The Mililani boys soccer team won its second straight O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference championship with a 2-0 win over Kapolei last night at Roosevelt's Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium.

It was the Trojans' seventh OIA title in eight years and 12th overall; Kapolei was the team to break the string in 2007.

"It feels really good, actually," said Mililani senior captain Cory Nakagawa, who scored one of the goals last night. "When we were the young ones the seniors expected us to play hard for them. We expected (the underclassmen) to play hard for us and we came out with a win."

With the win, Mililani (12-1-2) will likely earn a top-four seed and first-round bye for the HHSAA Division I state tournament, which runs Feb. 11 to 14 at the Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Complex.

Kapolei, third-place Moanalua, fourth-place Kaiser, fifth-place Kalaheo and sixth-place Roosevelt all qualified for the state tournament.

"This year I thought the competition from the East and the West was really high, and with the effort it took for us to get here and win the championship, it meant a lot to the players and the coaching staff," Mililani coach Jeff Yamamoto said.

Mililani senior midfielder Jonathan Fukumoto scored on a throw-in by junior midfielder Ryan Yoneda in the sixth minute, after Yoneda's throw from the right side bounced all the way across to the far side of the 6-yard box and Fukumoto headed it in.

"We were looking for a long throw and a flick and I was just supposed to get anything in the area," Fukumoto said. "It was important to score in the beginning of the game because it brought up our morale and relieved the stress for our backfield. It let us play our natural game."

Nakagawa scored in the 54th minute after senior forward Aaron Yokoyama curled a ball around a Kapolei defender for Nakagawa, who was running to the far, right side of the 6-yard box and put the ball in.

"I noticed the Kapolei defense would leave the flanks open and I knew that's where we needed to exploit them," Nakagawa said.

The Hurricanes (10-5-1) had their chances. Senior forward Lyle Santiago broke free inside the 18-yard box, but his shot hit the outside right netting in the 23rd minute. Junior Blake Abes ripped a 40-yard shot that nailed the crossbar in the second minute of the second half.

Mililani used a disciplined pass-first approach while Kapolei depended on speed and skill of its individual players to mount its direct attacks.

"We were trying to neutralize (Nakagawa and Yokoyama) and mark up on them so they wouldn't get the ball and dictate their offense," Kapolei coach Bryce Kaneshiro said. "They got a quick score and it was hard for us to regroup."

Reach Leila Wai at 535-2457 or lwai@honoluluadvertiser.com.

THIRD PLACE

Moanalua 2, Kaiser 1: Moanalua's David Ogata scored twice to lead Na Menehune past the Cougars for third place.

Izumi Kuwahara scored for Kaiser.

FIFTH PLACE

KalAheo 1, Roosevelt 0: Kalaheo's Victor DeMarco scored for the Mustangs as they captured fifth place.