Mana Rosa had to go way back to remember his last win at Aloha Stadium.

"I think once in Pop Warner," he said. "Coming here for states I played here a few times too."

The Oregon State senior returns to the site of the toughest loss of his high school career when the Beavers face Boise State on Tuesday in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.

Rosa played his high school ball at Baldwin, which reached the Division I state semifinals four times in five seasons from 2003 to 2007.

Baldwin’s best opportunity to advance to the state final came when Rosa was a sophomore. The Bears held a four-point lead against Kahuku with 13 seconds remaining after taking three straight knees to try to run out the clock.

They fumbled the punt, which led to a safety, and Kahuku returned the ensuing free kick to the 43-yard line to set up one final play.

The Red Raiders ran a double pass with no time on the clock and Baldwin allowed a receiver to get behind the secondary for the winning touchdown, ending the Bears’ season in stunning fashion.

"Everyone on our sideline thought we had the game and was jumping up and down," Rosa recalled.

"They ran the double pass and everyone came up and bit on it and (Kahuku) scored the touchdown. That really hurt."

That memory alone should serve Rosa well against the Broncos, who pulled off two of the more memorable trick plays in college football history in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.

The Broncos ran a hook-and-lateral play to score the game-tying touchdown in regulation, then used a variation of the Statue of Liberty play to convert the game-winning 2-point conversion in overtime to beat Oklahoma.

Junior Scott Crichton, a second-team All-Pac-12 defensive end who starts alongside Rosa, said they expect the Broncos will try more of the same on Tuesday.

"They’re going to have those trick plays and we’ve got to be aware of them," Crichton said. "They’ll definitely get one or two of those attempted."

Crichton is third in school history with 21 sacks and is projected as a first-round pick by ESPN’s Todd McShay.

He’s also watched up close Rosa’s development into a starter at defensive tackle this season. Rosa has started every game and made 49 tackles with two blocked kicks.

"He’s been making a lot of progress since he got the starting job," Crichton said. "He’s been balling out from Day 1 and it’s great to see."

Rosa has battled injuries throughout his college career but finally stayed healthy this season.

It’s been a welcome sight for Beavers coach Mike Riley.

"Mana is a good story," Riley said. "Like we like to see, he has developed from the time he’s got (here) to now (being) one of the better defensive linemen around in our conference. (He’s) had a great senior year and that’s exactly what we expect from our seniors."

Devon Kell, who graduated from Hilo in 2009, earned a scholarship last year and made the first two starts of his career at defensive end this season.

He’s made 16 tackles with two sacks this season and combined with Rosa to help force a safety in the Beavers’ win over Hawaii on Sept. 7.

He’s also capable of playing tackle and is listed as a starter for Tuesday’s game, which kicks off at 3 p.m.