Huntley’s State Championship Picks
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Huntley’s regular season record: 52-15 Huntley’s playoff record: 21-9 CIF-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES DIVISION 2-AA Mater Dei Catholic vs. Central Catholic Analysis: This game is a clash of styles. Central Catholic wants to run the ball down Mater Dei’s throat and Mater…
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Continue ReadingHuntley’s regular season record: 52-15
Huntley’s playoff record: 21-9
CIF-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
DIVISION 2-AA
Mater Dei Catholic vs. Central Catholic
Analysis: This game is a clash of styles. Central Catholic wants to run the ball down Mater Dei’s throat and Mater Dei Catholic wants to air it out. Aiden “Ponyboy” Taylor had a massive game in the Regional Championships with 281 yards rushing and Julian Lopez is a great runner as well. Central Catholic can rush the passer with Jericho Machado and their secondary can pick the ball off. Dominic Nankil Dominic Nankil 6'1" | 170 lbs | QB Mater Dei Catholic | 2023 State CA is the better quarterback in this game and Mater Dei’s skill players, Surahz Buncom Surahz Buncom 6'4" | 175 lbs | DB Mater Dei Catholic | 2023 State CA , Jeremiah McClure Jeremiah McClure 6'2" | 195 lbs | WR Mater Dei Catholic | 2023 State CA and Chris Snyder Chris Snyder 6'0" | 175 lbs | ATH Mater Dei Catholic | 2023 State CA can get open against any coverage. Tre Edwards Tre Edwards 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Mater Dei Catholic | 2023 State CA will be tasked with stopping Central Catholic’s run game.
The pick: Mater Dei Catholic
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DIVISION 1-AA
Cathedral Catholic vs. Folsom
Analysis: Folsom redeemed itself against De La Salle to win a Section Championship. The Bulldogs are the best team that Cathedral Catholic has played this season and can match them in the talent department. Tyler Tremain is a dual threat quarterback and he has elite weapons like Rico Flores Rico Flores 6'2" | 190 lbs | ATH Folsom | 2023 State CA , tight ends Walker Lyons Walker Lyons 6'5" | 230 lbs | TE Folsom | 2023 State CA and Mason Norberg Mason Norberg 6'3" | 215 lbs | TE Folsom | 2023 State CA , running back Donovan Maxey-Parler Donovan Maxey-Parler 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Folsom | 2023 CA . The defense has Justin Eklund Justin Eklund 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB Folsom | 2022 State CA , Caden Bienvenue and Josh Tremain. Cathedral will run the ball with elite running back Lucky Sutton Lucky Sutton 6'1" | 205 lbs | RB Cathedral Catholic | 2022 State CA and Charlie Mirer Charlie Mirer 6'6" | 225 lbs | QB Cathedral Catholic | 2022 State CA runs their double-wing offense well. Jaxson Moi Jaxson Moi 6'2" | 250 lbs | DL Cathedral Catholic | 2022 State CA is an elite defensive player but Cathedral Catholic allowed a ton of points in its Regional Championship against Orange Lutheran.
The pick: Folsom
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— Football Recruit. (@FootballRecruit) December 4, 2021
DIVISION 1-A
Serra vs. Liberty
Analysis: Liberty is a well-balanced team on offense with running back Jalen Hankins and quarterback Carson Woods. Jason Oliver Jason Oliver 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB Jason Oliver | 2022 State CA is a good two-way player who had three receiving touchdowns in Liberty’s last game against Pittsburg. Serra is a similarly well-balanced team with Texas commit quarterback Maalik Murphy Maalik Murphy 6'5" | 225 lbs | QB Serra - Gardena | 2022 State CA and star sophomore running back Cincere Rhaney Cincere Rhaney 5'11" | 210 lbs | RB Serra | 2024 State CA . Grant Buckey Grant Buckey 6'5" | 270 lbs | DL Liberty - Bakersfield | 2023 State CA is an elite pass rusher for the Liberty defense that may give Murphy headaches. Riley Hernandez Riley Hernandez 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Liberty | 2022 State CA will be tasked with stopping Rhaney. Serra has had a tougher road to get to this point.
The pick: Serra
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— Serra Football (@Serra__Football) December 7, 2021
DIVISION 3-A
Birmingham at McClymonds
Analysis: This is a fun LA vs. Oakland matchup between two talented teams. Dreyan Paul is a good dual threat quarterback for McClymonds and he has athletes around him like Jaivian Thomas and Dwayne McDougle Dwayne McDougle 6'0" | 190 lbs | ATH Berkeley | 2022 State CA . Tigana Cisse Tigana Cisse 6'4" | 270 lbs | OL McClymonds | 2022 State CA of McClymonds is the best lineman in this game. Birmingham has star two-way players Arlis Boardingham Arlis Boardingham 6'5" | 220 lbs | ATH Birmingham Community | 2022 State CA and Delamonte Barnes. McClymonds beat fellow State Finalist Marin Catholic of Kentfield earlier this season. Birmingham tested itself against Southern Section teams this season, but went 0-5 in such games.
The pick: McClymonds
OPEN DIVISION
Mater Dei vs. Serra (San Mateo)
Analysis: Calpreps.com predicts Mater Dei will win this game 48-0. Not so fast my friend. Serra has a ton of talent like quarterback Dominique Lampkin Dominique Lampkin 6'0" | 175 lbs | QB Serra - San Mateo | 2022 State CA who has offers from Fresno State among others. They are good up front with linemen Drew Azzopardi Drew Azzopardi 6'6" | 300 lbs | OL Serra - San Mateo | 2022 State CA and Nathan Elu Nathan Elu 6'3" | 275 lbs | OL Serra - San Mateo | 2022 State CA . Mater Dei quarterback Elijah Brown is undefeated as a starter. Raleek Brown Raleek Brown 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB Mater Dei | 2022 State CA is the best running back in the state and Mater Dei’s offensive line is good and young, particularly on the left side with DeAndre Carter DeAndre Carter 6'5" | 350 lbs | OL Mater Dei | 2024 State CA and Brandon Baker Brandon Baker 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Mater Dei | 2024 State CA . Mater Dei’s defense is one of the best I’ve ever seen on the front seven with David Bailey David Bailey 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB Mater Dei | 2022 State CA , Malaki Te’o Malaki Te’o 6'1" | 225 lbs | LB Mater Dei | 2022 State CA , Levi Sua Levi Sua 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Mater Dei | 2023 State CA and Tanner Williams Tanner Williams 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Mater Dei | 2024 State CA and in the secondary with Cam Sidney Cam Sidney 5'10" | 170 lbs | DB Mater Dei | 2022 State CA , Josh Hunter Josh Hunter 5'9" | 165 lbs | ATH Mater Dei | 2022 State CA and Quincy Craig Quincy Craig 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Mater Dei | 2022 State CA . This game will not be 48-0. Serra deserves much more respect and I am going to give it to them! Will they pull off the upset though? Of course not.
The pick: Mater Dei
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