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 Made His Presence Known in Ontario Christian's 33-30 Defeat
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.
This season, Lewis has averaged 31.9 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 90.38 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 178.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 49.67
A Season-Best Performance from Max Krosky Leads Capistrano Valley Christian over Ontario Christian
Capistrano Valley Christian (536) came into Friday's contest against Ontario Christian (217) 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 dukes it out withAquinas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.95
Big Game from Monroe As Capistrano Valley Christian Won 33-30
Capistrano Valley Christian (536) came into Friday's contest against Ontario Christian (217) with a disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings, but Joshua Monroe wasn't bothered. Monroe was unstoppable on Friday, rushing for 166 yards on only 15 carries, while also catching a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 87 yards.
This year, Monroe has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 18.9 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.38 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 132.63 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.33
Malachi Jones Turns in Season-Best Performance
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 had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Jones it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Warriors), he threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards on only nine carries.
Gamescore: 32.43
Nate Richie Delivers Best Performance of Season
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 319 places lower in the MaxPreps California Rankings, but Richie proved rankings don't matter once you're on the field.
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
