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Posted on: Saturday, October 18, 2003

Kahuku, Kapolei win OIA crowns

 •  Kapolei takes OIA White title with 38-21 win over Radford
 •  Kahuku stops Kailua, wins division title
 •  Strickland lifts Punahou past Iolani

Advertiser Staff

No. 2-ranked Kahuku rallied past Kailua, 26-9, and No. 8 Kapolei beat Radford, 38-21, to win O'ahu Interscholastic Association football titles last night.

Kapolei, a school that is four years old and only in its second year of varsity football, won the OIA Division II title.

Kahuku, down 7-6 at halftime, came back to win the Division I OIA East Conference title and will host Wai'anae in a quarterfinal game Friday. Kailua will host Nanakuli.

Results of last night's final week of OIA regular-season games determined playoff seeds for all but two spots.

In today's games:

• Castle plays McKinley at Roosevelt field to determine the East's No. 4 spot in the OIA Division I playoffs.

• Kaiser plays Kalaheo at Kailua field to determine the No. 4 seed in the OIA Division II.

In other Division I quarterfinal matchups:

• Mililani (West No. 1) will host to either Castle or McKinley.

• Pearl City (West No. 2) will host Farrington.

The semifinals will be played Oct. 31 at Aloha Stadium. The OIA championship will be played No. 7 at Aloha.

The OIA Division II playoffs begin Nov. 1 with the championship Nov. 14 at Mililani field.