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Shancin Revuelto

Saint Louis basketball  •   #12  G  Sophomore

In the case of Shancin Revuelto, the numbers don't come close to telling the whole story. 

The sophomore point guard played a pivotal part in helping Saint Louis to a second straight state title to cap the recently-completed boys basketball season. Last week's Heide & Cook/HHSAA Division I State Championships provided a snapshot of the value that the 5-foot-10 Revuelto brought to the Crusaders. 

Revuelto played all 32 minutes in all three of his team's games. In a quarterfinal win over No. 7 Kailua Wednesday, he had three assists, three steals, four rebounds and hit a 3-pointer. Against Moanalua in the tournament semifinals, Revuelto tallied nine points with two assists, three steals and a rebound. Finally, in Friday's title-game victory over then-No. 5 Campbell, he recorded four assists, four steals, two points and a rebound. 

"He's just very deceptive in what he does," Crusaders coach Dan Hale said of Revuelto. "He makes it look very easy as far as his ball-handling and his skills. He's kind of methodical at what he does, but he's just so crafty and he can handle all kinds of pressure."

Hale pointed out that in addition to serving as the primary ball-handler on offense, Revuelto typically guards the top offensive player on opposing teams. Hale talked about the job that Revuelto did defending against Kailua's prolific scorer, Jonny Philbrick. 

"He's a fabulous defender. He's got quick hands and he just understands where guys are going and he can beat a guy to a spot," Hale said. "That intellect really propels him and I thought he had a fabulous state tournament to culminate a great year and, I mean, we don't win it without him playing like that."

On top of his nine steals and nine assists in three games, Revuelto committed only five total fouls and two turnovers for the week. 

"I mean, all the pressure that came at him and those unbelievably good defenders and he was just as steady as can be. It wasn't just that he was able to handle all that pressure, he knew what we needed to do and he got us into our offense," Hale remarked. 

Hale said that Revuelto is wise beyond his years in basketball IQ, which should come as no surprise given the fact that his father, Mark, is an assistant on the Crusaders' coaching staff. Older brother, Shoncin, was a senior on last year's team that captured the school's first state championships since 1986. 

"With Shancin, besides the skills and everything, it's the intellect. He may be a sophomore in his grade, but he plays like a veteran. He understands situations, he understands where guys are gonna be open and where to find them. He's just so, so steady and just a floor general who understands the game," Hale said. 

Shancin Revuelto played sparingly as a freshman last season, when he averaged less than a point per game. 

"Last year for him was kind of just a year to acclimate and kind of see. He had some good role models in his brother and Hayden (Bayudan) to kinda see how they did it and when this year came around, he put his own spin on it," Hale said. "He's not the same as either one of those guys, but he just had his own spin and he just had an understanding of what the role was and what he had to do and as the year went on, he became more and more important to us and the the higher the impact of the game, the more pressure there was and the more teams would press, he was always up for it and got the ball where we needed to get it."

Much of the time that meant getting the ball to Pupualii Sepulona. The 6-foot-3 sophomore swingman averaged a team-high 17.4 points per game this year; Sepulona averaged 18.6 points in the state tournament and was selected as its Most Outstanding Player. Revuelto and fellow-Crusaders, Jordan Posiulai, were also named to the All-Tournament Team. 

Despite his limited playing time a year ago, Revuelto made the most of his opportunities when they came about. 

"All props to Shancin for just stepping up and, you know, it was his time. He was on the team last year, but he didn't play a lot. The best value he got was in practice, going against all-state Hayden and all those guys. For him to get that and then for him to step up and do that this year, it was really nice to see," Hale expressed. 

Revuelto's successful transition into the starting lineup this year didn't come without some serious sweat equity. 

"That's where the offseason comes in and his commitment to the offseason. He played a lot of basketball and he was able to take a lot of the things he saw and learned last year and applied it to his offseason work — even Sundays, that kid is working all the time," Hale described. 

"He has that great work ethic so when the season came around, he had been in that role in different leagues. Yes, it's different when in-season, but it's all part of the step. It wasn't like he went all year and all of a sudden he's the point guard. From a few weeks after the state tournament last year, he just stepped into that role and he hasn't looked back since," Hale said of the first-year captain. 

Revuelto played football at one time, but has since given up his football endeavors to focus on basketball. 

"He's a very driven student-athlete and between school and just working on his game, he's always trying to improve himself, trying to expand his game and that's been a real focus of his; He's very focused," Hale said. 

The Crusaders won a second straight Interscholastic League of Honolulu crown this season and finished the year with a 27-7 overall record. 

"It was just a great season and guys like Shancin are the reason why we had such a great season," Hale said. "They all stepped up and without those guys, we're not close to winning — we're not even getting out of the ILH — but every time we had our backs against the wall this year, somebody stepped up. It was just one of those years where it was just kind of magical in that way."

BOYS BASKETBALL

Leonard Ah You, Kahuku — Scored 19 points with 16 rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block in a win over Konawaena, had 20 rebounds with seven points, one assist and a steal in a loss to Campbell and had 23 points in a win over Kailua 

Trey Ambrozich, University Lab — Scored 15 points with 11 rebounds and two blocks in a win over Kauai 

Jayden Asato, Maryknoll II — Scored 17 points in a win over Iolani II 

Kanaau Castro, Lahainaluna — Scored 22 points four four rebounds, four assists and one steal in a loss to Kailua 

Noa Donnelly, Kailua — Scored 10 points with 10 rebounds and a steal in a loss to Saint Louis 

Bromo Dorn, Seabury Hall — Scored 26 points with three rebounds, one assist and a steal in a loss to Hawaii Baptist and scored 17 points in a win over Honokaa 

Landon Kauka, Kohala — Scored 19 points with three rebounds and three steals in a win over University Lab 

Layden Kauka, Kohala — Scored 22 points with six rebounds, three assists and three steals in a win over Kalani, scored 19 points with six rebounds, seven steals and an assist in a win over Hawaii Baptist 

Koa Laboy, University Lab — Grabbed 14 rebounds, scored nine points, had four assists and one steal in a loss to Kohala 

Noah Louis, Kauai — Scored 15 points with 14 rebounds, two blocks and a steal in a win over Honokaa

Todd McKinney, University Lab — Scored 17 points with three rebounds, one assist and a steal in a win over Kauai 

Skylar Miyasato, Moanalua — Scored 19 points with three rebounds, two assists and a steal in a win over Kamehameha-Hawaii 

Cade Myers, Kauai — Scored 18 points with two rebounds, two assists and a steal in a win over Honokaa 

Abraham Ogata, Konawaena — Scored 10 points with 10 rebounds and one assist in a loss to Kahuku 

Austin Oguma, Moanalua — Scored 17 points, including five 3-pointers, and had an assist in a loss to Maryknoll 

Jonny Philbrick, Kailua — Scored 24 points with seven assists, five steals and three rebounds in a win over Lahainaluna, scored 19 points with four rebounds, six steals and two assists in a loss to Saint Louis and scored 30 points in a win over Kamehameha-Hawaii and had 24 points in a loss to Kahuku 

Jordan Posiulai, Saint Louis — Scored 16 points with 13 rebounds, two assists and a steal in a win over Kailua 

Joshua Rego, Kauai — Scored 17 points with five rebounds and four assists in a win over Hawaii Baptist 

Kiandray Rideout, Honokaa — Scored 21 points in a loss to Seabury Hall 

Pupualii Sepulona, Saint Louis — Scored 20 points with 11 rebounds, two assists and a block in a win over Kailua, scored 21 points with 11 rebounds, two steals and a block in a win over Moanalua 

Eli Shibuya, Hawaii Baptist — Scored 30 points with six rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win over Seabury Hall and scored 19 points with five rebounds and two steals in a loss to Kohala 

Matthew Shigetani, Hawaii Baptist — Scored 18 points on six 3-pointers, with three rebounds, two assists and one steal in a loss to Kauai 

Nixis Yamauchi, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored 17 points with four rebounds, one assist and a steal in a loss to Moanalua 

Justin Yap, Maryknoll — Scored 22 points with five rebounds, one stela and a block in a win over Moanalua 

Kiai Yasso, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored 17 points with two rebounds and an assist in a loss to Moanalua and scored 24 points in a loss to Kailua 

BOYS SOCCER

Kaleb Abara, Iolani — Scored two goals in a win over Waiakea, scored two goals and assisted on another in a win over Kalani and scored a goal in a win over Mililani 

Joseph Andrade, Hilo — Scored a goal in a tie with Kalani 

Zekiel Balmoja, Waialua — Scored two goals in a win over Roosevelt 

Michael DeCoito III, Hilo — Scored the lone goal in a win over Punahou 

Elijah Dinkel, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored two goals in a win over Waialua 

Lorenzo Gonzalez, Kekaulike — Scored two goals in a win over Aiea 

Chase Kaetsu, Kalani — Scored the lone goal in a win over Kailua 

Micah Lee, PAC-5 — Scored the lone goal in a win over Island School 

Mickey Petras, Hawaii Prep — Scored two goals in a win over McKinley 

Owen Riecke, Kekaulike — Scored two goals in a win over Aiea 

Poikeao Roback, Kamehameha-Hawaii — Scored two goals in a win over PAC-5

Ethan Senter, Kalani — Scored two goals in a loss to Iolani and scored a goal in a tie with Hilo 

Mau Uiagalelei, Mililani — Scored the lone goal in a win over Hilo