Tag Archives: Nooksack Valley

Nooksack Valley Top 15 Passing Yards in a Season

  1. Casey Bauman, 2914 – 2017
  2. Casey Bauman, 2787 – 2016
  3. Tanner Myhre, 2405 – 2014
  4. Trevon Myhre, 2143 – 2011
  5. Tanner Myhre, 2046 – 2013
  6. Tyler Perry, 2037 – 2009
  7. Tanner Myhre, 1897 – 2012
  8. Casey Bauman, 1736 – 2015
  9. Chris Mitchell, 1640 – 2006
  10. Kyle Mitchell, 1421 – 2003
  11. Kyle Mitchell, 1406 – 2004
  12. Tyler Perry, 1101 – 2010
  13. Randy Mitchell, 1069 – 1980
  14. Brandon Newell, 1053 – 1989
  15. Trevon Myhre, 999 – 2010

Nooksack Valley Top 15 Completion Percentage in a Season

  1. Casey Bauman, 64.6% – 2017
  2. Tanner Myhre, 64.2% – 2014
  3. Casey Bauman, 63.9% – 2016
  4. Tanner Myhre, 61.5% – 2012
  5. Tyler Perry, 61.4% – 2010
  6. Chris Mitchell, 61.3% – 2006
  7. Casey Bauman, 60.1% – 2015
  8. Tyler Perry, 59.3% – 2009
  9. Kyle Mitchell, 57.6% – 2003
  10. Tanner Myhre, 57.3% – 2013
  11. Darrin Van Weerdhuizen, 56.2% – 2002
  12. Trevon Myhre, 54.5% – 2011
  13. Wade Rediger, 53.9% – 2008
  14. Trevon Myhre, 52.4% – 2010
  15. Brandon Newell, 49.6% – 1989

Nooksack Valley Top 15 Completions in a Season

  1. Casey Bauman, 200 – 2016
  2. Tanner Myhre, 194 – 2014
  3. Casey Bauman, 186 – 2017
  4. Tanner Myhre, 173 – 2013
  5. Casey Bauman, 169 – 2015
  6. Tyler Perry, 163 – 2009
  7. Tanner Myhre, 155 – 2012
  8. Trevon Myhre, 132 – 2011
  9. Tyler Perry, 102 – 2010
  10. Kyle Mitchell, 101 – 2004
  11. Chris Mitchell, 95 – 2006
  12. Wade Rediger, 82 – 2008
  13. Randy Mitchell, 80 – 1980
  14. Kyle Mitchell, 80 – 2003
  15. Trevon Myhre, 75 – 2010

Nooksack Valley Top 15 Pass Attempts in a Season

  1. Casey Bauman, 313 – 2016
  2. Tanner Myhre, 302 – 2014
  3. Tanner Myhre, 302 – 2013
  4. Casey Bauman, 288 – 2017
  5. Casey Bauman, 281 – 2015
  6. Tyler Perry, 275 – 2009
  7. Tanner Myhre, 252 – 2012
  8. Trevon Myhre, 242 – 2011
  9. Kyle Mitchell, 240 – 2004
  10. Tyler Perry, 166 – 2010
  11. Randy Mitchell, 163 – 1980
  12. Chris Mitchell, 155 – 2006
  13. Brandon Newell, 153 – 1987
  14. Dave Zapien, 152 – 1981
  15. Wade Rediger, 152 – 2008

Nooksack Valley Top 15 Rushing Touchdowns in a Season

  1. Britt Lentz, 20 – 1993
  2. Tyler Perry, 20 – 2009
  3. Britt Lentz, 19 – 1994
  4. Wade Rediger, 19 – 2008
  5. Ty Willemsen, 16 – 2002
  6. Dave Longoria, 16 – 1989
  7. Ty Willemsen, 15 – 2003
  8. Casey Bauman, 15 – 2017
  9. Nick deGrasse, 14 – 2009
  10. Dave Longoria, 14 – 1990
  11. Trevon Myhre, 14 – 2011
  12. Ty Willemsen, 12 – 2001
  13. Tyler Perry, 12 – 2010
  14. Colton Kautz, 12 – 2016
  15. Mike Stacey, 11 – 1999
  16. Bryan Jones, 11 – 1996
  17. Trevon Myhre, 11 – 2010
  18. Tanner Myhre, 11 – 2014
  19. Tanner Myhre, 11 – 2013
  20. Austin O’Bryan, 11 – 2017

Nooksack Valley Top 15 Yards per Carry in a Season

  1. Mike Stacey, 10.1 – 1999
  2. Mike Stacey, 8.4 – 1998
  3. Ty Willemsen, 7.9 – 2003
  4. Ty Willemsen, 7.5 – 2002
  5. Andrew Larson, 7.2 – 2001
  6. Britt Lentz, 7.1 – 1993
  7. Britt Lentz, 7.0 – 1994
  8. Nick deGrasse, 7.0 – 2009
  9. Chuck Handy, 6.9 – 1980
  10. Wade Rediger, 6.6 – 2008
  11. Ty Willemsen, 6.6 – 2001
  12. Andrew Larson, 6.6 – 2002
  13. Joel DeWispelaere, 6.6 – 1997
  14. Dave Longoria, 6.5 – 1990
  15. Bryan Jones, 6.4 – 1996

Nooksack Valley Top 15 Rushing Yards in a Season

  1. Dave Longoria, 1576 – 1990
  2. Britt Lentz, 1478 – 1993
  3. Britt Lentz, 1421 – 1994
  4. Mike Stacey, 1207 – 1999
  5. Dave Longoria, 1202 – 1991
  6. Nick deGrasse, 1125 – 2009
  7. Tyler Perry, 1098 – 2009
  8. Wade Rediger, 1032 – 2008
  9. Dave Longoria, 1004 – 1989
  10. Ty Willemsen, 993 – 2003
  11. Bryan Jones, 921 – 1996
  12. Tim Harvey, 918 – 2004
  13. Dan Longoria, 862 – 1988
  14. Mike Stacey, 850 – 1998
  15. Ty Willemsen, 843 – 2002

Nooksack Valley Top 15 Rushing Attempts in a Season

  1. Dave Longoria, 243 – 1990
  2. Dave Longoria, 217 – 1991
  3. Britt Lentz, 208 – 1993
  4. Britt Lentz, 203 – 1994
  5. Tyler Perry, 197 – 2009
  6. Tanner Myhre, 177 – 2013
  7. Dan Longoria, 174 – 1988
  8. Dave Longoria, 169 – 1989
  9. Corby Hanson, 165 – 1985
  10. Nick deGrasse, 161 – 2009
  11. Tanner Myhre, 158 – 2014
  12. Wade Rediger, 156 – 2008
  13. Corby Hanson, 152 – 1984
  14. Tim Harvey, 148 – 2004
  15. Casey Bauman, 144 – 2017

Top 150 #102 – 2001 Nooksack Valley Pioneers

RECORD: 8-2  –  COACH: Robb Myhre

 LEAGUE: 7-1 (2nd Place in the NCC)

 CLASSIFICATION: 2A – PLAYOFFS: Lost in 1st Round

Scoring Stats “Per Game”
Points: 36.6 – Allowed: 8.9 – Differential: +27.7

GAME BY GAME:

Week 1: Nooksack Valley 54, South Whidbey 0

Week 2: Nooksack Valley 59, Granite Falls 7

Week 3: Nooksack Valley 57, Sultan 8

Week 4: Nooksack Valley 28, Blaine 0

Week 5: Lynden Christian 12, Nooksack Valley 0

Week 6: Nooksack Valley 24, Meridian 23

Week 7: Nooksack Valley 53, Cascade Christian 6

Week 8: Nooksack Valley 48, Lakewood 7

Week 9: Nooksack Valley 43, Mount Baker 13

State Playoffs: 1st Round: Orting 13, Nooksack Valley 0


The 2001 Pioneers had one of the biggest turnarounds, from one season to the next, in Whatcom County history. In Coach Myhre’s second year at the helm it all gelled together.

Darrin Van Weerdhuizen
Darrin Van Weerdhuizen

Junior quarterback Darrin Van Weerdhuizen played a good season, and was quite a dual threat. He gained valuable experience the year before, due to an injury. He completed 31 passes for 539 yards and six touchdowns, while also scoring three more times on the ground. He had a giant mix of skill players to hand the ball off to. The speedy, and shifty, sophomore Ty Willemsen exploded onto the scene, and was a touchdown scoring machine. The All-League 2nd Teamer ran for 613 yards (6.6 average) and 12 touchdowns. He was also the teams leading receiver with 12 catches for 223 yards (18.6) and a score. Junior fullback Andrew Larson didn’t have as much shiftiness in his style, but his straight-ahead style wound up leading the team with 704 yards on the ground (7.2) and he scored six touchdowns. Senior Aaron Haley, a transfer from Texas, added 464 yards (7.9) and five touchdowns, while junior Anthony Aure contributed with 384 yards rushing (7.1) and four scores.

Ty Willemsen
Ty Willemsen

Junior tight end Scott Venn made some great catches during the season, and finished with 12 receptions for 202 yards (16.8) and two touchdowns. He was also named All-League 2nd Team. Aure also caught a pair of touchdowns, and junior Trent Willemsen hauled in a touchdown pass.

Kevin Spoelstra
Kevin Spoelstra

The offensive line was big, but extremely athletic. It revolved around an amazing set of senior pulling guards. Kevin Spoelstra (6-3 210) had great size, strength and speed, and he was named All-League 1st Team. Mitch Thompson (5-10 200) was built more like a guard, and he loved to hit! The Pioneers averaged 6.8 yards per carry, and scored 39 rushing touchdowns.

Mitch Thompson
Mitch Thompson

The same two players that led the offensive line were the main pillars on defense. Spoelstra made huge plays at huge moments from his defensive end spot, including the game-saving tackle against Meridian that would help them clinch a state playoff spot for the first time in 12 years. Thompson at linebacker… I don’t think I can put into words how amazing he was. After interviewing multiple coaches and former players, the word I most commonly heard when speaking about Mitch Thompson was “best”. It was hard to find one better. He was named All-League 1st Team, the League’s Defensive Player of the Year and was named All-State 1st Team. Haley joined Thompson at linebacker, and was an All-League 2nd Teamer. Willemsen starred in the secondary, returned two interceptions for touchdowns, and was named All-League 1st Team. Both seniors Nick Bruland, and Nick Harvey, each returned an interception for a touchdown as well.

Harvey connected on 32 extra points, and was an All-League 2nd Team pick. Willemsen was also a dynamic punt returner, bringing two of them back to the house, a certain skill-set he obtained from his uncles Bill and Chuck Handy.

Top 150 #112 – 1989 Nooksack Valley Pioneers

RECORD: 7-4  –  COACH: Mark Venn

 LEAGUE: 6-3 (2nd Place in the WCL)

 CLASSIFICATION: A – PLAYOFFS: Lost in the 1st Round

Scoring Stats “Per Game”
Points: 26.4 – Allowed: 12.5 – Differential: +13.9

GAME BY GAME:

Week 1: Nooksack Valley 21, Lynden 0

Week 2: Nooksack Valley 14, Blaine 0

Week 3: Nooksack Valley 49, Meridian 21

Week 4: Lynden Christian 28, Nooksack Valley 26

Week 5: Nooksack Valley 42, Mount Baker 14

Week 6: Nooksack Valley 34, Lynden 8

Week 7: Nooksack Valley 33, Blaine 3

Week 8: Meridian 24, Nooksack Valley 21

Week 9: Lynden Christian 7, Nooksack Valley 2

State Play-in Game: Nooksack Valley 33, Granite Falls 13

State Playoffs: 1st Round: Charles Wright 19, Nooksack Valley 15


The seniors from the 1989 Pioneer football team had been through enough. Many of them were forced to play as freshman, and it wasn’t pretty. The 1986 team averaged less than one yard per play, and failed to score an offensive touchdown all season. Three years later, these guys were ready to right the wrong.

Brandon Newell
Brandon Newell

One of those seniors was quarterback Brandon Newell. He completed 65 passes for 1053 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also ran for 134 yards, four touchdowns and he was named All-League 2nd Team. Newell was joined in the backfield by a talented trio. Dave Longoria became the second sophomore in Whatcom County history to surpass 1000 yards rushing (John Locker was the first). He ran for 1004 yards (5.9 average) and 16 touchdowns. Senior Dale Johnson totaled 729 yards on the ground (5.4) and three touchdowns. Speedy sophomore Troy Slayton added 371 yards rushing (5.8) and five touchdowns, while being a huge factor in the passing game, catching 10 passes for 231 yards (23.1) and five more scores.

Dave Longoria
Dave Longoria

Nooksack Valley was a big, strong team in 1989, and rarely did it split anyone out into a wide receiver spot. But, why would you when you have possibly the best tight end tandem in school history with senior Mark Coppinger and junior Tom Ackerman. Coppinger caught 14 passes for 237 yards (16.9) and three touchdowns, and was named All-League 2nd Team. Ackerman hauled in a team-high 24 passes for 319 yards (13.3) and one touchdown, and he was an All-League 1st Team selection.

Tom Ackerman
Tom Ackerman

To along with strong blocking of Coppinger and Ackerman, the offensive line boasted a pair of big, strong kids that could hold their own against anyone. Senior Scott Myhre was an All-League 1st Team pick, and fellow senior Rodney Hayes (6-4 205) was an All-League 2nd Team pick. They were joined on the line by senior Landry Lawrence, junior Jeremy Neyens and sophomore Brian Pike.

Defensively, there was little that opposing offenses could do against the pass rush of Hayes. He lived in the backfield, and was named All-League 1st Team. He was joined up front by Myhre, who was an All-League 2nd Team selection. The linebackers were strong with Coppinger and Ackerman. Coppinger was an All-League 2nd Team pick, and Ackerman returned an interception for a 92-yard touchdown against Meridian. Newell was named All-League 1st Team at defensive back, and led the secondary with numerous interceptions. Slayton returned an interception 62 yards for a score against Lynden.

Newell handled the kicking duties and hit on 24 extra points. Slayton was the punter, and Longoria returned a punt 64 yards for a touchdown against eventual league champion Lynden Christian.