Nick Streubel
Streubel in action during Top Gun. (Shelli Trumbull photo)
Sweet son of a goat lickin’ whore, this is not good.
Nick Streubel, AKA The Big Hurt, a rampaging force of nature on the line for the Coupeville High School football team, will not play Friday when Island rival South Whidbey comes to town to battle for The Bucket.
The Wolf senior hurt his ankle Wednesday when he landed awkwardly after going up to block a shot during the school’s Top Gun volleyball matches, which pit boys from all four classes against each other. The annual event is part of Homecoming week festivities.
Streubel, a two-way lineman and team captain, is among the leaders in class 1A this season in sacks and tackles and routinely pancakes the man across from him. He knocked the top rusher in the Cascade Conference, Granite Falls’ Matthew Hamilton, completely out of a game with one devastating tackle.
Initial x-rays revealed no break, but he has to keep weight off the foot through Saturday, when it will be re-looked at, said mom Nanette Streubel.
It’s the latest in a series of injuries to key players for Coupeville. Quarterback Gunnar Langvold, wing Jake Tumblin and fullback Brett Arnold have all missed time, but are back and healthy, while center Carson Risner is sidelined as he rehabs a torn ACL.
Friday’s game pits two teams with winning records, as South Whidbey (4-2) and Coupeville (3-2) vie for a playoff berth. The winner gets The Bucket, which has been in the CHS trophy case for the past year.
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