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They love the smell of fumbles in the afternoon!!

October 4, 2018 by David Svien

Dominic Coffman forced a fumble and recovered another one Thursday afternoon in Sultan. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Find positives and build on them.

That’s one of the goals for the Coupeville Middle School football coaching staff as it tries to hold a very-thin Wolf roster together, while also teaching and building for the future.

Thursday afternoon in Sultan, CMS fell 30-0 and lost starting QB Nathan Ginnings to a broken arm, but the Wolves scrambled.

They moved Scott Hilborn under center and let him create, they moved a couple of players into positions they hadn’t played before, and they continued to play scrappy, opportunistic ball.

“The bright side is we stopped all their extra points,” said Coupeville coach Brett Casey. “Our defense played great.”

While the Wolves were beaten twice on big pass plays (“we had great coverage, they just had a little better play”), they forced three turnovers.

William “The Cornish Game Hen” Davidson and Dominic “The Dominator” Coffman forced fumbles, with Mike Robinett, Josh Upchurch and Coffman snatching up the loose balls.