The ‘Iolani Raiders met their match Friday night.

Unfortunately for the third-seeded Lady Lunas of Lahainaluna, the second-seeded Raiders had just a little more savvy in a 66-56 win to advance into the Division I  final of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships at Blaisdell Arena.

Kylie Maeda had 15 points, including six in the opening quarter to spark ‘Iolani (19-3). Saphyre Rezentes scored nine of her 14 in the second quarter, and Abrianna Johnson-Edwards added 10 points and three steals.

Johnson-Edwards has emerged as a key cog on both ends of the floor with crisp passes and timely steals.

"We all work together. We’re a really close team, so we all can read each other," Johnson-Edwards said. "So many things have happened this year, so it feels good to reach the final."

Princess Lauvao led Lahainaluna (25-4) with 15 points and Glelynn Casil tallied 10, but three Lunas fouled out. That had coach Todd Rickard steamed.

"Our girls really couldn’t play. Every time we cut the lead, another foul. It was very frustrating. This is the first time ever I’ve seen a game called this tightly," he said after starters Ana Lauese, Jade Chihara and Erlanda Basques were disqualified. "Our girls played well enough to win this game. I’m not disappointed with my girls. They worked hard. But how can (‘Iolani) stick out the arm bar, and as soon as we touch them, it’s a foul?"

The up tempo was great for fans, as well as each team. The game was close, even as the Raiders opened a 45-37 lead on Jade Botelho’s layup late in the third quarter.

Lahainaluna pulled within 45-43 on a baseline jumper by Casil, but the Raiders went on a 10-0 run. After Rezentes turned a steal into a feed to Maeda for an open 3, ‘Iolani had a 55-43 lead with 6:05 remaining.

The Lady Lunas scrapped back into it and pulled within 57-54 when Lauese found Chihara open for a layup with more than 3 minutes to go.

But ‘Iolani closed it out with a 9-2 run, spreading the floor with efficiency.

The Raiders shot 50 percent from the field (24-for-48) and were 15-for-19 from the foul line. They committed 21 turnovers, however, against Lahainaluna’s mix of full-court and half-court pressure.

Lahainaluna committed 20 turnovers. The two teams hadn’t met since last year’s third-place game, a 54-48 win by ‘Iolani.