Wolf freshman Sam Wynn is playoff-bound in his first season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Mission, accomplished.
Taking care of business Friday, the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad thrashed host Chimacum 11-1, officially punching its ticket to the playoffs.
With the win, the Wolves rise to 5-3 in Olympic League play, 6-6-2 overall.
After finishing in third-place in each of the first three seasons of the four-team conference, CHS put together its most-successful run in its final campaign.
Coupeville jumps to the new six-team North Sound Conference this fall.
Before they depart, the Wolves finally got over the hump against Port Townsend, knocking off the RedHawks twice.
That was huge in a year in which only two teams made the postseason cut, instead of the usual three.
After wrapping the regular season Monday at home with Senior Night against Klahowya (7-0, 11-2-1), the Wolves will prep for their playoff opener.
That tilt arrives Saturday, May 5, and will be a “home” game held at Oak Harbor’s stadium.
As the #2 seed from the Olympic League, the Wolves will play the #3 seed from the Nisqually League, Bellevue Christian (9-4), in a loser-out game at 1 PM.
Win, and Coupeville advances to the double-elimination portion of districts, where two of four teams will advance to the state tourney.
To see the playoff bracket, pop over to:
http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2658&sport=9
Facing a Chimacum squad which has been outscored 125-3 this season, the Wolves did what they could to keep the game mildly-competitive, while still making sure to get the win.
Senior captain William Nelson paced the Wolves, punching in four goals, which lifts his season total to seven.
Aram Leyva added his 10th score, while the Downes brothers, senior Hunter and freshman Sage, each collected a hat trick.
That gives Coupeville 58 goals (spread among 11 shooters), which is the most a Wolf boys soccer squad has scored in a single season.
The season-to-date scoring stats:
Derek Leyva – 21
Aram Leyva – 10
William Nelson – 7
Sam Wynn – 4
Hunter Downes – 3
Sage Downes – 3
Pedro Gamarra – 3
Ethan Spark – 2
James Wood – 2
Chris Cernick – 1
Jonathan Partida – 1
“Own” goal by other team – 1
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