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!
Everson Mathis Turns in Season-Best Performance
Village Christian was led to victory by Everson Mathis, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mathis rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 142 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory snapped Village Christian's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. Mathis and Village Christian will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Capistrano Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 49.87
Valley Christian Gets a Boost from Abrahams in 33-13 Win
Austin Abrahams was instrumental in extending Valley Christian's winning streak to six on Friday. Abrahams was unstoppable, throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Abrahams has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 205.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 97.67 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.87
Jusyis Solis Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jusyis Solis produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Aquinas to the win on Friday. Solis picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made five total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Ontario Christian had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Solis it was a similar story. Solis rushed for 231 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown the last time he and the Knights duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.72
Krosky Came Up Big in Capistrano Valley Christian's 33-13 Loss
While Max Krosky delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Capistrano Valley Christian. Despite the defeat, Krosky was still balling out as he picked up 135 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Capistrano Valley Christian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Capistrano Valley Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. Krosky and Capistrano Valley Christian will square off against Village Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.23
Joshua Monroe Makes It Two for Capistrano Valley Christian
Another Capistrano Valley Christian player making an appearance on this list is Joshua Monroe. He picked up 17 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards.
On the season, Monroe has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 22.2 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 23.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 124.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.47
Other Notable Players
- Charlie Reyes: 128 yards passing; 24 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.78)
- Zander Lewis: 117 yards rushing; 43 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.52)
- Nate Richie: 188 yards passing; 45 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.03)
- Lucas Witt: 70 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.70)
- Champ Brown: 101 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
