They helped Ferndale football to success in 2016; now they hope to do the same for SFU
A pair of Ferndale football players will continue to be teammates at the next level, as seniors Patrick Hegarty and Justice Powell have signed their letters of intent to play for NCAA Division II Simon Fraser.
Hegarty will be a punter and kicker for the Clan. While serving the same role for Ferndale last fall, Hegarty converted 38 point after touchdown attempts – tied for second most in Whatcom County. He was selected honorable mention All-Wesco 3A North.
Powell was a standout on both sides of the ball for the Golden Eagles, starring as a safety and finishing third on the team with 964 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns on 100 carries. Powell, who was a first-team All-Wesco 3A North pick at defensive back and second-team on offense, is expected to move to linebacker at Simon Fraser.
Hegarty said he plans to major in Health Sciences, while Powell plans to major in Electrical Engineering.
“We signed March 15 and are excited to play against our teammate Winterhawk Leighton who will be at Central (Washington),” Hegarty wrote in an email.
Leighton, an offensive lineman who signed earlier this spring, and the Wildcats are scheduled to host Simon Frasier in Ellensburg in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game on Nov. 4.
Whatcom County Class of 2017 signings
Athlete | School | Sport | College |
JazLynn Ahrens | Ferndale | Soccer | Whatcom CC |
Anthony Ball | Blaine | Football | Puget Sound |
T.J. Bass | Mount Baker | Football | Idaho |
Payton Fowler | Squalicum | Soccer | Whatcom CC |
Riley Fritsch | Blaine | Football | Pacific Lutheran |
Peyton Fullner | Lynden | Soccer | Central Washington |
Christina Funk | Sehome | Soccer | Central Washington |
Jessica Ganow | Sehome | Volleyball | Skagit Valley College |
Mariah Gonzalez | Lynden | Basketball | Whatcom CC |
Kiana Gray | Meridian | Basketball | Whatcom CC |
Patrick Hegarty | Ferndale | Football | Simon Fraser |
Kayla Heidenreich | Bellingham | Soccer | Whatcom CC |
Alice Hiebert | Bellingham | Soccer | Western Washington |
Jacob Hommes | Lynden | Football | Northwestern College |
Samantha Hruby | Sehome | Basketball | Whatcom CC |
Matt James | Ferndale | Baseball | Yakima CC |
Maxwell Jeffrey | Ferndale | Baseball | Corban |
Bekah Jensen | Bellingham | Lacrosse | Fort Lewis |
Jocelyn Johnson | Bellingham | Volleyball | Colorado School of Mines |
Morgan Jones | Bellingham | Soccer | Evergreen State |
Buddy Juneau | Ferndale | Baseball | Everett CC |
Austin Kelstrup | Blaine | Football | College of the Canyons |
Rowan King | Squalicum | Swimming | Pacific |
Elisa Kooiman | Lynden | Basketball | Northwest Nazarene |
Jalen Kortlever | Blaine | Football | Benedictine |
Sophia Lawrence | Bellingham | Volleyball | George Fox |
Winterhawk Leighton | Ferndale | Football | Central Washington |
Payton Lunde | Meridian | Soccer | Whatcom CC |
Damek Mitchell | Squalicum | Basketball | Lewis-Clark State |
Ben Peterson | Squalicum | Football | Air Force |
Brisen Pearson | Bellingham | Swimming | Southwest Oregon CC |
Jared Phillips | Blaine | Football | Pacific Lutheran |
Micaela Pimento | Meridian | Soccer | Whatcom CC |
Justice Powell | Ferndale | Football | Simon Fraser |
Mason Rathkamp | Sehome | Soccer | Western Washington |
Rachel Sande | Nooksack Valley | Basketball | Whatcom CC |
Mason Shaw | Ferndale | Baseball | Yakima CC |
Gwen Schorr | Squalicum | Volleyball | Whatcom CC |
Kendra Steele | Squalicum | Soccer | Portland |
Tanner Steele | Lynden | Football | Carroll College |
Elissa Vreugdenhil | Cornerstone Christian | Basketball | Whatcom CC |
Whitney Walker | Ferndale | Beach volleyball | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Ruby Watson | Sehome | Cross country/track | Rice |
Brody Weinheimer | Lynden | Football | Pacific Lutheran |
Jack Wendling | Squalicum | Football | Central Washington |
Drew Westford | Ferndale | Softball | Fairfield |
Sydney Wong | Squalicum | Swimming | San Diego |
Joe Worley | Bellingham | Soccer | Skagit Valley College |
Jackson Zerba | Bellingham | Lacrosse | Westminster College |
NOTE: To report a Whatcom County student athlete who has or will sign national letter or intent to continue their athletic careers, call 360-715-2286 or email sports@bhamherald.com.
This story was originally published April 14, 2017 at 11:22 AM with the headline "They helped Ferndale football to success in 2016; now they hope to do the same for SFU."