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Ty (left) and Gabe Eck. (Photos courtesy Kenia Eck)

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The future of Wolf football is coming, and it’s coming fast.

The Eck brothers, twins Gabe and Ty, rampaged across the field as seventh graders on the Coupeville Middle School gridiron squad this season. Among their highlights was a 41-point drubbing of King’s in which both brothers put up sparkling offensive numbers.

As CHS fans await their arrival at the high school level, we can take a look back at one of their big accomplishments.

Back in the summer, before school got underway, the duo participated in the 8th annual Offense-Defense Bowl Week festivities at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.

Gabe, a receiver, and Ty, a running back, were selected out of a group of  thousands from across the country. Even more impressive, it was the third time the now 12-year-olds had earned the honor.

They played at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas in 2011 and at Reliant Stadium in Houston in 2012.

The Offense-Defense Youth All-American Bowl is part of a week-long series of events including the televised Offense-Defense All-American Bowl, which showcased 88 top high school seniors.

Past participants in that game include current National Football League stars like Cam Newton, Carlos Dunlap and Dez Bryant.