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Lionel Villarmia built his current Pearl City boys basketball team with the post-season in mind. That meant making the most of every possession on the offensive end and becoming difficult to play against on the defensive end.<\/p>\n

As the Chargers begin OIA post-season tournament play this weekend, those two objectives will be front and center again, according to Villarmia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re old school \u2014 we start practice with defensive drills,\u201d said Villarmia, whose team took an 8-1 record into their season finale Monday versus Waianae. \u201cIt\u2019s our strength. We\u2019re small, but we\u2019re active and we have a lot of team speed, which makes up for our lack of height. These guys play hard. They\u2019ve bought into playing defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pearl City is giving up only 32.5 points per game on average. Indeed, the team yielded 40 points or more in just two games \u2014 a 12-point win over Waipahu last week, and versus Kapolei in a 47- 44 loss Jan. 26.<\/p>\n

The defensive play has been complemented by being deliberant and efficient on offense. \u201cWe try to be patient and not take the first three-pointer that\u2019s available to us,\u201d Villarmia said. \u201cWe want to make the defense work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pearl City already had wrapped up the second seed from the West for the OIA tournament by the time of the Waianae game, and will host a quarterfinal game at 7 p.m. Saturday against the winner of a game between the East\u2019s No. 3 seed and the West\u2019s No. 6 seed. The Chargers also are seeking a second straight appearance in the Division I state tournament, which is Feb. 20-23. The top six finishers at the OIA tournament receive the league\u2019s bids.<\/p>\n

Pearl City will be among the more seasoned teams in this year\u2019s OIA tourney, as four starters returned from last season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cOur seniors had a taste of it last year \u2014 getting to the state tournament,\u201d Villarmia said.<\/p>\n

Pearl City\u2019s starting lineup currently features Sonny Glisson, Tyson Hickcox, Reymart Rosario, Isaac Amorin and Daicorri Briscoe.<\/p>\n

\u201cSonny is our driver \u2014 he\u2019s driving the bus,\u201d Villarmia said, \u201cand the power is Tyson, our 5-11 forward. Reymart is a good all-around player. He knows the offense, and he shoots the ball well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIsaac is our top defend- er or specialist,\u201d he added of Amorin. \u201cHe always defends the other team\u2019s top offensive player.<\/p>\n

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Daicorri gives us a energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The OIA tournament field also will be highlighted by Kapolei out of the West, and East teams Kalaheo, Farrington, Moanalua and Kahuku. Kapolei was the tourna- ment runner-up last year to Kahuku. This year, Kalaheo was still unbeaten entering the weekend. The defending DII state cham- pion Mustangs moved up to DI this season.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe top three in each league (East and West) separated themselves early. All of them could be right there (in contention). Kapolei looks good. Coach Gary (Ellison) has done a good job with them. They have the size to play with anybody. Kalaheo, Moanalua, Farrington … any one of them could win it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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