Coach: Blake VanDalen, 6th season with Lynden (42-13)
Home Field: Rollie DeKoster Field
Last Season: 12-1
Key Losses: TE/DL Case Zweegman; ILB Taivin VanDalen; WR Kaleo Jandoc; TE/QB/OLB Cade Slayton; WR/CB Kole Antypas; CB Ryan Kleindel; OLB Joel Bode; DL Lucas Gunderson; QB/S Max Moore.
Top Returnees: RB/ILB Lane Heeringa; T Dane Gatterman; WR/S Collin Anker; WR Isaiah Stanley; CB/K/P Troy Petz; QB Kaedan Hermanutz; G Kuyper Assink; RB/OLB Campbell Nolte; DL Luke Winterberg; S Kobe Baar; OLB Trey Smiley; ILB Chris Elenbaas; T Josiah Vanderhaak; G Bennett Roorda; G/DL Jesus Ortiz.
LAST SEASON’S RESULTS
Lynden 24, Hockinson 21
Ferndale 35, Lynden 25
Lynden 15, Squalicum 12
Lynden 38, Burlington-Edison 35
Lynden 51, Cedarcrest 21
Lynden 42, Lakewood 19
Lynden 23, Sehome 7
Lynden 38, Archbishop Murphy 14
Lynden 14, Sedro-Woolley 6
Lynden 34, Fife 0
Lynden 54, Prosser 20
Lynden 15, North Kitsap 10
Lynden 21, Tumwater 7
2022 SCHEDULE
09/02 – at Ferndale – 7 PM
09/09 – at W.F. West – 7 PM
09/16 – at Squalicum – 7 PM
09/23 – Sedro-Woolley – 7 PM
09/30 – at Sehome – 7 PM
10/07 – Archbishop Murphy – 7 PM
10/14 – at Burlington-Edison – 7 PM
10/21 – Lakewood – 7 PM
10/28 – at Anacortes – 7 PM
THE FEATURED FOUR
Lane Heeringa – Senior – Running Back/Inside Linebacker
It’s going to be pretty tough for Heeringa to have much of an encore this season. After rushing for over 1,000 yards, and leading his team on defense, his skills speak for themselves. Unbelievable drive to get better all the time, and his motor never turns off. He wants to be in on every play, and that just makes the Lions a better team.
Dane Gatterman – Senior – Tackle
He knows how to handle every blocking situation, and he does it with a nastiness that you just can’t teach. Secured at the left tackle position, which has really been a bright spot for Lynden over the years, and Gatterman ranks right up there with all of them.
Collin Anker – Senior – Wide Receiver/Safety
He took over at safety during the second game of his sophomore year, and never looked back. A genuine playmaker that can get to most balls that safeties can’t. He led the county in pass deflections last season, and could very well do it again. He also could emerge as a playmaker on offense, and is already one of the top punt returners around.
Isaiah Stanley – Senior – Wide Receiver
Another great season by Stanley could put him with over 100 career receptions, which would make him the 20th player in Whatcom County history to accomplish that feat. He makes playing wide receiver look easy… it’s not. He could also get some run in the defensive backfield this season.
Who will be Lynden’s break out player?
Chris Elenbaas – Senior – Running Back/Inside Linebacker
It’s rare that I have a senior as my break out player, but Lynden is a rare team. The graduation of Taivin VanDalen opens the door for Elenbaas to show what he can do at inside linebacker, and he’s going to open some eyes. He can also spell Lynden’s main two running backs if needed.
STATISTICAL LEADERS LAST SEASON OF RETURNING PLAYERS
RUSHING NAME ATT YARDS AVG TD Lane Heeringa 213 1080 5.1 8 Campbell Nolte 100 578 5.8 6 Kaedan Hermanutz 122 516 4.2 7 Chris Elenbaas 17 136 8.0 1 Luke Human 24 101 4.2 2 Eli Migchelbrink 3 14 4.7 0 Troy Petz 1 4 4.0 0 Isaiah Stanley 1 -4 -4.0 0 Charlie Ayres 16 -12 -0.8 0 PASSING NAME ATT COM YARDS TD INT Kaedan Hermanutz 169 89 1337 19 9 Charlie Ayres 2 2 20 0 0 RECEIVING NAME REC YARDS AVG TD Isaiah Stanley 37 386 10.4 7 Collin Anker 7 68 9.7 0 Campbell Nolte 7 85 12.1 1 Lane Heeringa 2 14 7.0 0 Trey Smiley 1 4 4.0 0 Cameron Petersen 1 16 16.0 0 SCORING NAME TD FG 2PT XP PTS Troy Petz 1 5 0 38 59 Lane Heeringa 8 0 0 0 48 Kaedan Hermanutz 7 0 1 0 44 Isaiah Stanley 7 0 1 0 44 Campbell Nolte 7 0 0 0 42 Luke Human 2 0 0 0 12 Collin Anker 1 0 0 0 6 Chris Elenbaas 1 0 0 0 6 KICKOFF RETURNING NAME KR YARDS AVG TD Troy Petz 8 253 31.6 1 Collin Anker 6 172 28.7 0 Chris Elenbaas 1 35 35.0 0 Lane Heeringa 2 34 17.0 0 Kobe Baar 4 18 4.5 0 Cody Postma 1 8 8.0 0 Cameron Petersen 1 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURNING NAME PR YARDS AVG TD Collin Anker 10 116 11.6 1 Zach Welch 1 4 4.0 0 PUNTING NAME ATT YARDS AVG Troy Petz 31 1242 40.1 DEFENSE NAME TKL TFL SK FF FR PD INT Lane Heeringa 81.0 5.5 3 1 Collin Anker 49.5 3.0 1 13 4 Luke Winterberg 46.0 5.0 2.0 1 Kobe Baar 37.5 1.5 1.0 8 2 Campbell Nolte 19.0 1.0 1.0 2 1 Trey Smiley 17.5 5.5 2.0 2 2 Chris Elenbaas 15.0 Luke Human 10.0 1.0 Weston VanDalen 4.0 Gabe Oudman 4.0 1 Troy Petz 4.0 2 Cody Postma 4.0 Eli Migchelbrink 4.0 1.0 Javier Zavala 3.0 2.0 Zach Welch 2.0 Hunter Henderson 2.0 1.0 Jesus Ortiz 1.5 Dane Gatterman 1.0 Cameron Petersen 1.0 Kaedan Hermanutz 0.5 Cooper Moore 0.0 1
