Iolani edges out Mililani to advance to D1 final four


Iolani's Cole Hogland attempts a serve from the service line in the third set against the Mililani Trojans. CJ Caraang | SL

The Hogland brothers combined for 27 of Iolani's 43 kills to lead the Raiders in a sweep over third seed Mililani, 25-21, 26-24, 25-19 in the New City Nissan/HHSAA quarterfinals night cap at Radford's Jim Alegre Gymnasium on Thursday night.

The Raiders advance to play KS-Hawaii in the nightcap of the semifinals on Friday at Moanalua. The Trojans drop to play OIA West rival Waipahu in the fifth place semifinals at Radford.

Hugh Hogland led the Raiders with 17 kills, an ace and six digs and younger brother Cole added 10 kills and four blocks. Shane Harimoto (25 assists) and Kawika Lee (11 assists) combined for 36 of the team's 40 assists.

Nathaniel Johnson led the Trojans with 12 kills and 15 digs and Chance Guillermo added 30 assists.