Coach: Jamie Plenkovich, 21st season with Ferndale (25th season overall, 190-67)

Home Field: Ferndale High School

Last Season: 8-3

Key Losses: RB/SS Conner Walcker; OL/DL Camden Raymond; OL/DE Kellan LaFave; RB/DE/P Phoenyx Finkbonner; QB/CB Bishop Ootsey; OL Charlie Despain-Tonjes; WR/OLB Aydin O’Tool; WR/CB Kevin Woods; RB/DB Dylan Moore.

Top Returnees: RB/LB Talan Bungard; RB/LB Jacob Gandy; OL/DL Kulshan LaValley; RB/DB Zach Nielsen; TE/LB Lincoln Thomas; WR/CB Eli Kennerley; WR/CB Israel Kennerley; K Kaden Eldridge; OL/DL Wyatt Strait.

LAST SEASON’S RESULTS

Ferndale 17, Lynden 14

Ferndale 26, Oak Harbor 6

Ferndale 22, Glacier Peak 16

Arlington 46, Ferndale 14

Ferndale 47, Marysville-Pilchuck 28

Marysville-Getchell 14, Ferndale 13

Ferndale 49, Mount Vernon 14

Ferndale 34, Stanwood 7

Ferndale 49, Edmonds-Woodway 14

Ferndale 42, Timberline 14

STATE PLAYOFFS:

1st Round: Mount Tahoma 21, Ferndale 7

2024 SCHEDULE

09/06 – Lynden – 7 PM

09/13 – Oak Harbor – 7 PM

09/20 – at Marysville-Getchell – 7 PM

09/27 – at Mount Vernon – 7 PM

10/04 – Stanwood – 7 PM

10/11 – at Snohomish – 7 PM

10/18 – at Lake Stevens – 7 PM

10/25 – Sedro-Woolley – 7 PM

THE FEATURED FOUR

Talan Bungard – Senior – Running Back/Linebacker

Jacob Gandy – Senior – Running Back/Linebacker

Kulshan LaValley – Junior – Offensive Line/Defensive Line

Zach Nielsen – Senior – Running Back/Strong Safety

Who will be Ferndale’s break out player?

Lincoln Thomas – Senior – Tight End/Linebacker

STATISTICAL LEADERS LAST SEASON OF RETURNING PLAYERS

RUSHING
NAME             ATT  YARDS AVG TD
Talan Bungard    184  1074  5.8 13
*Zach Nielsen     98   641  6.5  6
Jacob Gandy       19    73  3.8  1
Jonathon Stanek   15    60  4.0  0
Eli Kennerley      2    40 20.0  0
Kaden Eldridge     2     8  4.0  0
Israel Kennerley   1     3  3.0  0
Nolan Boleak       5   -13 -2.6  1

PASSING
NAME             ATT COM YARDS TD INT
Nolan Boleak       1   0    0   0  0

RECEIVING
NAME             REC  YARDS AVG TD
Talan Bungard      7    79 11.3  2
Lincoln Thomas     4    71 17.8  0
*Zach Nielsen      4    57 14.3  1
Jacob Gandy        1    -1 -1.0  0

SCORING
NAME             TD  FG  2PT XP  PTS
Talan Bungard    15   0   0   0   90
*Zach Nielsen     8   0   1   0   50
Kaden Eldridge    0   0   0  29   29
Jacob Gandy       1   0   0   0    6
Nolan Boleak      1   0   0   0    6

KICKOFF RETURNING
NAME             KR  YARDS  AVG TD
*Zach Nielsen    15   365  24.3  0
Eli Kennerley     4    93  23.3  0
Jacob Gandy       2    27  13.5  0
Talan Bungard     1     1   1.0  0

PUNT RETURNING
NAME             PR  YARDS  AVG TD
Eli Kennerley     5    56  11.2  0

PUNTING
NAME             ATT YARDS  AVG
None

DEFENSE
NAME               TKL  TFL   SK  FF  FR  PD  INT
Jacob Gandy       63.5  3.0        1       1
*Zach Nielsen     62.5  2.5        2       9   1
Talan Bungard     41.5  6.0  2.0           1   1
Lincoln Thomas    30.5  2.5  2.0           1
Jonathan Stanek   18.5       1.0   1
Kulshan LaValley   9.5  2.0
Eli Kennerley      7.0                     1
Wyatt Strait       4.5  2.0
Kaden Eldridge     4.0
Halston Hadrath    3.0

*Didn't play last season, stats are from 2022