The New Westminster Hyacks outscored the opposition from the Whatcom County high school football league at a spring jamboree in Washington State last weekend.
The varsity Hyacks outscrimmaged Blaine, Burlington-Edison and Anacortes high school teams in the controlled grid matchups.
New West’s starting defence gave up just one touchdown. Jeff Lugtu, the team’s most improved player during spring training, led the Hyacks with six tackles and one forced fumble. He also played well at tight end.
The Hyack defensive line also put consistent pressure on the opposition, with Abraham Faroughi and newcomer Jorge Yarwood standing out.
Julian Ramirez scored on a 30-yard touchdown run, while David Penalver also had a pair of scores. Wide receiver Matt Seymour and quarterback Jamie Shiho also showed well on offence.
“I feel very good about this group coming out of spring camp. We’ve gotten better throughout the 10 sessions, we’ve added some depth and I think our chemistry is very good,” said varsity Hyack head coach Farhan Lalji. “Defensively this could be our best group since 2009. We’ve got a good rotation going in our front seven with very little drop-off, and our tackling in the secondary was much improved.”
