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April 30, 2018 by David Svien

Coupeville captain William Nelson blasts a deep ball Monday against Klahowya. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Hunter Downes (center) was one of four Wolf seniors honored Monday night.

Senior defender Axel Partida gets a final photo op with CHS coach Kyle Nelson.

The fans get chatty.

Dawson Houston does his best Spielberg imitation.

An injury has sidelined Ethan Spark, but he was hailed for his stellar career.

The Nelsons have family time on the pitch.

Aram Leyva, who scored his 11th goal Monday, comes sliding in to save the day.

Let’s agree to ignore much of what happened Monday night.

Coming off a playoff-clinching win in its previous bout, the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad fell flat against four-time Olympic League champ Klahowya on Senior Night.

But while the Wolves fell 6-1 Monday, the loss can’t dim what they’ve accomplished.

After three straight third-place finishes, CHS closed its final run through the conference by finishing second with a 5-4 mark.

Now, the Wolves take their 6-7-2 record into the postseason, kicking things off with a “home” playoff game against Bellevue Christian Saturday 1 PM at Oak Harbor High School’s stadium.

It’s a loser-out contest, with the victor advancing to the double-elimination portion of districts May 8-12.

While Coupeville took a step back against Klahowya, which had its midfielders firing on all cylinders, the Wolves did pull off one fairly spectacular play.

Derek Leyva fired a cross that freshman Sam Wynn collected and nudged to Aram Leyva, who buried the ball into the back of the net for his 11th goal of the season.

The Wolves have scored 59 goals in their 15 games, the best single-season scoring performance in program history.

While it still has at least one playoff game to go, Coupeville took time to honor its graduating players — William Nelson, Axel Partida, Ethan Spark and Hunter Downes — prior to their final true home game.

To see other pics John Fisken shot Monday, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-2018-Coupeville-Soccer/2018-04-30-vs-Klahowya/