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 Posts Huge Game in 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 Effort of Season
Capistrano Valley Christian (535) came into Friday's game against Ontario Christian (233) with a disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings, but Max Krosky wasn't bothered. Krosky produced his best game of the campaign on Friday: he picked up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Capistrano Valley Christian moved to 4-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. 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
Malachi Jones produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Aquinas to the win 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's probably not too fond of Jones given he always seems to get the better of them. When Jones last faced the Warriors back in October of 2023, he threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards on only nine carries.
Gamescore: 32.43
A Season-Best Performance from Nate Richie Leads Capistrano Valley Christian over Ontario Christian
On Friday, Capistrano Valley Christian got the W thanks in part to Nate Richie playing the best football he has all season. Richie threw for 215 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. He sure picked the right time to have a big game: Capistrano Valley Christian's opponent (Ontario Christian was ranked a full 302 places higher in the MaxPreps California Rankings.
For the 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
