October 20, 2025

HELENA, Mont. – Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Mayville State (N.D.), and Eastern Oregon each had an athlete on the eighth edition of the 2025 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Football Players-of-the-Week, announced by the conference office Monday.

Offensive Player of the Week: Eric Lira, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) Lira, a senior wide receiver from Phoenix, Ariz., is the Offensive Player of the Week.

He became the first player in the Frontier Conference this season with 200-plus receiving yards, fueling Rocky Mountain (Mont.) to their 28-21 home victory over Dickinson State (N.D.).

Lira caught 13 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns.  He totaled the most receiving yards by a Battlin’ Bear in a single game since 2017, leading RMC to a 2-0 record in divisional play.

This is Lira’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.

Defensive Player of the Week: DeAnthony Thompson, Mayville State (N.D.) Thompson, a freshman linebacker from Las Vegas, Nev., is the Defensive Player of the Week.

He caught three interceptions with 101 total yards in return in Mayville State’s (N.D.) 21-17 home victory over Montana State-Northern.  One of his interceptions was a 75-yard return for ‘Pick Six’ touchdown to extend MSU’s lead to 21-7 in the second quarter after the PAT extra point kick.

Thompson finished the game with eight tackles (3 solos, 5 assists) for Mayville State.

This is Thompson’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.

Special Teams Player of the Week: Ethan Cutler, Eastern Oregon Cutler, a senior kicker/punter from Eagle, Idaho, is the Special Teams Player of the Week.

He delivered a standout performance in the kicking game, propelling Eastern Oregon to a 21-7 road victory at Southern Oregon.  He booted seven punts for 309 yards, averaging 44.1 yards per punt.  He registered a game-long 67-yard punt and placed two punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.

Additionally, Cutler had three punts of over 50 yards for EOU.  He totaled 249 yards on four kick-off attempts (62.3 yards per kick-off).  He was perfect on PAT extra point kicks, going 3-for-3.

This is Cutler’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.

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