2017 Rushing Leaders After Week Seven

PLAYER TEAM ATT YDS AVG TD
Triston Smith SQU 113 1310 11.6 14
Cole Semu FERN 120 1000 8.3 20
Carson Engholm MB 94 758 8.1 14
Jordan Riddle LC 145 723 5.0 5
Austin O’Bryan NV 85 628 7.4 4
Connor Wallace BELL 87 589 6.8 8
Spencer Lloyd SQU 83 546 6.6 11
Eric Martin-Mann LYN 69 516 7.5 2
Sam Barrett MB 54 441 8.2 4
Julian Gonzalez BLA 85 432 5.1 4
Jacob Broselle FERN 43 430 10.0 3
Carson Brandland MB 53 412 7.8 6
Dylan Roberts SE 86 410 4.8 7
Gabe Zwade FERN 72 368 5.1 4
Casey Bauman NV 85 328 3.9 8
Simon Burkett MER 74 319 4.3 4
Ty Van Dyken LC 76 317 4.2 2
Cole Roberts MER 74 317 4.3 4
James Marsh LYN 40 264 6.6 6
James Hinson FERN 45 245 5.4 2

Two School Records Broken on One Play

Bellingham may have lost to Sedro Woolley 59-20 on Saturday night. But, two school records were broken that night. And, amazingly, they were both broken on the same play.

https://youtu.be/oAxOapxv87U

On that play, senior quarterback Nick Knuston passed Sean Linville’s 29-year old record as the school’s career leader in touchdown passes with 35. Also, on the same play, junior Spencer Lee broke a 36-year old record that was held by former Seattle Seahawk, Brant Bengen. Lee’s 81-yard touchdown gave him the most career receiving yards in school history. He now has 1210 receiving yards, and will continue to add to his record through next season!

Vandenhaak Close to Sandusky’s Touchdown Record

Bryce Vandenhaak is having an extraordinary season, and has been able to make a ton of key plays. After catching six passes for 205 yards (34.2 average) and four touchdowns against Lynden Christian on Friday, the Meridian senior now sits at 12 touchdown receptions. That total ties him for 15th in Whatcom County history for touchdown catches in a season. Ferndale legend Rocki Sandusky hauled in 17 touchdown passes in 2005, and that has been the Whatcom County record for 12 years. The Meridian record for touchdown catches in a season is 16, which Andrei Lintz totaled in 2006. Here is the list of players that have caught at least 12 touchdown passes in a season:

Player Team Season TD
Rocki Sandusky FERN 2005 17
Andrei Lintz MER 2006 16
Jarrod Karuza MER 1999 15
Kevin Kooy LC 2002 15
Mitchell Tripp MER 2008 15
Chas Kok LYN 2006 14
Blair Bomber LYN 2008 14
Todd Bird BLA 2010 14
Zach Vis LYN 2011 14
Jordan Wittenberg LYN 2014 14
Roger Van Weerdhuizen MB 1986 13
Mitchell Tripp MER 2010 13
Trey Handy NV 2011 13
Scooter Hastings LYN 2014 13
Les Powers LYN 1985 12
Mac Van Diest MER 2003 12
Mac Van Diest MER 2004 12
Josh Keough MER 2005 12
Mitchell Tripp MER 2009 12
Tait Slesk MER 2010 12
Evan Miksovsky SE 2013 12
Bryce Vandenhaak MER 2017 12

Bellingham Senior Ethan Fields Close to Breaking School Record

The Red Raiders have produced some great pass catchers over the years. Steve Jones was a dynamic receiver, and the first player in Whatcom County history to catch 40 passes in a season. Oliver Dougherty made big play after big play, averaging over 20 yards a catch, and scored 13 touchdowns as a receiver. Mike Elsner was a two-time All-League receiver, and Tyler DeFries was described as “All-World” by the Oak Harbor coach in 1995 when DeFries caught nine passes for 219 yards. Azubo Bearden was an All-State second team performer, and Ty Elmendorf had legit 4.4 speed. Toby Seim could out jump anyone, and J.T. Fitzgerald had an abundance of athletic ability. They have also produced great tight ends like Adam Rothenbuhler, Kevin Engman, Jason Staeber and Craig Palm. But, nobody in the history of the red and white has caught more passes than Brant Bengen. He graduated in 1982 with 79 career receptions. That record has stood for 36 years, and it could be broken tonight. Ethan Fields comes into tonight’s game with 77 career receptions, and he’s been amazing to watch these past three years. Whether he’s split out wide, in the backfield, or in the slot, Fields always makes the play. He’s also one of the hardest hitters on defense, and has scored four defensive touchdowns in his career. Keep you eyes on #22 tonight, what an amazing player!

Up to Date Scores and Standings After Week Seven

Ferndale 29, Oak Harbor 28

Squalicum 55, Marysville-Getchell 20

Lynden 56, Anacortes 20

Lakewood 32, Blaine 30

Meridian 33, Lynden Christian 20

Mount Baker 29, Nooksack Valley 12


Saturday Games:

Sehome 41, Seton Catholic 13

Sedro Woolley 59, Bellingham 20


3A W L PF PA DIFF
Ferndale 7 0 272 100 172
Squalicum 5 2 278 203 75
2A W L PF PA DIFF
Lynden 4 3 219 132 87
Bellingham 3 4 161 212 -51
Sehome 1 6 184 262 -78
Blaine 0 7 164 276 -112
1A W L PF PA DIFF
Meridian 7 0 241 165 76
Mount Baker 5 2 238 119 119
Nooksack Valley 4 3 244 175 69
Lynden Christian 3 4 138 160 -22

Whatcom County Workhorse of the Week

Congratulations to Blaine senior Julian Gonzalez, for being the Whatcom County Workhorse of the Week! His 41 carries against Lynden is the highest game total for any player this season. It’s been a joy to watch his fearless style of running. Welcome back, Julian!


This is an award I should have started since week one, and since I didn’t, I will show below who would have won the “Whatcom County Workhorse of the Week” the previous five weeks.

Week 1: Triston Smith (28 carries)

Week 2: Triston Smith (28 carries)

Week 3: Michael Mindnich (17 carries)

Week 4: Cole Semu (30 carries)

Week 5: Jordan Riddle (26 carries)

 

 

2017 Punting Leaders After Week Six

PLAYER TEAM ATT YDS AVG
James Hinson FERN 11 437 39.7
Luke Winter NV 9 321 35.7
Cory Warner LYN 6 210 35.0
Alex Everett SQU 8 278 34.8
Nick Knutson BELL 8 271 33.9
Blake DeRuyter LC 23 768 33.4
Chase Johanson BELL 10 328 32.8
Simon Burkett MER 18 572 31.8
Melloy Nelson SE 25 790 31.6
Larry Dwyer BELL 6 182 30.3
Thomas Barbo MB 10 300 30.0
Kai Nagle BLA 15 423 28.2

2017 Interception Leaders After Week Six

PLAYER TEAM INT YDS AVG TD
Connor Wallace BELL 3 71 23.7 1
Ty Van Dyken LC 3 59 19.7 0
Spencer Lee BELL 3 26 8.7 0
Ethan Fields BELL 3 26 8.7 0
Dawson Logan MER 3 3 1.0 0
Kobe Elsner LYN 3 3 1.0 0
Gage Bates LYN 2 73 36.5 1
Kevin Galiano MER 2 65 32.5 0
Ja’Lique Martin SQU 2 54 27.0 0
Carter Colon FERN 2 44 22.0 0
Thomas Barbo MB 2 41 20.5 0
Austin O’Bryan NV 2 16 8.0 0
Larry Dwyer BELL 2 4 2.0 0
Ben Dauber SE 2 2 1.0 0
Lukas Hemenway MER 2 0 0.0 0
Bryce VandenHaak MER 2 0 0.0 0
Jordan Riddle LC 1 92 92.0 1
Brett Meggyesy SE 1 47 47.0 0
Eric Bode LYN 1 27 27.0 0
Jason Lee MB 1 21 21.0 0
Cole Semu FERN 1 20 20.0 0
Trevin Melendez LYN 1 19 19.0 1
Jacob Westfall BLA 1 11 11.0 0
Jared Emmert FERN 1 2 2.0 0
Baylor Galley NV 1 0 0.0 0
Jordan Veening NV 1 0 0.0 0
Luke Winter NV 1 0 0.0 0
Jose Hernandez SQU 1 0 0.0 0
Derric Lloyd LYN 1 0 0.0 0
James Hinson FERN 1 0 0.0 0
Alex Cleary FERN 1 0 0.0 0

2017 Punt Return Leaders After Week Six

PLAYER TEAM PR YDS AVG TD
Cole Semu FERN 6 206 34.3 1
Jordan Riddle LC 11 167 15.2 0
Spencer Lee BELL 4 72 18.0 0
Chase Abshere BLA 3 42 14.0 0
Cory Warner LYN 5 29 5.8 0
Lukas Hemenway MER 8 29 3.6 0
Jacob Broselle FERN 3 27 9.0 0
Eric Martin-Mann LYN 2 25 12.5 0
Blake Silves LYN 2 22 11.0 0
Watiko Leighton FERN 1 20 20.0 0

2017 Kick Return Leaders After Week Six

PLAYER TEAM KR YDS AVG TD
Austin Roberts SE 5 222 44.4 1
Michael Lancaster LC 11 217 19.7 0
Jordan Riddle LC 6 193 32.2 1
Devante Powell SQU 10 190 19.0 0
Spencer Lee BELL 9 188 20.9 0
Ethan Fields BELL 6 177 29.5 0
Junior Camacho MB 7 175 25.0 0
Oscar Caridad BLA 11 171 15.5 0
Evan Neitling NV 9 167 18.6 0
Julian Gonzalez BLA 6 153 25.5 0