Big Island soccer powerhouses will meet for the Division II title in girls state soccer today.
Hawaii Prep Ka Makani, winner of the past four D-II HHSAA state titles, will take on Kamehameha-Hawaii, which advanced to its second title game in three years.
Emi Higgins scored twice to lead Ka Makani past second-seeded Kapaa 3-0 in one semifinal match played at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex.
Teah Van Bergen also scored for HPA (14-2), which advanced to its sixth consecutive D-II HHSAA title game. HPA has won 14 consecutive state-tournament matches.
In the other semifinal played at Waipahu, the Warriors silenced Kauai 2-0. The match was moved to the later time at Waipahu when a van carrying the Kauai team was involved in a traffic accident.
Hevanilea Haunga and Faith Aurello each scored to lift the top-seeded Warriors (12-4).
Kamehameha-Hawaii last played in a state final in 2016, where it lost to HPA 1-0.
Hawaii Prep and Kamehameha-Hawaii will play at 5 p.m. today in the Waipio main stadium.
Kapaa (11-2-1) will take on Kauai (11-3-1) for third place at 3 p.m. today at Waipio’s field No. 6.
DIVISION II GLANCE
FRIDAY
Fifth-place semifinals
>> Kailua 2, Leilehua 1
>> Sacred Hearts 4, Makua Lani 1
Goalscorers: KAIL— Keely Smith 2. LEI—Gabrielle Sanchez. SHA—Christiann Arakawa, Jordan Confair, Kiley Pazcoguin, Alena Schenk. MLC—Jewel Stroud.
Semifinals
>> Hawaii Prep 3, Kapaa 0
>> Kamehameha-Hawaii 2, Kauai 0
TODAY
>> Consolation: Seabury vs. Radford, 3 p.m., field 9
>> Fifth place: Kailua vs. Sacred Hearts, 3 p.m., field 10
>> Third place: Kauai vs. Kapaa, 3 p.m., field 6
>> Championship: Hawaii Prep vs. Kamehameha-Hawaii, 5 p.m., main stadium
