Who was on a Cal-Hi Sports #1 ranked team and a player of the year?
Pat Haines (Class of 97) posted some huge numbers for Vanden football. As a junior, Haines rushed for 1,904 yards and 30 touchdowns to lead the undefeated Vikings to the section championship and Number 1 ranking in the Cal-Hi Sports Division IV poll. As a senior he was even better, rushing for 2,291 yards and scoring 36 touchdowns. Along the way, he had 11 100-yard games, six 200-yard games and two 300-yard games. He did it despite sitting out many fourth quarters as the Vikings routed their opponents. Pat finished seventh in the state in rushing and was honored by Cal-Hi Sports as the small schools player of the year. Haines continued to play football at the Naval Academy. He had a reunion on the field with former Vanden teammate Chris Jessop (Class of 96) when Air Force and Navy football teams played each other. Who earned an unequalled 10 Vanden Varsity letters in three sports? Chris Jessop (Class of 96) had a phenomenal sports history at Vanden. In each of the ten varsity seasons h
