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BASKETBALL
Micah Kroeger will be back on the sidelines as the Kamehameha boys' varsity basketball coach for tonight's Interscholastic League of Honolulu playoff game against Damien. Kamehameha coach
Kroeger returns
for playoffsStar-Bulletin staff
Kroeger, in his first year with the Warriors, had been placed on administrative leave last week pending an investigation into complaints by some of the players' parents.
The matter was resolved following a meeting between parents, athletic director Blane Gaison and school principal Tony Ramos. Kroeger missed last week's regular-season finale against Maryknoll but returned to practice Monday.
"We're coming together as a team,'' Kroeger said yesterday.
"We're not looking back but looking forward to one common goal, that is making the state tournament.''
Kamehameha faces Damien at 5:30 p.m., while St. Louis takes on Mid-Pacific at 7:30 p.m. at Punahou.
The winners advance to tomorrow's 7 p.m. game at Iolani which will determine the ILH's third entry into next week's state tourney.
ILH champion Iolani and second place Punahou have already qualified for the state tournament.
On the final day of the Oahu Interscholastic Association season, Kalaheo and Mililani meet for the first time. Kalaheo, Mililani tonight
In the OIA championship game tonight at Blaisdell Arena, the Mustangs (12-0) look to reclaim the league crown and the Trojans (10-2) try for their first title ever.
Mililani upset previously unbeaten Leilehua, 69-63, in overtime in yesterday's semifinals and Kalaheo rolled over Kahuku, 82-66.
Kalaheo's streak of six consecutive OIA championships was snapped last year by Roosevelt. Overall, the Mustangs have won 11 league titles since 1984 under coach Pete Smith.
Mililani 69, Leilehua 63 (OT):
Rashaun Broadus hit a basket to tie the game at 63 and the Trojans scored the final eight points of overtime to hand the host Mules (10-1) their first loss.Leilehua's Garland Gantt sent the game into OT with a layup in the final minute. After the Mules held the ball the first two minutes of the overtime, Joshua Jumawan made a field goal to give the Mules their final lead of the game, 63-61.
Kaipo Patoc had his biggest game of the season, leading Mililani with 24 points. Eric Marshall led the Mules with 22 points while Gantt finished with 20.
Mililani 18 14 14 15 8 -- 69 Leilehua 18 17 12 14 2 -- 63 MILILANI: Gary Deliz 7, Trey Brown 9, Rashaun Broadus 14, Troy Wailehua 0, Alex Aguda 0, William Broadus 13, Andrew Min 0, Hoku Patoc 2, Chad DeMello 0, Kaipo Patoc 24.
LEILEHUA: Garland Gantt 20, Lance Tuggle 0, Ricardo Bachelor 4, Joshua Jumawan 11, Eric Marshall 22, Clifton Feliciano 6, Shaun Fetzer 0, Mike Helgerson 0, John Dolac 0, Reubin Dix 0, Duon Adams 0, Nick Lindsey 0, Andrew Galaeai 0.
3-point goals--Mililani 7 (K. Patoc 3, Brown 2, Deliz, W. Broadus), Leilehua 3 (Jumawan 2, Gantt).
Kalaheo 82, Kahuku 66:
Skyler Wilson exploded for 21 points in the first half as the host Mustangs took a 10-point lead into halftime. Ikaika Francis added 11 points in the half.Wilson finished with 24 points, Francis with 20 and D.C. Daniels added 17.
Aaron Francisco and Phillip Alisa each scored 18 points for Kahuku (9-4), which lost to Kalaheo for the second time this year.
Kahuku 17 25 12 12 -- 66 Kalaheo 25 23 15 19 -- 82 KAHUKU: Ferron Fonoimoana 4, Phillip Alisa 18, Aaron Francisco 18, Anthony Hill 3, Inoke Funaki 2, Micah Casey 9, James Kammerer 10, Adonis Buttell 2, Jonathan Mapu 0.
KALAHEO: CJ Kaimiola 13, Skyler Wilson 24, Nate Ijima 0, Shaydon Marumoto 2, Ikaika Francis 20, Shane Harada 0, Charles Elliot 0, Justin Pedrina 0, D.C. Daniels 17, Keoki Duarte 6, Remington Chun 0.
3-point goals--Kahuku 7 (Alisa 4, Francisco 2, Hill), Kalaheo 5 (Kaimiola 3, Francis, Duarte)
Semifinals Junior varsity Tournament
At Kalaheo
Radford 55, Pearl City 45
At Leilehua
Farrington 55, Mililani 53
Today's final
Radford vs. Farrington, 3:30 p.m., Blaisdell Arena
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