Head To Head: Up-Coming Northern California Matchups

<em><strong>After a long awaited off-season and Friday night lights in the Fall having been absent since 2019, the Fall football season is finally fast approaching in the coming weeks and some of the regions best will be squaring off against one another. The talent across Northern California is once again impressive with a wide range of top tier players across multiple classes and positions, coming from a wide range of schools across this part of the state. This will be a two part series in which we will dive into some of the top games being played this Fall across the Northern California region. </strong></em> &nbsp; <em><strong>De La Salle HS Vs. Folsom HS:</strong> Kick-Off 10/08/2021 7:00PM</em> [caption id="attachment_167025" align="alignnone" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-167025" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-05-at-5.05.05-PM-300x191.png" alt="" width="300" height="191" /> Photo: Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group[/caption] &nbsp; <em>This will be a top matchup across all of Northern California with these two powerhouse schools clashing at the mid-way point of the season. Both squads have absolutely loaded rosters with each team having prospects holding 20+ division 1 offers along with each team having 7+ players with division I offers on the table or are already committed to FBS schools. This head to head matchup featuring two of the top teams in the state will have all eyes on it at this point in the season..</em> &nbsp; <em><strong>De La Salle HS</strong></em> <em>ATH [player_tooltip player_id="25268" first="Zeke" last="Berry"], 2022</em> <em>QB [player_tooltip player_id="115459" first="Carson" last="Su’esu’e"], 2024</em> <em>TE [player_tooltip player_id="144959" first="Cooper" last="Flanagan"], 2023</em> <em>LB [player_tooltip player_id="141922" first="Damonie" last="Perkins"], 2022</em> <em>RB/DB [player_tooltip player_id="25384" first="Charles" last="Greer"], 2023</em> <em>RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id="25385" first="Dylan" last="Greeson"], 2023</em> <em>DL Tyler Henry, 2022</em> <em>WR/DB Journey McCoy, 2023</em> <em>DB Bryant Meredith, 2022</em> <em>OL Derek Thompson, 2023</em> <em>OL/DJ [player_tooltip player_id="25350" first="JJ" last="Tofaeono"], 2022</em> <em>RB Dylan Nguyen, 2023</em> <em>OL Cooper Powers, 2024</em> <em>OL Tommy Rainsford, 2023</em> <em>TE/DE [player_tooltip player_id="25259" first="Brodie" last="Tagaloa"], 2022</em> <em>WR Hunter Steaker, 2022</em> &nbsp; <em><strong>Folsom HS</strong></em> <em>QB Aidan Mack, 2023</em> <em>LB [player_tooltip player_id="141911" first="Justin" last="Eklund"], 2022</em> <em>WR [player_tooltip player_id="25378" first="Rico" last="Flores"], 2023</em> <em>TE [player_tooltip player_id="144958" first="Walker" last="Lyons"], 2023</em> <em>WR [player_tooltip player_id="145250" first="Demetrius" last="Brown"], 2023</em> <em>DB Greco Carrillo, 2023</em> <em>ATH Joseph Chavez, 2023</em> <em>OL/DL [player_tooltip player_id="145699" first="Jake" last="Greule"], 2023</em> <em>OL [player_tooltip player_id="147759" first="Lucas" last="Hardeman"], 2024</em> <em>RB Toure Hendrick, 2022</em> <em>LB Hunter Masterson, 2022</em> <em>RB Donovan Maxey-Parler, 2023 </em> <em>DB Austin McMillan, 2022</em> <em>OL Christian Newberry-Jones, 2022</em> <em>TE/DE [player_tooltip player_id="145209" first="Mason" last="Norberg"] </em> <em>WR [player_tooltip player_id="25444" first="Onterrio" last="Smith"], 2023</em> <em>TE Evan Traynellis, 2022</em> <em>LB Josh Tremain, 2022</em> <em>Tyler Tremain, 2022</em> <em>ATH [player_tooltip player_id="115431" first="RJ" last="Whitten"], 2024</em> <em>TE/DE Lucas Wolfe, 2022</em> &nbsp; &nbsp; <em><strong>Serra HS Vs Pittsburg HS: </strong></em>Kick-Off 8/27/2021 7:00PM [caption id="attachment_167028" align="alignnone" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-167028" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-05-at-5.09.50-PM-300x205.png" alt="" width="300" height="205" /> Photo: Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group[/caption] &nbsp; <em>Both teams are loaded with FBS caliber talent, along with prospects that already hold Power Five-FCS offers and Pittsburg may have the best receiving core in the entire state. These two teams are some of the best in the entire state and are home to loaded rosters in the 2023 and 2024 classes. Here are some players to watch..</em> &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>Pittsburg HS</strong></em></span> <em>QB [player_tooltip player_id="25431" first="Jaden" last="Rashada"], 2023</em> <em>WR [player_tooltip player_id="25460" first="Rashid" last="Williams"], 2023</em> <em>WR [player_tooltip player_id="145168" first="Israel" last="Polk"], 2023</em> <em>WR Khai Taylor, 2023</em> <em>DB Rick Camacho, 2022</em> <em>LB Dylan Matthew, 2023</em> <em>WR Zack Card, 2023</em> <em>LB Jakobe Harmon, 2022</em> <em>WR [player_tooltip player_id="145189" first="Keynan" last="Higgins"], 2023</em> <em>DL Nicolas Quintero, 2022</em> <em>OL Lisala Takafua, 2022</em> <em>OL/DL Aidan Bandes, 2022</em> <em>OL/DL Creston "CJ" Falevai-Kindness, 2022</em> &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>Serra HS</strong></em></span> <em>OL [player_tooltip player_id="141946" first="Drew" last="Azzopardi"], 2022</em> <em>RB [player_tooltip player_id="25284" first="Hassan" last="Mahasin"], 2022</em> <em>ATH Joesph Bey, 2024</em> <em>OL [player_tooltip player_id="141959" first="Nathan" last="Elu"], 2022</em> <em>LB Malakai Hoeft, 2022</em> <em>DE Clark Khephren, 2022</em> <em>QB [player_tooltip player_id="141901" first="Dominique" last="Lampkin"], 2022</em> <em>CB Sione Laulea, 2022</em> <em>RB Ryan Mahe, 2022</em> <em>ATH [player_tooltip player_id="115419" first="Jabari" last="Mann"], 2024</em> <em>RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id="115421" first="Danny" last="Niu"], 2024</em> <em>OL/DL Tuungasipa Otuhiva, 2022</em> <em>RB/LB Petelo Richards-Gi, 2022</em> <em>OL/DL Soane Siolo, 2022</em> <em>LB Andrew Stewart, 2022</em> <em>WR Joey Villaroman, 2023</em>