Huntley's Week 1 Picks - Prep Redzone

<p>Each week I will pick the top seven games in Southern California and break them down.</p>   <p>I had a solid week last week going 5-2 but I'm going to be even better this week.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>LA COSTA CANYON VS. DEL NORTE</strong></h2>   <p>La Costa Canyon dominated a new-look St. Augustine team 37-10 last week. [player_tooltip player_id='401286' first='Quinn' last='Roth'] was excellent completing 76 percent of his passes for 255 yards with four touchdowns. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598369' first='Coby' last='Herman']</strong> ran for 87 yards with a touchdown and also had 111 yards receiving with a touchdown. <strong>Jackson Maggiore</strong> caught five passes for 101 yards with a touchdown as well. La Costa Canyon's defense had seven sacks against St. Augustine and 10 tackles for a loss. <strong>Tanner Doyle</strong> led all tacklers with 14 and <strong>Lucas White</strong> had 1.5 sacks. Del Norte beat Point Loma 20-7 and quarterback <strong>Diesel Taylor</strong> completed 75 percent of passes for 190 yards with a touchdown. <strong>Giovanny Limon </strong>and <strong>Kaden Barnett</strong> each had 11 tackles for Del Norte's defense and <strong>Tristan Teerer</strong> had a sack. Both teams are solid this year but Roth is one of the better quarterbacks in San Diego County.</p>   <p><strong>The pick: </strong>La Costa Canyon</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/quinnroth18/status/1828263486352486623 </div></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>EDISON VS. YORBA LINDA</strong></h2>   <p>Yorba Linda had a dominant win last week over a Mayfair team that won a lower-level CIF championship last season. The breakout performance of the game was from <strong>Cole Nerio</strong> who ran for 157 yards with four touchdowns. Sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1293191' first='Troy' last='Roberts']</strong> also ran for 113 yards on just four carries and had 157 yards receiving with a touchdown. [player_tooltip player_id='1158506' first='Holden' last='Nagin'] completed 75 percent of his passes for 198 yards with a touchdown. <strong>Onassis Lim</strong> led the defense with 11 tackles and <strong>Owen Smith</strong> had five tackles with two for a loss. Edison lost by one to an underrated Clovis West team. Montana commit [player_tooltip player_id='348172' first='Julius' last='Gillick'] ran for 153 yards with two touchdowns and Savelio Niumata had two touchdown passes. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1213810' first='Jack' last='Knudtson']</strong> had 13 tackles to lead the defense with a sack and a fumble recovery. These are two quality Orange County public schools and I think Edison is a big jump in talent from the Mayfair team Yorba Linda beat last week.</p>   <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Edison</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/EdisonChargerFB/status/1828075369154711810 </div></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>NARBONNE VS. LOS ALAMITOS</strong></h2>   <p>Narbonne is the odds on favorite to win the LA City Section Open Division championship this season. [player_tooltip player_id='401257' first='Jaden' last='O'Neal'] threw for 188 yards and also ran for two touchdowns in Narbonne's 28-14 win over Garfield last week. Los Alamitos laid down a 71-0 beating on Western in week zero. [player_tooltip player_id='221860' first='Jerod' last='Terry Jr']. had a big day running the ball with three touchdowns and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598356' first='Lenny' last='Ibarra']</strong> also had three touchdowns. [player_tooltip player_id='282704' first='Alonzo' last='Esparza'] was efficient with 144 yards on just seven completions with a touchdown. [player_tooltip player_id='1158481' first='Justice' last='Croffie'] returned an interception for a touchdown for Los Alamitos. I think Narbonne is talented enough to hang with some good Southern Section teams, but Los Alamitos isn't one of them.</p>   <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Los Alamitos</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Justice61240979/status/1827840126581604789 </div></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>WARREN VS. SERRA</strong></h2>   <p>Both of these teams had disappointing losses in week zero. UCLA commit [player_tooltip player_id='282717' first='Madden' last='Iamaleava'] threw a pair of interceptions for Warren in a loss to Kamehameha Kapalama of Hawaii. He did throw a touchdown pass to fellow UCLA commit [player_tooltip player_id='282691' first='Jace' last='Brown'] and <strong>Jay'Mari Redmond</strong> returned an interception for a touchdown. Serra suffered a close loss to Orange Lutheran but had moments where they showed promise. Quarterback <strong>Jimmy Butler</strong> threw for 223 yards and ran for two touchdowns. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='723769' first='CJ' last='McBean']</strong> had an excellent game on both sides of the ball and the defensive line, led by [player_tooltip player_id='780328' first='Khary' last='Wilder'] and [player_tooltip player_id='282713' first='Tre' last='Harrison'] had four sacks. Orange Lutheran coach <strong>Rod Sherman </strong>was very complimentary of Serra's secondary led by <strong>Daylawn Reed</strong>, McBean and [player_tooltip player_id='283646' first='Marcellous' last='Ryan']. This game will be very close and Warren can win if it limits the turnovers it had last week.</p>   <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Serra</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/mtorressports/status/1827187915954495837 </div></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>LINCOLN VS. LONG BEACH POLY</strong></h2>   <p>Long Beach Poly got blown out by a very good Folsom team. [player_tooltip player_id='780273' first='Kamarie' last='Smith'] is an electric receiver who is one of the better playmakers in the area. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1655382' first='Deuce' last='Jefferson']</strong> had a touchdown run and a touchdown pass for Poly in the loss. Lincoln lost to Arbor View of Nevada in an intense 45-44 game. [player_tooltip player_id='406658' first='Akili' last='Smith Jr.'] threw for 371 yards with four touchdowns and ran for a touchdown. [player_tooltip player_id='406718' first='Ty' last='Olsen'] was one of the players of the week with 300 yards receiving on 12 receptions with four touchdowns. Lincoln's defense struggled but <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='723770' first='Abdulahi' last='Sharif']</strong> had two interceptions. This game should also be close but Lincoln has a bit more varsity experience.</p>   <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Lincoln</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/THEHIVEFB/status/1828070364121080072 </div></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>SERVITE VS. MURRIETA VALLEY</strong></h2>   <p>Servite was dominant in a win over East High of Salt Lake City, Utah. Michigan State commit [player_tooltip player_id='406664' first='Leo' last='Hannan'] threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers. San Diego State commit [player_tooltip player_id='723744' first='Quaid' last='Carr'] had a touchdown reception and a touchdown run. Freshman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1621233' first='Kaleb' last='Aiava']</strong> led the defense with seven tackles and three interceptions. Junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1000976' first='Elijah' last='Rincon'] </strong>had a sack and a pass deflection. Murrieta Valley beat Rancho Cucamonga without its star quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='282686' first='Bear' last='Bachmeier']. Sophomore <strong>Asher Dewitt</strong> managed the game well and we will see if Bachmeier is ready to play this week. [player_tooltip player_id='1027779' first='Dorian' last='Hoze'] ran for 182 yards with five touchdowns and earned one of Prep Redzone's top performer honors. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='723703' first='Isaiah' last='Ayers']</strong> had 10 tackles and <strong>Vincent Ingram </strong>had a sack. <strong>Lima Tofilau-Hernandez</strong> had an interception and so did <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1291283' first='Darius' last='Johnson']</strong>. Murrieta Valley has a chance if Bachmeier plays, but if he doesn't Servite can make them one dimensional.</p>   <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Servite</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ServiteFootball/status/1828625219109675369 </div></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>OAKS CHRISTIAN VS. SIERRA CANYON</strong></h2>   <p>Sierra Canyon's offense looked awful in a 35-7 loss to JSerra, but that may be because JSerra is really good. [player_tooltip player_id='282687' first='Wyatt' last='Becker'] struggled completing just 39 percent of his passes for 77 yards and [player_tooltip player_id='282703' first='Dane' last='Dunn'] was held to 1.4 yards per carry. <strong>Myles Baker</strong> and [player_tooltip player_id='1000953' first='Ronen' last='Zamorano'] racked up tackles on defense and [player_tooltip player_id='401278' first='Madden' last='Riordan'] had another two interceptions. Oaks Christian beat Chaminade on the blue turf due to a 139 yards rushing and two touchdowns from [player_tooltip player_id='212217' first='Deshonne' last='Redeaux']. <strong>Axel Eason </strong>threw for 204 yards but didn't throw a touchdown pass. [player_tooltip player_id='406649' first='Christian' last='Knoos'] had 10 tackles with two for a loss and a sack. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1258439' first='Easton' last='Thompson']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1611347' first='Bryan' last='Narcisse']</strong> each had interceptions. If I had to pick this game before last week's results, I would have picked Sierra Canyon. I don't want to overreact to a bad performance on the road against a Trinity League team.</p>   <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Sierra Canyon</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/dane_d4/status/1825643966223819177 </div></figure>   <p><strong>Huntley's record: </strong>5-2</p>

Each week I will pick the top seven games in Southern California and break them down.