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 33-30 Loss
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 189 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
Ontario Christian and Village Christian are set to duel on Friday. The Knights got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Crusaders, probably because Lewis had a solid game then too: he rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 49.67
Max Krosky Delivers Best Performance of Season
Capistrano Valley Christian (535) came into Friday's matchup against Ontario Christian (233) with a disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings, but Max Krosky wasn't bothered. Krosky picked up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
With the win, Capistrano Valley Christian broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-4. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles challenges Aquinas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.95
Malachi Jones Turns in Season-Best Effort
Aquinas was led to victory by Malachi Jones, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jones threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Heritage Christian had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Jones it was a similar story. Jones threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards on only nine carries the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 32.43
A Season-Best Effort from Nate Richie Leads Capistrano Valley Christian over Ontario Christian
Nate Richie produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Capistrano Valley Christian to the win on Friday. Richie threw for 215 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Capistrano Valley Christian was ranked a full 302 places lower in the MaxPreps California Rankings, but Richie proved rankings don't matter once you're on the field.
This season, Richie has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 161.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.13
Other Notable Players
- Champ Brown: 81 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.38)
- Austin Abrahams: 194 yards passing; 33 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.43)
- Everson Mathis: 94 yards passing; 45 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.57)
- Daniel Mielke Ii: 213 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
