The victory advances Kailua (8-1-2) into Wednesday's semifinals against 'Aiea (11-0), which beat Kalaheo, 2-0, in the late game. Kapolei (8-3) will play Kalaheo (8-4) in the consolation round, also on Wednesday. Mililani (9-2-1) will play Pearl City (9-1-1) in the other semifinal.

The Surfriders' win also secured a state tournament berth, something that eluded them last year after a loss in penalty kicks.

"Our team wanted it so bad this year, because we have eight seniors," Kane said. "We didn't want it to go to PKs again."

The game might have ended much sooner if not for the effort of both goalkeepers. Kapolei had a rainbow shot midway through the first half that was heading into the net, only to be slapped away at the last second by Kailua's leaping keeper, senior Johnalynn Ilae. After knocking the ball away, Ilae crashed into the back post and had to briefly leave the game.

In the 72nd minute, Ilae made another crucial save when she chased down and dived to smother a ball that rolled past her at about the penalty kick line.

"I think the Kailua goalkeeper was the difference in the game," Hurricanes coach Pepe Ballina said. "I had heard that she was one of the best in the state, and she showed why tonight. She sacrificed her body; had it not been for her, we probably would have won."

Surfriders coach Wil Kimura said Ilae never played soccer until last year, yet was named a first-team OIA East all-star in her first season.

"She's a great athlete and a great learner," Kimura said. "She's real smart. And she just came back from a groin injury, too, so she did an awesome job."

Kapolei keeper April Due also saved her team from losing in regulation and the first overtime. She made four saves in the second half alone, against heavy Kailua pressure.

"I was very proud of all our girls," Ballina said. "We're still a new school and new program, but our motto is 'Try hard and never give up,' and we never did."

On Kane's goal, she found a loose ball near the 18-yard mark and fired it toward the left side of the goal. Due made a move for the line drive, but a defender trying to stop it about 10 yards out instead headed the ball into the upper left corner of the net.

"Those things happen, it's part of the game," Ballina said. "I've seen it happen in the World Cup, to the best teams in the world. On that kind of shot it's do-or-die, and you gotta try to clear it out. But the ball was wet, and that contributes to mistakes."

Kimura said "we got lucky," but Kane added she thought the ball would have gone in anyway.

"The goalkeeper was in the middle," Kane said. "But after it went in I was so happy I was crying, because we had so many chances before."

Kimura said he's happy for his team as well, especially because they've delivered in the classroom and on the field.

"They have a 3.7 GPA," Kimura said. "And they're all good kids. They don't have attitudes."

• 'Aiea 2, Kalaheo 0: Tobi Kanehira scored both goals on direct kicks — the first in the 20th minute and the second in the 38th — to lead Na Ali'i (11-0-0) past the Mustangs (8-4).

Both kicks also came from almost the same spot, about 20 yards out near the top left corner of the penalty box.

The first one was a rainbow shot to the back post that went off the outstretched hands of Kalaheo's keeper and into the top right corner of the net.

The second was a line drive that swerved into the upper left corner of the goal.

"She put them exactly where I told her to," 'Aiea coach Gordon Matsuoka said. "The first one, I told her, 'Right post, right top!' and the second one I told her, 'front post!' We were lucky because she really connected on both of them."

Na Ali'i provided most of the offense throughout the game, out-shooting the Mustangs 6-2 in the first half and 8-2 in the second.

"Our team played really well tonight, we all worked together," Kanehira said. "The thing about this team is we always play with heart, and everybody gets along. There's no dramas."

• Mililani 3, Castle 1: Crystal Ah Sam, Nicole Harris and Raimee Ortega scored to lead the visiting Trojans (9-2-1) to an upset of the Knights, who were seeded No. 1 in the OIA East.

Mililani was No. 4 in the West.

Aimee Watanabe scored for Castle (9-1-1).

• Pearl City 4, Kahuku 0: At Castle, Chelsea Arakawa, Lauren Miyashiro, Ashley Hashimoto and Chimene Sienkiewicz scored to lead the Chargers (9-1-1) past the Red Raiders (8-3-1).

• Mililani JVs win: Mililani defeated Pearl City, 3-0, to win the OIA girls junior varsity championship for the fourth consecutive year.

• Interscholastic League of Honolulu

Girls Varsity

• Punahou 4, Pac-Five 0
• Pun: Lisa Lerud, Allison Tsuchida, Jennifer Lau, Chelsea Deptula.
• Iolani 3, Mid-Pacific 0

Lucy Caires, Kelli Yamamoto, Amy Lawson.

Kamehameha 4, St. Francis 0

KS: Jessica Domingo 3, India Soo 1.