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Kaiser Offensive Player of the Year Kamakana Mahiko, Kalani Defensive Player of the Year Seti Taualupe and Kaiser Coach of the Year Tim Seaman.
Kaiser quarterback Easton Yoshino and receiver Kamakina Mahiko teamed up for a memorable 2021 season, leading the Cougars to their third OIA championship.
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They both benefited directly by having each other as teammates.
Kaiser quarterback Easton Yoshino and receiver Kamakina Mahiko teamed up for a memorable 2021 season, leading the Cougars to their third OIA championship.
Clearly the best at their positions in OIA Division II this year, the voting for Offensive Player of the Year was razor close.
In the end, Mahiko’s rarely seen statistical totals — just the 11th player in the history of prep football on Oahu to surpass 1,200 receiving yards in a season — was enough to give him the slight edge for Offensive Player of the Year as voted on by coaches and media.
Seven of Mahiko’s 10 touchdowns came during Kaiser’s 8-0 run through the OIA regular season. Yoshino, who finished the season with 2,598 passing yards and 29 touchdowns and only nine picks, surpassed 2,000 yards in the regular season despite missing the season opener against Kalani.
He didn’t get a chance to go up against a Falcons defense led by linebacker Seti Taualupe, who is the the OIA Division II Defensive Player of the Year.
Taualupe, who battled through a shoulder injury for much of the season but never used it as an excuse, was the leader of a defense that allowed fewer than 14 points a game and helped Kalani finish with its best season by winning percentage (6-2, .750) in the 61-year history of Falcons football.
It’s why head coach Scott Melemai was right there in the running against Kaiser’s Tim Seaman, who is the Star-Advertiser’s OIA Division II Coach of the Year.
Kaiser leads the way with eight selections to the first team followed by Kalani with five. Radford and Nanakuli have four selections each.
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