Coach: Nick Lucey, 5th season with Squalicum (36-9)
Home Field: Civic Stadium
Last Season: 6-4 (2-4 WesCo North)
Key Losses: RB/DB Triston Smith; WR/DB Ja’Lique Martin; TE/LB Brian Pullman; C Jasen Barber; OL/DL Kollin Johnson; OL Dan Angel; LB Will Russell; OL/DL Josh Jacobson; K/P Alex Everett.
Top Returnees: QB/LB Spencer Lloyd; WR/DB Devante Powell; OL/DL Dominick Mack; RB/LB Brandon Powers; WR/DB Dedrick Mitchell.
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2017 RESULTS
Squalicum 31, Gig Harbor 15
Squalicum 85, South Delta BC 70
Squalicum 38, Marysville-Pilchuck 28
Stanwood 36, Squalicum 28
Oak Harbor 21, Squalicum 20
Squalicum 21, Snohomish 13
Squalicum 55, Marysville-Getchell 20
Ferndale 48, Squalicum 0
Arlington 38, Squalicum 35
Squalicum 49, Inglemoor 25
2018 SCHEDULE
08/31 – Redmond – 7 PM
09/07 – Arlington – 7 PM
09/14 – at Marysville-Pilchuck – 7 PM
09/22 – Marysville-Getchell – 7 PM
09/28 – at Meadowdale – 5 PM
10/05 – at Ferndale – 7 PM
10/12 – Stanwood – 7 PM
10/19 – at Oak Harbor – 7 PM
Not many teams in Whatcom County lost a better group of seniors, and to go along with that, sophomore phenom Ja’Lique Martin has transferred away. However, the Storm return a great group of players, including their starting quarterback Spencer Lloyd.
He was a great weapon last season, passing for 1251 yards and nine touchdowns, while rushing for 741 yards and 13 scores. He’s a gym rat that loves football, and he spent time in the offseason with the Russell Wilson Passing Academy to polish up his skills. In his 175 career passing attempts he has only thrown two interceptions, giving him the lowest interception percentage in the history of Whatcom County high school football.
Stepping in for the graduated Triston Smith at running back will be junior Branden Powers. Powers started at linebacker last season, but his speed and agility will allow him to step in right away at running back. Junior Devante Powell could also see a handful of carries from the slot position.
Powell and fellow junior Dedrick Mitchell return as wide receivers and are both tremendous athletes. Seniors Zach Tucker, Ashton Toctocan and Declan McGhee are also in the mix at wide receiver. Junior Collin McEachran and senior Drew Grimstead have each been working in at the H-Back position. It’s not a glamorous position, but they could get a few passes thrown their way in the Squalicum offense.
The offensive line is big, perhaps the biggest in the county. It all starts with 290-pound senior guard Dominick Mack. Coach Lucey calls him a “mountain of a man” but also refers to him as a coach on the field. 240-pound senior Jackson Campbell played a ton last year at left guard, and he will solidify that position. At 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds is junior Brandon Gimse, who has returned for an ACL injury to start at left tackle. 6-4 270-pound senior Karanjot Mann will play center, giving Coach Lucey his biggest center since stepping into the Strom program.
Mack will anchor the defensive line as the nose tackle of the Strom 3-4 defense. Gimse will also be a force in the interior of the line. Also in the trenches will be junior Jimmy Mena and Campbell. The defensive end/outside linebackers will be Lloyd, Grimstead and Tucker. After playing safety last season, Tucker had a tremendous offseason and has bulked his body up to play as a part of the front seven.
Powers and McEachran give Squalicum a great duo at inside linebacker. Both have tremendous speed and explosiveness, and the scary thing is that they are both just juniors. Mitchell and Toctocan will play cornerback, and they will be backed up by junior Mason Lloyd who scored on a 72-yard interception return last season. Powell returns at safety and he will be joined by McGhee. Sophomore Steven Owens has shown flashes during practice which will get him on the field at safety as well.
Mason Lloyd could be the guy to take over the kicking duties, and big brother Spencer averaged nearly 45 yards per punt last season in spot duty.
2017 STATISTICAL LEADERS
(Returning players have the * after their names)
RUSHING
| Rank | Player | Season | Games | Att. | Yards | TD | Yds./Att. | Yds./Gm. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triston Smith | 2017 | 9 | 166 | 1647 | 17 | 9.92 | 183.0 |
| 2 | Spencer Lloyd* | 2017 | 10 | 117 | 741 | 13 | 6.33 | 74.1 |
| 3 | Devante Powell* | 2017 | 8 | 46 | 252 | 4 | 5.48 | 31.5 |
| 4 | JaLique Martin | 2017 | 10 | 39 | 249 | 1 | 6.38 | 24.9 |
PASSING
| Rank | Player | Season | Games | Comp. | Att. | Comp %. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Yds./Att. | Yds./Comp. | Yds./Gm. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer Lloyd* | 2017 | 10 | 90 | 168 | 53.57% | 1251 | 9 | 2 | 90.65 | 7.45 | 13.9 | 125.1 |
| 2 | JaLique Martin | 2017 | 10 | 25 | 44 | 56.82% | 388 | 2 | 2 | 82.39 | 8.82 | 15.5 | 38.8 |
RECEIVING
| Rank | Player | Team | Season | Games | Recpt. | Yards | TD | Yds./Att. | Yds./Gm. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JaLique Martin | Squalicum | 2017 | 10 | 42 | 631 | 7 | 15.02 | 63.1 |
| 2 | Jose Hernandez | Squalicum | 2017 | 10 | 17 | 352 | 1 | 20.71 | 35.2 |
| 3 | Dedrick Mitchell* | Squalicum | 2017 | 6 | 17 | 245 | 1 | 14.41 | 40.8 |
| 4 | Devante Powell* | Squalicum | 2017 | 8 | 18 | 185 | 1 | 10.28 | 23.1 |
KICK RETURNING
| Rank | Player | Season | Games | Returns | Yards | TD | Yds./Att. | Yds./Gm. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JaLique Martin | 2017 | 10 | 19 | 314 | 0 | 16.53 | 31.4 |
| 2 | Devante Powell* | 2017 | 8 | 10 | 190 | 0 | 19.00 | 23.8 |
PUNT RETURNING
| Rank | Player | Season | Games | Returns | Yards | TD | Yds./Att. | Yds./Gm. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JaLique Martin | 2017 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 2.9 |
| 2 | Triston Smith | 2017 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | 1.7 |
PUNTING
| Rank | Player | Season | Punts | Yds./Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Everett | 2017 | 19 | 33.53 |
| 2 | Spencer Lloyd* | 2017 | 4 | 44.75 |
INTERCEPTIONS
| Rank | Player | Season | Int. | Yards | Yds./Att. | TD | Yds./Gm. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Lloyd* | 2017 | 1 | 72 | 72.00 | 1 | 36.0 |
| 2 | JaLique Martin | 2017 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 3 | Triston Smith | 2017 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 4 | Jose Hernandez | 2017 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Dedrick Mitchell* | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
SCORING
| Rank | Player | Season | TD | FGs | 2-Pt Conv | PAT | Total Points | Points/Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triston Smith | 2017 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Spencer Lloyd* | 2017 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 8.6 |
| 3 | Alex Everett | 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 52 | 5.2 |
| 4 | JaLique Martin | 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Devante Powell* | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.8 |
2018 ROSTER
# Name Grade HT WT Position
1 Devante Powell 11 6′ 180 WR/DB
2 Bryce Pennock 10 5’9 160 WR/DB
3 Dedrick Mitchell 11 5’10 170 WR/DB
4 Ashton Toctocan 12 5’9 170 WR/DB
5 Aiden Weston 10 5’8 160 WR/DB
6 Dom Gordon 11 5’9 180 WR/DB
7 Zach Tucker 12 6′ 185 WR/LB
8 Declan McGhee 12 5’9 170 WR/DB
9 Tinee Chea 12 5’7 160 WR/DB
10 Spencer Lloyd 12 6′ 190 QB/LB
11 Treston Nguyen 11 5’11 175 WR/DB
12 Trevor Austin 12 6’3 180 WR/DB
13 Mason Binning 10 6′ 165 QB/DB
15 Branden Powers 11 5’9 190 RB/LB
16 Elliott Aslan 11 5’8 180 RB/DB
19 Hyrum Futrelle 10 5’6 120 WR/DB
20 Nathan Berg 10 5’7 150 WR/DB
21 Mason Lloyd 11 5’8 160 WR/DB
25 Steven Owens 10 6′ 170 RB/DB
28 Natalie Corder 10 5’7 140 TE/LB
29 Samuel Chavez 11 5’8 170 RB/LB
31 Collin McEachran 11 6′ 190 RB/LB
32 Shane Holman 11 6’2 185 TE/LB
34 Billy Scammell 10 5’9 170 TE/LB
42 Yogesh Dutt 11 6′ 205 TE/DL
44 Garrett Jabbora 11 5’11 185 TE/DL
45 Jacob Watt 10 6′ 175 TE/DL
50 Ceasar Vasquez 11 6′ 180 OL/DL
51 Isaac Castillo 11 5’10 220 OL/DL
52 Ben Paz 11 6’2 230 OL/DL
54 Jackson Campbell 12 6’3 240 OL/DL
55 Keenan Rice 12 6′ 200 OL/DL
56 Hunter Byram 10 6’2 200 OL/DL
58 Jayden Raymond 10 6’1 195 OL/LB
59 Edgar Salisbury 10 6′ 180 OL/DL
60 Adam Morris 11 5’8 190 OL/LB
63 Demond Allen 10 5’9 200 OL/DL
64 Wyatt Steele 10 6′ 235 OL/DL
65 Jimmy Mena 11 5’11 210 OL/DL
68 Connor Scalf 10 6′ 200 OL/DL
69 Austin Shellito 10 6’1 190 OL/DL
70 Karanjot Mann 12 6’4 270 OL/DL
74 Dane Parker 10 6’2 195 OL/DL
75 Adam McCluskey 11 6’3 200 OL/LB
76 Dominick Mack 12 5’11 285 OL/DL
79 Brandon Gimse 11 6’5 300 OL/DL
88 Drew Grimstead 12 6’4 200 TE/LB
