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Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Football - Alaska

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FOOTBALL

Cayden Pili

Quarterback/defensive back
DIMOND HS
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

1744

Passing Yards

18

Touchdown Passes

950

Rushing Yards

22

Rushing Touchdowns
“He’s a true athlete playing quarterback and he puts you in a bind trying to defend Dimond. He very rarely goes down on first contact and lives his life on the edge in the scramble drill. He’s awesome for their school community with what they accomplished this season;  they have not had a ton of success for quite a while.”
Kahlil Bolling
Head Coach - Service High School
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9, 150-pound junior quarterback and defensive back passed for 1,744 yards and 18 touchdowns this past season, leading the Lynx (11-0) to a Division I state championship. The 2024 Alaska Large School Offensive Player of the Year, Pili also rushed for 950 yards and 22 more touchdowns. Defensively, he recorded 41 tackles along with one sack and one interception. He is the younger brother of Alissa Pili, a three-time Alaska Girls Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year who now plays for the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. 

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Academic Achievement

Pili has maintained a 3.29 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year next fall. 

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Exemplary Character

Pili has volunteered locally building and donating beds for children in need.