It was very fitting for Alexander Mattison, after a season full of earning every single yard, that he crossed the 1,000-yard plateau on an easy 41-yard touchdown run.
The score, Mattison’s last carry of the game Friday at Dreamstyle Stadium, put him at 1,015 yards on the season. It also was his longest run of the year, a play he savored on his 225th carry of the season.
“It felt good. The offensive line blocked amazing on that play and it just opened up,” Mattison said. “To see (tackle) Ezra (Cleveland) come down and the joy on his face after the touchdown.