OIA third place: Win or go home

It is probably the most emotional game of the OIA season.

While Kahuku and Mililani left their hearts on the turf at Aloha Stadium in the OIA title game on Friday, Farrington and Waianae will be playing for something much more on Saturday.

The loser goes home.

Farrington coach Randall Okimoto has been involved in six such games, way more than any other coach, and he won five of them. But his lone loss came to Waianae in 2005 and it probably still stings. It was the end of a career for more than a few Governors.

Here s a look at all of the third place games that meant a trip to states:

2003: Farrington 14, Mililani 6
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/11/08/sports/index3.html

2004: Leilehua 14, Castle 10
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/11/14/sports/index6.html

2005: Waianae 17, Farrington 7
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/11/13/sports/story07.html

2006: Mililani 23, Leilehua 21
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/11/12/sports/story09.html

2007: Farrington 37, Kapolei 19
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/11/11/sports/story09.html

2008: Leilehua 32, Waianae 0
http://archives.starbulletin.com/content/20081109_leilehua_blanks_waianae_to_make_states

2009: Farrington 42, Castle 26
http://archives.starbulletin.com/content/20091108_farrington_finds_a_way

2010: Leilehua 28, Waianae 20 (both made it to states due to Kahuku’s ineligibility)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/20101107_Leilehua_trips_Waianae_both_head_to_states.html

2011: Leilehua 34, Campbell 14
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sportspremium/20111106__Leilehua_blows_into_states.html

2012: Farrington 52, Leilehua 26
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sportspremium/20121104_Farrington_finishes_third.html

2013: Campbell 28, Kahuku 7
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sportspremium/20131103_Campbell_denies_Kahuku_for_state_bid.html

2014: Farrington 31, Campbell 19
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sportspremium/Farrington_going_to_states.html