Although it has been 16 years since Kaiser's previous OIA title, reaching the title game was well within the Cougars' plans considering their veteran lineup and the addition of senior shooting guard Nicole Lehner, a transfer from Sacred Hearts.

Lehner finished with a game-high 26 points last night as Kaiser jumped to a 13-2 lead and never looked back. The Cougars extended the lead to 20-5 midway through the second period, and the Rough Riders never got closer than 13 points the rest of the way.

"They were just outstanding — that was probably the best game anybody played against us all year," Roosevelt coach Bobby Keanini said. "They beat us in every phase of the game: shooting, passing, ball-handling, defense, free throws ... they played a championship-caliber game."

The only thing that went wrong for the Cougars happened three hours earlier, when their bus was 45 minutes late picking them up at school. They finally arrived at Kahuku's Thomas Walker Gym at about 5 p.m., which was the scheduled tip-off time.

"We just needed time to warm up," Lehner said, and they were granted the standard 15 minutes.

The Rough Riders, meanwhile, had been waiting at Kahuku since 4:15 p.m., but Keanini said, "That's no excuse; we just didn't play well."

Lehner controlled the backcourt with outside shooting and slashing drives to the basket, and fellow guards Kehau Bangay and Jamie Nerona effectively fed posts Kilioe Ali'ifua and Sharde Pratt with assists. Defensively, Kaiser's 2-3 zone defense limited Roosevelt's scoring opportunities and held the Rough Riders to one field goal in the first period.

And, the Cougars were 25 of 29 from the free-throw line.

"I thought our girls handled everything real well," Cougars coach Lisa Mann said. "On the bus ride over, they got to rest and we talked about coming in calm and relaxed. They also did a good job by not committing fouls. It might have been our best game of the year, if not the best."

• KAISER (11-4) 13 15 17 18—63
• ROOSEVELT (6-9) 3 8 13 19—43

KAISER—Nicole Lehner 26, Kehau Bangay 2, Kilioe Ali'ifua 8, Sharde Pratt 16, Jamie Nerona 7, Jolie Yoshino 3, Kelsey Beck 0, Rene Shitanishi 0, Chelsea Kapuniai 1, Aja Yamamoto 0. Totals 18 25-29 63.

ROOSEVELT—Tati Beasley 12, Shannon Miyashiro 21, Dianna Zane 2, Larisa Nakasone 2, Nicole Yoshimoto 2, Chelsie Kadota 2, Kaitlynn Simmons 0, Dasha Kawakani 0, Chevelle Kauahipaua 0, Noelle Kawelo 2, Melanie Nakatani 0, Kayleen Ka'aiai 0. Totals 19 5-9 43.

3-point goals—Kaiser 1 (Lehner). Roosevelt 0.

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2456.

Kalaheo 64, Radford 30

Shanadee Canon scored 18 points to lead the Mustangs past the Rams and into the consolation final at Kapolei gym. Kalaheo plays Moanalua at 5 p.m. tomorrow at McKinley for the OIA's fifth and final Division I state tournament berth.

• Radford (11-3) 10 10 2 8—30
• kalaheo (12-2) 21 18 14 11—64

RADFORD—Sonya Legaspi 0, Nicole Grebe 5, Celina Cruz 2, Sarah Brown 4, Marlena Malepeai 2, Tereva Moore 14, Frances Respicio 0, Chelsea-Ann Villanueva 2, Oliver Stiller 0, Gabby Rellin 0, Chadney Thompson 1, Demi Johnson 0, Marie Fe Bumanglag 0. Totals 13 4-18 30.

KALAHEO—Hoku Denning 0, Shaina Siliga 3, Randi Farstad 2, Lohi Aweau 0, Shanadee Canon 18, Briane Villarosa 5, Taylor Smith 17, Katie Lintz 0, Kendra Fisher 6, Kaliko Kepa 0, Kathleen Hicks 13. Totals 26 8-11 64.

3-point goals—Kalaheo 4 (Canon 2, Fisher 1, Siliga 1).

Reported by Lindsey Nakashima

Moanalua 46, Kapolei 24

Ronni Keli'iho'omalu scored 11 points and Jade Miller 10 to lead the Menehunes past the host Hurricanes.

• Moanalua (4-11) 7 11 15 13—46
• Kapolei (11-3) 3 0 10 11—24

MOANALUA—Brianna Lagat Ramos 2, Kimberly Sato 0, Jamie Ronolo 5, Indah Widyakusuna 0, Terina Blue 10, Ronni Keli'iho'omalu 11, Traci Yoshikawa 4, Jade Miller 10, Britni Ronolo 4. Totals 18 8-21 46.

KAPOLEI—Berlyn Devera 0, Whitney Tatomer 0, Kesha Miller 0, Elizabeth Simanu 0, Charmaine Jackson 5, Jasmine Gipson 1, Charlyn Kawachi 2, Kayla Kam 4, Trisha Warashina 0, Pua Pedrina 0, Shanna Arthur 8, Leihua Figueroa 4, Regina Simanu 0. Totals 10 2-7 24.

3-point goals—Moanalua 2 (Keli'iho'omalu, Blue). Kapolei 2 (Arthur 2).

Reported by Brie Tabios

ILH

KAMEHAMEHA 49, SACRED HEARTS 32

Lilia Lee scored 14 points to lead the Warriors in the opener of the playoffs to determine the Interscholastic League of Honolulu's second Division I state tournament team.

• Kamehameha (3-8) 6 15 13 15—49
• Sacred Hearts (1-10) 6 3 9 14—32

KAMEHAMEHA—Miki Nakamura 5, Johanna Sai 0, Ana Viena-Lota 8, Tiana Abbley 0, Noe Ho'opi'i 5, Tixy Miller 3, Rhiana Farm 0, Tatrianna Lorenzo 6, Dana Friedman 0, Lilia Lee 14, Ipo Pharr 0, Leah Godinet 6, Rhoni Kaneaiakala 2, Casey Lum 0. Totals 19 8-15 49.

SACRED HEARTS—Samantha Saito 3, Jessica Lindsay 4, Kapryce Thatcher 0, Rebecca Debo 8, Karis Moi-Simeona 7, Kiana Rapozo 0, Stephanie Horn 0, Lola Williams 1, Sam Valle 5, Kylie Pasol 0, Cara Smith 2, Maleselina Manupuna 2. Totals 11 10-26 32.

3-point goals—Kamehameha 3 (Lee 2, Miller 1).