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Here are the accolades of the greats to wear #8.

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Brent Reinsma – Class of 1982 – Lynden Christian – RB/LB

All-League 1st Team Linebacker (1981)
196 carries - 670 yards - 6 touchdowns
21 receptions - 186 yards - 1 touchdown
3-of-16 passing - 102 yards

 

Steve McBee – Class of 1986 – Sehome – QB

All-League 2nd Team Quarterback (1985)

65-of-137 passing - 730 yards - 8 touchdowns
38 carries - 3 yards - 1 touchdown

 

Matt Wall – Class of 1996 – Lynden – QB/DB

All-League 1st Team Quarterback (1995)

126-of-232 passing - 2003 yards - 20 touchdowns
113 carries - 408 yards - 7 touchdowns

 

Ken Dorr – Class of 1996 – Sehome – WR/DB

All-League 2nd Team Defensive Back (1995)
All-League 2nd Team Defensive Back (1994)
3 receptions - 63 yards - 2 touchdowns

 

Travis Patterson – Class of 1997 – Meridian – RB/DB

All-League 1st Team Defensive Back (1996)
All-League 2nd Team Running Back (1996)
All-League Honorable Mention Running Back (1995)
197 carries – 1209 yards – 7 touchdowns
21 receptions – 241 yards – 5 touchdowns
1 kick return for a touchdown

 

Josh Turrell – Class of 1998 – Sehome – QB/DB

All-League 1st Team Quarterback (1997)
All-League 1st Team Defensive Back (1997)
81-of-143 passing - 1121 yards - 5 touchdowns
43 carries - 65 yards - 4 touchdowns


Joel DeWispelaere – Class of 1998 – Nooksack Valley – RB/LB

All-League 1st Team Linebacker (1995)
All-League Honorable Mention Running Back (1997)
All-League Honorable Mention Running Back (1996)
All-League Honorable Mention Running Back (1995)
All-League Honorable Mention Linebacker (1997)
310 carries – 1677 yards – 15 touchdowns
7 receptions – 74 yards – 1 touchdown

 

Pete Staskiews – Class of 2000 – Sehome – RB

All-League Honorable Mention Running Back (1998)

116 carries – 681 yards – 9 touchdowns
3 receptions – 17 yards

 

Nate Hanstead – Class of 2002 – Squalicum – QB/DB

All-League Honorable Mention Quarterback (2001)
All-League Honorable Mention Quarterback (2000)
53-of-146 passing – 1025 yards – 6 touchdowns
162 carries – 427 yards – 7 touchdowns
1 reception – 18 yards

 

Mark Simmons – Class of 2002 – Meridian – QB/DB

All-League 1st Team Quarterback (2001)
126-of-237 passing – 1721 yards – 17 touchdowns
83 carries – 529 yards – 8 touchdowns

Mark Holleman – Class of 2003 – Lynden Christian – QB/DB

All-State 1st Team Defensive Back (2002)
All-State 2nd Team Quarterback (2002)
All-League 1st Team Quarterback (2002)
All-League 1st Team Defensive Back (2002)
All-League 2nd Team Quarterback (2001)
All-League 2nd Team Defensive Back (2001)
129-of-253 passing – 2307 yards – 41 touchdowns
134 carries – 675 yards – 14 touchdowns
1 reception - 18 yards
1 defensive touchdown

 

Azubo Bearden – Class of 2004 – Bellingham – QB/WR/DB

All-State 2nd Team Wide Receiver (2003)
All-League 1st Team Wide Receiver (2003)
All-League 2nd Team Defensive Back (2002)
All-League Honorable Mention Quarterback (2002)
All-League Honorable Mention Quarterback (2001)
All-League Honorable Mention Defensive Back (2003)
169-of-356 passing – 2258 yards – 18 touchdowns
168 carries – 360 yards – 8 touchdowns
32 receptions – 541 yards – 3 touchdowns

 

Ben Van Dyken – Class of 2004 – Nooksack Valley – WR/DB

All-State 1st Team Wide Receiver (2003)
All-League 1st Team Wide Receiver (2003)
51 receptions - 992 yards - 5 touchdowns
13 carries – 79 yards – 1 touchdown
2 defensive touchdowns

 

Doug Goldsby – Class of 2005 – Blaine – QB

All-League 1st Team Quarterback (2004)
93-of-210 passing – 1412 yards – 14 touchdowns
97 carries – 414 yards – 8 touchdowns
2 receptions – 15 yards

Nick Cashmere – Class of 2007 – Bellingham – WR/K

All-League Honorable Mention Wide Receiver (2005)
All-League Honorable Mention Kicker (2005)
23 receptions – 436 yards – 2 touchdowns
1 carry - 6 yards
13 extra points - 2 field goals

Daniel Gorze – Class of 2009 – Blaine – QB/DB

All-League Honorable Mention Quarterback (2007)

153-of-293 passing - 2218 yards - 22 touchdowns
2 rushing touchdowns

 

Jake Frost – Class of 2012 – Ferndale – QB/DB

109-of-267 passing – 1982 yards – 13 touchdowns
174 carries - 761 yards - 14 touchdowns
1 reception - 24 yards


Rudy Mendoza – Class of 2014 – Lynden – DB

All-State 1st Team Defensive Back (2013)
All-League 1st Team Defensive Back (2013)

1 reception - 3 yards


Damek Mitchell – Class of 2017 – Squalicum – WR/DB

All-League 1st Team Wide Receiver (2016)
All-League 1st Team Defensive Back (2016)
All-League 2nd Team Defensive Back (2015)
96 receptions – 1627 yards – 14 touchdowns
71 carries - 541 yards - 4 touchdowns
1-of-1 passing - 38 yards - 1 touchdown
2 kick returns for touchdowns


Bryce VandenHaak – Class of 2018 – Meridian – RB/WR/DB

All-State 1st Team Offensive Weapon (2017)
All-State 2nd Team Defensive Back (2017)
All-League 1st Team Wide Receiver (2017)
65 receptions - 1528 yards - 20 touchdowns
149 carries – 834 yards – 7 touchdowns
2-of-3 passing - 27 yards
1 defensive touchdown

 

Nick Knutson – Class of 2018 – Bellingham – QB/P

348-of-582 passing - 4471 yards - 46 touchdowns
4 rushing touchdowns

 

Ty Van Dyken – Class of 2018 – Lynden Christian – QB/DB

All-League 1st Team Defensive Back (2017)

109-of-232 passing - 1346 yards - 15 touchdowns
114 carries - 407 yards - 2 touchdowns
2 receptions - 40 yards

 

Bryan Ebe – Class of 2019 – Ferndale – RB/DB

All-League Honorable Mention Running Back (2018)

209 carries - 1245 yards - 17 touchdowns
6 receptions - 82 yards - 1 touchdown

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