Hench Sina Hench Sina was a male Aqualish who played fullback for the Junior Academy of Applied Sciences ' grav - ball team , the AppSci SaberCats . During a match against the Mavericks , Sina , with the help of Zare Leonis and Frid Kelio , broke Ames Bunkle ' s school records for carries and meter s gained in a single game . Shortly before the championship match of the season , Athletic Director Janus Fhurek transferred Sina and Kelio to the Technical Institute for Agricultural Research due to his anti - alien bias . As a result , the two nonhumans were unable to compete in the final championship . Biography . Hench Sina was a student at the Junior Academy of Applied Sciences in Lothal ' s Capital City during the Age of the Empire . He served as the weakside fullback in the school ' s grav - ball team , the AppSci SaberCats . Along with Frid Kelio , Hench was one of the only two alien players in the SaberCats . Hench had a good relationship with Zare Leonis , the team ' s center - striker who had recently migrated to Lothal . Leonis was an effective and well - liked leader who guided the SaberCats to victory against other school teams . Hench played in several games during the grav - ball season . During a match against the West Cap City Carvers , Zare pressed the ball into Hench ' s hands before sending the brawny Aqualish forwards into the Carvers . Despite an exhausting match , Leonis ' tactics broke the deadlock and allowed the SaberCats to win the match by 38 points against the Carvers ' 36 points . During a later match against the East City Brawlers , Hench dropped the ball on a carry , forcing Leonis to scramble after it . The SaberCats struggled during this match and Hench was stiff - armed by a Brawler player . Hench and his fellow SaberCats had more success during a match against the Thrashers ; scoring 44 points to the opposing team ' s 18 . During a winter match against the South Capital City Volunteers , Hench broke a hole in the opposing team ' s defenses which allowed his fellow fullback Beck Ollet to break farther right and go up the sidelines . The SaberCats won that match by twelve points . Following the match , Leonis credited Hench ' s performance for their victory . However , the Junior AppSci ' s xenophobic athletic director Janus Fhurek only twisted his face when he saw Hench . Later that season , Fhurek attempted to get Leonis to remove Hench and Frio from the SaberCats on the grounds that their alien physiognomies gave them an unfair advantage . However , Leonis refused to comply and kept Hench and Frid for the rest of the grav - ball season . During a title match against the Mavericks , Hench Sina , with the help of Leonis Frid Kelio , broke the Junior AppSci alumni Ames Bunkle ' s school records for carries and meter s gained in a single game . Despite the SaberCats ' victory , Fhurek retaliated against Leonis by transferring Hench and Frid to the Technical Institute for Agricultural Research due to his anti - alien bias . As a result , the two nonhumans were unable to compete in the final championship . Personality and traits . Hench Sina ' s brawny built led him to serve as a fullback in the AppSci SaberCats . Despite his limited talent as a grav - ball player , Leonis regarded him as a reliable player who would do his job regardless of the score , the referees , or other mitigating factors . By contrast , the school ' s xenophobic athletic director Fhurek regarded him as amounting to little more than a " brute - force " fullback who lacked tactical intelligence . However , Hench made up for this flaw by his willingness to work in a team .