Updated at 11:06 p.m., Friday, November 3, 2006
Waianae tops Mililani in OIA Red football semifinal, 7-6
By Stacy Kaneshiro
Advertiser Staff Writer
The Seariders (7-3) advance to next Friday's championship against three-time defending champion Kahuku (8-2). It is Wai'anae's first title game appearance since 1990, when it lost to Kahuku, 32-13. Both teams are assured Division I state berths.
The Trojans (7-3) will play Leilehua for third place next Saturday for the OIA's third and final Division I state berth.
With the Trojans pinned at their 4 after the punt, they lost two yards during the series. Punter Jordan Torres' punt sailed just 32 yards to the Mililani 34 with 9:05 left in the game. All Wai'anae needed was five plays before running back David Ferreira scored on a seven-yard run behind left guard to tie the game. William Duseigneur, who missed a 22-yard field goal earlier in the game, made the 20-yard-long PAT easily to put the Seariders' ahead, 7-6.
