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[email protected] FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK 10TH ANNUAL FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS DECEMBER 5, 2008 Division I Defending state champion Leilehua will have a tough task OIA ahead of them when they kickoff against top seeded 1. Kahuku Red Raiders (10-2) Punahou in the First Hawaiian Bank Division I football - First-round bye state championship game, Friday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. - Lost to Leilehua, 17-10 in semifinal The Buffanblu have an arsenal of playmakers on both round sides of the ball, including Manti Te`o, Robby Toma, 2. Farrington Governors (9-4) Dalton Hilliard and Cayman Shutter. This is the third - def. #4 Kealakehe, 30-13, in first championship game appearance for the Mules under fifth round year head coach Nolan Tokuda. - lost to #1 Punahou, 35-28, in semifinal round 3. Leilehua Mules (11-2) This is the second state championship appearance for the Buffanblu, the last being 2005. - def. #3 Baldwin, 34-15, in first Punahou’s Te`o participated in that 2005 championship game, except he played for the round opposition, the Kahuku Red Raiders, as a freshman, tallying one assisted tackle and a - def. #2 Kahuku, 17-10, in semifinal kickoff return for six yards. round ILH In the Division II bracket, defending state champion and top seeded Iolani will take on 1. Punahou Buffanblu (11-1) the OIA runner-up Radford in a rematch of the 2005 DII state championship, which - First-round bye Iolani was victorious, 34-20.