The future of Riverside North's football team belongs to its underclassmen. But the present, and the California Interscholastic Federation Division 5 title won by North Friday night, belongs at least as much, if not more, to the seniors -- one in particular.

During the Huskies' 21-17 victory over Moreno Valley Valley View, senior Tyhir Duvall was there to make plays -- big plays -- in all three aspects of the game.

"He came out big today," Huskies coach Mark Paredes said.

Duvall scored on touchdown runs of 13 and 18 yards, the latter proving to be the winning score. He finished with 49 yards rushing on six carries. And he had a 35-yard pass reception in the fourth quarter leading to his first touchdown run.

On defense, Duvall had an interception, eight tackles, one hurry and a partial sack.

And on special teams, punter Duvall's 51-yarder in the third quarter helped nullify any momentum Valley View had garnered by leading 10-7 at halftime.

After a breakfast of Flutie Flakes, Duvall made like Doug Flutie at his best and made the plays in crunch time to lead his team to victory.

"I was nervous all day," Duvall said. "I didn't have any doubts, but I wanted to come out here and prove that I am Division I material. And that I can be counted on to do what needed to be done."

Duvall's contributions came throughout the game, though especially in the fourth quarter with the two touchdowns.

North's first touchdown came after Duvall intercepted a pass from Valley View's Nick Jackson at midfield.

"(Jackson's) eyes never left the receiver so I just jumped in there and got it," Duvall said.

Trailing 10-7 in the third quarter, North lost the ball on the Valley View 6 when North's Joe Paredes had it stripped from his arms by Valley View's Nevin Thomas.

But a tackle by Duvall helped the Huskies force the Eagles to go 4-and-out.

After North's final score, Valley View, which had won five games in which it trailed with four minutes to play, had almost two minutes to win the game. On a second-and-4 play, Duvall pressured Jackson into throwing the ball away and almost got the sack.

Valley View ended up running out of time.

Duvall, who transferred to North from Riverside Poly, where he played last year, said he has always had a good feeling about this team.

"The aura of this team, the positiveness, I knew we were going to go far," Duvall said. "People doubted me, but I knew we would go all the way."

People can't doubt North, or Duvall, anymore.