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St. John Bosco football QB Matai Fuiava transfers midseason to Hawaii Kahuku

St. John Bosco, one of California's top high school football programs, has lost its leading passer in a stunning midseason transfer.

Tarek Fattal

Matai Fuiava of St. John Bosco.
Matai Fuiava of St. John Bosco. / Tarek Fattal

St. John Bosco junior quarterback Matai Fuiava has left the school located in Southern California and is headed west to Hawaii Kahuku, according to 247Sports recruiting analyst Greg Biggins.

"In one of the more interesting mid-season transfers you’ll see, former Bellflower (Calif.) St John Bosco starting QB Matai Fuiava has moved to Hawai and enrolled at Kahuku, immediately eligible and could play as soon as this weekend against Campbell, No. 1 ranked team on Islands," Biggins said on Twitter/X.

Fuiava came into the 2024 season as the starter for the Braves and immediately flashed his talents in St. John Bosco's 34-27 win over Chaminade-Madonna of Florida when he threw for 303 yards and three TDs. In his six games of action, he's tallied 1,155 yards and 13 touchdowns.

St. John Bosco freshman QB Koa Malau'ulu has seen time with Fuiava under center this season. When Fuiava went down due to injury against Sierra Canyon earlier in the season, Malau'ulu stepped into the game and drove the Braves down the field for a go-ahead score in an eventual victory.

Malau'ulu hadn't passed more than 14 times in a game as the QB2 on the depth chart this season, but bailed out the Braves from a 10-0 halftime deficit two weeks ago against Orange Lutheran, completing 24 of 32 in the second half for 272 yards and four touchdowns in a stirring 28-24 victory. He also led the Braves to a narrow 14-0 victory over Santa Margarita last week.

Up next for Malau'ulu: a game against Servite at SoFi Stadium on Friday.

Fuiava has a 3-star rating on 247Sports.com and holds one offer to UNLV.

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TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

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