will be on the line tonight when Lahainaluna and Kamehameha-Maui square off for a fifth time this season.
The 7 o'clock game will be held at the King Kekaulike gym and will be aired live on Maui's ESPN 550.
Last Friday, Jeffrey Oka came off the bench and had the game of his life for Kamehameha. The senior point guard scored 13 points, dished out some big assists and repetedly made key defensive plays as the Warriors pulled away for a
64-51 win in the MIL tournament title game at the expense of the regular-season
champion Lunas.
Kaiea Medeiros and Louis Turbeville each scored 14 for the Warriors, who
improved their MIL record to 10-4. The Lunas are 11-3.
The teams have met four times this season, each winning a pair. In the third of
those games, the Lunas rallied from a 16-point deficit for a one-point win in their
home gym.
Lahainalua again made a run Friday night, closing to within 51-46 with 3:10 left
before falling victim to turnovers and poor shot selection. Nutti Pousima's 16 l ed
the Lunas and Paul Salvador added 10.
But the Warriors have been on a recent roll, virtually eliminating Baldwin from
contention with a 62-51 win in last week's MIL tourney semifinals.
Both teams are assured of berths in the state D-I tourney, with Molokai and Lanai representing the MIL in D-II.
In the girls' tournament, the Lunas and Maui High are going in D-I while Molokai and Seabury will compete in D-II.
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