Faletuipapai close to decision
Emerald Faletuipapai finished his high school career with a state championship and the Gardena (Calif.) Serra now turns his focus to recruiting.
Houston recently offered the 6-foot-6, 339-pound offensive lineman and the Cougars could be close to landing his commitment.
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Faletuipapai, who also has an offer from Hawaii, met with coach Tony Levine and assistant coach Jamie Christian and he said Houston leads in a big way for his pledge.
"They have a really good program," Faletuipapai said.
"Coach Christian is the one that's recruiting me. He brought the head coach over to Serra this week and he talked to me about how I feel going to Houston and the situation I'm in and where I want to go.
"I really like how Houston is looking right now. I think I can be committed any time. It could be this week. I just have to talk to my family but it could happen at any time."
It was a big high school finish for Faletuipapai and the Gardena Serra team, which defeated Oakdale, 42-15, on Saturday evening in Carson, Calif.
A memorable finish to a big-time season for Serra and Faletuipapai said wherever he ends up for college - with Houston leading in a big way heading into this week - he wants to carry on the Serra tradition.
"This is a huge way to go out," Faletuipapai said.
"I'm definitely going to miss this but I have to move on. This isn't over because I'm going to carry on the Serra legacy when I go to college. This is so big."