Huntley’s State Championship Picks (Saturday Games)

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>DIVISION 7-A</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>STRATHMORE VS. BELL GARDENS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Strathmore dominated Lincoln of San Francisco in its Regional Championship game. <strong>Jacob Poole</strong> ran for 141 yards with two touchdowns and also threw a 55-yard touchdown pass in the win. <strong>Isaiah Colunga</strong> had over 100 yards receiving with a touchdown catch. <strong>Roman Hernandez</strong> returned an interception for a touchdown. <strong>Abee Hernandez</strong> leads the team with 134 tackles. Bell Gardens beat Jordan of Los Angeles in its Regional Championship game. <strong>Daniel Tovar</strong> is the top running back for Bell Gardens. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick</strong> Strathmore</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/SBemisOnline/status/1731538920075333824?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/SBemisOnline/status/1731538920075333824?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>DIVISION 6-A</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COLUSA VS. SWEETWATER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sweetwater was the San Diego Section Division 5 champion and beat St. Monica in its Regional Championship game. <strong>Xzavier Crews</strong>, <strong>Carlos David Delgado</strong> and <strong>Izell Wright</strong> are both effective running backs for Sweetwater. Delgado also leads the team in tackles. Colusa is undefeated and from the Sacramento Valley League. <strong>Bo Coronado</strong> is the quarterback for Colusa and his top receivers are <strong>Isaiah Travis</strong> and <strong>Landon Humphrey</strong>. Colusa has dominated everybody it has played and it has a balanced offense with 30 rushing touchdowns and 29 passing touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Colusa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/mikeybadaluco/status/1731180699217166816?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/mikeybadaluco/status/1731180699217166816?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>DIVISION 5-A</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WOODLAND CHRISTIAN VS. BANNING</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Woodland Christian is undefeated and shutout Orland 28-0 in its Regional Championship game. The Cardinals have a balanced offense with 34 passing touchdowns and 33 rushing touchdowns. <strong>Noah Hinkle </strong>has 1,245 total yards with 20 touchdowns and four interceptions on defense. <strong>Devin Herrera</strong> is a quality two-way player. Banning has scored over 35 points in each of its last three games and beat La Jolla Country Day in its Regional Championship game. <strong>Robert Guerrero </strong>is a dual-threat quarterback for the Pilots. <strong>Pedro Ibanez</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1197254' first='Kody' last='Galloway']</strong> lead the Banning defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Woodland Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Shaun_Holkko/status/1731175578508972489?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Shaun_Holkko/status/1731175578508972489?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>DIVISION 4-A</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PALMA VS. MISSION OAK</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Palma has the best player in this game in Notre Dame commit [player_tooltip player_id='273677' first='Logan' last='Saldate']. He has 1,104 yards and 14 touchdowns receiving. Palma beat Hughson 31-21 in its Regional Championship game. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1128288' first='Thomas' last='Nunes']</strong> is a dual-threat quarterback who also has 22 tackles with an interception on defense. <strong>Tommy Duker</strong> is committed to Cornell and <strong>Drew Molinari</strong> is an intriguing player with some offers. Mission Oak beat Rio Hondo Prep in its Regional Championship. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='273663' first='Kenny' last='Jackson']</strong> is a top player with an offer from San Jose State and <strong>Daniel Gonzalez</strong> is a dual-threat quarterback.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Mission Oak</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/SaldateLogan/status/1732951189808160849?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/SaldateLogan/status/1732951189808160849?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>DIVISION 3-A</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MARIN CATHOLIC VS. MAYFAIR</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mayfair won a close game against El Dorado in the Southern Section Division 7 championship game but dominated Mount Miguel in the Regional Championship. [player_tooltip player_id='723758' first='Jeremiah' last='Calvin'] is playing his best at quarterback right now and [player_tooltip player_id='1000938' first='Chaz' last='Gilbreath'] is a tough guy to stop after the catch. Marin Catholic has dominated most of its opponents this season and beat McClymonds is the Regional Championship game. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='273580' first='Charles' last='Williams']</strong> can carry an offense for Marin Catholic and <strong>Peter Macauley </strong>can as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Marin Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/FootballMCCats/status/1733332085862220058?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/FootballMCCats/status/1733332085862220058?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>DIVISION 2-A</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LOS GATOS VS. CENTRAL VALLEY CHRISTIAN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Los Gatos won a defensive game against El Cerrito in its Regional Championship game. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1128242' first='Jaylen' last='Thomas']</strong> is a two-way star for Los Gatos with an offer from Cal Poly. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1113569' first='Boxer' last='Kopcsak-Yeung']<strong> </strong></strong>could potentially have a big game at running back and <strong>Scott Garwood</strong> is a two-way athlete. <strong>Nate Goldsbury </strong>and <strong>Henry Masters</strong> lead the Los Gatos defense. Fresno State commit [player_tooltip player_id='398427' first='Bryson' last='Donelson'] leads Central Valley Christian. <strong>Brent Kroeze</strong> has 2,500 passing yards with 33 touchdowns. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Los Gatos</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/DarrenSabedra/status/1733144503471472924?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/DarrenSabedra/status/1733144503471472924?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>DIVISION 1-A</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FOLSOM VS. ST. BONAVENTURE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Bonaventure has won a lot of close games recently and beat St. Augustine 21-20 in its Regional Championship game. <strong>Koen Glover</strong> is the star running back for the Seraphs and quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='115460' first='Anthony' last='Wolter'] is heating up. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1183006' first='Jeremiah' last='Barrios']</strong> leads the defense and offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='584901' first='Shaun' last='Torgeson'] recently committed to Portland State. Kicker <strong>George Mann</strong> has made two game-winning field goals in the past two games. Folsom is led by star quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='283683' first='Ryder' last='Lyons'] who has offers from everywhere. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401258' first='Jameson' last='Powell']</strong> is his top receiver and Yale commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='115431' first='RJ' last='Whitten']</strong> leads the defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>St. Bonaventure</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/latsondheimer/status/1731184357162070364?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/latsondheimer/status/1731184357162070364?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>OPEN DIVISION</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SERRA VS. MATER DEI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Serra is making its third consecutive trip down south for the Open Division championship. Oklahoma State commit [player_tooltip player_id='115457' first='Maealiuaki' last='Smith'] leads Serra at quarterback. Serra features San Jose State commits [player_tooltip player_id='115416' first='Joseph' last='Bey'] and [player_tooltip player_id='115419' first='Jabari' last='Mann'] and star linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='273579' first='Marley' last='Alapati']. Mater Dei is led by Stanford commit [player_tooltip player_id='683642' first='Elijah' last='Brown'] at quarterback. The offensive line was dominant in the Monarchs' Section Championship win led by [player_tooltip player_id='147719' first='DeAndre' last='Carter'], [player_tooltip player_id='147730' first='Brandon' last='Baker'] and [player_tooltip player_id='282776' first='Sione' last='Tohi']. The defense was stellar with linemen [player_tooltip player_id='723702' first='Semi' last='Taulanga'] and Zues Venegas. The cornerbacks cover well with [player_tooltip player_id='147715' first='Zabien' last='Brown'], [player_tooltip player_id='282734' first='Chuck' last='McDonald III'] and [player_tooltip player_id='195537' first='Jeilani' last='Davis']. Mater Dei's defense is too strong for Serra.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The pick: </strong>Mater Dei</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Zack_Poff_MP/status/1733242292318904551?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Zack_Poff_MP/status/1733242292318904551?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->