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Bearcats & Ben Ternan beat Borderites 38-20

by Wade Tonkin on November 16, 2009

TUMWATER – W. F. West quarterback Ben Ternan threw two touchdown passes and rushed for two more as the Bearcats put a stop to Blaine’s bid for a lengthy playoff run with a 38-20 opening round WIAA 2A state football tournament win Saturday night.

Ternan and the Bearcats wasted no time putting the Borderites on their heels, as Ternan found sophomore wide receiver Mitch Gueller open in the right corner of the end zone for a touchdown, giving the Bearcats a quick 7-0 lead at the 10:49 mark of the first quarter.

It was clear from the start that the undefeated Black Hills League Champion Bearcats from Chehalis would be a difficult matchup for the scrappy Borderites all afternoon. Minutes after their first score, W. F. West found themselves with great field position and increased their lead to 14-0 as Ternan scored on a six-yard run.

Blaine responded with a seven-play, 75-yard drive, highlighted by a 60-yard run by Northwest Conference rushing leader Caleb Statham to close the gap to seven points, giving Blaine fans some hope, albeit short lived.

Ternan found Gueller open again in the closing moments of the first quarter, giving the Bearcats a 21-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.

At halftime, the Borderites trailed only 21-14 after tight end Al Bohnson went airborne in the end zone on a touchdown pass from quarterback Jordan McCarty.

The Bearcats sealed the deal quickly with 14 third quarter points and a 21-point lead. Ternan and his talented wide receivers Eric Forgione and Mitch Gueller were too much for the Borderites on this cold afternoon in Tumwater.

Caleb Statham rushed 21 times for 143 yards and two touchdowns for Blaine in his final game as a Borderite.

Ternan was 12-of-21 through the air for two touchdowns and rushed 11 times for 97 yards, including a dazzling 47-yard scamper in the third.

You can listen to the replay featuring the play by play call from Jay Alexander and Dale Sharp below:

 

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2A State Playoffs - Blaine vs W.F. West - Download File (83)

Tagged as: Ben Ternan, blaine borderites, Blaine Borderites Football, Caleb Statham, Mitch Gueller, W.F. West Bearcats, washington state 2A playoffs, WIAA 2A Football Tournament

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Blaine chops down Cedarcrest 28-0

by admin on November 7, 2009

DUVALL – Quarterback Jordan McCarty threw three touchdown passes to lead Blaine to a 28-0 win over Cedarcrest in District One 2A prep football conference cross-over action Friday night in Duvall.

Trevor Chau caught scoring passes of 27 and 29 yards, while Todd Bird hauled in a 6-yarder for the Borderties’ third touchdown.

Caleb Statham broke loose for a 65-yard run up the middle for the Borderites’ second score.

Blaine will travel to Tumwater to play W.F. West in the opening round of the 2A state football playoffs Saturday, November 14.  Kickoff is scheduled for 3 pm, and we’ll webcast the game live on SkagitRadio.com with Jay Alexander on play-by-play and Dale Sharp adding commentary.

Tagged as: Blaine Borderite football, Blaine Borderites Football, Blaine football, Blaine football 2009, Blaine High School football, Blaine WA, Caleb Statham, Cedarcrest Red Wolves, Dale Sharp, Jay Alexander, Jordan McCarty, Todd Bird, Trevor Chau

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Borderites dominate Red Raiders 51-0

by Wade Tonkin on October 30, 2009

BELLINGHAM – The Blaine Borderites struck early and often against Bellingham Thursday night at Civic Field, overpowering the Red Raiders 51-0 in Northwest Conference high school football.

The Borderites were led by senior tailback Caleb Statham, who rushed for 186 yards on just 15 carries and scored a season high four touchdowns, all in the first half.  The Borderites also scored on a fake punt direct-snap to Sean Allen, who threw to Andrew Miller down the right side for a 47-yard touchdown strike that gave Blaine a 44-0 halftime lead.

The Blaine victory secured the number three seed from the NWC into the 2A district playoffs for the Borderites, and with the shutout Blaine completed a season where they held all three Bellingham city schools scoreless, a point of pride for the Borderites.

You can read a full story on the game by David Rasbach of the Bellingham Herald.

You can listen to a free replay featuring play-by-play from Jay Alexander and Dale Sharp below:

 

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Blaine at Bellingham - Download File (76)

Tagged as: Andrew Miller, Bellingham High School, Bellingham High School football, bellingham red raiders, bellingham red raiders football, Blaine Borderites football 2009, Blaine Borderties football, Blaine High School, Blaine High School football, Caleb Statham, Sean Allen

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Borderites decommission Mariners 35-0

by admin on October 24, 2009

BLAINE – Caleb Statham is the main reason why the Blaine Borderites remain in the playoff football picture of the 2A Northwest Conference. Friday night, on his home field, in the driving rain and wind, Statham took it upon himself to charge into the endzone three times while leading Blaine to a 35-0 Senior Night win over the winless Sehome Mariners.

Statham found the endzone the first time in less than two minutes into the game by slipping through the arms of would-be tacklers and making insane cutbacks on the Mariner secondary who gave chase on his 68-yard touchdown run.

David Craig got the nod to carry the ball across the goal line for Blaine from three yards out after the Borderites started their second offensive series in Sehome territory. Keith Sentkowski’s extra point was low, leaving Blaine’s lead at 13 points.

Statham’s second score was a one-yard plunge at the end of the first quarter. Blaine quarterback Jordan McCarty whipped the two-point conversion pass to Todd Bird out of his left side flanker position, giving the Borderites a 21-0 lead.

Middway through the second stanza, Statham struck again on an 18-yard scamper around left end, and McCarty found paydirt on a quarterback keeper in the third quarter.

Blaine wideout Trevor Chau set a Blaine school record for receiving yardage on a 13-yard reception from McCarty in the first quarter.

Blaine maintains a playoff spot in third place among 2A Northwest Conference teams with a 4-2 record, along with Squalicum. Mount Baker is hanging on to playoff hopes with a 3-3 record.

Listen to Jay Alexander and Dale Sharp call the Blaine-Sehome game on the SkagitRadio.com replay. Alexander and Sharp will be calling playoff football games for the rest of the season and will be tuning up for the upcoming basketball season for Whatcom County prep hoops. We welcome Dale Sharp, a longtime color commentator of Whatcom County prep sports with Alexander, to SkagitRadio.com / WINNW.com.

Click below to listen to the replay of the Blaine win over Sehome:

 

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Sehome at Blaine Football - Download File (61)

Tagged as: 2A Northwest Conference football, Blaine Borderite football 2009, blaine borderites, Caleb Statham, David Craig, Jordan McCarty, Keith Sentkowski, Sehome Mariner football 2009, Sehome Mariners, Todd Bird

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