Kaiser has done nothing but win this football season and the Cougars are back in the Bedrock Sports Hawaii Top 10 teams in Hawaii this week at No. 10.
After wrapping up an 8-0 regular season with a 40-14 victory over McKinley last weekend, the Cougars move on to the OIA Division II championship game Friday at 7:30 p.m. at home against Radford (6-2). That game is the final non-state tournament game in Hawaii this fall, with the final state D-II state berth on the line.
Easton Yoshino has been a major factor for Kaiser. The quarterback has thrown for 2,013 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Easton Yoshino has thrown 23 TD passes this year. (Image credit: Easton Yoshino’s Twitter page).
Ryder Rodrigues (388 rushing yards), Kai Blackston (292 yards rushing and five TDs), Kamakana Mahiko (898 receiving yards and seven TDs) and Justin Kanekoa (682 receiving yards and nine TDs) have also been instrumental in the Cougars’ offensive success.
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In other Bedrock Top 10 movement this week, Lahainaluna (6-0), despite being idle last week, moved up from No. 10 to No. 8.
Also, Waianae (3-5)— ranked No. 8 last week — dropped out of the rankings.
Three teams, Hawaii Prep (7-0), Aiea (4-2) and Moanalua (5-2) did not make it into the Top 10 this week, but are on the border.
THE NEW Bedrock Sports Hawaii Top 10:
>> 1. Kahuku (8-0) … two more wins would mean a ninth state championship
>> 2. Saint Louis (5-3) … Saturday’s state Open semifinal vs. Mililani will be Crusaders’ first game in six weeks
>> 3. Mililani (5-2) … Trojans’ gift for losing to Kahuku is a matchup against hungry Saint Louis
>> 4. Kamehameha (3-3) … season done, but not before going 2-1 vs. powerhouse Saint Louis
>> 5. Campbell (5-3) … only losses this season are to Mililani twice and Kahuku once
>> 6. Konawaena (6-0) … after past modest success in D-II states, Wildcats ready to test D-I state waters
>> 7. ‘Iolani (9-0) … Friday’s state D-I semifinal against Aiea will be Raiders’ first game in four weeks
>> 8. Lahainaluna (6-0) … State D-I semifinal game Friday against Konawaena involves two former D-II powerhouses
>> 9. Kapaa (6-0) … finished off an unbeaten regular season, trying to break through to its first D-II state title
>> 10. Kaiser (8-0) … one win away from first league title and trip to D-II state tourney since 2013
Top 10 teams’ opponents THIS WEEK
>> 1. Kahuku (vs. Campbell, Saturday at Farrington High field, 7 p.m.)
>> 2. Saint Louis (vs. Mililani, Saturday, at Farrington High field, 4 p.m.)
>> 3. Mililani (vs. Saint Louis, Saturday, at Farrington High field, 7 p.m.
>> 4. Kamehameha (season over)
>> 5. Campbell (vs. Kahuku, Saturday at Farrington High field, 4 p.m.)
>> 6. Konawaena (vs. Lahainaluna, Friday at Farrington High field, 3 p.m.)
>> 7. ‘Iolani (vs. Aiea, Friday, at Farrington High field, 7 p.m.)
>> 8. Lahainaluna (vs. Konawaena, Friday, at Farrington High field, 3 p.m.)
>> 9. Kapaa (D-II semifinals, Wednesday, Dec. 22, opponent and time TBD)
>> 10. Kaiser (vs. Radford, Friday at home, 7:30 p.m.)
How LAST WEEK’s Top 10 teams fared:
>> 1. Kahuku (defeated No. 2 Mililani 21-14)
>> 2. Saint Louis (idle)
>> 3. Mililani (lost to No. 1 Kahuku 21-14)
>> 4. Kamehameha (season over)
>> 5. Campbell (defeated No. 8 Waianae 33-14)
>> 6. Konawaena (idle)
>> 7. ‘Iolani (idle)
>> 8. Waianae (lost to No. 5 Campbell 33-14)
>> 9. Kapaa (defeated Kauai 23-6)
>> 10. Lahainaluna (idle)
