Huntley’s State Championship Picks (Friday Games)

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">DIVISION 7-AA</h2>   FERNDALE VS. FAIRFAX   Ferndale has allowed an average of eight points per game during its five-game winning streak. The Wildcats beat Portola 32-7 in their Regional Championship game. Quarterback Tanner Pidgeon, running back Trent Titus and athletes Isaak Kasso and Wes Benner. Fairfax is led by prolific quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1084865' first='Ivan' last='Levant']. He has thrown for 3,563 yards with 44 touchdowns. His top targets are Sebastian Ikolo and Darvens Joseph. Fairfax is deeper and coming off a bye week, but Ferndale has more talent.   The pick: Ferndale   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/SBLiveCA/status/1731968481187237889?s=20 </div></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">DIVISION 6-AA</h2>   St. Vincent de Paul vs. Wasco   Wasco beat Cerritos 7-6 in its Regional Championship game. The Tigers feature two 1,000-plus yard rushers in Noah Lopez and Michael Dominguez. St. Vincent beat Palo Alto 28-26 in its Regional Championship game. [player_tooltip player_id='406724' first='Robert' last='Rooks'] had two sacks and a blocked field goal in that game. [player_tooltip player_id='780466' first='Gabe' last='Casanovas'] is an effective quarterback with 34 touchdowns and just 9 interceptions. He's a dual threat quarterback with 12 rushing touchdowns as well.   The pick: St. Vincent   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/SVHS_FB/status/1732844166105997447?s=20 </div></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">DIVISION 5-AA</h2>   PLEASANT VALLEY VS. RAMONA   Pleasant Valley dominated Miramonte 31-12 in its Regional Championship game. Lucas Benson had four touchdowns for Pleasant Valley in the win and had an interception on defense. [player_tooltip player_id='723764' first='Gavin' last='Garretson'] had 4.5 sacks and Daniel Barriga added two. Ramona of Riverside beat crosstown rival Riverside Poly in its Section Championship game and beat Torrance in its Regional Championship game. Sincere Tolbert had a big running game against Torrance and Royce Mendoza has been dominant on defense lately racking up interceptions.   The pick: Pleasant Valley   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/RamonaRamsFB/status/1732548668388221117?s=20 </div></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">DIVISION 4-AA</h2>   SOQUEL VS. JURUPA HILLS   Soquel dominated Christopher in its Section Championship game and also dominated Casa Roble in its Regional Championship game. Sophomore Sam Whelan completed 14 of 15 passes for 184 yards with a touchdown in the Regional Championship game. The Knights ran for 295 yards with five touchdowns in the game. 6-foot-4 two-way star Justice Grauel-Tebong may be the best player on the field. Jurupa Hills upset Charter Oak in the Section Championship game and beat Torres 41-14 in the Regional Championship game. Jordan Pernillo is the workhorse running back for Jurupa Hills and Caleb Ruiz doesn't make a lot of mistakes at quarterback. [player_tooltip player_id='283604' first='Daniel' last='Maccharles'] leads the team in tackles.   The pick: Soquel   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">DIVISION 2-AA</h2>   GRANT VS. LA SERNA   La Serna has scored at least 49 points in each of its last four games. The Lancers beat Orange Vista 49-32 in its Regional Championship game. CJ Ceron had one of the best games of his career at quarterback and Idaho commit [player_tooltip player_id='684239' first='Owen' last='Long'] is one of the best two-way players in the area. [player_tooltip player_id='391293' first='Jayden' last='Northrup'] is also a two-way star for La Serna and Adrian Castro has over 150 tackles. Grant also dominated its last two championship games with scores of 40-14 and 41-14. [player_tooltip player_id='683673' first='Wayshawn' last='Parker'] and [player_tooltip player_id='273602' first='Devin' last='Green'] are great ball carriers and [player_tooltip player_id='406651' first='Jeremiah' last='Tuiileila'] leads the defense along with [player_tooltip player_id='195546' first='Kingston' last='Lopa'].   The pick: La Serna   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/SGVNSports/status/1732888488926990676?s=20 </div></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">DIVISION 1-AA</h2>   DE LA SALLE VS. MISSION VIEJO   De La Salle is back in the State Championship games for 16 of the last 17 years. The Spartans dominated Clovis North 41-0 in the Regional Championship. [player_tooltip player_id='282689' first='Derrick' last='Blanche'] had a big running game against Clovis North and [player_tooltip player_id='709616' first='Jaden' last='Jefferson'] had 40-yard touchdown run. Mission Viejo dominated Servite in its Section Championship and previously undefeated Granite Hills in the Regional Championship. The sophomore connection between [player_tooltip player_id='1000890' first='Luke' last='Fahey'] and [player_tooltip player_id='283692' first='Vance' last='Spafford'] is one of the most dominant duos in the Southern Section. [player_tooltip player_id='195570' first='Jack' last='Matranga'] had 14 tackles against Granite Hills. [player_tooltip player_id='581016' first='Travis' last='Anderson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='283628' first='Jeron' last='Jones'] each had interceptions.   The pick: De La Salle   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/mikehuntley63/status/1730824430274908615?s=20 </div></figure>