St. Joseph senior Cole DeSilva doesn’t need to articulate how much things have changed with the Cardinals since his freshman year, he just points to a practice at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
A fresh set of varsity sneakers starts squeaking on the court as the junior varsity rests on the sidelines. A few short years ago, the court was almost empty.
In the long history of St. Joe basketball, 2013 was a turning point. Coach Mike Scanlan remembers the Cardinals had to scramble to field a varsity team of eight players – which is exactly eight more BIIF wins than the team would earn in the next two-plus seasons.