The winter sun, even after 4 p.m., can be blazing in Honolulu.

At Holy Family School near the airport, the Gelacio family 3-point shootout is about to begin, youngest to, ahem, eldest. Few other families have churned out hoopsters like the Gelacios.

In the span of one year, they produced twins Saint and Noah (Kamehameha), as well as their cousin Zach (‘Iolani). Two years later, Zach’s little brother, Isiah (Maryknoll), was born. And a year later, it was Cassidy (University), the lone female in the bunch.

Brothers Ed and Jonathan Gelacio graduated from Saint Louis back in the 1980s. Their four Gelacio boys went to Holy Family School. That’s where the polite trash talk begins on this Sunday afternoon.

“I’m the best shooter,” Isiah proclaimed.

Zach chimed in: “He’s the streakiest shooter.”

Gelacios are now sprinkled across the formidable ILH, a league that is allotted two state-tourney berths. Going into tonight’s battles, Saint Louis is 6-2, one win away from clinching the regular-season title. One win away from a precious state-tournament berth. And yet…

“I don’t want to see Saint Louis win,” Ed Gelacio said.

All six Division I teams in the ILH are holding down spots in the Star-Advertiser Boys Basketball Top 10. ‘Iolani and Kamehameha are 4-4. Maryknoll is 3-5. In less than two weeks, someone in this family is going to be huhu and blue.

Cassidy Gelacio starts the 3-point contest. She insists that volleyball is her main sport. She winds the expectations down. She misses her first try, then SPLASH! One trey after another from the top. This is a freshman? Whoa! In one stretch, set-shooting Cassidy nails six treys in nine attempts, and there are still 30 seconds left on the clock. But she is splash-less from that point, finishing with a very respectable six 3-pointers.

Next, it’s Isiah. The Confident One. From the left wing, he misses his first three tries, then swishes the next four. His follow-through is pure. He has six 3-pointers with 20 seconds left, then goes cold. A last-second buzzer-beating 3 leaves Isiah with seven treys, one more than Cassidy.

Zach lines up straightaway. His mechanics are the most consistent. He hits four in a row at one point with an identical release on every shot. He finishes with nine treys and takes the lead on his younger brethren.

Noah sets up on the left wing. He misses a few to start, then hits four in a row. His follow-through isn’t extending as consistently as he did earlier, but he still finishes with seven 3-pointers to tie Isiah for second place.

Saint, two minutes older than his twin, spots up at the top of the key. He’s the only southpaw of the group, including his dad and uncle.

“I’m not the best 3-point shooter,” he says, sounding like Cassidy.

His first shot is almost an airball. Saint is a solid shooter on pull-up mid-range jumpers in Kamehameha’s games, but in this contest, he has just two treys before sinking a third before the buzzer.

The Dads jump in. They grew up in the era before the 3-point shot. Jonathan, a former star at Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu, steps up. He has stayed in shape over the years. He hits six treys from the top. Not bad.

Ed may be the oldest, but he shoots every day at recess with the kids at this school, the same place where the Gelacio keiki ran the table with 30 wins in three unbeaten, middle-school CSL seasons.

Ed knows the left corner pocket and sinks his first try. He has a high follow-through on what is basically a set shot. He tilts left on every release, but it’s a well-practiced mechanism. With 10 seconds left, he sinks his seventh 3-pointer. The eighth trey drops. Then the ninth.

He releases the last shot with 3 seconds left. SPLASH. Ed Gelacio is the king of Gelacio 3-point Shooters today. For one day, the kids do not rule, and the old futs do.

Noah Gelacio

School: Kamehameha
Class: Senior
Teacher: Mr. Kamalu
Athlete: Stephen Curry
Team: San Antonio Spurs
Food (eating out): Korean
Food (eating at home): Hawaiian
Probable major in college: Electrical engineering
Favorite activity away from basketball: Sleeping

Isiah Gelacio

School: Maryknoll
Class: Sophomore
Teacher: Mrs. Wong
Athlete: Corey Sanders
Team: Kentucky Wildcats
Food (eating out): Subway
Food (at home): Spaghetti
Dream career: Hollywood actor
Dream career, plan B: Marine biologist
Probable major: Kinesiology
Dream college: Rutgers
Movie: The Incredibles
TV show: Spongebob
What dad says: “Go to sleep.”
What mom says: “Get out of my room.”
Message to Earth: Life is too fast.

Cassidy Gelacio

School: University
Class: Freshman
Teacher: Mrs. Tassill
Food (eating out): Pesto creme penne pasta
Food (eating at home): Saimin
Athlete: Misty May Treanor
Team: Miami Heat
Dream career: Fashion designer
Probable major in college: Business
What dad says: “Clean your room.”
What mom says: “Stop spending your money.”
Message to Earth: Get up and live your life.

Zach Gelacio

School: ‘Iolani
Class: Senior
Teacher: Lee Cataluna
Class: Creative writing
Athlete: Stephen Curry, Derrick Rose
Team: Duke Blue Devils
Dream career: Pro basketball player
Favorite activity away from basketball: Volleyball
Favorite thing I do that nobody knows: I cook
Movie: Inception
TV show: The Office
What dad says: “Clean the house.”
What mom says: “Shoot more.”
Message to Earth: You never know how good you are at something until you try.

Saint Gelacio

School: Kamehameha
Class: Senior
Teacher: Mrs. Kahahawai
Athlete: Russell Westbrook
Team: Golden State Warriors
Music artist: Fetty Wap
Probable major in college: Sports medicine/kinesiology
Motto: Everyone wanna be a beast until it’s time to do what a beast do.

Did you know?

» Jonathan Gelacio was a standout player at the Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu, helping the Tigers win a tournament championship in Santa Monica, Calif., in 1979.

» Both Ed and Jonathan later played under Kaipo Spencer and Duke Aiona at Saint Louis.

» Ed and Jonathan Gelacio’s brothers also played prep basketball. Nelson played at McKinley and Mark played at Farrington.

» The four Gelacios — Saint, Noah, Zach and Isiah — were the cornerstones of a 30-0 run by Holy Family’s middle school team, winning three Catholic School League titles in a row.

THE HIGH SCHOOL TOP 10

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

Boys Basketball

Also receiving votes: St. Francis 4, Kahuku 3, McKinley 2, Kaimuki 1, Baldwin 1.

Girls Basketball

Also receiving votes: Kaiser 13, Leilehua 11, Farrington 11, Kamehameha 6, Sacred Hearts 3, KS-Maui 1.

TOP PERFORMERS

Boys

Major Davis, Mid-Pacific
Basketball
Hit a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left to push the Owls past Maryknoll 35-33.

Girls

Keala Quinlan, Roosevelt
Basketball
Scored 32 points to lead the Rough Riders over Kailua 57-47 in the quarterfinals of the OIA playoffs.