King's Academy-Carmel boys hoops

Less than a week after facing each other in the Central Coast Section Division V football finals, a few of the same faces will meet on the hardwood with a lot less at stake.
Redemption isn't likely on the agenda as both teams look to work players into basketball shape after missing the first six weeks.
 Sophomore J.T. Byrne looked in midseason form in his first game back last Tuesday for the Padres, scoring 18 points -- three days after playing in the section football title game.
 Minus three starters for the first three games of the season, Carmel is 3-1, with the one loss coming when it was down to four players in the fourth quarter.
 Joe Garello has picked up the scoring slack, averaging 18 plus points a game for the Padres while Matteo Anicetti and Max Carr are both averaging in double figures.
 As a team Carmel has looked explosive, averaging 74 points a game while the Knights (1-2) sit at 44 points a night through three games