!!!!! The Lions have REPEATED as State Champions !!!!!

              

LYNDEN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS INFORMATION

 October 27th, 2009                                          Advisor: Mr. Blake Van Dalen

 Co-Editors: Ryan Seto and Lucas Jacob

 Lynden Remains Undefeated

 Lynden Lions 33 (7-1) (6-0)               Anacortes Seahawks 6 (1-7) (1-6)

It took the Lions three quarters of play until they finally started to click in their 33-6 win against the Anacortes Seahawks on Friday.  The Lions struggled for most of the game, but found a way to score in the 4th quarter.  If the Lions play this way Friday against Burlington Edison, things will likely not turn out very good.  This Friday is a must win game for the Lions.  A win would mean 1st place in League and a number 1 seed in playoffs.  If the Lions lose then they would place second in league.  They would still make the playoffs but with a number 2 seed, and a harder playoff route.

 Game Recap:  The game started out slow with the first quarter resulting in a tie 0-0.  Not until the second quarter did Lynden score with a 33 yard interception return for a touchdown by Sr. WR/DE Ryan Seto.  Then six minutes later Seto scored again with a 95 yard touchdown reception with a successful So. K Santiago Lopez kick.  This gave the Lions a 14-0 lead going into halftime.

 In the third quarter Anacortes scored after an interception gave them good field position and a short scoring drive of 2 plays from the 7 yard line.  This made the score 14-6 but more importantly made it a one possession ball game.  Going into the fourth quarter the Lions drove till about the 50 yard line.  Then Sr. QB/DB Jordan Hastings connected with Sr. WR/DB Blair Bomber on a 49 yard touchdown, only to be called back by a holding penalty.  This made it 3rd down and a long 25 yards to go.  The next play Bomber caught and ran for a 60 yard touchdown.  A block in the back penalty against Anacortes on the kickoff caused them to start on their own 10 yard line.  With an unsuccessful offensive series the Seahawks had to punt it back to Lynden.  The next drive for Lynden resulted with a Sr. RB/DB Brett Bajema 36 yard touchdown run.  This made the score 27-6, and sigh of relief for Lynden.  On the next offensive series for Lynden Sr. WR/DE Nyles Varner threw a 10 yard touchdown to Sr. WR/DB Nolan Gudde.  This left the game with 2:03 seconds on the clock, and that’s how it ended with a 33-6 Lynden win.

 Notes: The Lynden JV team won 56-0 against Anacortes yesterday.  This ensured them the #1 spot in the JV league 2A.  Also Jordan Hastings has become the all time leading passer in Lynden history with 3,911 yards.  He passed up former quarterback Alex Ellig.

Players of the Week:

 

Offensive Line: Donovan Gratton/             Pancake: Blair Bomber

Tyler Lingbloom

Offensive Back: Blair Bomber                 Big Play: Ryan Seto

Defensive Line: Joshua Tippins                 Special Teams: Joey Garcia

Defensive Back: Nolan Gudde                 Scout Offense: Braden Wiebe

Big Hit: Nolan Gudde                               Scout Defense: Justin Korthuis

 

2009 STATISTICAL LEADERS

 

RUSHING                                          Carries            Yards              TD’s

Brett Bajema                                      67                    571                  7

Jordan Hastings                                 84                    428                  5

Jake Christianson                              38                    186                  1

Joey Garcia                                        20                    107                  1

Blair Bomber                                      10                    80                    1

Nyles Varner                                      9                      67                    2

Cody Braam                                       8                      18                    0

Josh Kraght                                        2                      7                      0

Jordan Kreider                                   2                      5                      0

Roman Reyna                                    1                      5                      0

Ben Vanderhoek                                1                      2                      0

Jake Jones                                         2                      2                      0

Nolan Gudde                                      1                      -2                     0

 

RECEIVING                                      Catches           Yards              TD’s

Ryan Seto                                           27                    641                  6

Blair Bomber                                      34                    625                  10

Nolan Gudde                                      26                    274                  1

Blake Groves                                     9                      132                  1

Nyles Varner                                      6                      104                  2

Jake Christianson                              2                      17                    0

Ben Vanderhoek                                2                      7                      0

Nate Wielenga                                   1                      5                      0

Brett Bajema                                      1                      -1                     0

 

PASSING                               Complete        Attempts         TD’s    Yards

Jordan Hastings                     95                    171                  17        1718

Nyles Varner                          4                      5                      1          41

Blair Bomber                          1                      1                      1          32

Josh Kraght                            1                      1                      0          5

Cody Braam                           0                      3                      0          0

 

DEFENSE                              Tackles           Assists           

Roman Reyna                        39                    30

Eric Conner                            37                    32

Jake Christianson                  33                    13

Brett Bajema                          31                    27

Nolan Gudde                          26                    20

Matthew VanVoorst              25                    24

Ben Vanderhoek                    24                    18

Blair Bomber                          19                    10

Justin Korthuis                       17                    24

Josh Tippens                          13                    18

Beau Keown                           13                    11

Joey Garcia                            13                    5

Ryan Seto                               12                    18

Connor Anderson                   11                    19

Caleb Richardson                  4                      2

Derek Sandland                     3                      5

Tyler Lingbloom                     3                      4

Jordan Hastings                     3                      1

Blake Groves                         3                      1

Sam Brar                                3                      0

Braden Weibe                        3                      0

Jake Kraught                         3                      0

Nyles Varner                          2                      2

Joesph Card                           2                      0

Joel Brown                             1                      6

Cody Braam                           1                      3

Blake Korthuis                       1                      2

Jordan Kreider                       1                      1

Santiago Lopez                       1                      1

Cody Walls                             1                      0

Stephen Sterk                        1                      0

Manjot Lail                            1                      0

Gibb Dallas                            1                      0

Matthew Mattox                    1                      0

Shane VanBeek                     1                      0

Justin OFlaherty                    0                      2

Paul Vanderhoek                   0                      1

Nate Weilenga                       0                      1

Jake Jones                             0                      1

Dylan Cliet                             0                      1

 

PUNTING                  Attempts         Yards              Average          Long

Jordan Hastings             15                516                  34.4                 61

Santiago Lopez                1                 28                    28                    28

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