Coach: Greg Terpstra, 1st season with Lynden Christian

Home Field: Lynden Christian High School

Last Season: 7-3

Key Losses: C/DT Roman Meenk; WR/S Jamison Hintz; T/ILB Matthew Burrows; TE/ILB Caleb Ryan; QB Will Colwell; WR/DB Sam Penner; OL/DL Andrew Jewell; OL/DL Andrew Tanner; WR/CB Zac Owen; RB/DL Kayden Mellema; K/DB Lucas VanHofwegen; P Caleb VanDyken

Top Returnees: RB/WR/DE Kade Eldridge; QB/WR/CB Tyler Sipma; WR/ILB Kayden Stuit; QB/TE/DE Jeremiah Wright; QB Tommy Meyer; RB James Dick; WR/LB Braden Kuik; WR/S Lane Dykstra.

LAST SEASON’S RESULTS

Squalicum 40, Lynden Christian 14

Lakewood 43, Lynden Christian 30

Lynden Christian 40, Cedarcrest 14

Lynden Christian 38, Onalaska 20

Lynden Christian 41, Nooksack Valley 0

Lynden Christian 12, Mount Baker 0

Lynden Christian 41, East Valley (Spokane) 0

Lynden Christian 50, Granite Falls 0

Lynden Christian 49, Tenino 18

Eatonville 38, Lynden Christian 6

2022 SCHEDULE

09/02 – Seaquam Secondary (BC) – 7 PM

09/09 – Archbishop Murphy – 7 PM

09/17 – at Bellevue Christian – 6 PM

09/24 – at Royal – 2 PM

10/01 – at Renton – 7 PM

10/07 – Nooksack Valley – 7 PM

10/14 – Meridian – 7 PM

10/21 – at Blaine – 7 PM

10/28 – at Mount Baker – 7 PM

THE FEATURED FOUR

Kade Eldridge – Senior – Running Back/Wide Receiver/Outside Linebacker

What hasn’t already been said about Eldridge? He’s positionless on offense, and it could change from week-to-week based on the opponent. A matchup nightmare. He’s hard to cover, he’s hard to tackle, a rare athlete. Defensively, his outside contain is crazy good, and he lives in the opponent’s backfield.

Tyler Sipma – Senior – Quarterback/Wide Receiver/Cornerback

If he is chosen to play quarterback, he will be a true dual threat. Already the quarterback on the state champion basketball team, it could be a natural fit for him. Super shifty, and hard to tackle. A two-way All-Conference performer last season. He can really lock it down defensively.

Kayden Stuit – Junior – Tight End/Linebacker

An impressive athlete that always seems to be around the ball on defense. I’m impressed every time I see him play, and he just improves every time. Great combo of size and athletic ability. It seems like LC has a bunch of players like him, but he stands out.

Braden Kuik – Senior – Wide Receiver/Safety

Another player that came on strong last season on defense. I could see him being a main target on offense. He makes things happen after the catch. Another big, strong athlete that the Lyncs will find the best use of.

Who will be Lynden Christian’s break out player?

Jeremiah Wright – Junior – Quarterback/Tight End/Outside Linebacker

He came on strong halfway through the season last year as a defensive end. He’s not a surprise around the league any longer. He’s also in the running at quarterback, but I see him as a constant mismatch on the outside. His basketball playing abilities will allow him to come down with the 50/50 balls. I’m excited to see his progression on the football field.

STATISTICAL LEADERS LAST SEASON OF RETURNING PLAYERS

RUSHING
NAME             ATT  YARDS AVG TD
Kade Eldridge     85   709  8.3 10
Tyler Sipma       24   228  9.5  4
Isaac Paxton      27   145  5.4  2
James Dick         9    36  4.0  0
Thomas DenHartog   1    -2 -2.0  0
Tommy Meyer        6   -14 -2.3  0

PASSING
NAME             ATT COM YARDS TD INT
Tommy Meyer        2   2   28   0   0

RECEIVING
NAME             REC  YARDS AVG TD
Tyler Sipma       26   349 13.4  4
Kade Eldridge      8    85 10.6  1
Braden Kuik        5    94 18.8  0
Jonathan Bouma     2    28 14.0  0
Kayden Stuit       1    13 13.0  0
Lane Dykstra       1     3  3.0  0
Isaac Paxton       1    -1 -1.0  0

SCORING
NAME             TD  FG  2PT XP  PTS
Kade Eldridge    11   0   0   0   66
Tyler Sipma       8   0   0   0   48
Isaac Paxton      2   0   0   0   12

KICKOFF RETURNING
NAME             KR  YARDS  AVG TD
Tyler Sipma       6    89  14.8  0
Lane Dykstra      2    27  13.5  0
Isaac Paxton      3    26   8.7  0
James Dick        2    22  11.0  0
Braden Kuik       1     9   9.0  0
Jonathan Bouma    1     7   7.0  0

PUNT RETURNING
NAME             PR  YARDS  AVG TD
Tyler Sipma       4    32   8.0  0

PUNTING
NAME             ATT YARDS  AVG
None

DEFENSE
NAME               TKL  TFL   SK  FF  FR  PD  INT
Kade Eldridge     62.5 15.0  4.5   2       2
Kayden Stuit      50.5  6.0  3.0   2       3
Tyler Sipma       30.5                 1   2   1
Jeremiah Wright   22.5  6.0  3.0   1   1   1   1
Braden Kuik       21.5  2.0
Lane Dykstra      13.0  1.0                2   1
Dawson Bouma      10.0
Isaac Paxton       5.0
Jason Veenstra     3.5  1.0
Tyson Bajema       2.0
Treven Blair       1.0
James Dick         0.5
Tyler Myhre        0.0                 1