Also, Pearl City beat Lahainaluna 3-1 to set up a match with top seed and OIA rival Mililani in the quarterfinals.
STEPHENS MEDIA
Junior Kazuto Moribe got Kalani going early in the second half Wednesday with the first of his two goals as the Falcons finished with a flurry to send Waiakea to consolation play at the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division I boys soccer tournament.
Moribe broke a scoreless tie in the 48th minute, and his goal in the 80th minute capped Kalani’s 4-0 first-round victory at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex on Oahu.
In between, juniors Scott Manago and Leo Kling also scored against the BIIF runner-up Warriors (9-6-1).
The Falcons (13-1), the Oahu Interscholastic Association’s No. 3 seed, will face two-time defending champion Punahou (8-2) at 7 p.m. in today’s quarterfinals.
Waiakea also lost its first-round match last season at the state tournament before rebounding the next day to beat Moanalua to reach the consolation final.
The Warriors will try to follow a similar scenario at 1 p.m. today, when they face Na Menehune (9-4-2), the OIA’s No. 6 team. Kapolei beat Moanalua 2-0 on Wednesday.
In another first-round match, freshman Max Ching scored in the 56th minute as Iolani beat Aiea 1-0.
The Raiders (8-1-2), the Interscholastic League off Honolulu runners-up, advance to face BIIF champion and fourth-seeded seed Kealakehe (13-1-1) in a 3 p.m. quarterfinal today.
Also, Pearl City beat Lahainaluna 3-1 to set up a match with top seed and OIA rival Mililani in the quarterfinals.