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Top 150 Teams

Top 150 #55 – 2006 Meridian Trojans

RECORD: 14-0 – COACH: Bob Ames

LEAGUE: 3-0 (1st Place in 1A NWC)
CLASSIFICATION: 1A – Playoffs: State Champion
POINTS PER GAME: 35.4 – POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME: 11.1
POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +24.4

GAME BY GAME:

Week 1: Meridian 49, Lakeside-Seattle 0

Week 2: Meridian 61, Monte Vista (CA) 6

Week 3: Meridian 56, Sedro Woolley 0

Week 4: Meridian 26, Lynden Christian 6

Week 5: Meridian 35, Friday Harbor 14

Week 6: Meridian 14, Nooskack Valley 13

Week 7: Meridian 42, Lynden Christian 0

Week 8: Meridian 62, Sehome 52

Week 9: Meridian 42, Nooksack Valley 7

State Play-In Game: Meridian 27, Lynden Christian 6

State Playoffs: 1st Round: Meridian 21, LaCenter 8

State Quarterfinals: Meridian 21, Kalama 14

State Semifinals: Meridian 13, Royal 7

State Championship: Meridian 27, Connell 22

I know, I know…. this team won the State Championship, and went undefeated. A few games were pretty close, against sub-.500 teams, and this was the first year that Meridian was sent back down to the 1A ranks. They still took care of business, winning every game in 2006.

Tyler Slesk

Senior quarterback Tyler Slesk won basically every award he could have. He was named All-League 1st Team, the League’s Offensive Player of the Year, All-State 1st Team and was the Class 1A State Player of the Year! He had one of the best seasons in Whatcom County history, completing 205 passes for 3048 yards, 40 touchdowns to only eight interceptions. He also ran for 419 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Sean Hurlbut

Senior Connor Herman ran for a team-high 935 yards (5.9 average) and six touchdowns while being named All-League 2nd Team. He shared the backfield with junior Sean Hurlbut who ran for 838 yards (5.6) and 11 touchdowns, caught 35 passes for 541 yards (15.5) and five touchdowns, and he was also named All-League 2nd Team.

Andrei Lintz

Senior wide receiver Brett Himes led the Trojans with 57 receptions for 833 yards (14.6) and eight touchdowns, and he was named All-League 1st Team and All-State 2nd Team. Junior tight end Andrei Lintz was also named All-League 1st Team and All-State 1st Team. He caught 49 passes for 718 yards (14.7), and his 16 touchdown receptions still stands as the Whatcom County record for a tight end. Senior Jack Chambers caught 10 passes for 158 yards (15.8) and one score, and he was named All-League 2nd Team.

Brian Vander Yacht

The offensive line was a force, and it was led my seniors Brian Vander Yacht and Joey Bezona. Both players were named All-League 1st Team, with Vander Yacht named All-State 1st Team and Bezona All-State 2nd Team. They were joined by fellow seniors Chris Appel and Steven Gunderson, who were each named All-League 2nd Team. The offense exploded for over 5400 yards, averaging 390 yards per game.

Joey Bezona

Lintz led the attack from his defensive line position, and he was named All-League 1st Team and All-State 2nd Team. Vander Yacht and Appel also starred on the defensive line, and were each named All-League 2nd Team. Bezona starred in the middle of the defense, and he was named All-League 1st Team, the League’s Defensive Player of the Year as well as All-State 1st Team. He was joined at linebacker by Herman and hard-hitting junior Cody Sorensen, both of whom were named All-League 2nd Team.

Chris Appel

The secondary had a huge season, intercepting 22 passes. Hurlbut led the way with eight interceptions, and he was named All-League 1st Team and All-State 2nd Team. 6-foot-4 senior safety Caleb Hazel racked up five picks, and he was named All-League 2nd Team. Sophomore kicker Ryder Chance hit on 30 extra points and Lintz booted 19 extra points. Lintz also averaged 31.6 yards per punt. Hurlbut totaled 209 kickoff return yards and 197 punt return yards.

Top 150 Teams

Top 150 #134 – 2006 Mount Baker Mountaineers

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RECORD: 6-4  –  COACH: Ron Lepper

 LEAGUE: 2-4 (5th Place in the 2A NWC)
 CLASSIFICATION: 2A – PLAYOFFS: None
Scoring Stats “Per Game”
Points: 36.8 – Allowed: 25.1 – Differential: +11.7

GAME BY GAME:

Week 1: Mount Baker 28, Squalicum 21

Week 2: Mount Baker 33, Bellingham 7

Week 3: Mount Baker 45, Sehome 20

Week 4: Burlington-Edison 31, Mount Baker 26

Week 5: Anacortes 54, Mount Baker 48

Week 6: Mount Baker 35, Sedro Woolley 7

Week 7: Mount Baker 48, Nooksack Valley 14

Week 8: Blaine 42, Mount Baker 34

Week 9: Lynden 41, Mount Baker 28

Week 10: Mount Baker 43, South Whidbey 14

 

The 2006 Mountaineers didn’t have as good of a record as the year before, but they had a much harder schedule in 2006 after getting bumped up with the 2A teams, and they averaged almost 37 points per game.

Pete Galbraith
Pete Galbraith

Junior quarterback Jon Raney put up huge numbers completing 86 passes for 1319 yards. He also ran for three touchdowns, and was named All-League Honorable Mention. His 56.2 % completion percentage and 21 touchdown passes both broke Brent Cowden’s school records for a single season, and both records still stand.

Michael Millson
Michael Millson

Senior running back Pete Galbraith concluded his dominant high school career only 10 rushing yards shy of 3000. He was named All-League 1st Team for the second consecutive year, rushing for 1479 yards (8.2 average) and 19 touchdowns. Speedy senior Michael Millson ran for 520 yards (9.0) and six touchdowns, and he was named All-League Honorable Mention. Senior Tony Powers added 314 yards and two touchdowns, while junior Jesse Copps added 206 yards on the ground.

Senior wide receiver Brandon Welch translated his basketball talents onto the football field, catching 28 passes for 412 yards (14.7) and 11 touchdowns. His 18 career receiving touchdowns still stands as the school record, and he was named All-League 2nd Team. Fellow senior wide out Trevor Herring was Raney’s main target with 30 catches for 414 yards and four touchdowns.

The offensive line was led by senior Danny O’Brien, and juniors Richard Auguston and Sam Gay. They teamed up to pave the way for the Mounties on the ground, who averaged 6.8 yards per carry and an amazing 31 rushing touchdowns. Auguston was named All-League 2nd Team and O’Brien was an Honorable Mention selection.

Galbraith led Baker on defense with 131 tackles (35 solo), six tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, five QB’s harassed, one interception, one fumble recovery, one blocked kick and he was named All-League 1st Team. O’Brien also had six tackles for loss from his linebacker position. The 6-foot-4 212-pound junior defensive lineman Alex Chalk led the team with 5.5 sacks and eight QB’s harassed. Millson broke up nine passes, and senior defensive back Cody Carson intercepted six passes.

Millson handled the kicking duties with 22 extra points kicked as well as three field goals. He also averaged 35.3 yards per punt. Senior Dustin Bowser added five extra points. Galbraith returned 12 kickoffs for 329 yards (27.4) and Raney handled the punt returns.