Hawaiian Electric Game of the Week
Farrington and Mililani to battle for OIA Red title




Champions will be crowned in both the Big Island Interscholastic Federation and the Oahu Interscholastic Association this weekend.

The BIIF title games features the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in Friday's Division II game — which pits Hawaii Prep and Konawaena — as well as Saturday's Division I final — which will see Kealakehe take on Hilo. The winners will represent the BIIF in the First Hawaiian Bank/Hawaii High School Athletic Association State Championships, which get underway next week.

Meanwhile, the OIA will crown its White (D2) and Red (D1) conference champions Friday at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium. Pearl City, the No. 3 seed, will meet top-seeded Kaiser in the 4:30 p.m. game.

Mililani and Farrington, the respective Red West and Red East champions, headline the 7:30 p.m. game. The Trojans, who ranked second in ScoringLive/OC16 Division I Power Rankings, and the Govs, who occupy the No. 5-spot, last met on Oct. 26 of last year in a league semifinal, which Mililani won 42-21. This time around the teams meet with a league title on the line in the UHA Game of the Week.

OAHU INTERSCHOLASTIC ASSOCIATION
RED CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 5 Farrington vs. No. 2 Mililani, Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Aloha Stadium (OC16)
The Governors (8-2) reached the title game with a 7-0 win over Campbell in a semifinal last week. Running back Sanele Lavatai overcame a lingering hamstring injury to carry 19 times for 80 yards and scored the game's only touchdown on a 3-yard run in the third quarter. The Farrington defense allowed just 54 rushing yards and 65 through the air by the Sabers. The Trojans (9-1) beat Kahuku in a semifinal, 37-22, for its eighth consecutive win last week. Running back Vavae Malepeai rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on 29 attempts while defensive end Kelii Padello had seven tackles and four of Mililani's five sacks against the Red Raiders. The teams have two OIA championships between them: Farrington won in 1990, Mililani in 2010. Both teams have already clinched a spot in the D1 state tournament.

RED CONFERENCE THIRD-PLACE GAME
No. 6 Campbell vs. No. 7 Kahuku, Saturday, 6 p.m. at John Kauinana Stadium (OC16)
The Sabers (7-3)  were held to a season-low 119 yards of total offense in the loss to Farrington last week. Campbell, which averages more than 26 points and 330 yards per game, was shutout for the first time in 2013. Abiel Taito recovered a pair of fumbles and fellow-linebacker Isaiah Gibson recorded a game-high seven tackles. The Red Raiders (6-4) are coming off the loss to Mililani, in which they allowed 17 straight points to start the game. Running back PJ Liua ran for 132 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. The winner gets the OIA's third and final state-tournament berth, while the loser's season is over.

WHITE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Pearl City vs. Kaiser, Friday, 4:30 p.m. at Aloha Stadium (OC16)
The Chargers (7-3) will be trying for their first OIA football championship in school history and returning to the title game for the first time since 2011, when it lost to Waipahu. Pearl City finished the regular season with a 6-2 mark and won seven of their last eight games. The Cougars (9-1) are the top-ranked team in the ScoringLive/OC16 Division II Power Rankings and have reeled off nine consecutive victories since a season-opening loss to Campbell. Kaiser has outscored the opposition 400 to 77 this year. The teams met back on Oct. 4 at the Chargers' Bino Nieves Stadium, which the Cougars coming away with a  31-6 win.

BIG ISLAND INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION
DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP
Kealakehe vs. Hilo, Saturday, 7 p.m. at Francis Wong Stadium
The Waveriders (4-5) are the No. 2 seed in the four-team tournament and reached the title game by defeating Waiakea, 31-14, in their semifinal on Oct. 19. Kealakehe, which has won the last three league crowns, has yet to win back-to-back games this year. The Vikings (9-1) earned the No. 1 seed by virtue of a perfect 7-0 regular season. Tristin Spikes rushed for 272 yards with three touchdowns and Donavan Kelley added a pair of rushing scores in Hilo's 41-26 semifinal win over Keaau on Oct. 18. The Vikings beat the Waveriders, 6-3, in a regular-season meeting at Wong Stadium back on Sept. 28.

DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP
Hawaii Prep vs. Konawaena, Friday, 7 p.m. at Julian Yates Field
Ka Makani (8-2) advanced to the championship game by beating Kamehameha on Oct. 19, 28-24. HPA, the No. 2 seed in the tournament and the seventh-ranked team in the SL/OC16 D2 Power Rankings, have reeled off four straight wins since its 22-21 regular-season loss to Konawaena on Sept. 21. The Wildcats (8-2) had a free ride to the final thanks to a Honokaa forfeit two weeks ago. Konawaena, the top-seed in the tournament and No. 5 team in the Power Rankings, won on a 37-yard field goal by John Replogle in the game's final minute when these teams played last.



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