Whatcom County Defensive Records

(Defensive stats are not complete, I’m still collecting old game film to tabulate more statistics)

INTERCEPTIONS

Interceptions in a Season:

  1. Tom Bengen, 10 – MB – 1973
  2. Jeff Bennum, 10 – MER – 1999
  3. Joel Pears, 10 – MER – 2000
  4. Kenny Shockey, 9 – MER – 1977
  5. Curt Kramme, 9 – BLA – 1978
  6. Tom Horsmon, 9 – MB – 1994
  7. Jay Travier, 9 – SEH – 2018
  8. Eric Strakbein, 8 – MB – 1971
  9. Bob Stewart, 8 – BLA – 1994
  10. Sean Hurlbut, 8 – MER – 2006
  11. Joe Pitalo, 7 – SEH – 1973
  12. Chris Haugen, 7 – MER – 1982
  13. Chris Edmonds, 7 – MER – 1987
  14. Jon VadnerGriend, 7 – LC – 1989
  15. Trevor Veltkamp, 7 – LC – 1989
  16. Aaron Kortlever, 7 – BLA – 1992
  17. P.J. Trompeter, 7 – MER – 1995
  18. Chandler Udo, 7 – FER – 1997
  19. Ryan Gaylord, 7 – LYN – 2007
  20. Zach Slesk, 7 – MER – 2009
  21. Zan Roman, 7 – MB – 2012
  22. Kobe Elsner, 7 – LYN – 2018
  23. Andre Watson, 7 – SEH – 2022
  24. Owen Hanstead, 7 – BEL – 2023

Interceptions in a Career:

  1. Ryan Van Diest, 17 – LYN (1995-1998)
  2. Jeff Bennum, 15 – MER (1996-1999)
  3. Blair Bomber, 15 – LYN (2006-2009)
  4. Ethan Fields, 15 – BEL (2014-2017)
  5. Kenny Shockey, 14 – MER (1974-1977)
  6. Ben Wall, 14 – LYN (1991-1994)
  7. Joel Pears, 14 – MER (1997-2000)
  8. Jay Travier, 14 – SEH (2015-2018)
  9. Jon VanderGriend, 12 – LC (1989-1990)
  10. Greg Dykstra, 12 – LC (1994-1997)
  11. Sean Hurlbut, 12 – MER (2004-2007)
  12. Zach Slesk, 12 – MER (2007-2010)
  13. Trey Handy, 12 – NV (2009-2012)
  14. Tom Knebel, 11 – MB (1983-1984)
  15. Greg Terpstra, 11 – LC (1988-1991)
  16. Andy Jones, 11 – LYN (1992-1994)
  17. Brett Bajema, 11 – LYN (2007-2009)
  18. Josh Kraght, 11 – LYN (2010-2012)
  19. Kobe Elsner, 11 – LYN (2017-2018)
  20. Hunter Jones, 11 – MER (2019-2022)
  21. Andre Watson, 11 – SEH (2021-current)

PASSES DEFENDED

Passes Defended in a Season:

  1. Adam Jensen, 23 – MER – 1995
  2. James Hinson, 20 – FER – 2017
  3. D.J. Williamson, 19 – MB – 2005
  4. Kaleb Bass, 19 – MB – 2017
  5. P.J. Trompeter, 18 – MER – 1995
  6. Bryce VandenHaak, 18 – MER – 2017
  7. Garrett Graham, 16 – MB – 2004
  8. Johnny Mata, 16 – MB – 2014
  9. Eli Jensen, 16 – MER – 2022
  10. Rob Dykstra, 15 – LC – 1997
  11. Seth Bass, 15 – MB – 2013
  12. Jude Veltkamp, 15 – LC – 2015
  13. Alan Eyoub, 15 – MER – 2015
  14. Ethan Fields, 15 – BEL – 2015
  15. Tim Malo, 15 – SEH – 2018
  16. Coleby Chambers, 15 – SEH – 2022
  17. Landon Smith, 15 – MB – 2022

Passes Defended in a Career:

  1. Adam Jensen, 32 – MER (1992-1995)
  2. P.J. Trompeter, 32 – MER (1992-1995)
  3. Kaleb Bass, 30 – MB (2015-2018)
  4. Levi Wigg, 29 – MB (2008-2011)
  5. Ethan Fields, 29 – BEL (2014-2017)
  6. James Hinson, 27 – FER (2014-2017)
  7. Dawson Logan, 29 – MER (2015-2018)
  8. Ryan Van Diest, 28 – LYN (1995-1998)
  9. Seth Bass, 28 – MB (2010-2013)
  10. Dedrick Mitchell, 28 – SQU (2016-2019)
  11. Scott Hardinger, 27 – LYN (2001-2004)
  12. Josh Kraght, 26 – LYN (2010-2012)
  13. Tim Malo, 26 – SEH (2017-2020)
  14. Bishop Ootsey, 26 – FER (2020-2023)
  15. Jaeger Fyfe, 26 – MER (2021-current)

Tackles

Tackles in a Season:

  1. Jaremy Martin, 149.5 – LYN – 2013
  2. Gage Bates, 149.5 – LYN – 2016
  3. Dan Burden, 138.0 – BLA – 1995
  4. Gage Bates, 134.5 – LYN – 2017
  5. Tim Hanson, 122.0 – LYN – 1991
  6. Taylor Creighton, 121.0 – LYN – 2008
  7. Bodie Human, 117.5 – LYN – 2018
  8. Brett Bajema, 112.5 – LYN – 2007
  9. Trent Postma, 112.5 – LYN – 2013
  10. Manny Sabalza, 111.5 – MER – 2017
  11. Blake Korthuis, 111.0 – LYN – 2011
  12. Lane Heeringa, 109.5 – LYN – 2022
  13. Trent Postma, 108.5 – LYN – 2014
  14. Roman Reyna, 107.5 – LYN – 2009
  15. Kayden Stuit, 107.5 – LC – 2023

Tackles in a Career:

  1. Gage Bates, 295.5 – LYN (2014-2017)
  2. Brett Bajema, 289.0 – LYN (2006-2009)
  3. Taylor Creighton, 282.0 – LYN (2005-2008)
  4. Manny Sabalza, 280.0 – MER (2014-2017)
  5. Trent Postma, 266.5 – LYN (2011-2014)
  6. Jaremy Martin, 261.0 – LYN (2010-2013)
  7. Dan Burden, 260.0 – BLA (1992-1995)
  8. Guy Gates, 245.0 – MB (2001-2004)
  9. Luke Korthuis, 242.5 – LYN (2003-2006)
  10. Blake Korthuis, 241.5 – LYN (2008-2011)
  11. Pete Galbraith, 238.0 – MB (2003-2006)
  12. David Kashubin, 238.0 – MB (2006-2009)
  13. Davin Beason, 237.5 – MB (2018-2021)
  14. Keith Williams, 225.0 – MB (2000-2003)
  15. Brahm VanWoerden, 224.5 – BEL (2014-2017)

TACKLES FOR LOSS

Tackles For Loss in a Season:

  1. Manny Sabalza, 22.5 – MER – 2017
  2. Travis Galbraith, 22.0 – MB – 1998
  3. Mikhail Varetskiy, 21.5 – FER – 2017
  4. Lane Scheib, 21.0 – BLA – 1997
  5. Brian Williams, 20.5 – MER – 1996
  6. Alex Maloley, 20.5 – MB – 2023
  7. Manny Sabalza, 19.5 – MER – 2016
  8. Bob Carlstrom, 19.0 – FER – 1997
  9. Jake Christianson, 19.0 – LYN – 2009
  10. Tyrel Cronk, 18.0 – MB – 2011
  11. Paul Lebedev, 18.0 – MB – 2014
  12. Jay Allen, 18.0 – MB – 2018
  13. Bryson Lamb, 18.0 – SQU – 2021
  14. Ryan Diephuis, 17.5 – LC – 1993
  15. Isaac Parham, 17.0 – MB – 1999
  16. Jake Schleimer, 17.0 – MB – 2012

Tackles For Loss in a Career:

  1. Manny Sabalza, 52.5 – MER (2014-2017)
  2. Tyrel Cronk, 39.0 – MB (2009-2012)
  3. Travis Galbraith, 38.0 – MB (1996-1999)
  4. Alex Maloley, 34.0 – MB (2020-2023)
  5. David Kashubin, 32.0 – MB (2006-2009)
  6. Waylon Kentner, 32.0 – MB (2016-2019)
  7. Jake Mason, 32.0 – FER (2019-2022)
  8. Bryson Lamb, 31.5 – SQU (2018-2021)
  9. Isaac Parham, 31.0 – MB (1996-1999)
  10. Mikhail Varetskiy, 31.0 – FER (2014-2017)
  11. Dan Burden, 30.5 – BLA (1992-1995)
  12. Luke Winter, 30.0 – NV (2014-2017)
  13. John Stremler, 29.5 – NV (2020-2023)
  14. Brad Faupel, 28.0 – LYN (2000-2003)
  15. Paul Lebedev, 27.5 – MB (2012-2015)

Quarterback Sacks

Quarterback Sacks in a Season:

  1. Steve Bernardy, 15.5 – MER – 1996
  2. Jake Mason, 15.0 – FER – 2021
  3. Dan Johnson, 14.0 – MER – 1991
  4. Tom Hinz, 14.0 – NV – 1993
  5. Mikhail Varetskiy, 14.0 – FER – 2017
  6. Joel Senti, 13.5 – LC – 1991
  7. Dylan Roberts, 13.5 – SEH – 2017
  8. Sean Rowland, 13.0 – MER – 1997
  9. Jake Mason, 13.0 – FER – 2022
  10. T.J. Bass, 12.5 – MB – 2016
  11. Steve Welters, 12.0 – MB – 1993
  12. Jess Bouma, 12.0 – MER – 1994
  13. Steve Bernardy, 11.5 – MER – 1995
  14. Trevor Pagnossin, 11.0 – MER – 2017
  15. Monty Bosman, 10.5 – LC – 1993
  16. Zach Sipma, 10.5 – LC – 2019
  17. Josh Groen, 10.5 – MER – 2021

Quarterback Sacks in a Career:

  1. Jake Mason, 33.0 – FER (2019-2022)
  2. Steve Bernardy, 27.0 – MER (1993-1996)
  3. T.J. Bass, 23.5 – MB (2013-2016)
  4. Mikhail Varetskiy, 22.0 – FER (2014-2017)
  5. Manny Sabalza, 21.0 – MER (2014-2017)
  6. Alex Maloley, 21.0 – MB (2020-2023)
  7. Vance Lawrence, 20.5 – MB (2020-2023)
  8. B.J. Salmonson, 20.0 – NV (2008-2011)
  9. Adam Kruzich, 20.0 – MER (2015-2018)
  10. Dylan Roberts, 19.5 – SEH (2015-2018)
  11. Trevor Pagnossin, 19.0 – MER (2015-2018)
  12. Zach Sipma, 18.0 – LC (2016-2019)
  13. Gavino Rodriguez, 17.5 – BLA (2016-2019)
  14. John Stremler, 17.5 – NV (2020-2023)
  15. Dan Johnson, 17.0 – MER (1988-1991)

Forced Fumbles

Forced Fumbles in a Season:

  1. Britt Lentz, 10 – NV – 1994
  2. Caleb Cragle, 9 – NV – 2010
  3. Rick McCorkill, 7 – BLA – 1990
  4. Will Wright, 7 – BLA – 1994
  5. D.J. Rathjen, 7 – MB – 2001
  6. John Raper, 6 – MB – 1987
  7. Steve Welters, 6 – MB – 1993
  8. Landon VandeHoef, 6 – LYN – 2006
  9. Caleb Newman, 6 – LYN – 2012
  10. Trey LaBounty, 6 – LYN – 2016
  11. Multiple players with 5

Forced Fumbles in a Career:

  1. Will Wright, 13 – BLA (1992-1995)
  2. Pete Galbraith, 12 – MB (2003-2006)
  3. John Raper, 11 – MB (1985-1987)
  4. Caleb Newman, 11 – LYN (2009-2012)
  5. Britt Lentz, 10 – NV (1991-1994)
  6. Caleb Cragle, 10 – NV (2007-2010)
  7. Trey LaBounty, 10 – LYN (2014-2017)
  8. D.J. Rathjen, 9 – MB (1998-2001)
  9. David Kashubin, 9 – MB (2006-2009)
  10. Dave Longoria, 8 – NV (1988-1991)
  11. Chad Baar, 8 – LYN (1988-1991)
  12. Aaron Stacey, 8 – NV (1992-1995)
  13. Isaac Parham, 8 – MB (1996-1999)
  14. Landon VandeHoef, 8 – LYN (2003-2006)
  15. Ryan Seto, 8 – LYN (2006-2009)
  16. Ethan Fields, 8 – BEL (2014-2017)

Fumble Recoveries

Fumble Recoveries in a Season:

  1. Robb Bouma, 8 – LC – 1991
  2. Tom Hinz, 8 – NV – 1994
  3. Dave Longoria, 7 – NV – 1991
  4. Britt Lentz, 6 – NV – 1993
  5. Will Wright, 6 – BLA – 1993
  6. Marshall Watson, 6 – MER – 1995
  7. Chad Bajema, 6 – LC – 1997
  8. Isaac Parham, 6 – MB – 1999
  9. Jon Charroin, 6 – NV – 2009
  10. Oz Zapata, 5 – MER – 1990
  11. Mike Shepherd, 5 – BLA – 1992
  12. Galen Smith, 5 – MB – 1993
  13. Monty Bosman, 5 – LC – 1993
  14. Lyle Cronk, 5 – MB – 1993
  15. Jeremiah O’Bryan, 5 – NV – 1994
  16. Tony Harriman, 5 – BLA – 1995
  17. Travis Lindsay, 5 – MB – 2013
  18. Trey LaBounty, 5 – LYN – 2016
  19. Talan Bungard, 5 – FER – 2022

Fumble Recoveries in a Career:

  1. Robb Bouma, 11 – LC (1989-1992)
  2. Britt Lentz, 10 – NV (1991-1994)
  3. Tom Hinz, 10 – NV (1991-1994)
  4. Will Wright, 8 – BLA (1992-1995)
  5. Garrett Graham, 8 – MB (2002-2004)
  6. Dave Longoria, 7 – NV (1988-1991)
  7. Joey Simmons, 7 – MER (1989-1992)
  8. Galen Smith, 7 – MB (1991-1994)
  9. Tony Harriman, 7 – BLA (1992-1995)
  10. Chad Bajema, 7 – LC (1994-1997)
  11. Greg Wright, 7 – BLA (1994-1997)
  12. Keith Williams, 7 – MB (2000-2003)
  13. Guy Gates, 7 – MB (2001-2004)
  14. Jon Charroin, 7 – NV (2006-2009)
  15. David Cowan, 6 – LC (1988-1991)
  16. Mark Zylstra, 6 – LC (1988-1991)
  17. Guy Bird, 6 – NV (1990-1993)
  18. Marshall Watson, 6 – MER (1992-1995)
  19. Jed Buchholz, 6 – MB (1993-1996)
  20. Nick Scholten, 6 – LC (1995-1998)
  21. Isaac Parham, 6 – MB (1996-1999)
  22. Travis Galbraith, 6 – MB (1996-1999)
  23. Trey LaBounty, 6 – LYN (2014-2017)