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
