Coach: Blake VanDalen, 10th season with Lynden (82-21)

Home Field: Rollie DeKoster Field

Last Season: 9-3

Key Losses: RB/OLB Max Assink; WR/DB Dani Bowler; RB/LB/K/P Malachi Koenen; DL Zay Harris; WR/S Brody Price; WR/S Lofa Tigilau; OL/DL Logan Ostry; OL/DL Carter Vrieling; QB Lukas Lalji; WR/CB/K Markus Koenen; OL/DL Jax Baar.

Top Returnees: OL/DL Zach Dykstra; WR/CB Sam Arango; QB/DB Gordy Bedlington; RB/S Dawson VanDalen; OL Cort Andrew; OL Jordan Dodge; LB Adam Holman; LB Landon Tolsma.

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LAST SEASON’S RESULTS

Lynden 38, Ferndale 8

Lynden 21, Franklin Pierce 20

Lynden 49, Marysville-Pilchuck 0

Anacortes 26, Lynden 23

Lynden 38, Sehome 33

Lynden 27, Squalicum 17

Archbishop Murphy 56, Lynden 0

Lynden 55, Lakewood 0

Lynden 21, Burlington-Edison 7

STATE PLAY-IN GAME:

Lynden 41, Bremerton 14

STATE PLAYOFFS:

1st Round: Lynden 28, West Valley (Spokane) 14

Quarters: East Valley (Yakima) 27, Lynden 24

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2026 SCHEDULE

09/04 – Sultan – 7 PM

09/11 – at Lakewood – 7 PM

09/18 – at Ferndale – 7 PM

09/24 – Bellingham – 7 PM

10/02 – at Sehome – 7 PM

10/09 – Anacortes – 7 PM

10/16 – Burlington-Edison – 7 PM

10/23 – at Squalicum – 7 PM

10/30 – at Archbishop Murphy – 7 PM

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THE FEATURED FOUR

Zach Dykstra – Senior – Offensive Line/Defensive Line

 

Gordy Bedlington – Senior – Quarterback/Defensive Back

 

Dawson VanDalen – Senior – Running Back/Safety

 

Sam Arango – Senior – Wide Receiver/Defensive Back

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Who will be Lynden’s break out player?

Jax Maggard – Sophomore – Wide Receiver/Defensive Back/Kicker

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STATISTICAL LEADERS LAST SEASON OF RETURNING PLAYERS

RUSHING
NAME             ATT  YARDS AVG TD
Dawson VanDalen  100   739  7.4  8
Gordy Bedlington  34   143  4.2  1
Austin Postma     22   131  6.0  3
Miguel Lopez       2    13  6.5  0
Cash Triplett      4    12  3.0  0
Sam Arango         1     1  1.0  0
Phoenix LaBrooy    1    -6 -6.0  0

PASSING
NAME             ATT COM YARDS TD INT
Gordy Bedlington  26  16  265   3  2
Austin Postma      7   6  111   1  1
Sam Arango         1   0    0   0  0

RECEIVING
NAME             REC  YARDS AVG TD
Sam Arango        29   475 16.4  5
Gordy Bedlington  18   263 14.6  2
Dawson VanDalen    3    14  4.7  0
Miguel Lopez       1    34 34.0  0

SCORING
NAME             TD  FG  2PT XP  PTS
Dawson VanDalen   8   0   0   0   48
Sam Arango        6   0   0   0   36
Gordy Bedlington  4   0   0   0   24
Austin Postma     3   0   0   0   18

KICKOFF RETURNING
NAME             KR  YARDS  AVG TD
Adam Holman       1    12  12.0  0
Gordy Bedlington  1     6   6.0  0

PUNT RETURNING
NAME             PR  YARDS  AVG TD
Gordy Bedlington  2    67  33.5  1

PUNTING
NAME             ATT YARDS  AVG
None

DEFENSE
NAME               TKL  TFL   SK  FF  FR  PD  INT
Adam Holman       39.5  3.5  1.0       1
Landon Tolsma     27.0  1.0            1       1
Zach Dykstra      25.5  8.0  2.5
Gordy Bedlington  20.0  1.0                4   1
Cort Andrew       17.0       2.5       1
Dawson VanDalen   13.5
Lincoln VanRy      8.5  1.0                    1
Sam Arango         7.0
Miguel Lopez       4.5
Austin Postma      3.0       1.0
Lincoln Koetje     2.0
Matthew Maglione   1.0                 1
Kannon Honcoop     1.0
Cash Triplett      1.0
Ben Dykstra        1.0
Caden Brown        1.0
Jraydeen Jarmusch  1.0
Zane Schatte                                   1