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LYNDEN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS INFORMATION
November 3rd, 2008 Advisor: Mr.
Blake Van Dalen
Co-Editors: Adam Lewis and Ryan Seto
Lynden Wins 2A Championship
Lynden Lions 41(7-2) (7-1) Burlington Edison Tigers 23
(8-1)(8-1)
The Lynden Lions proved their supremacy in the 2A
realm of the Northwest Conference with a 41-23 win over the Burlington
Edison Tigers last Friday night at Rollie Dekoster Field. The Lions
knocked off Burlington after a heartbreaking 28-21 defeat last year in
overtime. Revenge truly was sweet for the Lions as their commanding
victory earned them the top seed heading into the 2A playoffs.
Game Review: The Lions were out to prove
their dominance by starting the game off strong with a forced fumble and
recovery during their first defensive series. This put the offense in
good field position, and Jordan Hastings capitalized with a 27
yard run on their first offensive play. However, the Tigers answered
with a 32 yard field goal on their next drive. In the 2nd
quarter the Tigers scored on 4 yard run, giving Burlington their only
lead of the game. The Lions quickly came back with solid play on
defense, and a forced fumble and recovery by Jake Christianson which he
recovered in the endzone. This gave the Lions a lead they would never
relinquish. The Lions took advantage of Burlington’s mistakes, and built
a 14-10 lead going into half.
During the beginning of the 2nd half the
Lions started to find their offensive stride. Jordan Hastings began the
3rd quarter with a 34 yard touchdown pass to Jace Bowen, and
ended the quarter off with a 4 yard touchdown scamper. This helped give
the Lions a 28-10 lead heading into the 4th quarter. The offense kept
clicking in the 4th by getting two more quick scores on
their way to racking up 35 straight points. The Tigers scored a
meaningless 4th quarter touchdown, but could not sustain a
comeback.
Taylor Creighton had a record-breaking game on D
while recording 6 tackles and 4 assists. His performance moved
Creighton into the number one spot as the leading tackler in Lynden High
School history.
The Lions will play this Saturday at Civic Field as
the home team against the winner of Tuesday’s winner of Squalicum vs.
Granite Falls.
Players of the Week:
Offensive Line: Gunnar
Groothuis Pancake: David Gaylord
Offensive Back: Jordan Hastings
Big Play: Jake Christianson
Defensive Line: Jake Christianson Special Teams:
Gunner Groothuis/ Nyles Varner
Defensive Back: Eric Conner
Scout Offense: Jake Jones
Big Hit: Collin Burke
Scout Defense: Nathanial Frey
2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS (Through Week 9)
RUSHING
Carries Yards TD’s
Jordan Hastings
111 525 9
David Gaylord
85 495 5
Blair
Bomber 29
198 2
Brett
Bajema 32
111 3
Cameron Canales
6 52 0
Jordan Weeks
5 38 1
Roman Reyna
10 21 0
RECEIVING
Catches Yards TD’s
Blair
Bomber 44
572 9
Ryan
Seto 23
406 3
Jordan Weeks
26 210 0
David Gaylord
12 123 1
Jace Baxter-Bowen
8 130 1
Jonathan Brouwer
5 30 0
Nolan Gudde
1 13 0
Blake Groves
1 5 1
PASSING
Complete Attempts TD’s Yards
Jordan Hastings
121 212 15 1503
Cam Canales
2 7 1 42
Nyles Varner
0 1 0 0
DEFENSE
Tackles Assists
Taylor Creighton
60 46
Brett Bajema
49 36
Eric Conner
48 31
Ryan Seto
26 24
Blair Bomber 28
14
Collin Burke
24 22
Aaron Mattox
22 21
David Gaylord
21 20
Jordan Weeks
18 20
Jake Christianson
19 17
Cam Canales
13 18
Justin Korthuis
10 17
James Allen
9 11
Jace Bowen 5
4
PUNT
Average Long
Jordan Hastings
37.7 yds 55 yds
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