Huskies Turn Their Attention to Next Great Bosco Player

Originally posted on Washington Huskies on SI
By Dan Raley | Last updated Aug 20, 2025 9:56 PM ET

Three years ago in Los Angeles, St. John Bosco High School's top defensive player was linebacker Deven Bryant.

Two seasons ago, it was linebacker Khmori House.

Last fall, it was free safety Isala Aisa Wily-Ava, who's back for more.

The University of Washington football team can say it currently has one of these guys from the Southern California powerhouse in its starting lineup, started and lost another to the transfer p ortal and North Carolina and is aggressively pursuing this third standout.

On Wednesday, Wily-Ava revealed he has aranged three in-season recruiting visits in the months ahead: Aug. 30 at Ohio State, Sept. 27 at Washington and Nov. 29 at Michigan.

If there's a telltale pattern here, the Buckeyes are involved in each game, coming to Montlake and Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the opponent.

Who knows, Wily-Ava, a 4-star prospect from the Class of 2027, might grow sick of the Buckeyes by the time he's all done.

Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco four-star safety Isala Aisa Wily-Ava has circled three big dates on his season itinerary as the talented defensive back looks to narrow his recruiting focus this fall: https://t.co/gpClevFvj0 pic.twitter.com/5YF5CgJkjv
— Blair Angulo (@BlairAngulo) August 20, 2025

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Wily-Ava, with two high school seasons left to play, currently holds 27 offers, picking up one from the UW on October 1, midway through Michigan week for the Huskies.

Other schools outside of his three planned visits, offering him include Florida State, Georgia, Kansas, Miami, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and USC.

Wily Ava comes off a sophomore season in which he piled up 72 tackles, a school-record 7 interceptions, 4 pass break-ups and a sack while becoming a first-team All-Trinity League selection and considered Bosco's best player though just a 10th-grader.

He mans the deep position instinctively, tested but not falling for double-passes, and coming hellbent up the middle on safety blitzes.

"I'm just doing what I was taught to do," said Wily-Ava to a recruiting analyst, echoing what Deven Bryant has said about himself and his Bosco days.

This SoCal team typically plays a college-style defense, making its players even more attractive to the top college programs such as the Huskies. Their learning curve is much shorter.

The UW has made inroads at Bosco, which gives its recruitment of Wily-Ava legitimacy over the next several months.

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