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Squalicum’s Smith is Among the Best at Breaking Long Runs

His first carry at Marysville-Pilchuck went for a 33-yard touchdown. His second carry of the game resulted in a 66-yard touchdown. Squalicum senior Triston Smith is having the kind of career that can only rival Chad Clark in the school’s relatively short 20-year history. Smith’s knack of taking hand-offs to the house has him in rare company in Whatcom County history as well. Out of all the players that have rushed for over 2000 yards in their career, only five have averaged over nine yards per carry. Smith is one of them. The Storm’s ability to throw the ball has made it so opposing defenses can’t just key on Smith. Junior quarterback Spencer Lloyd, who coach Nick Lucey describes as a “football junkie”, has also proven to be a running threat to take pressure off of Smith. You also can’t forget the amazing offensive line for Squalicum. They are loaded from tackle to tackle, staring with left tackle Josh Jacobson (6-2 300). Kollin Johnson (6-5 260) is the real deal at left guard. Jasen Barber (6-3 205) is adjusting well as the new starting center. Right guard Dominic Mack (5-11 230) is one of the strongest players on the team, and sophomore right tackle Brandon Gimse (6-4 285) has an extremely bright future. They are also aided by senior H-Back Brian Pullman, who benches well over 300 pounds and can really push his opponents around.

Here is the current “yards per carry” top ten list of players that have rushed for over 2000 yards in their career:

  1. Brady Locker, Fern – 11.19 (260-2910)
  2. Jed Schleimer, MB – 9.27 (579-5368)
  3. Mike Stacey, NV – 9.20 (224-2061)
  4. Willy Scott, Fern – 9.16 (227-2080)
  5. Triston Smith, Squ – 9.07 (308-2794)
  6. Mikel Rathjen, MB – 8.94 (321-2869)
  7. Jesse Alderson, Mer – 8.83 (368-3250)
  8. Jake Locker, Fern – 8.72 (327-2853)
  9. Nick Ellis, Lyn – 8.70 (233-2026)
  10. Levi Wigg, MB – 8.67 (388-3364)

Smith Rushes His Way Into the Top 30

How do you top a 300-yard performance from opening night? How about a 445-yard outing on Friday! Squalicum senior Triston Smith is inking up the Whatcom County record book, and his 445 rushing yards against South Delta gave him the fourth highest rushing output in a game, in Whatcom County history.

  1. Jed Schleimer, MB – 521 vs. Nooksack Valley – 2015
  2. Mario Gobbato, Bla – 480 vs. Cedar Park Christian – 2012
  3. Tanner Aliff, Bell – 449 vs. Charles Wright – 2014
  4. Triston Smith, Squ – 445 vs. South Delta – 2017
  5. Jacob Prince, MB – 422 vs. Granite Falls – 1997

Smith’s unbelievable game also shot him 25 spots up the Whatcom County Career Rushing List! He is now in 27th place, and will continue to climb that ladder.

  1. Mario Gobbato, Bla – 6118
  2. Jed Schleimer, MB – 5368
  3. Robert Davis, Fern – 4420
  4. Matthias Wilson, Fern – 4321
  5. Dave Longoria, NV – 4195
  6. Chad Clark, Squ – 4135
  7. T.J. Busch, Lyn – 4087
  8. Riley Fritsch, Bla – 4015
  9. Ash Perrin, Fern – 3486
  10. John Locker, Fern – 3371
  11. Levi Wigg, MB – 3364
  12. Jim Schleimer, MB – 3288
  13. Joe Schleimer, MB – 3263
  14. Jesse Alderson, Mer – 3250
  15. Britt Lentz, NV – 3188
  16. Brad Scheib, Bla – 3144
  17. Pete Galbraith, MB – 2990
  18. Brady Locker, Fern – 2910
  19. Jake Schleimer, MB – 2881
  20. Mikel Rathjen, MB – 2869
  21. Ben Wall, Lyn – 2856
  22. Jake Locker, Fern – 2853
  23. Liam Short, MB – 2844
  24. Scott Noteboom, Lyn – 2650
  25. John Murphy, Mer – 2628
  26. Casey Locker, Fern – 2614
  27. Triston Smith, Squ – 2604
  28. Dudley Nightingale, Mer – 2596
  29. Sean Hurlbut, Mer – 2592
  30. Trent Postma, Lyn – 2525

Squalicum Top 15 Most Kicking Points in a Game

  1. Ben Peterson, 11 vs. Ferndale, 2016
  2. Alex Everett, 11 vs. South Delta (BC), 2017
  3. Quinn Carpenter, 10 vs. Sehome, 2014
  4. Ben Peterson, 10 vs. Lakewood, 2015
  5. Ben Peterson, 10 vs. Burlington-Edison, 2015
  6. Mike Schmidt, 9 vs. New West (BC), 2004
  7. Quinn Carpenter, 9 vs. Orting, 2014
  8. Ben Peterson, 9 vs. Sehome, 2015
  9. Matt Martens, 8 vs. Lynden, 1999
  10. Dan Herda, 8 vs. Lakewood, 2006
  11. David Starkovich, 8 vs. Sehome, 2009
  12. Quinn Carpenter, 8 vs. Blaine, 2014
  13. Quinn Carpenter, 8 vs. Burlington-Edison, 2014
  14. Quinn Carpenter, 8 vs. Archbishop Murphy, 2014
  15. Ben Peterson, 8 vs. Anacortes, 2015
  16. Alex Everett, 8 vs. Marysville-Pilchuck, 2017

Squalicum Top 15 Most Points Scored in a Game

  1. Chad Clark, 32 vs. Sehome, 2006
  2. Chad Clark, 30 vs. Lakewood, 2006
  3. Triston Smith, 30 vs. South Delta, 2017
  4. Ben Peterson, 28 vs. Burlington-Edison, 2015
  5. Ben Peterson, 26 vs. Anacortes, 2015
  6. Ben Peterson, 25 vs. Gig Harbor, 2016
  7. Andy Kammenga, 24 vs. Mount Vernon, 1998
  8. Andy Kammenga, 24 vs. Burlington-Edison, 1998
  9. Gabe Elliott, 24 vs. Bellingham, 2000
  10. Chad Clark, 24 vs. Steilacoom, 2006
  11. Kyle Keller, 24 vs. Lakewood, 2007
  12. Luke Weber, 24 vs. Sedro Woolley, 2012
  13. Spencer Lloyd, 24 vs. Marysville-Getchell, 2017
  14. Triston Smith, 24 vs. Marysville-Pilchuck, 2017
  15. Chad Clark, 20 vs. Interlake, 2005

Squalicum Top 15 Extra Points Kicked in a Game

  1. Mike Schmidt, 9 vs. New West (BC), 2004
  2. Dan Herda, 8 vs. Lakewood, 2006
  3. Quinn Carpenter, 8 vs. Blaine, 2014
  4. Ben Peterson, 8 vs. Anacortes, 2015
  5. David Starkovich, 7 vs. Sedro Woolley, 2010
  6. Ben Peterson, 7 vs. Bellingham, 2014
  7. Quinn Carpenter, 7 vs. Sehome, 2014
  8. Ben Peterson, 7 vs. Burlington-Edison, 2015
  9. Ben Peterson, 7 vs. Lakewood, 2015
  10. Alex Everett, 7 vs. Arlington, 2016
  11. Multiple players with 6

Squalicum Top 15 Receiving Yards Per Reception in a Game (Min. 4 rec)

  1. Josiah Westbrook, 40.8 vs. Orting, 2014 (4-163)
  2. Thomas Rawls, 33.3 vs. Sedro Woolley, 2010 (7-233)
  3. Josiah Westbrook, 31.3 vs. Burlington-Edison, 2015 (4-125)
  4. Ben Peterson, 30.5 vs. Meridian, 2014 (4-122)
  5. Ben Peterson, 30.3 vs. Bellingham, 2015 (4-121)
  6. Brandon Sanford, 30.0 vs. Granite Falls, 2008 (5-150)
  7. Coleman Schwab, 30.0 vs. Burlington-Edison, 2014 (4-120)
  8. Christian Foster, 28.3 vs. Burlington-Edison, 2009 (4-113)
  9. Ben Peterson, 27.4 vs. Blaine, 2015 (5-137)
  10. Damek Mitchell, 23.3 vs. Arlington, 2016 (6-140)
  11. Christian Jorgensen, 23.0 vs. Abbotsford (BC), 2013 (4-92)
  12. Ben Peterson, 22.0 vs. WF West (Chehalis), 2015 (6-132)
  13. Christian Foster, 21.8 vs. Sehome, 2009 (4-87)
  14. Ben Peterson, 21.8 vs. Marysville-Getchell, 2016 (4-87)
  15. Christian Jorgensen, 21.0 vs. Kingston, 2013 (5-105)