There are no secrets this time of year.

Tendencies have been established, scouting has been completed and it's a matter of teams executing on the court.

The game plan for the Kalani girls basketball team in tonight's O'ahu Interscholastic Association semifinals against Radford is simple: push the tempo and force turnovers.

In the game to follow at McKinley, Roosevelt will try to employ the same strategy against Farrington.

Roosevelt (12-1, East No. 1), Kalani (11-2, East No. 2), Farrington (10-4, East No. 3) and Radford (12-1, West No. 1) have already qualified for next week's Division I state tournament. Two more OIA teams will advance.

"We'll go full-court man and full-court trap," Kalani coach Darold Imanaka said. "They don't go very deep. We go 11, 12 deep, but we have to stop fouling. We tell them if (our opponents) get free throws they get to rest."

Radford coach David Lane would prefer not to run with the Falcons, but doesn't think it will happen.

"I don't think they will let us slow down the game," he said. "We'll try to attack and try to use our athleticism. We have to take it to the basket strong, nothing weak, and hit free throws."

Kalani is led by seniors Courtney Gaddis (13.5 points per game) and Megan Kamehiro (11.8). The Falcons also have mobile post players in Rhianna Farm (5-11, junior), Violet Alama (5-11, sophomore) and Allison Neussl (6-2, senior).

Lane said what makes the Falcons so difficult to defend is "their post players are like guards. They have a bunch of people who are agile and can handle the ball."

Radford freshman center Ta Nitra Byrd is coming off "easily her best game of the season," according to Lane. Against Kalaheo on Friday, Byrd scored 18 points in a 43-41 quarterfinal victory. The 6-footer averages 15.8 points and is an aggressive rebounder.

"We have to body up on her," Imanaka said. "We can't give her space to roam. We have to box her out and put constant pressure on her."

He added Kalani will defend Byrd by committee.

Roosevelt's only loss was in the regular season against Kahuku on April 28. Farrington has won five in a row.

"We're looking to put some pressure on the ball and get some mismatches," Roosevelt coach Bobby Keanini.

Iwalani Rodrigues, a 5-9 junior guard, is averaging 15.7 points. In two victories against Farrington, she averaged 11 points.

"The first meeting, we matched her up with one of our forwards, and she took her off the dribble," Farrington coach Jenic Tumaneng said. "Next game, we put a guard on her and she basically jumped over her."

The Rough Riders likely will use a full-court and half-court trap, so Farrington's key player will be 5-6 guard C'ani Kealoha. She scored 23 points in a victory over 'Aiea in the quarterfinals.

"You can't do much when C'ani Kealoha has the ball," Keanini said. "She controls the tempo of the game. Hopefully we can make them rush."

He added Dianna Zane and Tiyana Nakasone likely will draw Kealoha on defense.

Reach Kyle Sakamoto at ksakamoto@honoluluadvertiser.com.