Kamehameha coach Dan Lyons has an indicator he likes to use to measure the stability of his program.
In 2012, the Warriors started the season with 34 players on academic probation. That number has steadily nosedived, from 24 two years ago, to 14 last season all the way down to its current level: goose eggs.
“That’s the focus of our program,” said Lyons, who worries about intangibles such as discipline and leadership long before he stresses about X’s and O’s. “Having kids understand that school is going to get them where they want to go.”
Here’s another indicator of stability: When first-year starting quarterback Kamakana Pagan went down with an injury in the preseason opener at Kalaheo, the Warriors inserted DallasJ Duarte into the lineup.