That's because the Baldwin Bears staged their fourth unlikely comeback of the season – twice at the expense of King Kekaulike and once each against Kamehameha-Maui and Lahainaluna..
After suffering an earlier heart-breaking loss to the Bears at War Memorial Stadium, Na Alii appeared to have Baldwin on the ropes in Saturday's Upcountry rematch by capitalizing on a pair of turnovers for a 14-0 lead less than five minutes into the game.
But Kekaulike also paid for its mistakes, letting the Bears back into the game and to escape with an eventual 30-27 victory that extended Baldwin's run against MIL opponents to 36-0-1 since 2004.
A 14-yard scoring pass from Buta Wilhelm-Ioane to Sheldon Leong with 3:59 left gave Baldwin the lead and the Bears' defense barely held on as Kekaulike's game-tying field goal attempt was well off the mark to cap a game featuring five lead changes in the second half alone..
Baldwin tailback Kainalu Garso rushed for 140 yards on 21 carries, helping the Bears to finish the regular season with marks of 8-1 overall and 7-0 in the MIL. Baldwin's only loss of the year came against visiting SoCal powerhouse Mission Viejo.
For all of their late-game heroics, you have to seriously wonder if the Bears can continue pulling off miracle comebacks against the likes of Leilehua in the state Division-I football tournament.
Baldwin will host the defending state D-1 champs in a Nov. 21 quarterfinal game at War Memorial Stadium. Leilehua advanced by routing Waianae 32-0 in the third-place game of the OIA tournament.
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