Wolf QB Jason McFadyen operates under center during the undefeated 1990 season. (Photo courtesy Jason McFadyen)
Artifacts from the olden days — a preseason memo from Wolf coach Ron Bagby and a program from the home state playoff game. (Courtesy Tom Roehl Archives)
I took a photo of a 25-year-old photo. I got skills.
Let’s throw a party.
The greatest football team in Coupeville High School history, the undefeated 1990 squad, hits a magical milestone this year.
It will be 25 years since that Wolf squad, led by the precision passing of Jason McFadyen and an unstoppable running attack, went 9-0, outscoring its opponents 258-107.
While they fell to Rainier in a home state quarterfinal playoff game played on a windswept Mickey Clark Field Nov. 10, 1990, they remain the gold standard.
No Wolf team has come close to that win total since then, and that trip to the state playoffs, the fourth in school history, was also the last one a CHS gridiron squad has earned.
Which is why we need to take a moment this season and acknowledge that squad.
And, in a moment of perfect symmetry, I have the ideal time.
Coupeville plays four home games this coming season, all in October.
The first three are 1A Olympic League contests (Oct. 2 against Port Townsend, Oct. 9 against Klahowya and Homecoming Oct. 16 against Chimacum).
The regular-season finale, though, on Friday, Oct. 30 is a non-conference affair against Concrete.
Which would be the perfect game to honor the ’90 squad, since back then Concrete was a fellow Northwest B League opponent, and the Wolves beat Concrete 10-0 in the season’s biggest win.
Frank Marti capped a 122-yard rushing performance with a one-yard touchdown plunge in the fourth quarter, then Brad Haslam dropped the punctuation mark with a 34-yard field goal.
Wins over Darrington, Orcas Island and La Conner would cap the regular season, but win #6, coming over the power team in the league, was the one that shocked the world.
So, we need to make this happen.
Whether it’s the Coupeville Booster Club, school officials, current football coaches, the players on that team, or us, the fans, we have three months to make this a reality.
At halftime on Oct. 30, the ’90 squad should come back to claim the Cow Town field.
So, here, from that playoff roster, are the guys we’re looking to find.
If you know them, if you are them, spread the word. We’re gonna make this happen.
1990 Coupeville Wolves:
Coaches:
Ron Bagby
Brian O’Hara
Tom Roehl (RIP)
Jon Prater
Manager:
Brent Fitzgerald
Seniors:
Brian Barr
Ben Biskovich
Sean Dillon
Chris Frey
Les Hall
Mark Lester
Frank Marti
Jason McFadyen
Ryan Samplawski
Aaron Williams
Juniors:
Danny Bonacci
Matt Cross
Brad Haslam
Van Kellems
Ben Russell
Todd Smith
Nate Steele
Tracy Wilson
Sophomores:
Troy Blouin
Todd Brown
Ted Clifton
Eric Lester
Craig McGregor
Gerald McIntosh
Jason McManigle
David McMillan
Freshmen:
Ross Buckner
Scott Gadbois
Scott Kirkwood
Kit Manzanares
Jerimiah Prater
Virgil Roehl
Joe Staples
Kevin Steiner
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