Oahu’s only 1,000-yard running back put Farrington into the OIA D-I final with his arm.

Govs senior Challen Faamatau, who hadn’t completed a pass all year, threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Kingsley Moses-Sanchez with 20 seconds remaining and No. 6 Farrington came roaring from behind to shock No. 4 Kapolei 33-27 on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium.

The Govs (8-2) return to the OIA D-I final for the first time since 2013 and will play No. 1 Kahuku on Friday.

Farrington never led until Faamatau’s winning throw allowed the Govs to pull off the win after losing to Kapolei 28-7 just 29 days ago.

“The Kapolei defender was blocking my view, so I was just going to run it,” Faamatau said. “Something told me to turn around and I looked and saw Kingsley and with God’s strength I made the throw and thankfully it was in the end zone.”

Quarterback Bishop Rapoza threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns and receiver Mosi Alaivanu-Afe had two of those scores and 145 receiving yards on nine catches.

Farrington finished in third place in the Red, but won three straight games in the playoffs to get to the title game.

“They came through big,” Farrington coach Randall Okimoto said. “Have faith, trust your teammates. (The play) was something we worked on all week and people kind of tease (Faamatau) about not throwing the ball well, but that was a great pass.”

It was heartbreak for the Hurricanes, who were making just their second OIA D-I semifinal appearance and have never advanced to the final.

Sophomore Taulia Tagovailoa became the seventh quarterback to surpass 3,000 passing yards in a season, but his fumble with less than four minutes remaining gave Farrington the ball at midfield.

Rapoza, who made big plays all night in third- and fourth-and-long situations, hit Kingston Moses-Sanchez for 29 yards on third-and-11 to put the ball at the 20.

Faamatau had the go-ahead 1-yard touchdown run in hand with 28 seconds remaining, but Farrington was whistled for a holding call to move the ball back to the 14.

After a Govs timeout, Faamatau took the shotgun snap and ran to his right before throwing back over the middle to Kingsley Moses-Sanchez for the win.

“(The play call) was pretty trippy,” Kingsley Moses-Sanchez said. “I raised my hand and (Faamatau) saw me and he threw me the ball.”

Tagovailoa finished 23-for-37 for 321 yards — his ninth career 300-yard passing game — and three touchdowns with one pick.

The game ended when Farrington’s Foi Sila got the Govs’ first sack of Tagovailoa.

Isaiah Ahana had nine catches for 173 yards and two touchdowns, with 63 coming on the first play of scrimmage for Kapolei’s first score just 15 seconds in.

“They outplayed us after our first play in all phases,” Kapolei coach Darren Hernandez said. “Their O-line did a job on us. They pass protected real well. Lots of broken plays amounted to touchdowns and we killed ourselves with penalties.”

Kapolei played without leading receiver Jaymin Sarono and running back Antoneo Brown, who were held out for breaking a team rule.

“I’d rather win with integrity than win breaking our rules,” Hernandez said.

Farrington nearly answered Kapolei’s quick touchdown on its opening possession. Faamatau took his first carry of the game 21 yards and the Govs got inside the Kapolei 10. Facing third-and-goal at the 7, Rapoza rolled out and had a man open, but overthrew his receiver into the hands of Leonard Lee in the end zone for an interception and touchback.

Kapolei stretched its lead to 14-0 in the second quarter when Ahana, who had six catches for 144 yards in the first half, made a juggling 33-yard touchdown catch near the pylon.

Farrington got the ball back with 2:01 left in the half after Kapolei missed a 30-yard field goal. Rapoza completed six consecutive passes to get inside the red zone. After burning their final timeout with 11 seconds remaining, the Govs had one last play.

Rapoza made it count, hitting Iosefo Ah Ching on a 12-yard TD pass with no time on the clock to go into the break trailing 14-7.