KAILUA-KONA — Midway through the third quarter at Kealakehe, a small but vocal group of St. Joesph supporters started gaining steam.
“Dagger,” one yelled as junior guard Ruka Suda’s 3-pointer swished through the net.
While it certainly wasn’t the game-winner, the shot helped the Cardinals grab control of the high-scoring contest and down the host Waveriders 87-83.
The Cardinals jacked up a whopping 48 3-pointers in the game, which actually fell short of their goal of 60. St. Joe had 14 of those go in.
It’s a new style coach Mike Scanlan is trying out, transitioning from the squad’s traditional Princeton offense, which had more of a focus on motion and cuts.