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Saturday was a slow night as far as key matchups with playoff implications go.
The biggest Hawaii high school football game of the night, of course, happened on the North Shore, where Kahuku repeated as OIA Open regular season champion by erasing a two-point second half deficit to beat Mililani 29-17.
That settled the OIA Open playoff bracket. In next weekend’s semifinals, the Red Raiders (8-2, 6-0) are at home against Kapolei (6-3, 3-3), and the Trojans (6-3, 5-1) take on visiting Campbell (6-2, 4-2)/
In OIA Division I, before heading to next week’s playoffs, Kailua finished the regular season on a positive note with a 30-29 victory over Roosevelt.
The Surfriders (4-3-1, 4-2) trailed late in the fourth quarter and won it on Nainoa Smith-Akana’s 23-yard touchdown catch on a pass from Romeo Ortiz.
In the KIF, watch out for Kapaa, which has won three in a row, including Saturday’s 28-7 win over Kauai High to take over first place in the league. The Warriors will meet Waimea in two weeks in a game that will decide the overall league crown. Both teams have already clinched state berths, with Kapaa — the defending Division II state champion — giving it a go in D-I and the Menehunes in D-II.
All of the WEEK 11 scores are below, followed by the WEEK 12 schedule.
Hawaii High School Football WEEK 12 Schedule
FRIDAY, OCT. 21
OIA Open Division semifinals
>> Campbell at Mililani, 7:30 p.m.
ILH Open Division playoffs
>> Kamehameha vs. Saint Louis, at Farrington High field, 7 p.m.
OIA Division I semifinals
>> Farrington at Waipahu, 7:30 p.m.
OIA Division II semifinals
>> Kaiser at Pearl City, 7 p.m.
>> Kaimuki at Nanakuli, 7:30 p.m.
BIIF Division I
>> Keaau at Kealakehe, 7 p.m.
>> Waiakea vs. Hilo, at Wong Stadium, 7 p.m.
MIL
>> Baldwin at Kamehameha-Maui, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 22
OIA Open Division semifinals
>> Kapolei at Kahuku, 6:30 p.m.
OIA Division I semifinals
>> Kailua vs. Aiea, at Radford High field, 6:30 p.m.
ILH Division I/II
>> Punahou II at Kamehameha II, 9 a.m.
>> Damien vs. PAC-5, at Farrington High field, 6 p.m.
BIIF Division II
>> Kamehameha-Hawaii vs. Kohala, at Hawaii Preparatory Academy field, noon
>> Pahoa at Ka’u, 1 p.m.
>> Honokaa at Hawaii Prep, 3 p.m.
KIF
>> Kauai vs. Waimea, at Hanapepe Stadium, 2:30 p.m.
MIL
>> Lahainaluna at King Kekaulike, 7 p.m.
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ALSO AT BedrockSportsHawaii.com:
FOCUS ON FOOTBALL: Assertive Kahuku Defense Takes Control In 29-17 Conquest Of Mililani
The season as it unfolds:
