Three different ‘Iolani players scored in the first 18 minutes to lead the host Raiders to a 4-0 win over Kaiser in the opening round of the Queen’s Medical Center/HHSAA Boys Soccer State Championships this afternoon.
Lincoln Oishi added a second goal in the 48th minute and Jacob Lee and Brendan Parke also netted goals for ‘Iolani (11-2-1), which is in the quarterfinals for the third straight year.
The Raiders will play defending co-state champion and No. 1 seed Hawaii Prep on Thursday at 5 p.m. at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium.
The Cougars were shut out for the second straight game and finished the season 10-4 after starting the year 8-0.
Pearl City 2, Baldwin 1 (PKs)
Kainoa Wong scored in the 11th minute and the Chargers won a shootout, 5-3, to eliminate the defending co-state champion Bears.
Malu Plunkett scored the equalizer for Baldwin in the 61st minute.
The Chargers advance to play OIA champion Kapolei in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 3 p.m. The Hurricanes shut out the Chargers 3-0 in the regular season on Dec. 27.
Kalani 1, Hilo 0
Minjae Kim was the lone goal scorer to power the Falcons past the Vikings into the state quarterfinals.
Kalani, the 2013 D-I champion which is playing in its seventh straight state tournament, won a winner’s bracket game for the first time in three years.
The Falcons will play ILH champion Punahou in the fourth quarterfinal on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Buffanblu shut out Kalani 2-0 in the first round in 2017 in the first meeting between the two schools at states since the Falcons won a shootout to win the ’13 state title.
Mililani 4, Campbell 0
Ayden Lawes scored two goals to lead the Trojans (13-1), who own the longest active streak of playing in the state tournament at 12 in a row.
Jacob Prothero and Jvon Cunningham added the other goals for Mililani, which bounced back from its first loss of the season, 3-0 to Kapolei in the OIA title game.
The Trojans advance to play MIL champion King Kekaulike on Thursday at 1 p.m. The two teams have never played each other at states.
HHSAA D-I TOURNAMENT
| Match # | Date | Matchup | Time/Scores | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb. 4 | 'Iolani vs. Kaiser | Iol, 4-0 | 'Iolani |
| 2 | Feb. 4 | Hilo vs. Kalani | Kaln, 1-0 | Hilo |
| 3 | Feb. 4 | Baldwin vs. Pearl City | PC, 2-1 (5-3 PKs) | War Memorial Stadium |
| 4 | Feb. 4 | Mililani vs. Campbell | Mil, 4-0 | Mililani |
| 5 | Feb. 7 | (2) King Kekaulike vs. Mililani | Mil, 2-0 | Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium |
| 6 | Feb. 7 | (4) Kapolei vs. Pearl City | Kapo, 1-0 (OT) | Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium |
| 7 | Feb. 7 | (1) Hawaii Prep vs. 'Iolani | Iol, 2-1 | Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium |
| 8 | Feb. 7 | (3) Punahou vs. Kalani | Pun, 2-1 | Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium |
| 9* | Feb. 8 | Pearl City vs. Hawaii Prep | HPA, 6-1 | Waipio |
| 10* | Feb. 8 | King Kekaulike vs. Kalani | KK, 5-1 | Waipio |
| 11 | Feb. 8 | Mililani vs. Punahou | Pun, 3-2 (5-3 PKs) | Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium |
| 12 | Feb. 8 | Kapolei vs. 'Iolani | Iol, 3-2 | Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium |
| 13* | Feb. 9 | Hawaii Prep vs. King Kekaulike | KK, 3-1 | Waipio |
| 14* | Feb. 9 | Mililani vs. Kapolei | Kapo, 5-1 | Waipio |
| 15 | Feb. 9 | Punahou vs. 'Iolani | Pun, 1-0 (OT) | Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium |
| * — consolation | ||||
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