2024 NWC 2A All-Conference Football Selections Announced

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, Lynden’s Blake VanDalen and Burlington-Edison’s Dalton Schwetz were named the the Co-Coaches of the Year, and Anacortes defensive coordinator John Dumas was named the Assistant Coach of the Year.

The Whatcom County selections are as follows:

 

OFFENSIVE MVP:

Brant Heppner – Lynden – Senior

142-of-237 – 2322 YDS – 19 TD – 114.3 RATING

82 CAR – 303 YDS – 3.7 AVG – 5 TD

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE:

QUARTERBACK: 

Nolan Wright – Sehome – Junior

163-of-289 – 2494 YDS – 30 TD – 102.3 RATING

79 CAR – 563 YDS – 7.1 AVG – 6 TD

 

RUNNING BACK: 

Marcus Nixon – Squalicum – Senior

139 CAR – 846 YDS – 6.1 AVG – 8 TD

10 REC – 226 YDS – 22.6 AVG – 3 TD

 

WIDE RECEIVER: 

Andre Watson – Sehome – Senior

83 REC – 1433 YDS – 17.3 AVG – 21 TD

 

TIGHT END: 

Isaiah Oudman – Lynden – Senior

57 REC – 955 YARDS – 16.8 AVG – 11 TD

6 CAR – 17 YARDS – 2.8 AVG – 2 TD

 

 

OFFENSIVE LINE: 

Zach Dykstra – Lynden – Sophomore

 

 

OFFENSIVE LINE: 

Cole Turrell – Sehome – Junior

 

 

OFFENSIVE LINE: 

Joseph Boyd – Squalicum – Junior

 

 

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE:

DEFENSIVE LINE: 

Parker Williams – Lynden – Senior

57.5 TKL – 5.5 TFL – 2 FR – 1 SACK

 

 

LINEBACKER: 

Laki Fagaautau – Squalicum – Junior

69 TKL – 9.5 TFL – 5 PD – 3 FF – 1 SACK – 1 FR

 

 

DEFENSIVE BACK: 

Brody Price – Lynden – Junior

49 TKL – 10 PD – 2 TFL – 1 FF – 2 INT – 1 TD

 

 

DEFENSIVE BACK: 

Hudson Neff – Sehome – Junior

53.5 TKL – 6.5 TFL – 3 PD – 2 INT – 1 SACK

 

 

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE:

RUNNING BACK: 

Max Assink – Lynden – Junior

128 CAR – 798 YDS – 6.2 AVG – 12 TD

12 REC – 105 YDS – 8.8 AVG

 

WIDE RECEIVER: 

Sam Arango – Lynden – Sophomore

36 REC – 728 YDS – 20.2 AVG – 7 TD

 

 

WIDE RECEIVER: 

Joe Harward – Bellingham – Junior

40 REC – 646 YDS – 16.2 AVG – 9 TD

88 CAR – 384 YDS – 4.4 AVG – 1 TD

22-of-73 PASSING – 296 YDS – 1 TD

 

 

OFFENSIVE LINE: 

Carter Vrieling – Lynden – Junior

 

 

OFFENSIVE LINE: 

Josh Kroll – Bellingham – Junior

 

 

 

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE:

DEFENSIVE LINE: 

Finn Seitz-Gregoire – Sehome – Junior

22 TKL – 6.5 TFL – 3 SACKS

 

 

DEFENSIVE LINE: 

Zach Dykstra – Lynden – Sophomore

13.5 TKL – 2 TFL – 2 FR

 

 

DEFENSIVE LINE: 

Brycen Vereen – Squalicum – Junior

11 TKL – 1 SACK

 

 

LINEBACKER: 

Isaiah Oudman – Lynden – Senior

30 TKL – 6 TFL – 3 PD – 2 SACKS

 

 

LINEBACKER: 

Fisher Hall – Sehome – Senior

73 TKL – 5 TFL – 2 SACKS – 1 PD – 1 FR

 

 

LINEBACKER: 

Marcus Nixon – Squalicum – Senior

31 TKL – 1.5 TFL – 1 FF

 

 

DEFENSIVE BACK: 

Joaquin Ortiz – Squalicum – Senior

49 TKL – 2 INT – 2 PD – 1.5 TFL

 

 

DEFENSIVE BACK: 

Coleby Chambers – Sehome – Senior

39.5 TKL – 5 PD – 2 FR – 2 TFL – 1 FF

 

 

DEFENSIVE BACK: 

Bly Henderson – Bellingham – Senior

36 TKL – 4.5 TFL – 2.5 SACKS – 3 PD – 1 FF – 1 FR

 

 

Non-Whatcom County Players that were named:

1st Team Offense:

Running Back: Brock Beaner, Anacortes

Wide Receiver: Brady Beaner, Anacortes; Rylin Lang, Anacortes

Offensive Line: Toby Esqueda, Anacortes; Justice Williams, Archbishop Murphy; Jimmy Conklin, Lakewood

 

1st Team Defense:

Defensive MVP: Eazy Quintino, Anacortes

Defensive Line: Jack Sievers, Archbishop Murphy; Toby Esqueda, Anacortes; Brayton Johnson, Burlington-Edison; Jimmy Conklin, Lakewood

Linebacker: Brock Beaner, Anacortes; Tyler Olsen, Anacortes; Trae Phifer, Archbishop Murphy

Defensive Back: Brady Beaner, Anacortes; Luca Moore, Anacortes; Henry Gabalis, Archbishop Murphy

 

1st Team Special Teams:

Kicker: Kyler Phillips, Archbishop Murphy

Punter: Bakary Sonko, Lakewood

 

2nd Team Offense:

Quarterback: Ryan Harrington, Anacortes

Running Back: Jackson Granger, Burlington-Edison

Wide Receiver: Bakary Sonko, Lakewood

Offensive Line: William Wilson, Archbishop Murphy; Gavin Garcia, Anacortes; Makhi Kilgore, Anacortes; Trae Phifer, Archbishop Murphy

 

2nd Team Defense:

Defensive Line: Hakeim Smalls, Archbishop Murphy; Makhi Kilgore, Anacortes

Linebacker: Rylin Lang, Anacortes

Defensive Back: Marcus Gaffney, Archbishop Murphy; Hamza Abdalle, Burlington-Edison

 

2nd Team Special Teams:

Kicker: Bakaro Sonko, Lakewood

Punter: Kyler Phillips, Archbishop Murphy