King Kekaulike capitalized on some costly Baldwin turnovers to score a pair touchdowns but then committed several equally costly penalties on the decisive drive to set up a game-winning 39-yard field by goal by Cee Jay Santos, giving the Bears a 25-22 victory.
The win improved Baldwin's record against MIL opponents to 31-0-1 since 2004 by out-gaining Na Alii 267-166 and registering a 20-9 advantage in first downs thanks, largely, to a ground game led by Kainalu Garso, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries.
But Kekaulike hung in tough, playing to a 7-all tie after the first period and leading 14-13 halftime, taking that one-point edge into the final period.
Baldwin registered a safety about three minutes into the fourth quarter to take a 15-14 lead and expanded that edge to 22-14 on Garso's nine-yard run with 6:09 left.
But the scrappy Na Alii bounced right back as Taylor Rodrigues hooked-up with quarterback Aronne Santos on a 36-yard pass play and tied the score on a two-point conversion by Edrian dela Cruz with 3:27 remaining.
The two Division-I rivals will square off again in the regular-season finale on Nov. 8.
Division-II front-runner Lahainaluna encountered few problems on Friday night in romping to a 41-6 win over the Trojans as QB Jake Manning ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, while tailback Bryson Williams ran for a pair of scores.
Two games are on tap this week, with Kekaulike visiting Maui High in a D-I game on Friday while the Trojans host Kamehameha in a D-II matchup on Saturday. Both games will be carried on Maui's ESPN 550.
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