{"id":31328,"date":"2013-02-08T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=31328"},"modified":"2017-06-10T00:58:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T07:58:54","slug":"elffers-signs-at-maranatha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=31328","title":{"rendered":"Maranatha’s Elffers Signs With APU"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andrew Elffers, flanked by his parents, puts pen to paper and makes himself an APU Cougar<\/p><\/div>\n

“At that moment I felt like I had let my team down, let the coaches down let the school down…at the same time it has changed me so much and has given me so much more hope in my Lord and Savior.”<\/h2>\n

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Andrew Elffers describing how he felt before and after he injured his knee on September 14th against La Salle.<\/p>\n

“It was something you think is the last thing that will happen to you…I remember being on the sideline with tears running down my face thinking no way this could happen to me…He has our lives so planned we can either fight it or accept it…but there has to be something greater out there and that\u2019s why I live by him.”<\/p>\n

That faith was one reason he chose Azusa Pacific to play his college football.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know at APU I have a great chance to play and play a long time there, and Lord willing without any injuries that could happen. I\u2019m really excited to call this place my home,\u201d says Elffers. \u201cOut of all the schools I went to Idaho, UNLV, Sacramento State, APU stepped out the most. It just shows how much I respect APU as a program and how much excellence they carry and I want to be part of a school like that.\u00a0I could tell something was different at APU than all the Division I schools I went to and it\u2019s just a place I feel like I will grow and be challenged the most and be pushed to the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n

APU offensive coordinator Rudy Carlton’s spread offense helped with the decision for Azusa as well. Running the spread as a sophomore in 2010 Elffers threw for over three thousand yards and 37 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

“I want to be part of an offense where I can thrive like that. I can run and pass, I think that program fits my skills the most.”<\/p>\n

Star News reporter Keith Lair asked if it was hard to turn down a Division I offer.<\/p>\n

“It is, but the Lord has really opened my mind to wherever he wants to lead me. My ego could get in the way, but the Lord had different plans and I feel like this is the spot he\u2019s calling me.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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