Huntley’s Week 4 Picks

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michael Huntley picks and breaks down seven of the top games in Southern California for week four.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I had a brutal week last week going 3-4.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>BEAUMONT VS. VISTA MURRIETA</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Beaumont is 4-0 and has impressive wins over Cathedral and Chaminade. [player_tooltip player_id='1000964' first='Jeremiah' last='Duhu'] has been excellent at quarterback for Beaumont and threw for 335 yards with two touchdowns against Chaminade last week. <strong>Braedon Miller</strong> and <strong>Javaan Stewart</strong> each had over 130 yards receiving last week and <strong>Kainalu Johnston</strong> had a touchdown. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1448228' first='Matthew' last='Casas']</strong> leads the defense with <strong>Tyler Dyer</strong>. Vista Murrieta is 3-0 and coming off a nice win over Bishop Amat. [player_tooltip player_id='1000959' first='Bryson' last='Beaver'] has completed 68 percent of his passes for 219 yards per game with seven touchdowns. <strong>Damarii Booth</strong> has five rushing touchdowns and [player_tooltip player_id='780348' first='Tyler' last='Caldwell'] is the top receiver along with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='283595' first='Cash' last='Bryant']</strong>. <strong>Brennan Martinez</strong> leads the team in tackles and tackles for a loss. </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 couple plays from the game last night, another w for the team, appreciate my O-line for opening gaps for me to find, Overall good team win, could always play better, time to get better and focus on the next win <a href="https://t.co/BHqrWqGv2C">pic.twitter.com/BHqrWqGv2C</a></p>&mdash; Damarii Booth (@damariibooth) <a href="https://twitter.com/damariibooth/status/1967081150889029685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>WESTERN VS. SAN DIMAS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Western had a shocking blowout loss against Huntington Beach two weeks ago but bounced back with a rout of La Mirada. [player_tooltip player_id='1197380' first='Chance' last='Thomas'] is averaging 239 yards per game with 11 touchdowns and has run for three touchdowns. [player_tooltip player_id='212234' first='Skylar' last='Lendsey'] is running for 90 yards per game with two touchdowns and [player_tooltip player_id='1361628' first='Max' last='Young'] will have over 1000 yards receiving this season. San Dimas lost to Bonita last week but has a nice win over Pasadena. <strong>Brandon Meredith</strong> has thrown six touchdown passes with no interceptions and <strong>Liam Loyola</strong> leads the team in rushing along with <strong>Jacob Gallegos</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Western</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/5pFfqQYRjg">https://t.co/5pFfqQYRjg</a><br>4 Game highlight tape !! <a href="https://twitter.com/westernpioneer1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@westernpioneer1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DevelopwithCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DevelopwithCB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OrtegeJenkins16?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OrtegeJenkins16</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TomLoy247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomLoy247</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ChadSimmons_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChadSimmons_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrandonHuffman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDavidsonWH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachDavidsonWH</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1197380' first='Chance' last='Thomas'] (@chance_thomas1) <a href="https://twitter.com/chance_thomas1/status/1966719864472826054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>SAN JUAN HILLS VS. MIRA COSTA</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mira Costa is coming off a very impressive win over La Habra last week where <strong>Liam Meeker</strong> ran for 111 yards with two touchdowns and threw for 179 yards with a score. <strong>Luke Meeker </strong>had 111 yards receiving with a touchdown and <strong>Joaquin Wagner-Bagues</strong> had 17 tackles. San Juan Hills is coming off a tough loss to Rockwall-Heath of Texas. [player_tooltip player_id='283687' first='Timmy' last='Herr'] has completed 69 percent of his passes for 269 yards and 13 touchdowns. [player_tooltip player_id='1639259' first='Luke' last='Frith'] has 398 receiving yards with four touchdowns and [player_tooltip player_id='1296204' first='Elijah' last='Ayala'] has five touchdowns. A player to watch for San Juan Hills is St. John Bosco transfer [player_tooltip player_id='283682' first='Roman' last='Paseka'] on the defensive line who recently became eligible. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>San Juan Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨BATTLE AT THE BEACH 🌊<br><br>🐎 <a href="https://twitter.com/sjhhsfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sjhhsfootball</a> <br>🆚<br>🐴 <a href="https://twitter.com/MiraCostaFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@miracostafb</a> <br><br>🗓️ 9/19/25<br>⏰ 7:00 PM<br>🏟️ MIRA COSTA<br><br>ON THE ROAD AGAIN 🧳<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoBetterPlace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoBetterPlace</a>🐎 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BuiltAtTheBadlands?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BuiltAtTheBadlands</a>🏟️ <a href="https://t.co/mIben4WnwD">pic.twitter.com/mIben4WnwD</a></p>&mdash; SJH Football (@sjhhsfootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/sjhhsfootball/status/1968430894923837716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>GRANITE HILLS VS. LOS ALAMITOS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Los Alamitos is 5-0 with a nice win over Serra and a dominant win over St. Paul. <strong>Colin Creason</strong> has been very good at quarterback and the running back duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1205414' first='Kamden' last='Tillis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1598356' first='Lenny' last='Ibarra'] can make big plays. Los Alamitos can get after the quarterback with <strong>Jackson Renger</strong> and [player_tooltip player_id='1660469' first='Hunter' last='Eligon']. Granite Hills is coming off a tough loss against a very good Mission Hills team. [player_tooltip player_id='691923' first='Zachary' last='Benitez'] has completed 72 percent of his passes for 1159 yards with 12 touchdowns. Granite Hills cannot afford to turn the ball over against this good Los Alamitos team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Los Alamitos</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessed to start the season 5-0. 🚨mid season highlights playing both DT and DE <a href="https://t.co/N9x6uN3evx">https://t.co/N9x6uN3evx</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LosAlFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LosAlFootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachsnyder66?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachsnyder66</a><a href="https://twitter.com/tfent2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tfent2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TEAMHUSTLEFTBL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TEAMHUSTLEFTBL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Bowe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_Bowe</a><a href="https://twitter.com/coachcobes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachcobes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OC_Recruits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OC_Recruits</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ocvarsityguy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ocvarsityguy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneCA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneCA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/latsondheimer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@latsondheimer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DLcoachruss?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DLcoachruss</a><a href="https://twitter.com/johnwdavis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@johnwdavis</a> <a href="https://t.co/pElo4Kgxna">pic.twitter.com/pElo4Kgxna</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1660469' first='Hunter' last='Eligon'] - 6'3 255lbs (@hunter_eligon) <a href="https://twitter.com/hunter_eligon/status/1967334894771831237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>MOUNT MIGUEL VS. POWAY</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mount Miguel bounced back nicely from a crushing loss to La Costa Canyon with good wins over Loyola and Torrey Pines. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1863430' first='Malachi' last='Jackson']</strong> leads Mount Miguel's defense with <strong>Dominic Lopez</strong>. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='459629' first='Delontay' last='Williams']</strong> leads the secondary and [player_tooltip player_id='401222' first='Brandon' last='Arrington'] is one of the top players in the state. Poway is playing one of the toughest schedules in San Diego and is coming off two losses to San Marcos and Carlsbad. <strong>Luke Jorgensen</strong> is running for 143 yards per game with five touchdowns and <strong>Noah Schuback</strong> is a solid dual threat quarterback. These teams are ranked really close together down in San Diego but Mount Miguel beat San Marcos and San Marcos dominated Poway.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Mount Miguel</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr">⚫️⚫️ <a href="https://t.co/LyeT7UmJFf">pic.twitter.com/LyeT7UmJFf</a></p>&mdash; Brandon “Dash”Arrington jr 5 🌟 (@brandonjubie2) <a href="https://twitter.com/brandonjubie2/status/1967642558911352992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>TUSTIN VS. YORBA LINDA</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tustin has really challenged itself with a tough schedule this season and is coming off two losses against Long Beach Poly and Damien. [player_tooltip player_id='1455302' first='Ayden' last='Edwards'] is the best quarterback Tustin has had in quite awhile and [player_tooltip player_id='1622362' first='Hayden' last='Koo'] is emerging as a top receiver in Orange County. The strength of Tustin is in the trenches with [player_tooltip player_id='668740' first='Jeremiah' last='Williams'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1197561' first='Jon' last='Ioane']. [player_tooltip player_id='1197214' first='Taven' last='Epps'] flies around the field and Connor Cook is a defensive lineman to watch. Yorba Linda is 4-0 and has a strong defense. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1857030' first='Thomas' last='Knutson']</strong> and <strong>Vaughn Sharp</strong> are excellent on defense and <strong>Blake Thorp</strong> can cause matchup problems. Yorba Linda is one of the better coached teams in Southern California and usually takes care of business at home.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Yorba Linda</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great team win last week @ Esperanza. 35-7. Big game against Tustin this Friday! <a href="https://t.co/hNDFaAcjUL">pic.twitter.com/hNDFaAcjUL</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1857030' first='Thomas' last='Knutson'] (@thomas_knutson_) <a href="https://twitter.com/thomas_knutson_/status/1968731795693744476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>MATER DEI VS. BISHOP GORMAN</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For an in depth preview of this game, <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/mater-dei-vs-bishop-gorman-preview/">check out my story here</a>. Mater Dei is coming off its first loss since 2023, but the Monarchs clawed back after trailing 33-7 at one point. Bishop Gorman is 4-0 and every game has been a blowout. The Gaels beat Kahuku 38-0 and Mater Dei had to grind out a close win against Kahuku. Mater Dei won this game 31-15 last season but this isn't the same Mater Dei team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Bishop Gorman</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oregon commit [player_tooltip player_id='1173839' first='Jett' last='Washington'], 5-star and Nevada's No. 1 player, is set to make a big impact with Bishop Gorman's as they take on Mater Dei 👀🔥<br><br>Live &amp; free on MaxPreps Friday ⬇️<a href="https://t.co/70Wl7nNSPY">https://t.co/70Wl7nNSPY</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JettWash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JettWash</a> <a href="https://t.co/OCyvLtdnLZ">pic.twitter.com/OCyvLtdnLZ</a></p>&mdash; MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaxPreps/status/1968438847806586913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HUNTLEY'S SEASON RECORD: </strong>17-11</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->