Just hours after Desert Pines senior Poutasi Poutasi signed a national letter of intent to play at California, the offensive lineman announced via Twitter that his mother had died.
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Desert Pines coach Tico Rodriguez said Poutasi Poutasi went to the hospital after the school’s signing ceremony Wednesday morning. Vaelua Poutasi died later that day from complications caused by diabetes.
When Tico Rodriguez took over as Desert Pines football coach in 2013, he thought the Jaguars’ freshman class had a chance to be special. Four years later on National Signing Day, his hunch proved correct.
Local athletes expected to sign a national letter of intent during the signing period, which runs Wednesday through April 1.