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Honors
Ron Strozyk - 2009 GNFA Defensive Player of the
Year
Jackie Triplett - 2007 GNFA Defensive Player of the
Year
Jackie Triplett - 2007 PNFC Defensive Player
of the Year
Thomas Love - 2007 GNFA Coordinator of the Year
Bobby Poeltl - 2007 GNFA Specialist of the Year
Bobby Poeltl - 2007 MLFN Player of the Year
Bobby Poeltl - 2007 PNFC Offensive Player of
the Year
Steve Matychowiak - 2007 MLFN Coach of the Year
Steve Matychowiak - 2006 PNFC Coach of the Year
Nate Enciso - 2006 PNFC Defensive Player of
the Year
Pat Hutnik - 2008 GNFA Specialist of the
Year
John Stewart - 2006 PNFC Offensive Player of
the Year
All-League
Randy Alderman, DB - 2006 PNFC 1st Team; 2007
PNFC 1st Team, GNFA Hon Men; 2009 WFL Hon Men; 2008 GNFA 2nd Team; 2009
Hon Men
Junior Auseuga, DL - 2009 WFL 1st Team; GNFA 1st
Travis Brock, OL/DL - 2007 PNFC 1st Team;
GNFA 1st
Avery Brown, TE - 2009 WFL 2nd Team; 2009
GNFA Hon Men
Vince Burruss, WR - 2006 PNFC 1st Team
Brandon Claxton, OL - 2006 PNFC 1st Team; 2007
2nd, GNFA 2nd
Robert Clements, OL - 2008 GNFA 2nd Team
David Combs, DL - 2006 PNFC 1st Team; 2008 GNFA
2nd
Martin Darland, LB - 2007 PNFC 2nd Team
Brad Dennis, LB - 2007 PNFC 1st Team; GNFA 1st
Team
David Dorsey, DL - 2006 PNFC 1st Team
Nate Enciso, LB - 2006 PNFC 1st Team; 2007 PNFC
1st Team, GNFA 1st; 2008 GNFA 1st; 2009 WFL 1st; 2009 GNFA 1st
Eric Goodman, DB - 2006 PNFC 2nd Team; 2007 1st,
GNFA 1st; 2009 WFN 1st; 2009 GNFA 2nd
Jameson Gsthol, WR - 2006 PNFC 2nd Team
Ryan Havey, OL - 2009 WFL 2nd Team; 2009
GNFA 2nd
Bryan Hooper, WR - 2007 PNFC 2nd Team, GNFA Hon
Men
Pat Hutnik, PK - 2007 PNFC 1st Team, GNFA 2nd;
2008 GNFA 1st
Marquis Johnson, RB - 2006 PNFC 2nd Team; 2007
PNFC 1st Team; GNFA 2nd
Ryan Kalalau, DB - 2006 PNFC 2nd Team
Rory Lee, RB - 2008 GNFA 1st Team
Jonathan McNally, OL - 2006 PNFC 2nd Team; 2007
PNFC 1st Team; GNFA 2nd
Brian Mickens, TE - 2007 PNFC 2nd; GNFA 2nd
David Minnis, RB - 2009 WFL 1st Team; 2009
GNFA 1st Team; 2008 GNFA
2nd Team; 2010 GNFA 1st Team; 2010 WFN 1st
Chris Nofo, LB- 2009 WFL 2nd Team; 2009 GNFA
2nd
Bobby Poeltl, WR - 2009 WFL 2nd Team; 2009
GNFA Hon Men; 2007 PNFC
1st, 2007 GNFA 1st
Ken Ponder, DL - 2009 WFL Hon Men; 2009 GNFA
Hon Men; 2006 PNFC 1st
Team
Joe Richmond, PK - 2009 WFL Hon Men; 2009
GNFA Hon Men
Ryan Reis, QB - 2009 WFL 2nd Team
Justin Shumate, OL/DL - 2006 PNFC 2nd Team; 2007
PNFC 2nd, GNFA Hon Men
Terrell Smith, FB - 2007 PNFC 1st Team, GNFA 1st
Team
John Stewart, QB - 2006 PNFC 1st Team, 2007 PNFC
1st Team, GNFA 2nd, 2009 WFL Hon Men
Ron Strozyk, DE - 2008 EFL 1st Team; GNFA 1st,
2009 WFL 1st Team; GNFA 1st
Micah Tanaka, DB - 2006 PNFC 1st Team, 2007 PNFC
1st Team, GNFA 1st
Kelly Time, LB - 2006 PNFC 2nd Team, 2008 GNFA
Hon Men, 2009 WFL Hon Men; 2010 WFN 2nd; 2010 GNFA 1st
TJ Tolbert, OL - 2009 WFL Hon Men
Jackie Triplett, DE - 2007 PNFC 1st Team; GNFA
1st
Nate Turner, PK - 2006 PNFC 1st Team
Eric Webster, OL - 2007 PNFC 1st Team; 2008 GNFA
Hon Men, 2009 WFL 2nd Team; 2010 GNFA 2nd; 2010 WFN 2nd
Ike Woo, OL - 2007 PNFC 2nd Team; 2010 GNFA
1st Team
Jon Luatua, DL - 2010 GNFA 1st Team
Zach Ayers, OL - 2010 GNFA 2nd Team; 2010
WFN 1st
Sam Rowswell, OL - 2010 GNFA 2nd Team
Pedro Torres, DB - 2010 GNFA 2nd Team; 2010
WFN 2nd
All-America
Chris Nofo - 2009 MLFN 1st Team
Ron Strozyk - 2009 MLFN 2nd Team; 2009
SemiPro BCS Hon Men; 2008 MLFN Hon
Men
Junior Auseuga - 2009 MLFN 2nd Team
Nate Enciso - 2006, MLFN 1st, 2007 1st, 2008
2nd, 2009 Hon Men
Ryan Havey - 2009 MLFN Hon Men; 2009 SemiPro
BCS 2nd; 2009 NFE Hon Men
David Minnis - 2009 MLFN Hon Men; 2009
SemiPro BCS 1st; 2009 NFE Hon Men
Eric Goodman - 2005 MLFN Hon Men, 2008 MLFN 1st
Team, 2009 MLFN Hon Men; 2009 SemiPro BCS Hon Men
Randy Alderman - 2006 MLFN 3rd Team; 2007 3rd
Travis Brock - 2007 MLFN 1st Team
Kevin Brophy - 2005 MLFN 2nd Team
Vince Burruss - 2005 MLFN 1st Team
Brandon Claxton - 2008 MLFN 1st Team
Jeff Cole - 2005 MLFN 2nd Team
David Combs - 2008 MLFN 2nd Team
Brad Dennis - 2007 MLFN 3rd Team
Bryan Hooper - 2007 MLFN Hon Men
Pat Hutnik - 2008 MLFN 2nd Team
Ryan Kalalau - 2006 MLFN 2nd Team
Rory Lee - 2008 MLFN 2nd Team
Jonathan McNally - 2007 MLFN 2nd Team
Brian Mickens - 2007 MLFN 2nd Team
Bobby Poeltl - 2007 MLFN 1st Team
Rico Rough - 2005 MLFN 3rd Team
Joel Shumate - 2005 MLFN 1st Team
Justin Shumate - 2005 MLFN 1st Team; 2006
3rd, 2007 3rd Team
Terrell Smith - 2007 MLFN 1st Team
John Stewart - 2006 MLFN 3rd; 2007 2nd Team
Micah Tanaka - 2007 MLFN 1st Team
Jackie Triplett - 2007 MLFN 1st Team
Nate Turner - 2005 MLFN 3rd Team; 2006 1st
Team
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Story of the
Shockers:
September
2004-The South Sound Shockers Are Born
After observing a dismal
state of affairs in the local semi-pro scene, Steve
Matychowiak, Jeff Cole, and Mark Meadows pondered
what it would be like to have a "real" football team
in the area. Matychowiak, a long-time member of the
football community had finally left for good, the
team he had one day hoped to rebuild to greatness,
as had Cole and Meadows who tried to bring change to
the teams they were involved with but met heavy
resistance. Meadows, a Nebraska native was raised
on football and the ideals of the legendary Tom
Osborne, and had seen enough and suggested building
a new team.
With that, Meadows and Cole
began building a team from the ground up while "Maty"
put the word out in the coaching and player circles
that he was coming back to the semi pro circuit.
The 2005 season was
originally slated for 8 games, two opponents backed
out so the Shockers went on to play and finish 3-3.
The season was an up and down roller coaster as the
Shockers started out 3-0 before injuries and growing
pains caught up. (The Shockers have always taken a
stance that they would dismiss a good player before
corrupting the ideals the team was built on...and so
it was, six players were dismissed in mid-season).
Many of the Shockers stars of 2005 were forced to
play ironman football and some paid a heavy price.
RB/DB Ronnie Knighton, arguably the best athlete on
the field that year was battered and forced to miss
the final game. LB Kelly Time, the teams' best
backer in '05 was out with a severe shoulder injury
following game 2, and OL/DL Justin Shumate held
together a make-shift offensive line week in and
week out. It was a situation not even former
Seattle Seahawk and head coach Terry Dion could do
much with towards the end. But still, 3-3 was a
good start.
Matychowiak took over as
head coach, and by kickoff of 2006, the Shockers had
nearly 45% of their roster filled with college men.
A swift run to 10-0 by the end of the season put the
Shockers in the first-ever PNFC championship against
a familiar face; Alex Lewis, a Shocker the year
before who formed the Seattle Stallions following
the 2005 season. The Stallions were a spring-time
all star team of all of the best players from the
NWFL. The championship game was one for the ages as
the Stallions squeaked out a 12-7 victory with the
Shockers in scoring position as time expired.
In 2007 the Shockers quest
to become better with each passing season was coming
true. The addition of award winners Travis Brock,
Bobby Poeltl, Jackie Triplett and others would
catapult the Shockers into near-legendary status.
After decimating the PNFC culminated in a 66-0 rout
of the Valley Mustangs the Shockers looked
unstoppable. However a shaky offensive performance
in the GNFA qualifier against the High Desert
Lightning of the OFL (with some additions from the
Outlaws, Monarchs and other OFL teams) seemed to
foreshadow what was to come. And that was a season
finale loss to the undefeated Blue Mountain Stars in
the high grass of Burbank which would keep the dream
of an undefeated season at bay...for now. But the
775 points scored, the 7 shut out victories and
numerous
accolades earned on
the field by the South Sound athletes both
regionally and nationally, were nothing to snub your
nose at. The Shockers were already PNFC champions,
something the team leaders had hoped would happen
by year five when first building
the team, but never expected to happen in only year
3.
In 2008 the Shockers and
head coach Lonnie Meredith were hit by numerous
military deployments and injuries, however the
Shockers still managed to finish 8-4 and make their
lone EFL playoff appearance. The four losses
were by a total of 20-points in the balanced and
tough Evergreen League. The regular season was
highlighted by a 4th consecutive season opening
victory and concluded with a Capital City Challenge
victory over the Washington Cavaliers marking the
9th consecutive regular season victory over a
non-league opponent.
Matychowiak returned from
his one-year hiatus and looked to return to form
with victories over Wenatchee and Spokane to start
the season. The season derailed in Yakima when
injuries and depth issues in the defensive backfield
became problematic all season long. The
Shockers battled to a 6-3 record in the stout
Washington League, it's last 2 loses by a total of 8
points.
Retirements of key defensive
starters and many new faces on offense, the Shockers
of 2010 were young and inexperienced but not without
the talent to compete in the WFL. With the
most difficult schedule ever put together through
the first 6 weeks that included 3 league champions
from 2009, a runner up and 2-time defending GNFA
champion Portland, Maty had his hands full. A
bright spot in the back and forth season was the
rushing of David Minnis who eclipsed 200 yards twice
on the season which finished in a repeat of 2009 at
the hands of Wenatchee.
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