Castle fends off Radford; Mililani next


Castle's Craig "Kamalei" Albinio attempts an attack from the back row in the second set against Radford. Michael Lasquero | SL

Craig "Kamalei" Albinio had a double-double of 17 kills and 10 digs to power Castle over Radford in a 26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21 win in the first round of the OIA Division I playoffs at Kapolei's gymnasium Wednesday night.

Jaysen Matsumoto added 36 assists, five digs, three aces, two blocks and two kills for the Knights (10-2), who will travel to Mililani Thursday night to take on the fourth-ranked Trojans (10-0) in the quarterfinals.

Jude Pauulu had 14 kills, nine digs, four assists and three blocks to lead the Rams (5-6) in their season-ending loss.