OIA Red quarters set for Friday


All of the O'ahu Interscholastic League of Honolulu Red quarterfinals will be played Friday at the higher-seeded home's site, the league announced yesterday.

East top seed Kahuku will host West third seed Waianae at Carelton E. Weimer Athletic Field; it will follow a JV quarterfinal between Kahuku and Mililani starts at 5 p.m.

West fifth seed Campbell will visit West top seed Mililani at John Kauinana Stadium; it will be preceded by a JV quarterfinal between Campbell and Farrington at 4:30 p.m. The varsity game will be broadcast on OC 16 (channel 12).

East second seed Farrington will take on West third seed Kapolei at Roosevelt's Ticky Vasconcellos Stadium at 7 p.m. There is no JV game before that.

West second seed Leilehua will host East third seed Moanalua at Hugh Yoshida Stadium; it follows a JV quarterfinal between Kailua and Leilehua, which starts at 5 p.m.

The lone JV quarterfinal on Saturday will have Waianae visiting Moanalua at 2 p.m.

The four-team White tournament also begins this weekend.

Second-seeded Radford will host third-seeded Kalaheo at John E. Velasco Stadium; it's after a JV game between Nanakuli and Radford starts at 5 p.m.

On Saturday, fourth-seeded Nanakuli will travel to top-seeded Kaiser; it follows a JV game between Pearl City and Kaiser is slated for 4 p.m.

The Kaiser-Nanakuli varsity game will be broadcast on ESPN 1500 AM.

White tie-breaker clarified

How the White tie-breaker worked in the case of Kalaheo, Nanakuli and Pearl City, which all finished 5-3.

Head-to-head among the three teams is eliminated because each beat one, but not the other. So the next tie-breaker is based on wins against common opponents (in other words, the records of the teams each team beat).

Kalaheo beat: Kaiser 7-1, Nanakuli 5-3, Waialua 0-8, Anuenue 2-6 and Roosevelt 1-7. Their total records are 15-25.

Nanakuli beat: Pearl City 5-3, Kalani 4-4, Roosevelt 1-7, Waialua 0-8, Anuenue 2-6. Their total records are 12-28.

Pearl City beat: Roosevelt 1-7, Anuenue 2-6, Kalaheo 5-3, Waialua 0-8, Kalani 4-4. Their total records are 12-28.

On this tie-breaker, Kalaheo distinguished itself as the third seed because of the quality of their wins by their opponents. Each team beat an 0-8 team, a 1-7 team and a 2-6 team. Kalaheo beat 7-1 Kaiser, while Nanakuli and Pearl City each beat 4-4 Kalani. That was the difference.

Then the tie-breaker reverts back to head-to-head. Nanakuli beat Pearl City, so Nanakuli secures the fourth seed.

In the case of the three-way tie in the Red West with Kapolei, Waianae and Campbell, the Hurricanes beat Waianae and Campbell, so they were the third seed.



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