KEAAU – In his last match at home, Kamehameha senior Avery Enriques went out with a bang, putting on an aerial show and pounding the volleyball all over the place.
The Warriors swept Waiakea 25-14, 25-11, 21-25, 25-13 for the BIIF Division I championship on Friday night at Koai’a Gym, claiming its fourth title.
The fourth league crown separated the Enriques twins, Avery and Addison, from their brothers Evan, a 2014 Kamehameha graduate, and Emmett, a 2015 graduate. During his reign, Evan was part of two BIIF titles and Emmett on three.
Avery Enriques powered down 32 kills or 62 percent of his team’s offense. Addison Enriques added 13 kills, and Chase Carter had six kills for Kamehameha (14-0).
Kolby Aiona slammed 15 kills and Santana Madrid added nine kills for Waiakea (11-3).
Both teams have berths to the HHSAA Division I tournament. Waiakea hosts a first-round match Monday.
In the first set, Avery Enriques smashed nine of his team’s 13 kills, his brother Addison Enriques had three, and Chase Carter had one kill. That was solid firepower: 13 kills against eight giveaway points.
Waiakea relied on Kolby Aiona, who had four of his team’s seven kills. The problem was 10 unforced errors, never a good thing when giveaway points outweigh kills.
In the second set, Avery Enriques continued his hot hitting with eight kills, his bother added three again, and the right-side hitters Carter and Makana Manoa each had two kills, diversifying the offense a bit.
Kamehameha was efficient with is attack: 12 kills against just four giveaway points, all set up by its smooth ball-control from its back-row passers.
Waiakea’s offensive stats were the wrong way again: six kills against nine unforced errors.
Kamehameha suffered its season-long third set blues, struggling to close the door for a sweep.
The home team was its own worst enemy with 14 kills but 16 unforced errors while Waiakea was efficient with 10 kills and allowing only five free points.
Again, Avery Enriques starred in his version of home run derby with nine kills, several of the high-flying variety.
Aiona put down five kills and Damien Merseburgh was a big help in the middle with three kills.
In the fourth set, Kamehameha shook its slump and marched toward an inevitable conclusion, jumping ahead 20-10.
Avery Enriques hammered consecutive shots from the back row for a 24-13 cushion before a Waiakea hitting error, its 11th giveaway point of the set, closed the championship.
