Coach: Nick Lucey, 11th season with Squalicum (71-30)
Home Field: Civic Stadium
Last Season: 4-6
Key Losses: OL/DL Colby Lewis; RB/ILB Deandre Dunmore; C Elijah Ingram; TE/OLB Chase Nelson; OLB Nick Laughlin; S Brady Scammell; WR/S Nevhye Egging.
Top Returnees: RB/OLB Marcus Nixon; WR/S Joaquin Ortiz; TE/OLB Laki Fagaautau; RB/ILB Malakai Smith; WR/CB Ansen Asbjornsen; OL/DL Brycen Vereen; WR/S Zack Watt; CB Hunter Calloway.
LAST SEASON’S RESULTS
Squalicum 41, New Westminster 12
Squalicum 26, Seaquam, BC 24
Lynden 35, Squalicum 0
Archbishop Murphy 38, Squalicum 6
Squalicum 28, Burlington-Edison 13
Lakewood 46, Squalicum 42
Anacortes 34, Squalicum 13
Sehome 38, Squalicum 34
Sedro-Woolley 50, Squalicum 7
Squalicum 21, Mount Baker 14
2024 SCHEDULE
09/06 – Burlington-Edison – 7 PM
09/13 – at Marysville-Pilchuck – 7 PM
09/20 – at Archbishop Murphy – 7 PM
09/28 – Lakewood – 7 PM
10/04 – at Anacortes – 7 PM
10/11 – Lynden – 7 PM
10/18 – at Port Angeles – 6:30 PM
10/25 – at Sehome – 7 PM
11/01 – Bellingham – 7 PM
THE FEATURED FOUR
Marcus Nixon – Senior – Running Back/Outside Linebacker
Joaquin Ortiz – Senior – Wide Receiver/Safety
Laki Fagaautau – Junior – Tight End/Outside Linebacker
Malakai Smith – Senior – Running Back/Inside Linebacker
Who will be Squalicum’s break out player?
Hunter Calloway – Sophomore – Cornerback
STATISTICAL LEADERS LAST SEASON OF RETURNING PLAYERS
RUSHING NAME ATT YARDS AVG TD Marcus Nixon 147 884 6.1 12 Malakai Smith 89 436 4.9 4 Joaquin Ortiz 32 265 8.3 0 Avery Weener 5 6 1.2 0 Donnell Hardin 1 3 3.0 0 Rhys Knowlton 2 0 0.0 0 PASSING NAME ATT COM YARDS TD INT Marcus Nixon 126 62 877 10 10 RECEIVING NAME REC YARDS AVG TD Joaquin Ortiz 24 258 10.8 2 Malakai Smith 11 104 9.5 0 Laki Fagaautau 9 136 15.1 2 Ansen Asbjornsen 9 218 24.2 2 Rhys Knowlton 7 42 6.0 0 SCORING NAME TD FG 2PT XP PTS Marcus Nixon 12 0 1 0 74 Malakai Smith 5 0 0 0 30 Joaquin Ortiz 3 0 0 0 18 Ansen Asbjornsen 2 0 0 0 12 Laki Fagaautau 2 0 0 0 12 Slade Kaiser 0 0 0 3 3 Avery Weener 0 0 0 2 2 KICKOFF RETURNING NAME KR YARDS AVG TD Joaquin Ortiz 12 419 34.9 1 Malakai Smith 12 257 21.4 1 Marcus Nixon 8 105 13.1 0 Laki Fagaautau 4 37 9.3 0 Ansen Asbjornsen 2 34 17.0 0 Zack Watt 1 2 2.0 0 PUNT RETURNING NAME PR YARDS AVG TD Joaquin Ortiz 3 93 31.0 0 PUNTING NAME ATT YARDS AVG Laki Fagaautau 11 265 24.1 DEFENSE NAME TKL TFL SK FF FR PD INT Joaquin Ortiz 51.0 5.5 1 6 Malakai Smith 50.0 2.5 2.0 4 Laki Fagaautau 41.0 3.0 2.0 3 1 Marcus Nixon 35.5 2.0 2.0 2 5 1 Brycen Vereen 19.5 1.0 2 Hunter Calloway 13.5 8 Zack Watt 12.0 1.0 2 1 Jacob Clark 6.5 Ansen Asbjornsen 5.5 1.0 Rhys Knowlton 4.0 0.5 1 Max Wright 3.0 Avery Weener 2.5 Solomon Durias 2.0 Donnell Hardin 1.5 Brenden Garcia 1.0 Thang Dang 0.5
