Coupeville Sports

The Lord brothers.

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.

In the Lord(s) we trust.

That’s the motto for Coupeville High School football coaches, as they hope for sophomore twin brothers Jake and Josh Lord to deliver big-time as linemen.

Both play at guard, with Jake on the left and Josh on the right. There’s a chance they might branch out, though, as Jake seems interested in seeing double duty.

“My speed is decent and I can catch the ball,” Jake Lord said. “I feel like I would make a good tight end.”

The duo first picked up the football bug as freshmen, and have quickly come to enjoy their new sport.

“I joined because I liked the sport,” Josh Lord said. “I like to keep the quarterback safe.”

“I started because I wanted to see what it was like to play on an actual football team,” added Jake Lord. “After the experience, I decided to play again and here I am this year as a Coupeville Wolf.”

They both double as basketball players, are united in being fans of the movie “Happy Gilmore” and are big music fans, while Jake enjoys weight training class and Josh is the man to call when a lawn needs to be mowed.

But the gridiron is where their passion lives. Both list winning a state title as one of their goals, and both are hugely committed to helping Coupeville build a winner.

While also laying some people out.

“The part of football I enjoy is getting to hit some kids in the game,” Jake Lord said. “There is nothing better than the moment when you get to hit people as hard as you can and the adrenalin you get from doing it.”