In the toughest 2A Conference in the state, making these selections must have been no easy task! However, the coaches made their picks, and this is how it unfolded. Congratulations to all the athletes named!
Also, included with the athletes being named, Anacortes’ Travis Anderson was named Coach of the Year, and Archbishop Murphy’s Mark Landes was named Assistant Coach of the Year.
The Whatcom County selections are as follows:
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE:
RUNNING BACK:
Charlie Ayres – Lynden – Senior
54 CAR – 251 YDS – 4.7 AVG – 4 TD
1 REC – 6 YDS – 6.0 AVG
WIDE RECEIVER:
Andre Watson – Sehome – Junior
65 REC – 851 YDS – 13.1 AVG – 13 TD
5 CAR – 53 YDS – 10.6 AVG
TIGHT END:
Isaiah Oudman – Lynden – Junior
12 REC – 219 YARDS – 18.3 AVG – 3 TD
OFFENSIVE LINE:
Kuyper Assink – Lynden – Senior
OFFENSIVE LINE:
Bennett Roorda – Lynden – Senior
OFFENSIVE LINE:
Colby Lewis – Squalicum – Senior
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE:
DEFENSIVE LINE:
Kuyper Assink – Lynden – Senior
23 TKL – 6 SACKS – 3 TFL
LINEBACKER:
Charlie Ayres – Lynden – Senior
56 TKL – 1 TFL – 1 PD – 1 FR – 1 TD
DEFENSIVE BACK:
Brady Elsner – Lynden – Senior
16.5 TKL – 3 INT – 1 FR
DEFENSIVE BACK:
Marcus Nixon – Squalicum – Junior
35.5 TKL – 5 PD – 2 TFL – 2 SACKS – 2 FF – 1 INT
FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS:
KICKER:
Grady Evans – Sehome – Junior
20 XP – 5 FG
KICKER:
Malachi Koenen – Lynden – Freshman
31 XP – 1 FG
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE:
QUARTERBACK:
Brant Heppner – Lynden – Junior
90-of-180 – 1442 YDS – 17 TD – 97.0 RAT
79 CAR – 324 YDS – 4.1 AVG – 8 TD
RUNNING BACK:
Deandre Dunmore – Squalicum – Senior
60 CAR – 500 YDS – 8.3 AVG – 3 TD
2 REC – 37 YDS – 18.5 AVG
WIDE RECEIVER:
Brady Elsner – Lynden – Senior
28 REC – 337 YDS – 12.0 AVG – 7 TD
TIGHT END:
Braddock Duckworth – Sehome – Senior
42 REC – 613 YDS – 14.6 AVG – 6 TD
OFFENSIVE LINE:
Jesse Harward – Bellingham – Senior
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE:
LINEBACKER:
Deandre Dunmore – Squalicum – Senior
66 TKL – 12 TFL – 1 SACKS – 1 FF – 1 PD – 1 INT – 1 FR
LINEBACKER:
Isaiah Oudman – Lynden – Junior
26.5 TKL – 2.5 TFL – 2 FF – 1.5 SACKS – 1 PD – 1 INT
LINEBACKER:
Braddock Duckworth – Sehome – Senior
59 TKL – 5 SACKS – 4.5 TFL – 3 PD – 1 FF
DEFENSIVE BACK:
Zach Welch – Lynden – Senior
41.5 TKL – 3 PD – 1 TFL
DEFENSIVE BACK:
Hudson Neff – Sehome – Sophomore
81 TKL – 3.5 TFL – 2 PD
DEFENSIVE BACK:
Cooper Moore – Lynden – Senior
38 TKL – 7 PD – 1 TFL – 1 INT
Non-Whatcom County Players that were named:
1st Team Offense:
Most Valuable Player: Carsten Reynolds, Sedro-Woolley
Quarterback: Rex Larson, Anacortes
Running Back: Brock Beaner, Anacortes
Wide Receiver: Brady Beaner, Anacortes; Rylin Lang, Anacortes
Offensive Line: Porter Self, Sedro-Woolley; Evan Hopps, Anacortes; Traevon Phifer, Archbishop Murphy
1st Team Defense:
Defensive Line: Jack Sievers, Archbishop Murphy; Kilian McCracken, Sedro-Woolley; Elias Quintino, Anacortes
Linebacker: Brock Beaner, Anacortes; Rylin Lang, Anacortes; Traevon Phifer, Archbishop Murphy
Defensive Back: Brady Beaner, Anacortes; Landon Schafer, Anacortes
1st Team Special Teams:
Punter: Bakary Sonko, Lakewood
2nd Team Offense:
Running Back: Jonah Wilson, Archbishop Murphy
Wide Receiver: Isaac Rua, Sedro-Woolley; Caleb Hall, Sedro-Woolley
Offensive Line: Julian Rodriguez, Sedro-Woolley; Ethan Ralston, Lakewood; Kyle Leseman, Anacortes; Jimmy Conklin, Lakewood; Jayden Larm, Sedro-Woolley
2nd Team Defense:
Defensive Line: Jimmy Conklin, Lakewood; Porter Self, Sedro-Woolley; Makhi Oakley, Anacortes; Gio Vega-Hernandez
Linebacker: Cooper Hendrickson, Burlington-Edison
Defensive Back: Diontaye Moorman, Archbishop Murphy
2nd Team Special Teams:
Punter: Carsten Reynolds, Sedro-Woolley