forward) for us at the high post in some of our schemes, so she's quite a versatile player."
The move has paid dividends for Sablay, who is averaging 17.2 points per game since the change and has hit 15 3-pointers in that span of six games.
Sablay eclipsed the 20-point mark for the third time this season in a 39-19 win over Nanakuli Tuesday to conclude the regular season.
The Trojans (10-0) are ranked ninth in this week's ScoringLive/Hawaiian Electric Girls Basketball Power Rankings.
BOYS BASKETBALLFelicer Barut, Waipahu — Scored 18 points in a loss to Aiea and scored 18 points in a loss to Campbell
Naighel Calderon, Lanai — Scored 25 points in a win over Molokai
Ja'Shon Carter, Kapolei — Scored 18 points in a win over Radford
Caleb Casinas, Moanalua — Scored 18 points with nine rebounds, two steals, one assist and a block in a win over Kalaheo
Fransver Castro, Maui — Scored 18 points in a win over Kamehameha-Maui
Kaimi Dunaway, Punahou II — Scored 22 points in a win over Saint Louis II
Cole Galicinao, Hawaii Baptist — Scored 20 points in a loss to Damien
Leif Fautanu, University Lab — Scored 22 points in a loss to Saint Francis
Connor Fernandez, Haleakala Waldorf — Scored 18 points in a loss to Seabury Hall
Kolin Galdiano, Damien — Scored 19 points in a win over Hawaii Baptist
Luke Jones, St. Anthony — Scored 18 points in a win over Hana
Makoa Ing, Saint Louis II — Scored 19 points in a loss to Punahou II
Samuel Kahapea, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored 26 points in a win over Kealakehe and scored 18 points in a win over Hawaii Prep
Jaymin Khansmith, Kaiser — Scored 25 points with eight rebounds and a steal in a win over Kaimuki
Kaulana Makaula, Punahou — Scored 18 points in a win over Mid-Pacific
Chris Neilson, St. Anthony — Scored 18 points in a win over Hana
Kameron Ng, Saint Francis — Scored 33 points in a win over University Lab and scored 20 points in a win over Le Jardin
Adam O'Leary, Iolani II — Scored 19 points in a win over Maryknoll II
Isaiah Payne, Seabury Hall — Scored 27 points in a win over Haleakala Waldorf
Austin Peters, Kamehameha-Maui — Scored 18 points in a loss to Maui
Geremy Robinson, Moanalua — Scored 18 points with four rebounds, seven assists, one steal and a block in a win over Kalaheo
Cyrus Singelman, Kaiser — Scored 23 points with eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a win over Castle
Tolu Smith, Kahuku — Scored 18 points in a win over Kalani and scored 19 points with nine rebounds, three assists, one steal and a block in a win over Roosevelt
Isaiah Sugiura, Moanalua — Scored 21 points in a win over Kalaheo
Everett Torres-Kahapea, Kailua — Scored 18 points in a win over Roosevelt and scored 21 points in a win over Castle
Micah Visoria, Roosevelt — Scored 23 points with seven rebounds in a loss to Kahuku
Max Weimken, Hawaii Baptist — Scored 21 points in a loss to Damien
Ryan Yamamoto, Pearl City — Scored 19 points in a loss to Kapolei
Kobe Young, Kamehameha — Scored 18 points in a win over Saint Louis and scored 23 points with five rebounds, two assists and one block in a win over Iolani
GIRLS BASKETBALLJaliyah Casem, Kapaa — Scored 18 points in a win over Waimea
Alexis Correa, Kapolei — Scored 20 points in a win over Waialua
Tanisha Elbourne, Punahou — Scored 22 points with eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a win over Sacred Hearts
Kaylie Espinas, Kalani — Scored 19 points in a win over Kalaheo
Kaelyn Espinda, Kaimuki — Scored 21 points in a win over Roosevelt
Kaylen Kamelamela, Leilehua — Scored 19 points in a win over Nanakuli
Sisilia Kaufusi, Kahuku — Scored 30 points in a loss to Moanalua
Camille Ledesma, Molokai — Scored 18 points in a win over Lanai
Arriana Maltezo, Lanai — Scored 18 points in a win over Molokai
Te'Hiwa Medeiros, Sacred Hearts — Scored 12 points with 11 rebounds, one steal and an assist in a loss to Punahou
Cherilyn Molina, Konawaena — Scored 27 points in a win over Kau
Samantha Pollard, Kalaheo — Scored 20 points in a loss to Kalani
Kaye Serapio, Waimea — Scored 19 points in a loss to Kauai and scored 18 points in a loss to Kapaa
Mele Tafea, Kapaa — Scored 25 points in a win over Waimea
Keila Tsutsui, Hanalani — Scored 18 points in a loss to Damien
Kiana Vierra, Kamehameha — Scored 19 points in a win over Mid-Pacific
Destynee Williams, Keaau — Scored 18 points in a win over Hawaii Prep
BOYS SOCCERKeaton Downing, Kamehameha — Scored the lone goal in a win over Mid-Pacific
David Erskine, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored three goals in a win over Makua Lani
Skyler Goo, Saint Louis — Scored two goals in a win over PAC-5
Mason Morishige, Roosevelt — Scored two goals in a win over Farrington
Makana Srivongsana, Kaiser — Scored two goals in a win over Kahuku
GIRLS SOCCERAlyssa Antolin, Maui — Scored the lone goal in a win over Baldwin
Hannah Cabral, Kalaheo — Scored four goals in a win over Farrington and scored four goals in a win over McKinley
Leah Feato, Kamehameha — Scored the lone goal in a win over Punahou
Sunshine Fontes, Pearl City — Scored four goals in a win over Waialua
Keile Halvorsen, Kaiser — Scored five goals in a win over Kahuku
Bethanee Hanaike, Castle — Scored four goals in a win over Kahuku
Maya Mau, Kaiser — Scored two goals in a win over Kailua
Maurice Riingen, Keaau — Scored two goals in a win over Kealakehe
Daysha-Ann Solidum, Kalani — Scored three goals in a win over McKinley
Radhika Webster-Shultz, Mid-Pacific — Scored two goals in a win over PAC-5
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