Coach: Patrick Ames, 4th season with Meridian (12-9)

Home Field: Meridian High School

Last Season: 6-4

Key Losses: WR/S Hunter Jones; TE/DE Amrit Nagra; WR/CB/K Eli Jensen; RB/DT Marcus Castaneda; G Wyatt Duling.

Top Returnees: RB/ILB Joshtyn Elmer; RB/WR/LB/P Landen Downey; G/DE Jaxson Hurlbut; QB/S Jaeger Fyfe; T/DE Lincoln Hoefer; G/DT Mason Apeles; C Carson Campbell; WR/CB James Hedahl; WR/S Brock Haugen; RB/LB Ross Driscoll.

LAST SEASON’S RESULTS

Meridian 56, Granite Falls 6

Chelan 27, Meridian 8

Meridian 50, King’s Way Christian 13

Meridian 41, Friday Harbor 0

Nooksack Valley 48, Meridian 15

Meridian 34, Blaine 20

Lynden Christian 51, Meridian 0

Mount Baker 41, Meridian 6

Meridian 35, Bellingham 7

Meridian 22, South Whidbey 8

2023 SCHEDULE

09/01 – Granite Falls – 7 PM

09/08 – at Chelan – 7 PM

09/16 – King’s Way Christian – 5 PM

09/22 – at Friday Harbor – 6:30 PM

09/29 – Nooksack Valley – 7 PM

10/06 – at Blaine – 7 PM

10/13 – Lynden Christian – 7 PM

10/20 – at Mount Baker – 7 PM

10/27 – Bellingham – 7 PM

THE FEATURED FOUR

Joshtyn Elmer – Senior – Running Back/Inside Linebacker

Landen Downey – Junior – Running Back/Wide Receiver/Linebacker/Kicker/Punter

Jaeger Fyfe – Junior – Quarterback/Safety

Jaxson Hurlbut – Junior – Guard/Defensive End

Who will be Meridian’s break out player?

Lincoln Hoefer – Junior – Tackle/Defensive End

STATISTICAL LEADERS LAST SEASON OF RETURNING PLAYERS

RUSHING
NAME             ATT  YARDS AVG TD
Joshtyn Elmer    115  1054  9.2 11
Landen Downey     83   403  4.9  6
Jaeger Fyfe       71   136  1.9  2
Kelley Gray        7    30  4.3  0
Ross Driscoll      5    22  4.4  1

PASSING
NAME             ATT COM YARDS TD INT
Jaeger Fyfe      216 113  1270  9  10

RECEIVING
NAME             REC  YARDS AVG TD
Joshtyn Elmer     17   149  8.8  0
Landen Downey     16   210 13.1  1
Brock Haugen       4    50 12.5  0
Jaeger Fyfe        1     0  0.0  0

SCORING
NAME             TD  FG  2PT XP  PTS
Joshtyn Elmer    13   0   1   0   80
Landen Downey     8   0   1   0   50
Jaeger Fyfe       2   0   0   0   12
Ross Driscoll     1   0   0   0    6
Brock Haugen      0   0   1   0    2

KICKOFF RETURNING
NAME             KR  YARDS  AVG TD
Joshtyn Elmer    11   203  18.5  1
Landen Downey     5    24   4.8  0
James Hedahl      1    13  13.0  0
Brock Haugen      1     3   3.0  0

PUNT RETURNING
NAME             PR  YARDS  AVG TD
Joshtyn Elmer     1     0   0.0  0

PUNTING
NAME             ATT YARDS  AVG
Landen Downey     16  535  33.4

DEFENSE
NAME               TKL  TFL   SK  FF  FR  PD  INT
Joshtyn Elmer     79.5 11.0  2.0   1   2   1
Landen Downey     60.5  2.5  1.0           1   1
Jaxson Hurlbut    29.5  8.5  2.0   1       2
Lincoln Hoefer    28.0  6.5  4.0   2       1
Jaeger Fyfe       27.5  3.0               13   2
James Hedahl      20.0  7.0  1.0       1   1
Mason Apeles      14.0  3.0  1.5
Ross Driscoll     13.5  3.5
Brock Haugen      10.0  1.5                2
Rhett Duersch      6.5  2.0
Kelley Gray        5.0  2.5
Taylor Sharp       3.0                     1
Carson Campbell    2.5  0.5