HHSAA Division II BOYS BASKETBALL: Farrington defeats Pahoa, 58-45, for Division II title
(Sat) February 19, 2011
By Wes Nakama
HHSAA Assistant Director of Information
Keke Williams scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help Farrington run past Pahoa, 58-45, for the Hawaiian Airlines/Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division II Boys Basketball State Championship.
The victory at the Stan Sheriff Center capped off an 18-1 season for the Governors in the regular and postseason. It was their second DII state title in four years.
Pahoa, the 2010 champ, finished at 11-7.
A layup by Williams sparked an early 8-0 run capped by Jeffery Madarang’s 3-pointer to put Farrington up, 11-3, and an alley-oop lay-in by Michael Klemen gave the Govs a 17-5 lead at the end of the first period.
Farrington stretched it to 32-13 after Chadey Collazo’s 3-pointer with 1:03 before halftime, before Nicklas Fisher hit a bank shot and layup to close it to 32-17 at the break.
A 3-pointer by Devin Gonsalves cut the deficit to 38-32 just 30 seconds into the fourth quarter, but the Governors responded with a 12-0 run capped by Clem Rarogal’s two free throws that made it 50-32 with 4:36 remaining.
The Daggers could not get closer than the final score after that.
Fisher, a 6-foot sophomore swingman, finished with a game-high 23 points and added 11 rebounds and three steals. Farrington guard J.P. Saycon, a 6-foot junior, scored 11 points – including a spectacular soaring fast-break dunk in traffic – and added six assists and two steals.
HHSAA Assistant Director of Information
Keke Williams scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help Farrington run past Pahoa, 58-45, for the Hawaiian Airlines/Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division II Boys Basketball State Championship.
The victory at the Stan Sheriff Center capped off an 18-1 season for the Governors in the regular and postseason. It was their second DII state title in four years.
Pahoa, the 2010 champ, finished at 11-7.
A layup by Williams sparked an early 8-0 run capped by Jeffery Madarang’s 3-pointer to put Farrington up, 11-3, and an alley-oop lay-in by Michael Klemen gave the Govs a 17-5 lead at the end of the first period.
Farrington stretched it to 32-13 after Chadey Collazo’s 3-pointer with 1:03 before halftime, before Nicklas Fisher hit a bank shot and layup to close it to 32-17 at the break.
A 3-pointer by Devin Gonsalves cut the deficit to 38-32 just 30 seconds into the fourth quarter, but the Governors responded with a 12-0 run capped by Clem Rarogal’s two free throws that made it 50-32 with 4:36 remaining.
The Daggers could not get closer than the final score after that.
Fisher, a 6-foot sophomore swingman, finished with a game-high 23 points and added 11 rebounds and three steals. Farrington guard J.P. Saycon, a 6-foot junior, scored 11 points – including a spectacular soaring fast-break dunk in traffic – and added six assists and two steals.
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