Moanalua tops Mililani, 67-52, in preseason opener

Moanalua's Jamaal Willis attacks the basket as Mililani's James Zeigler defends. Peter Caldwell | SL

Led by a trio of double-digit scorers, Moanalua opened up its 2013 campaign with a 67-52 home win over Mililani.

Aaron Stuart scored a team high 18 points, Antoine Hines added 17 points and Jamaal Willis 14 to pace Na Menehune, who trailed 29-28 at halftime, but outscored Trojans by a 17-8 margin in the fourth quarter to come away with the victory.

Willis poured in 8 points in the final quarter, including 4-of-6 from the charity stripe. Stewart added 6 and Hines one, as the trio accounted for 15 of Moanalua's 17 points during that stretch.

Mililani was led by Kekoa Fields, who equalled Stuart with 18 points of his own. Elijah Butler scored 13 points, with nine of them coming in the first quarter alone.