Coupeville Sports

 Junior defender Keegan Korteum is part of a talented core group that could return next season. (John Fisken photos)

Sophomore Abraham Leyva scored a team-high 11 goals this season.

They weren’t even supposed to be there.

Having beaten the odds by using a technicality to pluck away a district playoff spot that originally belonged to Friday Harbor, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer team was playing with little to lose Wednesday night.

Any dreams the Wolves had of netting a win and continuing to play on through the weekend came to a quick end, however, as host Mount Baker unleashed a barrage of shots on goal.

Riding a 25-6 shot advantage, the Mountaineers claimed a 3-0 victory and bounced CHS out of the postseason.

Coupeville, which got most of its scoring this year from the sophomore duo of Abraham Leyva and Zane Bundy, wrapped up its first season under new coach Kyle Nelson at 5-10-2.

That was a step up from a year ago, when the Wolves went 3-14.

Much will change next season, as Coupeville loses seven players to graduation and changes leagues, jumping from the 1A/2A Cascade Conference to the 1A Olympic League.

Seniors Sean Donley, Cameron Boyd, Jason Knoll, Gunnar Langvold, Josiah Campbell, Jared Dickson and Brett Arnold have played their final game in the red and black.

Mount Baker, which got goals on headers from Manuel Mendez, Alex Tyska and Jesus Torerro, advances on to play South Whidbey, which beat Meridian 2-1 in overtime.

King’s and Blaine will play in the other semifinal, with all four teams already guaranteed a trip to tri-districts.