There is an old saying about resilience.

It is blunt: What doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger.

Shawdan and Shaydan Pacheco have heard the story countless times. They were premature at birth in a harrowing situation. Eventually, the twins became world-record-breaking youth powerlifters. Football players at No. 7-ranked Waianae, which was unbeaten before falling to Waipahu over the weekend.

Shawdan is a key three-way player for the Waianae Seasiders, a 6-foot, 220-pound inside linebacker, slotback and place-kicker. Shaydan, the younger of the twins, suffered a shoulder injury this season, relegated to the sideline as a senior.

Shawdan is a game-plan wrecker. After returning from an ankle injury that cost him one game (Kailua), Pacheco took an interception 74 yards to the house o

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