“Baby Gronk,” the nickname Uiagalelei earned, twice proved unstoppable with critical touchdown catches for Bellflower St. John Bosco against Anaheim Servite and Santa Ana Mater Dei. “That’s an old-school player playing both ways and dominating on both sides of the ball.”AdvertisementThere’s a new Gronk and his name is Matayo Uiagalelei. “He’s not only the best player in the Southern Section, he’s the best player in Southern California and in the entire state,” St. John Bosco coach Jason Negro said. pic.twitter.com/kkoF3TYpqX — eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) March 27, 2021For his two-way contributions against top competition, Uiagalelei has been selected The Times’ player of the year for the spring football season. Matayo Uiagalelei.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 09, 2021 11:26 UTC