Lummi football ends regular season on high note

The Lummi Blackhawks football team earned a 67-28 victory over Tulalip Heritage on Thursday, Oct. 29, at Marysville-Pilchuck High School to solidify second place in the Northwest 1B League.

Hank Hoskins had 220 rushing yards and six touchdowns, Jonathan Casimir was 7 of 14 passing for 173 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, Jeff Cultee had one rushing touchdown, John Ballew had two carries for 76 yards, Raven Borsey had two catches for 64 yards and two TDs and Free Borsey had a catch for 47 yards.

On defense, Free Borsey had eight tackles and five assists, Raven Borsey had seven tackles and three assists and Hoskins had six tackles and two assists.

Lummi coach Jim Sandusky said he likes how the Blackhawks are playing heading into the postseason.

“We’ve got a running game now, which really changes things for us,” Sandusky said in a phone interview. “Tonight we had 352 yards rushing, which was good. It was nice to see that part of our game improve. Our defense has really come up and played well also.”

After finishing the regular season 6-2 overall and 3-1 in league, the Blackhawks will play Oakville next weekend to start the postseason with a time and date to be determined, but Thursday was about enjoying the victory.

“Guys played hard and it was a good game for us and a good finish to the regular season,” Sandusky said, “and now we’re ready for the postseason.”

This story was originally published October 29, 2015 at 11:03 PM with the headline "Lummi football ends regular season on high note."