RECORD: 6-4  –  COACH: Ron Lepper

 LEAGUE: 2-4 (5th Place in the 2A NWC)

 CLASSIFICATION: 2A – PLAYOFFS: None

Scoring Stats “Per Game”

Points: 36.8 – Allowed: 25.1 – Differential: +11.7

GAME BY GAME:

Week 1: Mount Baker 28, Squalicum 21

Week 2: Mount Baker 33, Bellingham 7

Week 3: Mount Baker 45, Sehome 20

Week 4: Burlington-Edison 31, Mount Baker 26

Week 5: Anacortes 54, Mount Baker 48

Week 6: Mount Baker 35, Sedro Woolley 7

Week 7: Mount Baker 48, Nooksack Valley 14

Week 8: Blaine 42, Mount Baker 34

Week 9: Lynden 41, Mount Baker 28

Week 10: Mount Baker 43, South Whidbey 14

The 2006 Mountaineers didn’t have as good of a record as the year before, but they had a much harder schedule in 2006 after getting bumped up with the 2A teams, and they averaged almost 37 points per game.

Junior quarterback Jon Raney put up huge numbers completing 86 passes for 1319 yards. He also ran for three touchdowns, and was named All-League Honorable Mention. His 56.2 % completion percentage and 21 touchdown passes both broke Brent Cowden’s school records for a single season, and both records still stand.

Senior running back Pete Galbraith concluded his dominant high school career only 10 rushing yards shy of 3000. He was named All-League 1st Team for the second consecutive year, rushing for 1479 yards (8.2 average) and 19 touchdowns. Speedy senior Michael Millson ran for 520 yards (9.0) and six touchdowns, and he was named All-League Honorable Mention. Senior Tony Powers added 314 yards and two touchdowns, while junior Jesse Copps added 206 yards on the ground.

Senior wide receiver Brandon Welch translated his basketball talents onto the football field, catching 28 passes for 412 yards (14.7) and 11 touchdowns. His 18 career receiving touchdowns still stands as the school record, and he was named All-League 2nd Team. Fellow senior wide out Trevor Herring was Raney’s main target with 30 catches for 414 yards and four touchdowns.

The offensive line was led by senior Danny O’Brien, and juniors Richard Auguston and Sam Gay. They teamed up to pave the way for the Mounties on the ground, who averaged 6.8 yards per carry and an amazing 31 rushing touchdowns. Auguston was named All-League 2nd Team and O’Brien was an Honorable Mention selection.

Galbraith led Baker on defense with 131 tackles (35 solo), six tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, five QB’s harassed, one interception, one fumble recovery, one blocked kick and he was named All-League 1st Team. O’Brien also had six tackles for loss from his linebacker position. The 6-foot-4 212-pound junior defensive lineman Alex Chalk led the team with 5.5 sacks and eight QB’s harassed. Millson broke up nine passes, and senior defensive back Cody Carson intercepted six passes.

Millson handled the kicking duties with 22 extra points kicked as well as three field goals. He also averaged 35.3 yards per punt. Senior Dustin Bowser added five extra points. Galbraith returned 12 kickoffs for 329 yards (27.4) and Raney handled the punt returns.

RECORD: 6-3  –  COACH: Stu Gorski

 LEAGUE: 6-3 (2nd Place in the WCL)

 CLASSIFICATION: A – PLAYOFFS: None

Scoring Stats “Per Game”

Points: 16.0 – Allowed: 11.6 – Differential: +4.4

GAME BY GAME:

Week 1: Mount Baker 23, Blaine 13

Week 2: Mount Baker 16, Lynden Christian 12

Week 3: Mount Baker 13, Meridian 10

Week 4: Lynden 13, Mount Baker 6

Week 5: Mount Baker 36, Nooksack Valley 7

Week 6: Mount Baker 28, Blaine 7

Week 7: Lynden Christian 13, Mount Baker 0

Week 8: Mount Baker 22, Meridian 13

Week 9: Lynden 17, Mount Baker 0

The 1982 Mountaineers were coming off their first state playoff appearance, and with some key players returning, they were hoping to make the playoffs once again.

Senior Jay Compton took over at quarterback in 1982, and he completed 23 passes for 405 yards and five touchdowns. He also ran for a touchdown, but his main objective was to hand the ball off to the Whatcom County League Offensive Player of the Year, Kelly Zender. The senior ran for 916 yards (4.7 average) and eight touchdowns, and he led the team with seven catches for 105 yards (15.0) and a score. Senior Kevin Cronk also had a great season, rushing for 532 yards (5.4) and five touchdowns, along with six receptions for 112 yards (18.7), and he was named All-League 2nd Team. Junior Brett Engholm added 137 yards rushing.

Running backs Zender and Cronk were the team’s leading receivers. Senior Fred Knebel and junior Eric Jacoby each caught a pair of touchdown passes.

Shannon Franks was the leader of the offensive line, and the junior was named All-League 1st Team. He was joined on the line by senior three-year starter Kevin Allen, as well as a pair of big juniors Mark Silves (6-3 200) and Stacy Zudell (5-9 212).

The defense was led by Zender, who was named the League’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1981. He was named All-League 1st Team along with Zudell on the defensive line. All-League 2nd Teamers included Silves on the defensive line, Cronk at linebacker, as well as Compton and Knebel at defensive back.

Senior Corey Webb was named All-League 1st Team at kicker, hitting 11 extra points, and he tied for the county lead with three field goals. One of his field goals was from 37 yards out, and stood as the school record for over 25 years. Zender returned kickoffs and Cronk was the punt returner.