Coupeville Sports

Mitchell Carroll, headed to the end zone.

As spring football practice kicks into high gear, we’ll be taking a look at a variety of players from Coupeville High School, with an emphasis on younger players and rising stars.

Mitchell Carroll wants to bust off a big play.

“In football, my favorite feeling is when you catch the football and head up field,” said the Coupeville High School freshman-to-be. “Also, if you make a really good tackle and stop the play.”

After a successful middle school career on the gridiron, Carroll, who lines up at running back and safety, hopes to have a quick impact with the big boys.

“My goals for the next season are to make a couple touchdowns and still do just as good as last season, even though most of the kids are bigger and older than me,” he said.

While he may not have the size yet (“I want to put on some muscle weight, so I can become a better tackler”), he does have the ability to out-run people, which is always nice.

“My strengths, I think, are in my speed and ability to catch and run with the ball,” Carroll said.

A multi-sport athlete (he also plays basketball and runs track), Carroll plays the alto saxaphone and guitar, enjoys his math and English classes and gets around on his longboard (“I ride all over the place”).

As he heads into his third year as a football player, having first picked up the helmet and pads as a seventh grader (“I joined because I have always loved sports and football was the only school sport in the fall, so I decided I’d give it a shot”), he credits one of the Wolf coaches for keeping him focused and ever-improving.

“I think coach Ryan King influenced me and kept my morale up even when the plays weren’t going my way or I got hit hard or something,” Carroll said.