Wolf Coach Tony Maggio practices his “What? A penalty on my team?!?!?!?” look.
It all begins now.
In a little under 11 hours, the Coupeville High School football teams kicks off the 2013-2014 high school sports season.
The Wolf volleyball team plays Saturday at a tourney in Oak Harbor, and then the boys’ tennis team and girls’ soccer squad debut next week, but tonight, the spotlight is firmly on the gridiron gang.
Here’s what you need to know:
WHAT: Coupeville vs. Bellevue Christian
WHEN: 7 PM Friday, Sept. 6
WHERE: Mickey Clark Field (behind Coupeville Elementary on S. Main, across from the Asian food store in the building that used to house Videoville.
COST: The district has bumped the price for adults up a dollar this year, from $5 to $6. Parking is free, but, if you’re late, you may have to walk a bit.
OK, so that’s the basics, but you want to have something to say that makes you seem like you know what you’re talking about. So scribble down these factoids and you’ll be set.
1) Bellevue Christian’s mascot is the Viking.
2) Its colors are royal blue, white and silver.
3) It plays in the 1A Nisqually League.
4) Bellevue nipped Coupeville 23-18 last year, winning its first two games, before losing its final eight.
5) Coupeville also won two games a season ago, beating Orcas Island and taking The Bucket away from conference and Island rival South Whidbey.
6) Maxpreps.com ranks Coupeville as the #258 football team in Washington state, 12 slots ahead of Bellevue Christian. Nationally, the Wolves are #12,503, about 500 slots ahead of the Vikings.
7) Coupeville lineman Nick Streubel will be the biggest player on the field.
Toss out these facts — he’s six-foot-four and 315 pounds, his nickname is “The Big Hurt,” he’s already been eyeballed by NCAA Division 1 schools like Washington and Wyoming, and, if he doesn’t hug mom Nanette after the game, he’s not getting dinner on Saturday — and you’ll seem like a dedicated fan.
Or a stalker…
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