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