Huntley’s SoCal Picks (Week Four)
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Huntley’s season record: 17-8 Los Alamitos vs. Santa Margarita Analysis: Los Alamitos wraps its pretty tough nonleague schedule with a road game against a Trinity League team in Santa Margarita. Malachi Nelson Malachi Nelson 6'3" | 195 lbs | QB Los…
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Los Alamitos vs. Santa Margarita
Analysis: Los Alamitos wraps its pretty tough nonleague schedule with a road game against a Trinity League team in Santa Margarita. Malachi Nelson Malachi Nelson 6'3" | 195 lbs | QB Los Alamitos | 2023 State CA and Makai Lemon Makai Lemon 6'0" | 175 lbs | ATH Los Alamitos | 2023 State CA are really clicking this season. Lemon leads the Griffins in receiving with 414 yards and five touchdowns. Santa Margarita is coming off a nice win over Nolan Catholic of Texas in which Jaxon Potter Jaxon Potter 6'4" | 180 lbs | QB Santa Margarita Catholic | 2023 State CA was very good for the Eagles at quarterback. The question of this game is can the Santa Margarita offensive line protect Potter from Los Al’s defensive front. The key matchups are Eagles’ offensive linemen Kilian O’Connor Kilian O’Connor 6'2" | 285 lbs | OL Santa Margarita Catholic | 2022 State CA and Jalani Liva Jalani Liva 6'3" | 310 lbs | OL Santa Margarita Catholic | 2023 State CA against Sinn Brennan Sinn Brennan 6'5" | 240 lbs | DL Los Alamitos | 2023 State CA and Adam Tomczyk Adam Tomczyk 6'4" | 265 lbs | DL Los Alamitos | 2022 State CA .
The pick: Los Alamitos
Mission Viejo vs. Alemany
Analysis: Mission Viejo is coming off a bye after a nice win over Long Beach Poly. Kenny Manassero Kenny Manassero 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Mission Viejo | 2022 CA had his biggest game at running back after the Diablos offensive line got healthy. Mikey Matthews Mikey Matthews 5'10" | 180 lbs | WR Mission Viejo | 2023 State CA is Mission Viejo’s top receiver and Alemany’s biggest challenge to cover. The Warriors are coming off their first win of the season against Oaks Christian. Dylan Gebbia Dylan Gebbia 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB Bishop Alemany | 2022 State CA got all the reps at quarterback for Alemany after a bit of a controversy at the position. Alemany has the stars in Larry Turner-Gooden Larry Turner-Gooden 6'1" | 190 lbs | ATH Bishop Alemany | 2022 State CA , Ephesians Prysock Ephesians Prysock 6'3" | 170 lbs | DB Bishop Alemany | 2022 State CA and Niuafe Tuihalamaka Niuafe Tuihalamaka 6'3" | 240 lbs | LB Bishop Alemany | 2022 State CA on defense to slow down Mission Viejo. Alemany may have figured things out against Oaks Christian, but Mission Viejo is better than Oaks Christian.
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😈 @missionfootball @KennyManassero pic.twitter.com/jMfzLa20uX— PrepZone (@prepzone) September 15, 2021
The pick: Alemany
Long Beach Poly vs. Centennial
Analysis: Poly beat Leuzinger for its first win of the season. Shea Kuykendall Shea Kuykendall 6'1" | 200 lbs | QB Long Beach Poly | 2022 State CA had his best game of the season with three touchdown passes and Devin Samples averaged nearly 9 yards per carry. Jason Robinson had two touchdown catches and was promptly offered by USC. Centennial is a whole different animal than Leuzinger. The Huskies are coming off a blowout win over JSerra. Izzy Carter Izzy Carter 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB Centennial - Corona | 2023 State CA has emerged as one of the top dual threat quarterbacks in Southern California. Jaden Mickey Jaden Mickey 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB Centennial - Corona | 2022 State CA may matchup against Robinson which is a marquee matchup. I think Centennial is too talented and diverse as an offense for Poly to stop.
The pick: Centennial
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🐺 @Cen10Football @atmdaboii pic.twitter.com/U2XnCjOoPh— PrepZone (@prepzone) September 15, 2021
Servite vs. Sierra Canyon
Analysis: Servite is the third best team in the state and may be able to beat one of the top two later this year. Noah Fifita Noah Fifita 5'10" | 175 lbs | QB Servite | 2022 State CA is brilliant and Tetairoa McMillan Tetairoa McMillan 6'4" | 185 lbs | WR Servite | 2022 State CA is a matchup nightmare. Houston Thomas Houston Thomas 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB Portola | 2022 CA has stepped up big this season and the Friars are great all around. Sierra Canyon is coming off a bye. The Trailblazers are great on defense with stars like Angelo Pulido, Ezekiel Larry Ezekiel Larry 6'2" | 235 lbs | DL Sierra Canyon | 2022 State CA and Caden Harman Caden Harman 6'3" | 240 lbs | DL Sierra Canyon | 2022 State CA . Jason Jones Jason Jones 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Sierra Canyon | 2022 State CA is a playmaker for Sierra Canyon on offense. I think Servite is too good up front with Mason Graham Mason Graham 6'2" | 295 lbs | DL Servite | 2022 State CA and Vaka Hansen Vaka Hansen 6'2" | 305 lbs | DL St. John Bosco | 2023 State CA for Sierra Canyon to handle.
The pick: Servite
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🐎 @SierraCanyonFB @daniel_duran6 pic.twitter.com/vH3atx7RAA— PrepZone (@prepzone) September 15, 2021
Murrieta Valley vs. Norco
Analysis: Norco has blown out three quality programs and is coming off a bye. Kyle Crum Kyle Crum 6'3" | 190 lbs | QB Norco | 2022 State CA is a star at quarterback and Jadyn Ott has been one of the best running backs in the state. Darius Ward is a very good senior player for Norco and leads the defense. This is a mismatch on paper but Murrieta Valley has some stars of its own. Brandon Rose Brandon Rose 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB Murrieta Valley | 2022 State CA is a very good quarterback and Tiger Bachmeier Tiger Bachmeier 6'2" | 190 lbs | WR Murrieta Valley | 2023 State CA can play with anybody.
The pick: Norco
Warren vs. Culver City
Analysis: Culver City is a very young team that was supposed to be rebuilding this season but had a big win over Pasadena last week. Freshman quarterback Alonzo Esparza is a future national recruit. Jamiere Munson rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns in that game and Darius Poles is a quality receiver. Warren has outscored its opponents 159-14 over the course of its 4-0 start. Nico Iamaleava Nico Iamaleava 6'5" | 200 lbs | QB Warren | 2023 State CA is a star and plays his best when playing against another elite quarterbacks. This game will be fun to watch for the quarterback matchup alone.
The pick: Warren
Cathedral Catholic vs. De La Salle
Analysis: Props to Cathedral Catholic for playing a very strong schedule in nonleague and making the trip up north to play a top program. Charlie Mirer Charlie Mirer 6'6" | 225 lbs | QB Cathedral Catholic | 2022 State CA is a solid quarterback for the Dons and Rex Haynes Rex Haynes 6'4" | 200 lbs | WR Cathedral Catholic | 2022 State CA may be the best athlete on the field. Lucky Sutton Lucky Sutton 6'1" | 205 lbs | RB Cathedral Catholic | 2022 State CA is a great running back and Jaxson Moi Jaxson Moi 6'2" | 250 lbs | DL Cathedral Catholic | 2022 State CA is perhaps the best defensive player in San Diego. De La Salle is coming off its first loss to a NorCal team in Saint Francis in years. Zeke Berry Zeke Berry 6'0" | 190 lbs | DB De La Salle | 2022 State CA and Bryant Meredith Bryant Meredith 5'10" | 160 lbs | DB De La Salle | 2022 State CA are two very good defensive backs for De La Salle and can give the Cathedral offense headaches. Cathedral Catholic is representing San Diego and all of Southern California with pride, but it’s hard to see De La Salle losing two games in a row.
The pick: De La Salle