Football is king for Aurora Christian’s Asa Johnson , with basketball a close second.

The 6-foot-4, 210-pound senior quarterback plays forward for the Eagles in in the winter.

Basketball topped the list for his dad, Matthew , in his playing days.

“He’s a big dude, 6-8,” Asa said. “He was a shooter.”

That may be true, but father Matthew apparently has some point guard skills, too. He picked up a huge assist in helping his youngest son take the next step in pursuit of his athletic dream.

Last week, Asa verbally committed to an offer from Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock , then took to the field several days later and led Aurora Christian to a 37-12 win over Erie in the first round the Class 2A playoffs.

“That really happened fast,” Aurora Christian coach David Bee

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