Iolani Earns State Birth, Gelacio and Yamada Take Control

After beating the Spartans 2 times this year the Raiders tried to win for a third time in a row in the ILH semi-finals to earn a state birth.  Zach Gelacio proved to be the main scorer for the Raiders with 21 points.  Gelacio has been a break out star this year and last nights performance solidified himself as one of the top players in the state.  Of course the Raiders could not do it without veteran captain Erik Yamada who pitched in 14 points and smoothly ran the offense all year.  This will be the second time Erik has made it to the ILH championship and said, "Getting into the State tournament has been One of our goals from the start of the season.  But before states we have a chance to play for an ILH tournament championship, so that is our priority right now."  The Raiders will play rival Punahou for the crown.  Yamada said,"Punahou is a really good team with a lot of depth and many versatile players.  We just gotta take care of the things that we can control and hope for the best."