Xavier Clark unleashes a little play he calls “The Stunner” on a hapless King’s player. (John Fisken photos)
Wolf freshman QB Steven Cope unleashes a bomb.
Brenden Gilbert brings down a Knight.
Cole Payne gets tripped up as he tries to scramble for big yardage.
Trouble wrapping up the runner came back to bite the Wolves Monday.
Despite big defensive games from a number of players, headlined by Xavier Clark ripping through the line to mow down the visiting King’s quarterback several times, the Coupeville High School JV football team fell 26-8 on a chilly afternoon.
Clark and JR Pendergrass both got to the Knights signal caller, with Pendergrass knocking him down with a quick two-handed blast to the chest, but when King’s got the ball away, trouble started.
Time and again, the Wolves had a Knights player in their grasp, only to let him slip free again. On one touchdown run, the scoring player broke through eight different potential tacklers.
That tipped what was a very close game for most of the way, with King’s scoring two fourth-quarter touchdowns to blow open what was still a 13-8 game with ten minutes to play.
Coupeville had toughened up and made several stops on fourth down prior to that, while King’s racked up a series of flags that called back potential game-breaking plays.
Down 13-0, the Wolves, playing without starting quarterback Joel Walstad (gone on a family trip) finally broke through when Tyree Booker took off down the left sideline for a huge run, zipping virtually untouched for almost the length of the field.
Jacob Martin added the two-point conversion on a tackle-busting run up the gut.
Coupeville closes its JV season with a road trip to Sultan Monday. Nov. 4.
**The photos above are courtesy of traveling photographer John Fisken. To see more head over to:
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