2023 Squalicum Football Preview

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Coach: Nick Lucey, 10th season with Squalicum (67-24)

Home Field: Civic Stadium

Last Season: 4-5

Key Losses: WR/S Nick Watt; WR/CB Jacob Sorenson; S Jacob Donnelly; QB Josh Leonard; OL/DL Evan Jabbora; ILB Mason Myers; OL/DL Hayden Hollingsworth; TE/OLB Bryan Sheedy; K Kai Sonnon; OL Riley Rambo; OL/DL Jason Retz; OL Blaze Robles; OLB Payden Whitlow.

Top Returnees: QB/CB Marcus Nixon; WR/S Joaquin Ortiz; RB/ILB Deandre Dunmore; OL/DL Colby Lewis; TE/OLB Chase Nelson; WR/DB Nevhye Egging; OL/DL Allden Webb; TE/OLB Laki Fagaatau (transfer from Sehome).


LAST SEASON’S RESULTS

Squalicum 28, Orting 21

Fife 23, Squalicum 14

Lynden 41, Squalicum 13

Squalicum 35, Archbishop Murphy 3

Squalicum 28, Burlington-Edison 21

Squalicum 35, Lakewood 12

Anacortes 35, Squalicum 0

Sehome 38, Squalicum 20

Sedro-Woolley 42, Squalicum 3


2023 SCHEDULE

09/01 – New Westminster, BC – 7 PM

09/08 – Seaquam Secondary, BC – 7 PM

09/15 – at Lynden – 7 PM

09/22 – Archbishop Murphy 7 PM

09/29 – Burlington-Edison – 7 PM

10/05 – at Lakewood – 7 PM

10/13 – at Anacortes – 7 PM

10/20 – Sehome – 7 PM

10/27 – at Sedro-Woolley- 7 PM


THE FEATURED FOUR

Marcus Nixon – Junior – Quarterback/Cornerback

 

Joaquin Ortiz – Junior – Wide Receiver/Defensive Back

 

Deandre Dunmore – Senior – Running Back/Inside Linebacker

 

Colby Lewis – Senior – Offensive Line/Defensive Line


Who will be Squalicum’s break out player?

Nevhye Egging – Senior – Wide Receiver/Defensive Back



STATISTICAL LEADERS LAST SEASON OF RETURNING PLAYERS

RUSHING
NAME             ATT  YARDS AVG TD
Marcus Nixon     169   810  4.8  6
Deandre Dunmore   37   172  4.7  2
Joaquin Ortiz      3    18  6.0  0
Malakai Smith      7     6  0.9  0
Nolan Lamm         5   -40 -8.0  0

PASSING
NAME             ATT COM YARDS TD INT
Nolan Lamm        15  10  111   0  1

RECEIVING
NAME             REC  YARDS AVG TD
Joaquin Ortiz     36   362 10.1  2
Marcus Nixon      13   223 17.2  4
Nevhye Egging      5    77 15.4  1
Chase Nelson       4    54 13.5  1
Deandre Dunmore    2     2  1.0  0
Malakai Smith      1    25 25.0  0

SCORING
NAME             TD  FG  2PT XP  PTS
Marcus Nixon     11   0   0   0   66
Joaquin Ortiz     2   0   0   0   12
Deandre Dunmore   2   0   0   0   12
Nevhye Egging     1   0   0   0    6
Chase Nelson      1   0   0   0    6

KICKOFF RETURNING
NAME             KR  YARDS  AVG TD
Marcus Nixon     12   263  21.9  1
Joaquin Ortiz     7   150  21.4  0
Nevhye Egging     3    70  23.3  0

PUNT RETURNING
NAME             PR  YARDS  AVG TD
Nevhye Egging     5    62  12.4  0

PUNTING
NAME             ATT YARDS  AVG
None

DEFENSE
NAME               TKL  TFL   SK  FF  FR  PD  INT
Deandre Dunmore   47.0  8.0  1.0
Chase Nelson      29.5  2.5  1.5           1
Joaquin Ortiz     12.5
Allden Webb        9.5
Marcus Nixon       7.0  1.0  2.0       1
Brady Scammell     4.5                 1
Malakai Smith      4.0  0.5  1.0       1
Colby Lewis        3.5
Benjamin Kensinger 2.0
Laki Fagaatau      2.0  1.0