Kamehameha's Kalia Kalua (left) and Campbell's Jourdyn Curran (right) were key in helping their team get to the championship game. ScoringLive photo illustration

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The Warriors celebrate after one of their six goals against Kekaulike. - CJ Caraang | SL CJ Caraang | SL

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WAIPAHU — It will be the top seed against the unheralded when Kamehameha takes on Campbell for the championship of The Queen's Medical Center/HHSAA Division I girls soccer tournament 7 p.m. Saturday at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex Main Stadium.

The Warriors (13-2) will be seeking their first crown since 2014 and ninth overall against the Sabers (12-4-1), who will be playing in their first title game. Kamehameha, No. 1 in the Hawaiian Electric/ScoringLive Power Rankings, and No. 8 Campbell each enters with a five-game win streak.

Kamehameha advanced to the title game in dominating fashion, dumping on fourth-seeded Kekaulike, 6-0, in Friday night's semifinal. It was the widest margin of victory in a D1 semifinal, as well as in the pre-D2 era, since Castle beat Hawaii Prep, 7-0, in the inaugural state tournament in 1982.

Campbell reached the final by knocking off third-seeded Konawaena, 3-0, in the other semifinal. The Sabers have progressively improved scoring-wise in the tournament. They beat Kamehameha-Maui, 1-0, in Monday's regional first round and defeated second-seeded Aiea, 2-0, in the quarterfinals. In their five-win match streak, the Sabers have not allowed a goal.

Campbell, which finished fifth in the Oahu Interscholastic Association West and fifth in the OIA Playoffs, is the second-lowest placed OIA team to reach the final. Aiea was the OIA's sixth-place team when it lost to Kamehameha, 4-0, in the state title game in 2014.

"These girls have been focused," Campbell coach James Curran said. "They've been working hard, putting extra work in on weekends. I feel good, but I feel we've got some work to do tomorrow."

The Warriors celebrate after one of their six goals against Kekaulike. - CJ Caraang | SL

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KAMEHAMEHA 6, KEKAULIKE 0

After surviving an intense Interscholastic League of Honolulu season, the Warriors were more than ready for the state tournament. They beat Mililani, 3-0, in the quarterfinals before doubling that score against Na Alii.

Kalia Kalua, who accounted for half the scoring, jumped-started the Warriors with a 13th-minute goal with an assist from Maya Hagiwara. Kalua also scored in the 47th minute on a penalty kick and in the 54th minute, when she pulled up with a cramp. She will be ready for the title game, Kamehameha coach Missy Moore said.

Carley Park scored in the 27th minute off a 30-yard free kick and Leila Kahoano scored off a header in the 33rd minute off a corner kick from Kalua that made it 3-0 at the half.

Four minutes into the second half, D'awncey "Kitty" Jones-Black scored to make it 4-0 before Kalua's aforementioned goals.

The Warriors took a staggering 36 shots on goal. Na Alii keeper Kiralynn Francisco-Pu had 15 saves.

Kekaulike registered no shots on goal.

"I'm just proud of the girls for stepping up," Moore said. "They knew what they had to do today."

The Warriors, who list 21 players for the tournament, were able to sub as freely as possible to assure fresh legs to the championship. As a seeded team, Kamehameha has played only two games, whereas the Sabers have played three, though one of the games was on Monday.

Kamehameha beat Campbell twice in preseason. Moore does not recall the scores, saying they were close games.

"Their physicality" is a concern for the Warriors, Moore said. "They have some pace in the back as well and they can score goals as well. They're a good team. We definitely have our work cut out for us."