The quarterback who evolved into one of the nations top recruits and rode shotgun with Diaz in the Honda every weekday had graduated from St. John Bosco in December 2019 and enrolled at Clemson a month later. JJ Fiddler is a sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Long Beach-area sports for multiple newspapers since 2004. Bosco is 74-19 overall under Negro and won four consecutive Trinity League titles with a 28-7 league record. Rob earned his degree at the University of LaVerne, holds his realtors license and works full time in the industry. It wouldnt even be close. Sepulona also has three sacks. It was just something that, in its own way, was a cute thing, Diaz recalled. Coach Lo is the proud father of two year old Austin and a proud National Champion! As long as they had good validation on the reasons why they did or didnt want to do something, I would listen and make changes.. They're not getting rich off it, but this isn't a gimmick. Bosco provides me an incredible lifestyle in a location thats great. By the time he was a senior at Bosco, he was in his third year and second full season as the starting signal caller. Paul is a 1984 Bosco graduate. The next season, they made it back to the championship game. I enjoy being a person who has an opportunity to work with all these cultures. In 2017, Uiagalelei was a sophomore and had beat out a senior Iowa State commit, Re-al Mitchell, for Boscos starting job under center. Well see how often Young targets the receiver guarded by this four-star cornerback.

The Braves assistant coach still sees Uiagalelei from time to time. Jason Negro has used the magical amount of guidance and freedom to quickly build the St. John Bosco High School football program into a national powerhouse. Currently living in Long Beach, Mia is married to his beautiful wife of 28 years, Ulu, and they have two girls, Kawehi, age 28 and Keala, age 22. Diaz would sit and listen, then discuss the conversations with Uiagalelei after he got off the phone. Just trying to be real at this point in the season. Theyre from every Power 5 conference, ranging from West Coast programs like UCLA and USC to such far-away schools as Clemson and Georgia, as well as top-tier academic institutions, including Harvard and Brown. Those are some of the things that I think that people really don't understand. HPW: When I look at your roster, youve got a 6-foot-5, 238-pound quarterback whos only a junior (DJ Uiagalei). Coach Arteaga graduated from La Puente HS in 1996, where he lettered in 3 years. Just little small things like that. Coach Trudell played football for 8 years, 4 of those years in High School where he graduated in 2001 from Brea Olinda. Now the quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals, Rosen became the starting Bosco quarterback in 2012, his sophomore year. And Im super proud of those guys, as much as I am proud of the guys that are five-star athletic guys. He most recently coached Camryn O'Bannon to a State Title in the Triple Jump in 2022. (Saying) that youve got kids going to, you know, six Ivy League schools over the last four years in your program says a whole lot. Bosco used to do the same thing. He brings an extensive amount of experience to the Bosco football program, which includes a CIF Championship as a player, two Offensive Lineman of the Year awards while at Oregon, an Honorable Mention in the Pac-10 and participated in three National Bowl games (Sun, Holiday and BCS Fiesta Bowl). This story was originally published August 12, 2021, 6:10 AM. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney wants Uiagalelei to be the next guy. At St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Calif., head coach Jason Negro has his share of blessings. (Photo by Scott Rowe/Cronkite News). These travel outings pay off in more than wins. Pair that size and strength with an incredible arm and his prospects for being the next big thing make perfect sense. Tonight, Bosco will play for the CIF State championship against De La Salle at Sacramento State University. HPW: The only thing that would be more amazing is if he was a lefty. Top-tier college coaches and football figures continually observe and assess this team. Negro also went on to discuss his current QB, DJ Uiagalelei, who has emerged as one of the top high school players in the country. While joking around in the car one day, Diaz suggested Uiagalelei reach out to Full Ride radio show to talk about his decision to commit to Clemson once he made it public. One of the things the kids said when I got the job was that they didnt want to do that anymore, Negro said. Coach Adams is beginning his 20th year of coaching and his thirteenth with the Braves. A former St. John Bosco assistant, Jason Negro, the head coach at Mission Viejo Trabuco. The talent level and emphasis on winning is much different. Coach Trudell loves camping, fishing, and anything with his family. Coach Arteaga currently holds a BA in Sports Management and is working on his Masters in Sports Law. They can run the ball. Just as Diaz thought, the shows organizers were more than willing to have Uiagalelei on. Think about that Calis version of St LuLu just with a much larger pool to recruit from. */. For us to hit lightning twice is pretty remarkable.". Its only out-of-state loss under Negro was to two-time National Champions Bishop Gorman. He coaches special teams and helps with the freshman team as the defensive coordinator. Around 7 a.m. on Jan. 9, 2020, Christmas break was over and Paul Diaz was leaving his Diamond Bar home in California to make the trip to St. John Bosco in Bellflower. Hes a prototype QB, but I wonder if colleges have already asked about him lining up at another position just because. Multiple Trinity League football teams lineup before and after games for a traditional military formation and cadence. Honolulu Star-Advertiser/Jamm Aquino. Seriously, though, Negro said he has a crop of six or seven quarterbacks from which to choose. Curious as to why he left? Two weeks ago, Bosco won the California Interscholastic Federation championship Open Division bowl game, 49-28, for a third state title in a decade a feat that would have been hard to imagine before Negro arrived. BELLFLOWER, Calif. The office of the football coaches at St. John Bosco High School isnt typical. Schools are closed for the academic year, and spring sports are shut down as the state continues to adhere to shelter-in-place restrictions. All rights reserved. A talented senior class graduates, and the underclassmen step in and struggle trying to gain experience. Coach Negro works with the Special Teams unit at the Varsity Level. And we were a relatively new staff when he came in. Im not afraid, Im not worried. Is that your brother or cousin?

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While the Mater Dei secondary is impressive, its not every week they face a 6-foot-3, 190-pound specimen like Stanford commit Colby Bowman.

Diaz sent Uiagalelei encouraging texts that week but was still torn at kickoff that Saturday night. We had Josh Rosen as our quarterback when we played Saint Louis and Tua (Tagovailoa) was a sophomore, and Coach York and his team are very impressive. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on SportsNet LA. Three years later, all of a sudden we have this kid DJ that is a sophomore. Creative Commons. There was never a time where Diaz got off the phone with wife Sandra where he didnt say, I love you. He was also an attentive girl dad to his daughters Danielle, now 26, and Makena, 9. Currently, he teaches Biology at California High School in Whittier. It just felt weird not having him in the car with me anymore, Diaz said. HPW: Youve got another two-way player, (WR/CB) Jake Bailey, who had a big game in your opener. 2 in the USA Today Super 25.). St. John Bosco went back to the future in hiring Jason Negro, a 1991 graduate of the school, to replace the fired Kiki Mendoza as its football coach. As a parent, I had great respect for him and the staff he assembled. After his third season at St. John Bosco, Coach Negro, along with his incredibly talented staff, captured an undefeated Trinity League Championship and made a Pac 5 division semi-final appearance. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the nation in the class of 2020, Bryce Young has replaced JT Daniels as the Mater Dei quarterback admirably this season.

He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. A former St. John Bosco assistant, Jason Negro, the head coach at Mission Viejo Trabuco Hills, has taken over for Mendoza. He needed to change the language and get the school. @Kamehameha #! One belonged to NFL quarterback Josh Rosen, a standout at UCLA who has played for Arizona and Miami. Meanwhile, JT Daniels became the Mater Dei quarterback, and the Monarchs won three of four meetings with St. John Bosco, including the 2017 CIF Southern Section title game. Post Some other people mightve gotten it in a little more than us, but friendly competition.. We can still accomplish all of those goals with the guys that we have in the building.. He also has defended five passes, which leads the team.

After graduating from Bosco, Coach Negro played two seasons at Saddleback College. Negro: Weve got 82. Degree in History from National University. He is currently a history teacher at SJB. Coach Diaz is a former teacher in the science department and is the current plant manager for SJB. He is a 93 graduate of Fountain Valley High School where he was a two year Varsity letterman. St. John Bosco Football Coach Jason Negro joined the guys this week to discuss his former QB, Josh Rosen, the NFL Draft and a current player in position to become another St. John Bosco great. Quarterbacks, especially high-school seniors, arent supposed to look like him. In 2011, St. John Bosco proved he was right. Nate has been married to his wife Anita for 14 years, has a daughter Maren, and resides in Huntington Beach. Negro: The important thing is it really allows you to be as successful as you possibly can. 2 in the USA Today Super 25 . The ride to the top of the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 rankings has been phenomenal. I wanted to let the kids know they had a voice in our program. He lettered in football and baseball at St. John Bosco before obtaining a bachelors degree in mathematics from Cal State Dominguez Hills. After graduation, Coach Adams attended the University of Oregon on a full athletic scholarship where he started four years for the Ducks. he went back to his alma mater, what have you decided to stir up now, mr non-bias high school football fan? After coming back to Bosco in 2010, where the administration had rededicated itself to athletic successes, Negro quickly assembled a huge staff of the best people hed worked with along the way. During Jason's final year at Trabuco, Bosco representatives attend the games as fans. He's ridiculous. Our parents are able to not even have to get on a plane to be able to get there to be able to watch their kids play, versus having to go all over across the country and fly to games.

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Holani is splitting the run duties with Keith Savage more this season than last, but his 575 rushing yards and 14 total touchdowns leads the Braves.

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Mater Dei isnt over-reliant on their run game, but Harper leads the Monarchs with 50 carries for 546 yards.

If this rivalry has turned into a battle of the quarterbacks, Friday nights game is in keeping with that theme, pitting 247 Sports No. Well-polished trophies line the room, representing such championships as the Mission Viejo High School Football Classic and the Battle of the Beach. Before Boscos title run in the fall of 2019, Diaz knew Uiagalelei had made his mind up about where hed go to college. During Jason's final year at Trabuco, Bosco representatives attend the games as fans. It expands to everyone, he said. Hes got offers from all over, from Clemson to Alabama to Georgia, USC, UCLA. Bosco (12-2) beat De La Salle (11-1) in the 2013 CIF State title game when it was named National Champions for the first time in school history. Would love to watch it. Diaz called it the saddest Notre Dame win hed ever experienced. I figure your folks O will keep you guys in the game; D might be able to hang for a little while. HPW: I saw on the website theres a Jacob Negro who coaches on staff and is a math teacher. I'm honored to help carry on the tradition of excellence and Brotherhood. As a first-year head coach at St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) in 2010, Negro he was tasked with changing the culture of the program. See About archive blog posts. He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn. Before moving to South Carolina in 2021, she covered high school sports for six years and received a first-place award in the sports feature category from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors in 2019. Its not right, but thats where things are headed. Kam, I think because St. Louis no like go opponents house. Bosco would boat race St. Louis. We had a locker room and weight room, but we upgraded in those areas, as well. After Southern Californias spate of rare storms, is Californias drought over? Nothing really big that would obviously alter his game plan, just little things that I thought were relevant. Hopefully next year Kahuku and St. Louis can hop on that train and schedule games vs top 5 teams maybe IMG, Mater Dei or that School Sol-Jay transferred to. All rights reserved. The Tigers had Uiagaleleis heart, though, and it was time to make it official. In the decade since Jason Negro took over as head coach, the program has become an unstoppable force in high school football and a source of top recruits for Arizona State and universities around the country. When youre standing in the locker room the kids are all looking at each other like, Oh my gosh. It was something about seeing the golden helmets on TV that attracted a young kid coming up in Pico Rivera in the 1970s. As a result, Diaz facilitated the conversations and would ask about Uiagaleleis interests: favorite teams, video games and anything that might interest the average 14-year-old boy. How was he perceived at Trabuco hills? 1 ranking. Most importantly, the relationship with the students at St. John Bosco is what drives the position, as the mission is to continue to work under the umbrella of Salesian Educational values.

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The No. Tweets from https://twitter.com/OCConnect/lists/hs-football One call included a school, which Diaz kept confidential, singing happy birthday to Uiagalelei on his birthday. I think that is completely erroneous to the type of person that he is. Negro also showed his funny side when asked who might replace the irreplaceable DJ Uiagalelei at quarterback. Coach Negro is married to Roni and they reside in Lakewood. Alexis Cubit serves primarily as the Clemson sports reporter for The (Columbia) State newspaper. During the offseason, he travels the country to learn from different football programs, such as Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oregon. I am thoroughly excited to get started as soon as possible.. As coaches were going to have to do a really good job of being diligent with our evaluation process, Negro said. We flipped it on them.. Jason Negro from Trabuco Hills/St.John Bosco, Re: Jason Negro from Trabuco Hills/St.John Bosco, Tweets from https://twitter.com/OCConnect/lists/hs-football. Since Coach Edwards has been there, first and foremost, hes hired an amazing staff. Equipment, new stadium, 25 assistant coaches,trainers,doctors uniforms and 100 player rosters. By Logan Newman Jonathan played college football at Golden West JC and earned his B.A. In 2016, they took state again. We have our team room, where we watch film. But when the word Bosco was uttered by a reporter, he smiled. Forget that he ran a clean program and taught his players right from wrong. This is not just your normal, you know, just high-level college athlete. He took over a program in 2010 that hadnt had a winning season in the Trinity League since 2004. In her first season, she was a part of the 16-0 State and National Championship team, and continues to support the program to remain nationally relevant. 1 pro-style QB DJ Uiagalelei (Bosco) against the No. The things you told us actually came to reality We shouldve beat these guys., That moment right there was really the defining instance in our program against Mater Dei where we thought, look, were going to have a shot against these guys no matter when or where we play.. by BoscoWillBeBack Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:21 pm, Post Heres how to stream, UNC womens basketball handles Clemson, sets up ACC tournament showdown with rival Duke, After sweep, UCF baseball trolls Clemson by running down hill at football stadium, Clemson reports 11 NCAA violations during 2022 calendar year, 5-star linebacker takes measured approach to recruiting. Heres when severe weather is forecast, SC woman charged after allegedly consuming abortion pills to end pregnancy, Todays South Carolina-Clemson baseball game start time changed because of weather, The South Carolina vs. Clemson baseball series wont be on TV. Three Bosco alumni are at Arizona State, a place Negro is pleased to see his players land. I couldnt imagine what it would be like to be a baseball coach or a track and field coach who are just getting ready to start their seasons and really get into the swing of things, and all of a sudden the rug is pulled out from underneath them, Negro said. Clemson was the clear choice. That dominance began in 2013, when the Braves won their first Open Division state championship and went on to be named the top team in the country. "Not one parent has reached out to us with concerns or questions as to what this is about. Football is supposed to fun, not funny, Negro said. You would just hear this special bond.. And one way you do that is you allow kids to be kids.. For the first time in 3 years, the Braves defensive line coach could no longer take the carpool lane for the nearly 30-mile trek in the famous Southern California traffic. The Monarchs were led by current Georgia quarterback JT Daniels, then a senior. Its nice to be recognized with some of the best teams in the country, and were really excited about the rankings but ultimately, its mythical.. DJ is a very special individual not only to me personally but to our entire program and community here, Bosco coach Jason Negro said. Now, with transfers galore, certain schools keep winning every season, and people want to join the crowd. Pierce coached for three seasons at Long Beach Poly High School, a program also known for a history of churning out NFL talent. I loved high school and playing in those big games prepped me a lot for college as well, he said.

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Steele has six passes defended and 17 tackles this season. Bolch was once selected by NBA TVs The Starters as the Worst of the Week after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments. Evan Desai expects to graduate with a masters degree in May 2021. Anyone who can go over 1,000 total pounds with three different lifts makes the club. Nate is a 2006 graduate of Azusa Pacific University where he played wide receiver for four years. Press-Telegram Boys Athlete of the Week: Dennis Redmond Jr., Long Beach Jordan, As Adderall shortage continues, DEA plans to limit some telemedicine prescriptions, House where JonBenet Ramsey was found dead listed for sale for almost $7M, Columbia University permanently drops SAT, ACT admissions requirement, The Waterbed Doctor: California retailer lays claim to retro bed with nearly 40 years of service, sales, Felonious Florida podcast: Missing teenage girl leads to several cases of child sex trafficking, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Negro, 43, is a Bosco alum who jokes that he would never get to play on this team. Coach Diaz and his wife Sandra are parents to daughter Danielle, a graduate from Cal Poly Pomona, and to ten year old Makena. There used to be rebuilding years. The 1,000-Pound Club is a way for coaches to give players a goal in the weight room.