Ironwood Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Lewis Came Up Big in Ontario Christian's 28-21 Victory
Starting off the list is Ontario Christian's Zander Lewis, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Lewis rushed for 274 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. He has become a key player for Ontario Christian: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
This season, Lewis has averaged 34.4 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 89.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 177 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 62.38
Everson Mathis Delivers Electric Effort Vs Capistrano Valley Christian
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Everson Mathis stepped things up a notch to give Village Christian the 'W'. Nobody could stop Mathis as he rushed for 35 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
On the season, Mathis has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 184.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.13
Joshua Monroe's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Capistrano Valley Christian over Village Christian
Capistrano Valley Christian was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Joshua Monroe did his best to prevent it. Monroe was dynamite, rushing for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Capistrano Valley Christian is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Monroe and Capistrano Valley Christian will head out to face off against Ontario Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.10
Champ Brown Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Champ Brown put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102). He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards.
The win was the fifth in a row for Aquinas, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Brown and Aquinas will be playing at home against Heritage Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.80
Dwight "Dj" Deranja Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Dwight "Dj" Deranja posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This season, "Dj" Deranja has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 8.17 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 31 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.45
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Jones: 127 yards passing; 34 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.87)
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