HILO — Evan Enriques’ versatile hitting and Kamehameha-Hawaii’s sharp serves — especially Daniel Aina Jr.’s deadly top-spin sinker — were simply too much for Waiakea.
HILO — Evan Enriques’ versatile hitting and Kamehameha-Hawaii’s sharp serves — especially Daniel Aina Jr.’s deadly top-spin sinker — were simply too much for Waiakea.
Enriques clobbered 22 kills from everywhere on the court in Kamehameha’s 25-17, 25-15, 25-16 sweep over Waiakea in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation volleyball match on Monday night.
“That was the most level-headed game of the season we’ve played,” Kamehameha coach Guy Enriques said. “It didn’t matter if we were neck and neck, or eight points behind, we stayed steady.
“With our tough serves, they couldn’t run their middles. They’ve got the best middles in the league (Ian Witten and Donovan Hoohuli). If I had to point to one area that was key for us, it was our serving. That’s why we did so well.”
It was the first meeting of the season between the private-school Warriors (4-0), the BIIF Division I runner-up last season, and public-school Waiakea (6-1), the defending league champion.
Enriques, a 6-foot-1 sophomore outside hitter, also added two aces, six blocks and four digs. He had 22 kills with just four errors on 41 swings for a .439 hitting percentage, and he accounted for 56 percent of Kamehameha’s offense.
Aina added 10 kills. Kaipo Woolsey and DJ Grant-Johnson each had three kills.
“They were too steady. They had a lot of good serves,” Waiakea coach Ecko Osorio said.