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LYNDEN HIGH
SCHOOL SPORTS INFORMATION
October
6th, 2009 Advisor: Mr.
Blake Van Dalen
Co-Editors: Ryan Seto and Lucas Jacob
Late Run Lifts Lions
Lynden
Lions 28 (4-1) (3-0) Blaine Borderites 14 (3-2) (2-1)
The Lynden Lions were presented with a
serious test last Friday night against the Blaine Borderites. The Lions
made crucial mistakes in the first three quarters that Blaine was able
to capitalize on and going into the fourth quarter Lynden was trailing
7-14. However, the Lions weren’t about to give up the fight, rallying to
make a tremendous fourth quarter comeback and pulling away with the
victory. With the win, the Lions have moved to 4-0 in the conference and
have gained an edge in the race for the conference's top Class 2A seed
to the postseason.
Game Recap: Both teams started the game off
fairly slow, unable to produce much of anything on offense and getting
stops on defense. The Lions, however, began to click a bit on offense
late in the first quarter and put together a good drive. The drive was
capitalized with Sr. RB/DB Brett Bajema rumbling into the end zone on a
9-yard run giving the Lions a 7-0 lead. Blaine was able to answer in the
second quarter with a 97-yard run. This evened the score and shaped the
game to be a battle going into the second half.
The second half started much like the first with
little offensive production by either team and both defensive units
remaining solid. This time, however, Blaine was able to find the end
zone first punching it in from 1-yard out at the end of the third
quarter. This score gave the Borderites a 14-7 lead leading into fourth
quarter play, putting the pressure on the Lions. However, Lynden was
ready, responding with five minutes left in the fourth quarter and
putting together an 11 play 78 yard drive. Sr. QB/DB Jordan Hastings
connected with Sr. WR/DE Ryan Seto on a 2 yard jump pass at the end of
the drive to tie the game at 14-14. This sparked the Lions who exploded
at the end of the fourth.
On the next series, Blair Bomber intercepted a
pass giving the Lions possession at the Borderites 33-yard line. Lynden
took advantage of this with a 23 yard Brett Bajema touchdown run that
gave the Lions all the momentum. The next drive for Blaine resulted in
an interception by Brett Bajema on a slant. The next play Brett Bajema
scored on a 80 yard touchdown run to secure the win for Lynden. Both
teams played with a lot of heart, but it was Lynden that was able to
overcome the adversity in the end. The Lions play Friday night at Civic
Field against a beat up Sehome Mariners team.
Players of the Week:
Offensive Line: Donovan Gratton
Pancake: Donovan Gratton
Offensive Back: Brett Bajema Big Play: Blair
Bomber
Defensive Line: Roman Reyna Special Teams:
Santiago Lopez
Defensive Back: Blair Bomber Scout Offense:
Shane Van Beek
Big Hit: Brett Bajema
Scout Defense: Cody Braam
2009 STATISTICAL LEADERS
RUSHING
Carries Yards TD’s
Brett
Bajema 46
371 5
Jordan Hastings
62 339 4
Jake Christianson
27 104 2
Joey
Garcia 13
54 0
Nyles
Varner 5
18 1
Blair
Bomber 5
48 1
Josh
Kraght 2
7 0
Jordan Kreider
2 5 0
Roman Reyna
1 5 0
Jake
Jones 1
2 0
Nolan Gudde
1 -2 0
RECEIVING
Catches Yards TD’s
Blair
Bomber 23
414 8
Ryan Seto
14
234 1
Nolan Gudde
18 165 0
Blake Groves
4 75 1
Nyles
Varner 5
67 1
Ben Vanderhoek
2 7 0
Nate Wielenga
1 5 0
Brett
Bajema 1
-1 0
PASSING
Complete Attempts TD’s Yards
Jordan Hastings
62 116 10 956
Josh Kraght
1 1 0 5
DEFENSE
Tackles Assists
Eric Conner
28 25
Roman Reyna
23 18
Brett Bajema
22 14
Jake Christianson
21 8
Ben Vanderhoek
18 11
Nolan Gudde
16 9
Matthew VanVoorst
15 9
Blair Bomber
13 8
Ryan Seto
8 15
Connor Anderson
8 12
Justin Korthuis
8 11
Beau Keown
8 7
Joey Garcia
8 2
Josh Tippens
6 12
Tyler Lingbloom
3 4
Jordan Hastings
3 1
Blake Groves
2 0
Derek Sandland
1 3
Blake Korthuis
1 2
Cody Braam
1 2
Caleb Richardson
1 2
Jordan Kreider
1 1
Cody Walls
1 0
Stephen Sterk
1 0
Sam Brar
1 0
Gibb Dallas
1 0
Braden Weibe
1 0
Joesph Card
1 0
Justin OFlaherty
0 2
Nyles Varner
0 1
Nate Weilenga
0 1
Jake Jones
0 1
Dylan Cliet
0 1
Santiago Lopez
0 1
PUNTING Attempts
Yards Average Long
Jordan Hastings 11
381 34.6 61 |
