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                                  Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

                                              18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                                   SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002




In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report of Foothills  Resources,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned,  in the  capacities  and  on  the  dates  indicated  below,  hereby
certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

1.     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
       of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.     The information contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all material
       respects,  the  financial condition and results of operations of the
       Company.



Date: June 9, 2004                             /s/ J. Earl Terris
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                                               J. Earl Terris
                                               Secretary, Treasurer & C.F.O.
                                               (Principal Financial Officer and
                                               Principal Accounting Officer)