Huntley’s Week 5 Picks
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Each week, I pick the top seven games in Southern California. I had a nice week last week going 6-1. Here’s a look at the top games this week and who I think will come out victorious. CAJON VS. ETIWANDA…
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Continue ReadingEach week, I pick the top seven games in Southern California.
I had a nice week last week going 6-1.
Here’s a look at the top games this week and who I think will come out victorious.
CAJON VS. ETIWANDA
Cajon suffered its first loss of the season last week to Lincoln, who is likely the top team in San Diego this year. The loss was Cajon’s first regular season loss to a California team since 2019. Jamel Sly and Izaiah Holley Izaiah Holley 5'11" | 175 lbs | QB Cajon Highschool | 2025 CA will look to run the ball for Cajon and Ahamad Chapman Ahamad Chapman 6'3" | 170 lbs | DB Cajon | 2024 State CA has three interceptions to lead the defense. Etiwanda won the Division 5 championship last season and is undefeated. Dermaricus Davis Dermaricus Davis 6'5" | 190 lbs | QB Etiwanda | 2024 State CA has been excellent at quarterback for the Eagles and Jaden Landrum Jaden Landrum 6'4" | 205 lbs | WR Etiwanda | 2024 State CA is his top target.
The pick: Etiwanda
SERVITE VS. ST. PAUL
St. Paul lost to Downey last week and lost its starting quarterback Andrew Maushardt Andrew Maushardt 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB St. Paul | 2024 State CA to a leg injury. Gabriel Castaneda Gabriel Castaneda 6'0" | 165 lbs | QB St. Paul | 2026 CA did a fine job filling in but the team only managed to score one touchdown. Servite is coming off a bye after a major upset win over Los Alamitos. Quaid Carr Quaid Carr 6'0" | 180 lbs | RB Servite | 2025 State CA had two rushing touchdowns in the win and Leo Hannan Leo Hannan 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB Servite | 2025 State CA has been excellent at quarterback. Saxon Churchwell had an interception and freshman Isaiah Leilua Isaiah Leilua 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB Servite | 2027 State CA had 14 tackles.
The pick: Servite
RANCHO CUCAMONGA VS. VISTA MURRIETA
Rancho Cucamonga is 5-0 and has big wins over Murrieta Valley, Servite, Valencia and Bishop Amat. The Cougars have three quarterbacks who could start for a lot of teams and underrated receiver Jonah Dawson Jonah Dawson 5'10" | 170 lbs | WR Rancho Cucamonga | 2024 State CA . Trey Wilson ran for over 200 yards with two touchdowns against Bishop Amat last week. Bryson Beaver Bryson Beaver 6'3" | 185 lbs | QB Vista Murrieta | 2026 State CA has been a great sophomore quarterback for Vista Murrieta. Brody Guinn is a good senior receiver and Alexander Vega Alexander Vega 5'9" | 195 lbs | RB Vista Murrieta | 2024 CA had two rushing touchdowns last week against Temecula Valley.
The pick: Rancho Cucamonga
MADISON VS. GRANITE HILLS
Madison is coming off a bye after a tough loss to a very good Helix team. James Tivao James Tivao 6'0" | 215 lbs | LB Madison | 2024 State CA is one of the better defensive players in San Diego and Titus Toilolo is high on the San Diego top player list as well. Granite Hills is 4-0 with impressive wins over St. Augustine and Mission Hills. Maxwell Turner Maxwell Turner 5'8" | 185 lbs | RB Granite Hills | 2025 State CA is one of the top junior running backs in San Diego. Damarrion White Damarrion White 6'4" | 215 lbs | LB Granite Hills | 2024 State CA and Nokoi Maddox are two of the best defensive players in the area and White leads the team in tackles for a loss.
The pick: Granite Hills
MURRIETA VALLEY VS. SAN CLEMENTE
San Clemente is 5-0 and coming off convincing wins over Corona del Mar and Edison. Aiden Rubin Aiden Rubin 5'9" | RB San Clemente | 2024 CA has emerged as a top senior running back in the county and Dylan Mills Dylan Mills 6'2" | 205 lbs | QB San Clemente | 2024 State CA has been mistake-free at quarterback. The Triton’s defense is lights out with Matai Tagoa’i Matai Tagoa’i 6'4" | 195 lbs | DB San Clemente | 2025 State CA , Lee Fuimaono Lee Fuimaono 6'1" | 215 lbs | ATH San Clemente | 2025 State CA and others leading the charge. Bear Bachmeier Bear Bachmeier 6'2" | 225 lbs | QB Murrieta Valley | 2025 State CA is one of the top passers in the Section and Asa Chatman is an effective running back. Murrieta Valley won this game by 17 points last season, but the Tritons are far better on defense than they were last year.
The pick: San Clemente
LA SERNA VS. DAMIEN
La Serna is coming off a bye after a great road win over Tesoro where Owen Long Owen Long 6'1" | 190 lbs | DB La Serna | 2024 State CA had a great performance. CJ Ceron is at La Serna now after being the quarterback for Cathedral just last week, but La Serna may stick with Aiden Leonardo at quarterback. Damien routed fellow San Gabriel Valley team Charter Oak last week. Isaiah Arriaza Isaiah Arriaza 5'11" | 175 lbs | QB Damien | 2026 State CA has been excellent at quarterback and Ayden Gutierrez Ayden Gutierrez 5'11" | 160 lbs | WR Damien | 2024 State CA is a high-level playmaker. These are the top two teams in the San Gabriel Valley in my opinion.
The pick: Damien
INGLEWOOD VS. LINCOLN
Inglewood is 3-1 and its lone loss is against top San Diego team Carlsbad. The Sentinels are playing another top San Diego team in Lincoln this week. Damon Wrighster Damon Wrighster 6'3" | 170 lbs | QB Inglewood | 2024 State CA has been good at quarterback for Inglewood and the team has some elite receivers in Terrell Bradshaw Terrell Bradshaw 5'9" | 175 lbs | WR Inglewood | 2024 State CA and Bain Eiseman Bain Eiseman 6'0" | 175 lbs | WR Inglewood | 2024 State CA . Lincoln is 5-0 and led by Oregon commit Akili Smith Jr. Akili Smith Jr. 6'5" | 200 lbs | QB Lincoln | 2025 State CA Jr. at quarterback with 14 touchdowns and just two interceptions. Dreyden Garner Dreyden Garner 6'1" | 185 lbs | ATH Lincoln | 2025 State CA has become a top receiver for Lincoln and Donald Reed III has ran the ball well. Jerome Roberts Jerome Roberts 6'0" | 195 lbs | LB Lincoln | 2024 State CA is one of the leaders in the San Diego Section in tackles.
The pick: Lincoln
Huntley’s Record: 26-9