Huntley’s Week 1 Picks

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week zero is in the books and we had some great games and performances from top players across Southern California. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I had a great start to the season going 6-1 in my picks for the week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>VILLA PARK VS. WESTERN</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Villa Park edged Carson on a rushing touchdown from quarterback <strong>Vinny La Gatta</strong> in the final minute of the game last week. <strong>Coy Collins</strong> had a long rushing touchdown for the Spartans and <strong>Parker Johns</strong> had a big fumble recovery. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Western did it all offensively in a 34-31 win over Salesian. [player_tooltip player_id='1197380' first='Chance' last='Thomas'] threw for 232 yards with three touchdowns for the Pioneers and UNLV commit [player_tooltip player_id='212234' first='Skylar' last='Lendsey'] ran for 111 yards with a touchdown. [player_tooltip player_id='1361628' first='Max' last='Young'] caught seven passes for 119 yards with a score and Lendsey had 66 yards receiving. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='780334' first='Ose' last='Enosegbe']</strong> had an interception to lead the defense. Western has more talent in the skill positions, but Villa Park is always very good in the trenches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Villa Park </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Huge thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/LSM_714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LSM_714</a> for coming out to our season opener looking forward to next week against Western High school AG2G! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/winnerswin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#winnerswin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/dancich?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dancich</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ocregister?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ocregister</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OCSportsZone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OCSportsZone</a> <a href="https://t.co/Gr2xtcC5Z0">pic.twitter.com/Gr2xtcC5Z0</a></p>&mdash; Vince LaGatta (@vince_lagatta) <a href="https://twitter.com/vince_lagatta/status/1959778989293314324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>MURRIETA MESA VS. VISTA MURRIETA</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Murrieta Mesa played a physical, tight game last week against Newport Harbor and came out on top 33-27. <strong>Coleman Jones</strong> threw two touchdown passes and <strong>Daniel Ritchie </strong>added a rushing touchdown. The defense struggled but <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1698882' first='Jesse' last='Wilhite']</strong> is very good in pass coverage and Gabe Morin can get after the quarterback. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vista Murrieta has dominated this matchup including a 42-9 win last year. The Broncos scored 49 points in a win over Great Oak last week. [player_tooltip player_id='1000959' first='Bryson' last='Beaver'] threw for 297 yards with two touchdowns and <strong>Damarii Booth</strong> ran for 146 yards and three touchdowns. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='780348' first='Tyler' last='Caldwell'] </strong>led the Broncos in receiving with 128 yards on eight catches with a touchdown and <strong>Brock Norman</strong> had a touchdown catch. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1607755' first='Joshua' last='Baker']</strong> had an interception on defense for Vista Murrieta.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Vista Murrieta </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A few clips from Game One of senior year at Great Oak, Great team win thank you to my teammates and coaches, lets keep working and win week 2 <a href="https://twitter.com/VMHS_Prospects?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VMHS_Prospects</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CB_Savage18?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CB_Savage18</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/vmhsfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vmhsfootball</a> <a href="https://t.co/WCnCgJI32x">pic.twitter.com/WCnCgJI32x</a></p>&mdash; Damarii Booth (@damariibooth) <a href="https://twitter.com/damariibooth/status/1959294440956457361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ST. BONAVENTURE VS. BIRMINGHAM</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Birmingham is the top team in the LA City Section and always challenges itself against good teams from the Southern Section. The Patriots beat Hart 24-14 last week and <strong>Kevin Hawkins</strong> ran for 130 yards with a touchdown. Hawkins also completed 4 of 5 passes with a touchdown. <strong>Jimmy Renteria </strong>had a touchdown catch for Birmingham. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Bonaventure beat St. Francis 19-7 last week. <strong>Jayce Franco</strong> ran for 118 yards and [player_tooltip player_id='1183006' first='Jeremiah' last='Barrios'] ran for a score. Matthew Perez blocked a field goal and had four hurries for the Seraphs. St. Bonaventure struggled to move the ball through the air last week, but I think they have the superior linemen in this one.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>St. Bonaventure</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/vcspreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vcspreps</a> Seraphs celebrate first win under alum Troy Hill over St. Francis. <a href="https://t.co/xFPpXUbSC4">pic.twitter.com/xFPpXUbSC4</a></p>&mdash; St. Bonaventure Athletics (@StBonaventureA1) <a href="https://twitter.com/StBonaventureA1/status/1959124782202724614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>VALENCIA VS. CHAMINADE</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chaminade had one of the more surprising dominant wins last week in a 42-27 win over Oaks Christian. [player_tooltip player_id='1698902' first='Marquis' last='Jones'] had a very good day running the ball with 121 yards and two touchdowns for Chaminade and [player_tooltip player_id='1611412' first='Cameron' last='Pooley'] threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Chaminade's defense gave up a lot of yardage but didn't break too much. <strong>Michael Bonnet</strong> had three sacks for the Eagles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valencia cruised to a 28-7 win over Simi Valley in week zero. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401221' first='Brady' last='Bretthauer']</strong> threw for 143 yards with two touchdowns and ran for 172 yards with a touchdown. <strong>Elias Holloway</strong> and <strong>Rocco Testa</strong> each had interceptions for Valencia's defense. Valencia will need another big game out of Bretthauer and running back [player_tooltip player_id='1182930' first='Brian' last='Bonner'] in order to beat a strong Chaminade team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Chaminade </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">8-22-25 Great Team Win against Oaks Christian ! Working to get better for this week's game against Valencia.<br>Stats 121 yards, 27 carries and 2Tds<br>Let's Work !<a href="https://twitter.com/NadeFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NadeFootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachchucs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachchucs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachmgentle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachmgentle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Tarek_Fattal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tarek_Fattal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/latsondheimer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@latsondheimer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PGregorian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PGregorian</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LJ_Reyna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LJ_Reyna</a> <a href="https://t.co/bEYDah5ZaI">pic.twitter.com/bEYDah5ZaI</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1698902' first='Marquis' last='Jones'] (@_Marquis_4) <a href="https://twitter.com/_Marquis_4/status/1960194115192426811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>LA COSTA CANYON VS. MOUNT MIGUEL</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mount Miguel's defense was excellent in a close win over a good San Marcos team. The Matadors had three interceptions including one by [player_tooltip player_id='459629' first='Delontay' last='Williams']. [player_tooltip player_id='401222' first='Brandon' last='Arrington'] has an argument that he's the top recruit in the 2026 class and [player_tooltip player_id='1000885' first='AJ' last='Logan'] is a strong receiver.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Costa Canyon looked sharp in its blowout win over St. Augustine. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598369' first='Coby' last='Herman']</strong> had multiple rushing touchdowns and returned a kick for a touchdown. [player_tooltip player_id='401286' first='Quinn' last='Roth'] threw an early touchdown pass to <strong>Jackson Maggiore</strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>La Costa Canyon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great TEAM WIN! Went on 5 Carry's and 1 Reception for 169 Yds with 3 Tds. Here are some of the Highlights from fridays game!!<a href="https://twitter.com/SSovacool55?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SSovacool55</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Daygofootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Daygofootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachBurke10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachBurke10</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/skyler_ridley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@skyler_ridley</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RedJacketArmy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RedJacketArmy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ucdpaulshelton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ucdpaulshelton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SanSpotlight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SanSpotlight</a> <a href="https://t.co/DYVmkcaFqk">pic.twitter.com/DYVmkcaFqk</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1598369' first='Coby' last='Herman'] (@cobyherman21) <a href="https://twitter.com/cobyherman21/status/1959660056691257703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>MURRIETA VALLEY VS. SERVITE</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Servite struggled on both sides of the ball in its week zero loss to Centennial. The Friars allowed 551 yards of offense and had just 179 yards of offense themselves. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1742104' first='Jorden' last='Wells'] </strong>had a decent game running the ball and <strong>Gavin Gutierrez</strong> had a nice receiving day. <strong>Saxon Churchwell</strong> led Servite in tackles and <strong>Savelino Taliauli</strong> had three tackles for a loss with two forced fumbles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Murrieta Valley edged a good Rancho Cucamonga team 28-26 last week. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717673' first='Ty' last='Isaia'] </strong>threw two touchdown passes and [player_tooltip player_id='401237' first='Derrick' last='Johnson II'] had 106 yards receiving with a touchdown. <strong>Abelardo Leos</strong> and <strong>Josiah Anyesi</strong> each had two sacks and <strong>Joseph Rodriguez</strong> recovered two fumbles. This game should be much more competitive for Servite, but I need to see them put together a good offensive game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Murrieta Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stat leaders from Murrieta Valley's 28-26 win over Rancho Cucamonga:<br><br>[player_tooltip player_id='1717673' first='Ty' last='Isaia'] was 8/14 for 211yds, 2 TD<br>Daniel Mielke was 4/8 for 88yds<br>Derrick Johnson 3 catches, 106yds, TD<br>Julian Treadwell 3catches, 94yds, TD<br>Jeremiah Watson 17 carries, 71yds, TD</p>&mdash; Tarek Fattal (@Tarek_Fattal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tarek_Fattal/status/1959430583328882882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>RANCHO CUCAMONGA VS. ORANGE LUTHERAN</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rancho Cucamonga played a close game against Murrieta Valley but came up short. [player_tooltip player_id='1000930' first='Jacob' last='Chambers'] had an excellent game throwing for 299 yards and three touchdowns. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1686178' first='Tyree' last='Wilson']</strong> and <strong>James Strong III</strong> each had over 100 yards receiving and Wilson had three touchdown receptions. <strong>Zen Latu</strong> led the team in tackles and two hurries. <strong>Darion Fluker</strong> had two interceptions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Orange Lutheran had a stellar start to the season with a road win over Northwestern of Florida. [player_tooltip player_id='1197615' first='Reagan' last='Toki'] got the start at quarterback and threw two touchdown passes to [player_tooltip player_id='676963' first='Nico' last='Bland']. [player_tooltip player_id='1717694' first='Chauncey' last='Washington'] II had a breakout game on defense for the Lancers and [player_tooltip player_id='958763' first='Marcus' last='Fakatou'] made some big tackles. The Lancers are the youngest team in the Trinity League but had a ton of speed and length at the skill spots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Orange Lutheran</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Orange Lutheran becomes fourth Trinity League team to join MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings. 🏈🔥<br><br>Full Top 25 ⬇️<a href="https://t.co/i0hfsjqAIo">https://t.co/i0hfsjqAIo</a> <a href="https://t.co/gb3oiAKWEI">pic.twitter.com/gb3oiAKWEI</a></p>&mdash; MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaxPreps/status/1960010436692349002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Huntley's Record: </strong>6-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->