The first time that St. John Bosco head coach Jason Negro laid eyes on DJ Uiagalelei, Uiagalelei was standing on the sidelines of a high school football game with his dad. Neither knew at the time the impact the other would have on their lives.
Negro wound up as Uiagalelei’s high school coach, and the dynamic tandem would lead the Braves to a state championship just a few years ago. And it all started during a California state playoff game.
“We were playing a team in the semifinals or quarterfinals of the playoffs. And we were the home team, and we're playing at a junior college,” Negro told TigerNet.