Since 1979, the year after winning a state championship, the Blaine football team has just had one league championship. That year was 1995. The Whatcom County League was loaded with talented teams at the top. Joining the Borderites in search for the WCL crown was Meridian, Mount Baker and Lynden Christian. The Mountaineers defeated the Lyncs 28-21 in overtime when David Galbraith found Randy Olsen on a 26-yard touchdown pass. LC beat the Trojans 13-7 when Scott Romjue returned his second interception of the night for a touchdown. And, Meridian shut out the Mounties 15-0 with a suffocating defense that allowed only 34 yards of total offense. It was a three-way tie for second place, because Blaine had beaten all of them. It was a memorable season in the border town.

A great senior class led the way for the Borderites, and a big part of it was three-year starting lineman, Jay Dodd. Most know that he has been Blaine’s head coach since 2006, but he was a dominant lineman for the orange and black in the 90’s. Although he was an offensive tackle, he was asked to pull outside a lot. His athleticism allowed him to do so when Blaine ran it’s favorite quick-pitch play with Whatcom County’s leading rusher of 1995, Colby Dixon.

As a two-year starting quarterback, all Travis Thayer did was win games. He didn’t put up the biggest passing numbers, but he wasn’t asked to do that. Also, when the game was on the line, he produced. He scored the lone touchdown in overtime when his Borderites beat Meridian 6-0. He also tossed the game-winning touchdown pass on 4th-and-goal to beat Mount Baker 13-10, also in overtime. Because of his late-game heroics, and leadership skills, he was named the Whatcom County League’s Most Valuable Player.