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LYNDEN HIGH
SCHOOL SPORTS INFORMATION
November
10th, 2009 Advisor: Mr. Blake
Van Dalen
Co-Editors: Ryan Seto and Lucas Jacob
Lions Calm the Storm
Lynden Lions 34 (9-1) (8-0) Squalicum Storm 14 (6-5)
(4-3)
Saturday
night displayed yet another Lynden Lion victory against the Squalicum
Storm. The Storm came out fired up and took an early lead in the first
quarter. Lynden was able to find its groove on offense and scored early
in the second quarter that seemed to calm the Storm. The Lions then went
off scoring 4 more unanswered touchdowns helping them walk away with a
34-14 victory. This win puts the Lions into the first round of the state
playoffs where they will face a very talented Black Hills squad on
Saturday.
Game Recap: The first quarter did not go
too well for the Lions as they allowed 7 points but were unable to
deliver any. It looked a bit like Déjà vu from last year’s scare in
which Lynden trailed 7-0 at half. But it seemed the memory of that
frightening game was enough to ignite the Lions in the second quarter as
they scored 21 unanswered points. Scoring first was Sr. QB Jordan
Hastings on a two yard run capping off a 67-yard drive. Five
minutes later Sr. RB/LB Brett Bajema plunged into the end zone
from 9 yards out. Jr. LB Roman Reyna then intercepted
a pass to give the ball back to Lynden at
midfield with less than two minutes to go in the half. Jordan
Hastings took advantage of this stolen possession scoring on a
49-yard touchdown dash; giving the Lions a 21-7 lead and a boost of
momentum heading into the second half.
In the second half
the Lions built on their second quarter offensive performance by scoring
early in the third quarter. The score came by a short screen pass to
Sr. WR/DE Ryan Seto who turned it into a 66-yard scamper to the end
zone. This score gave the Lions a 27-7 lead going into the fourth
quarter. In the fourth, Lynden was able to find the end zone one more
time with Hastings diving for a touchdown from 1-yard out. With
the Lions now having a comfortable 34-7 lead, they were able to allow
some of the second string to get some postseason action. Squalicum, on
the other hand, wasn’t about to give up and scored late on a
hook-and-latter. They then successfully completed an onside kick,
however, it was too little too late for the Storm who were unable to
score on this possession. The Lions were able to come away with a 34-14
victory and a birth to the first round of the state playoffs.
In this game
there were a few performances that should be mentioned. Sr. QB Jordan
Hastings had an excellent game both on the ground and in the air. He
was able to complete 10 of 14 passes for 182 yards and was able to rush
for 124 yards on 16 carries averaging nearly 8 yards per carry.
Defensively, Sr. DB/WR Nolan Gudde displayed his talents in the
secondary recording 10 tackles including 1 tackle for loss, 4 assist
tackles, and a recovered fumble.
Players of the Week:
Offensive Line: Marcus VanVoorst
Pancake: Marcus VanVoorst
Offensive Back: Jordan Hastings Big Play:
Nyles Varner
Defensive Line: Brett Bajema/ Special
Teams: Nyles Varner
Ryan Seto
Defensive Back: Nolan Gudde Scout Offense:
Huddle 1
Big Hit: Ben VanderHoek Scout Defense:
Braden Weibe
2009 STATISTICAL LEADERS
RUSHING
Carries Yards TD’s
Brett
Bajema 85
654 8
Jordan Hastings
121 605 10
Jake Christianson
48 225 1
Joey
Garcia 20
107 1
Blair
Bomber 16
94 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 33
783 7
Blair
Bomber 40
696 10
Nolan Gudde
28 297 1
Nyles
Varner 8
154 2
Blake Groves
10 143 1
Jake Christianson
3 28 0
Ben Vanderhoek
2 7 0
Nate Wielenga
1 5 0
Brett
Bajema 1
-1 0
PASSING
Complete Attempts TD’s Yards
Jordan Hastings
113 209 18 2026
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
47 36
Brett Bajema
41 36
Nolan Gudde
41 29
Jake Christianson
39 19
Eric Conner
37 32
Justin Korthuis
32 29
Matthew VanVoorst
30 27
Ben Vanderhoek
26 23
Blair Bomber
24 13
Ryan Seto
19 23
Josh Tippens
18 28
Beau Keown
15 11
Joey Garcia
13 7
Connor Anderson
13 22
Blake Groves
7 2
Caleb Richardson
5 4
Tyler Lingbloom
4 4
Sam Brar
4 0
Derek Sandland
3 5
Jordan Hastings
3 1
Braden Weibe
3 0
Jake Kraught
3 0
Nyles Varner
3 3
Joesph Card
2 0
Joel Brown
1 8
Cody Braam
1 3
Blake Korthuis
1 2
Jake Jones
1 1
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
Dylan Cliet
0 1
PUNTING Attempts
Yards Average Long
Jordan Hastings 22
729 33.13 61
Santiago Lopez 1
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