On Monday night, Allan Silva reminded his team to hit the sack early.

"They were all in bed by 11 o’clock," the longtime Farrington boys basketball coach said.

On Tuesday night, the Governors stunned No. 1 Kalaheo in overtime, 60-58.

On Thursday night, the Governors again shocked the world. Their 48-44 win over No. 2 Kahuku capped an OIA season that was, in the words of stout and steady senior forward Bryce Tatupu-Leopoldo, "a roller coaster."

The burly 5-foot-10 forward, one of the shortest players on the floor, had a game-high 10 rebounds in the win.

By Saturday night, Silva had his guys together in rather swank surroundings. All their hard work deserved a fitting celebration, so he took them to a posh restaurant atop the Ala Moana Hotel.

"We get to celebrate a little here and there," Tatupu-Leopoldo said.

On Sunday, the Govs were back on campus in Kitaoka Gym, sweating through a "walk-through" at mid-day.

"Footwork," Silva said as his staff put the Govs through nonstop drills. "We still need to work on footwork."

That’s what champions do. The work doesn’t end.

Back in the day when Ronald Reagan resided in the White House, Eileen Anderson ran the city from Honolulu Hale and $2.15-per-gallon gasoline was the norm, brothers Steven and Leo Leopoldo spent their weekends indoors.

Lanakila District Park gym was their safe haven, the neighborhood palace for roundball. Hours and hours of shooting, pickup games and more shooting. The story goes that their family would potluck there and make a day of it sometimes.

Steven became an OIA champion with the Farrington Governors as a senior, a slashing, sometimes flashy guard with incredible quickness and equally amazing basketball IQ.

Fast-forward 32 seasons, and Steven’s son Bryce Tatupu-Leopoldo has done the same. In fact, the son was a crucial cog in the Governors’ playoff run with 11 points in a 60-55 OT win at Campbell, 10 points and nine rebounds against Kalaheo, and five points and 10 boards against Kahuku. Just like the OIA title game in 1983, Farrington’s title victory in 2015 was by the same score: 48-44.

Coincidence? Serendipity?

Whatever it is, Farrington, now seeded second in the upcoming New City Nissan/HHSAA Division I State Championships, has enjoyed peaks and suffered through valleys in a wild season. They disposed of powerhouses early in preseason, Punahou among them, and were ranked among the top three in the Star-Advertiser Top 10 regularly.

Then came a major tail-off.

By the time the Governors were 3-3 in the rough OIA East, they had become an afterthought. A team that peaked early. A team that, oddly enough, couldn’t shoot straight.

"To be honest, we started on top of our game, and then we went downhill and there was a little doubt for myself, especially," Tatupu-Leopoldo said. "But playing football for four years, I knew anything’s possible if you believe. But I made my mind right, and our seniors talked, we motivated ourselves and each other."

The squad evolved as much off the court as on it.

"When we were 3-3, we had to wake up. We were tired of losing," Tatupu-Leopoldo said. "Coach said it doesn’t matter about height. Heart is what matters. Coming from a place like Kalihi, we have a lot of pride and a lot of heart for our community and especially Farrington. It’s a blessing and it drove us."

Growing up around any sport, breathing it, absorbing it, living up to family lore — not easy in any household. Aunt Caroline Tatupu led the Lady Governors to several state-tourney berths as girls basketball head coach. Sister Brydgette Tatupu-Leopoldo was an All-State guard who went on to play college basketball. Two other siblings, Bryana and Bryson, also played hoops for the Govs. Bryana played at Notre Dame de Namur and graduated recently.

Steven never really left campus, staying on as an assistant coach for years before becoming the girls head coach in recent seasons.

For Bryce, the game came easily enough. He could always outthink opposing players. But he was not the nimble slasher that Steven was. Nor was he the taller (6-1) pure shooter that Uncle Leo was. No, Bryce wasn’t even sure if basketball would be his thing in high school.

"I wanted to go to Punahou, my eighth-grade year, but I didn’t get in," he said. "Then my dad wanted me to go to Kahuku to play football, but we had a family meeting and said, I’m going to come here and finish what they started. I’m actually fortunate enough to be here, win an OIA championship in my senior year."

Tatupu-Leopoldo carries a 3.4 grade-point average. Last year, he opted to skip basketball and focus on football and weight training. As a linebacker, his future seemed more promising in football. It made sense.

"We’ve been waiting for Bryce," Silva said. "He played JV basketball for us, and as Steven Leopoldo’s son, he has the highest IQ as far as high school basketball is concerned. We have talent, but Bryce is our key. He’s not even 6 feet tall and he gets a lot of charges, always at the right place at the right time, whether it’s on the football field or on the basketball court. A lot of brains and a lot of guts. That’s Bryce and that’s our whole team."

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Boys 
Aukai Lileikis 
Punahou swimming 
The junior led the Buffanblu to their 44th state championship with record efforts in two races and anchored a win in a relay. He broke Ryan Stack’s mark from last year in the 200 freestyle during Friday’s trials then lowered it on Saturday. He beat ‘Iolani’s Mark Eckert’s record from 2002 in the 500 free during the finals, winning his race by nine seconds. He swam in two relays on Saturday, anchoring Punahou’s winning effort in the 200 free relay and would have helped his team break a record in the 400 free if not for the Buffanblu being disqualified. That gold would have made him the first boy to win four golds in a meet since 2011.

Girls 
Kasey Isobe 
Mililani soccer 
Chipped in a goal from 45 yards out in the 97th minute of the state championship game against ‘Iolani to give the Trojans the title. Isobe, a junior fullback, had not scored all year. It was Mililani’s first state crown since 2002 and snapped the ILH’s streak of 12 straight state championships. It was the first lone goal in overtime in a state championship match since Starr Dawson of Punahou put one in against Maui in 1994.

NO. 42’S FAVORITES

Food: Samoan and Hawaiian. "For Samoan, povi. It’s beef. Hawaiian food, my dad’s laulau and kalua pig. Whatever my dad makes, I like it. I can make it, too."

TV show: "SportsCenter"

NBA player: LeBron James

NFL team: Dallas Cowboys. "Like my dad."

Movie: "American Sniper"

Teacher: Jason Okamoto, fifth-grade teacher at Lanakila Elementary

Song: "Thinking Out Loud" (by Ed Sheeran)

Teammate: Montana Liana. "My cousin. We’ve been through a lot. Doing everything together forever. Fighting, Playing. You name it, we did it."

Class: Math

GPA: 3.4

Favorite hangout: Home. "I’m a guy who likes to play a lot of video games. ‘Black Ops 2 (Call of Duty).’ " His screen name is Lanakilya.

NEW CITY NISSAN/HHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Division I

First round, Wednesday 
Game 1: Maui vs. Kalaheo, 5 p.m. at Moanalua 
Game 2: KS-Hawaii vs. Campbell, 5 p.m. at McKinley 
Game 3: Kahuku at Moanalua, 7 p.m. 
Game 4: ‘Iolani vs. Leilehua, 7 p.m. at McKinley

Consolation semifinals, Thursday 
Game 5: Loser game 1 vs. loser game 2, 3 p.m. at Moanalua 
Game 6: Loser game 3 vs. loser game 4, 3 p.m. 
at McKinley

Quarterfinals, Thursday 
Game 7: Winner game 2 vs. Konawaena, 5 p.m. at Moanalua 
Game 8: Winner game 3 vs. Farrington, 5 p.m. at McKinley 
Game 9: Winner game 1 vs. Punahou, 7 p.m. at Moanalua 
Game 10: Winner game 4 vs. Lahainaluna, 7 p.m. 
at McKinley

Consolation, Friday 
All games at Stan Sheriff Center 
Game 11: Winner game 5 vs. winner game 6, 11 a.m. 
Game 12: Loser game 7 vs. loser game 8, 1 p.m. 
Game 13: Loser game 9 vs. loser game 10, 3 p.m

Semifinals, Friday 
All games at Stan Sheriff Center 
Game 14: Winner game 9 vs. winner game 10, 5 p.m. 
Game 15: Winner game 7 vs. winner game 8, 7 p.m.

Final, Saturday 
All games at Stan Sheriff Center 
Fifth place: Winner game 12 vs. winner game 13, 11 a.m. 
Third place: Loser game 14 vs. loser game 15, 3 p.m. 
Championship: Winner game 14 vs. winner game 15, 7 p.m.

Divison II

Quarterfinals, Thursday 
Game 1: Pahoa vs. Kalani at Farrington, 5 p.m. 
Game 2: Seabury Hall vs. Kohala at Kalani, 5 p.m. 
Game 3: Hawaii Baptist vs. Kauai at Farrington, 7 p.m. 
Game 4: Kaiser vs. Damien at Kalani, 7 p.m.

Consolation, Friday 
Game 5: Loser game 1 vs. loser game 2 at Kalani, 5 p.m. 
Game 6: Loser game 3 vs. loser game 4 at Kalani, 7 p.m.

Semifinals, Saturday 
Game 7: Winner game 1 vs. winner game 2 at Farrington, 5 p.m. 
Game 8: Winner game 3 vs. winner game 4 at Farrington, 7 p.m.

Finals, Saturday 
Fifth place: Winner game 5 vs. winner game 5, 9 a.m. 
Third place: Loser game 7 vs. loser game 8, 1 p.m. 
Championship: Winner game 7 vs. winner game 8, 5 p.m.

THE TOP 10

Voted on by coaches and media from statewide. First-place votes in parentheses. Ten points for first-place votes, nine for second, etc.

Also receiving votes: Campbell 13, Kamehameha 5, Saint Louis 2, Kohala 1, Maui 1, Konawaena 1, Moanalua 1.