Coach: Blake VanDalen, 5th season with Lynden (30-12)
Home Field: Rollie DeKoster Field at Lynden High School
Last Season: 4-2
Key Losses: C/NT Matthew Furdyk; QB Baylor Ayres; RB/CB Caleb Wheeler; G Christian Bethea; DT Carter VanDiest; LB Connor White; TE/OLB Ian Jacob; T/DT James Sorenson.
Top Returnees: ILB Taivin VanDalen; DT Case Zweegman; WR Isaiah Stanley; TE/OLB Cade Slayton; QB/RB/WR/S Max Moore; K/P Troy Petz; WR/CB Kaleo Jandoc; CB Kole Antypas.
LAST SEASON’S RESULTS
Lynden 27, Mount Vernon 13
Ferndale 28, Lynden 19
Lynden 9, Squalicum 6
Lynden 47, Sedro Woolley 0
Lynden Christian 28, Lynden 21
Lynden 27, Sehome 13
2021 SCHEDULE
09/03 – Hockinson – 7 PM
09/10 – Ferndale – 7 PM
09/17 – Squalicum – 7 PM
09/24 – at Burlington-Edison – 7 PM
10/01 – at Cedarcrest – 7 PM
10/08 – Lakewood – 7 PM
10/15 – at Sehome – 7 PM (Civic Stadium)
10/22 – Archbishop Murphy – 7 PM
10/29 – at Sedro Woolley – 7 PM
THE FEATURED FOUR
Taivin VanDalen – Senior – Inside Linebacker
Perhaps no player in Whatcom County plays with as much reckless abandon as VanDalen. Tremendous size, speed and raw fury on the football field. He will be all over the field making plays, and the eleven on the other side better strap it up tight.
Case Zweegman – Senior – Defensive Line
When he was moved to the defensive line last season, it made a world of difference for the Lynden defense. You’re not going to out-smart him, and it will be very difficult to out-play him. He was a major reason why the Lions help Squalicum to just six points last season.
Isaiah Stanley – Junior – Wide Receiver
Another one of those sophomore sensations that vastly improved the Lynden passing game. He might not win a lot of sprinting titles, but his ability to run crisp routes and catch everything thrown his way will put him up with the elite pass-catchers in Lynden history.
Max Moore – Senior – Quarterback/Running Back/Safety
One of the best safeties in Whatcom County, and has bulked up over the offseason. A true ball-hawk that loves to hit. Offensively, he has filled in at quarterback, and you might see him at running back or wide receiver from time to time.
Who will be Lynden’s break-out player?
Lane Heeringa – Junior – Running Back/Inside Linebacker
I love choosing the “break-out” player for each school. Sometimes it’s a really tough decision, and sometimes you have a guy like Lane Heeringa. As soon as I saw him over the summer, I knew right away he would be a great one. A true difference maker, on both sides of the ball.
STATISTICAL LEADERS LAST SEASON OF RETURNING PLAYERS
RUSHING NAME ATT YARDS AVG TD Lane Heeringa 9 66 7.3 0 Cade Slayton 3 25 8.3 0 Kaedan Hermanutz 2 17 8.5 1 Charlie Ayres 1 -4 -4.0 0 PASSING NAME ATT COM YARDS TD INT Kaedan Hermanutz 2 2 9 0 0 RECEIVING NAME REC YARDS AVG TD Isaiah Stanley 21 252 12.0 2 Cade Slayton 6 62 10.3 0 Campbell Nolte 3 28 9.3 1 Kaleo Jandoc 3 40 13.3 1 Max Moore 2 15 7.5 0 Kole Antypas 2 20 10.0 0 SCORING NAME TD FG 2PT XP PTS Troy Petz 0 1 0 13 16 Isaiah Stanley 2 0 0 0 12 Kaleo Jandoc 1 0 0 0 6 Kaedan Hermanutz 1 0 0 0 6 Campbell Nolte 1 0 0 0 6 KICKOFF RETURNING NAME KR YARDS AVG TD Kole Antypas 4 71 17.8 0 Taivin VanDalen 2 21 10.5 0 Lane Heeringa 1 8 8.0 0 Kaleo Jandoc 1 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURNING NAME PR YARDS AVG TD Kole Antypas 1 6 6.0 0 PUNTING NAME ATT YARDS AVG Troy Petz 8 290 36.3 DEFENSE NAME TKL TFL SK FF FR PD INT Taivin VanDalen 43.5 1.5 0.0 1 0 4 1 Case Zweegman 22.5 3.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 Kole Antypas 21.5 0.5 0.0 0 1 3 1 Collin Anker 21.0 0.0 0.0 1 1 1 0 Max Moore 19.5 0.0 0.0 1 0 2 1 Cade Slayton 19.5 3.0 1.0 1 0 0 0 Joel Bode 8.5 0.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 Kaedan Hermanutz 4.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 Lane Heeringa 4.5 1.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 Lucas Gunderson 3.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Campbell Nolte 2.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Kleindel 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Kaleo Jandoc 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Troy Petz 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Isaiah Stanley 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
