Kailua's Jonah Kalai and Leilehua's Kalei Kauhi battle for a ball in the second half of the OIA Division I quarterfinals. Sylvia Lee | SL

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Fri, Feb 3, 2017 @ Leilehua

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Kailua

38

Leilehua

36

Final	1	2	3	4
Kailua (11-4, 19-10)	9	10	8	11	38
Leilehua (10-3, 15-11)	10	3	9	14	36

L. Fitzgerald 16 pts  3 3pm  5/6 FTs

C. Mejia 13 pts  7/9 FTs

Christian Mejia scored 13 points to help Kailua squeeze past host Leilehua, 38-36, in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division I quarterfinals Friday night at Paul T. Kobayashi Gymnasium & Richard Townsend Court.

The Surfriders outscored the Mules, 10-7, in the second quarter to build a six-point halftime lead en route to a two-point victory.

Kailua moves on to face top-ranked Kahuku Tuesday at McKinley's Student Council Gymnasium at 5:30 p.m. The win also punches Kailua's ticket in to the Snapple/HHSAA Division I state tournament.

Liam Fitzgerald had 16 points on three triples and Trey Boatwright added 10 points to lead the Mules in the loss.