Coach: Patrick Ames, 5th season with Meridian (16-15)

Home Field: Meridian High School

Last Season: 4-6

Key Losses: RB/ILB Joshtyn Elmer; OL/DL Rhett Duersch; WR/DB Cohen Fuller; TE Christian Clawson; CB Taylor Sharp.

Top Returnees: RB/OLB/K/P Landen Downey; RT/DE Lincoln Hoefer; QB/DB Jaeger Fyfe; RB/ILB Kelley Gray; G/DT Jaxson Hurlbut; C/DT Carson Campbell; G/DT Mason Apeles; WR James Hedahl; RB/LB Ross Driscoll; WR/CB Kasey Brennan; LT Landon Rowley; RB Xavier Perrin (transfer from Sehome).

LAST SEASON’S RESULTS

Meridian 22, Granite Falls 13

Chelan 21, Meridian 20

Meridian 35, King’s Way Christian 12

Meridian 48, Nathan Hale 15

Nooksack Valley 65, Meridian 14

Blaine 29, Meridian 28

Lynden Christian 40, Meridian 13

Mount Baker 30, Meridian 27

Meridian 23, Bellingham 21

Cedar Park Christian 24, Meridian 21

2024 SCHEDULE

09/06 – at Deer Park – 6 PM

09/13 – Omak – 6 PM

09/20 – at Kamiak – 7 PM

09/27 – at Forks – 7 PM

10/04 – at South Whidbey – 7 PM

10/11 – Mount Baker – 7 PM

10/18 – at Nooksack Valley – 7 PM

10/25 – Lynden Christian – 7 PM

11/01 – at Blaine – 7 PM

THE FEATURED FOUR

Landen Downey – Senior – Running Back/Outside Linebacker/Kicker/Punter

Lincoln Hoefer – Senior – Right Tackle/Defensive End

Jaeger Fyfe – Senior – Quarterback/Defensive Back

Kelley Gray – Senior – Running Back/Inside Linebacker

Who will be Meridian’s break out player?

Kasey Brennan – Sophomore – Wide Receiver/Cornerback

STATISTICAL LEADERS LAST SEASON OF RETURNING PLAYERS

RUSHING
NAME             ATT  YARDS AVG TD
Landen Downey    115   572  5.0  7
Kelley Gray       25   119  4.8  2
Jaeger Fyfe       66    84  1.3  2
Xavier Perrin     13    38  2.9  0
Ethan Valich       2    11  5.5  0
Ross Driscoll      1     5  5.0  0
Trey Alexander     1    -2 -2.0  0

PASSING
NAME             ATT COM YARDS TD INT
Jaeger Fyfe      259 140  1814 14  5
Trey Alexander     2   2    69  1  0

RECEIVING
NAME             REC  YARDS AVG TD
Landen Downey     35   428 12.2  4
James Hedahl      19   208 11.0  2
Kasey Brennan     15   252 16.8  3
Jaeger Fyfe        1     8  8.0  0
Kelley Gray        1     2  2.0  0
Trey Alexander     1     0  0.0  0
Cooper Marum       1     0  0.0  0

SCORING
NAME             TD  FG  2PT XP  PTS
Landen Downey    11   1   2  20   93
Kasey Brennan     3   0   0   0   18
Jaeger Fyfe       2   0   0   0   12
Kelley Gray       2   0   0   0   12
James Hedahl      2   0   0   0   12
Ross Driscoll     1   0   0   0    6

KICKOFF RETURNING
NAME             KR  YARDS  AVG TD
Kasey Brennan     3    81  27.0  0
Landen Downey     3    43  14.3  0
Kelley Gray       3    28   9.3  0
Ross Driscoll     1     7   7.0  0

PUNT RETURNING
NAME             PR  YARDS  AVG TD
None

PUNTING
NAME             ATT YARDS  AVG
Landen Downey      8  274  34.3
Jaeger Fyfe        2   67  33.5

DEFENSE
NAME               TKL  TFL   SK  FF  FR  PD  INT
Landen Downey     63.5  6.5  1.0       2   7
Kelley Gray       62.5 14.5            1
Jaeger Fyfe       33.5  1.0               11   2
Ross Driscoll     30.5  4.5  2.0       3   1
Carson Campbell   30.5  5.0  3.0       1
Lincoln Hoefer    29.5 14.5  1.0           4
Jaxson Hurlbut    27.5  6.0  1.0
James Hedahl      23.0  1.5        2       3   1
Mason Apeles      21.0  5.5  1.5
Kasey Brennan      8.0                     2   2
Cooper Marum       4.0
Ethan Valich       2.5
Daniel Larsen      2.0
Xavier Perrin      1.5
Landon Rowley      1.0  1.0