Coupeville Sports

Andrew Williams scored Monday, lifting the Coupeville Middle School boys soccer squad to the first win in program history. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Every day a new milestone.

A game after scoring the first goals in program history, the Coupeville Middle School boys soccer squad went one better Monday afternoon.

Sparked by a lock-down defense, the Wolf booters nipped host Granite Falls 1-0, recording their first-ever win.

Now 1-2 in its debut season, Coupeville got the only goal it needed thanks to a wham-bam play and a little luck.

Logan Downes rifled a corner kick towards the goal early in the second half, and the ball landed exactly where it needed to be – on Andrew Williams thigh.

Ricocheting past the Granite goalie, the orb found the back of the net, and the Wolf celebration was on.

“Great team work,” said CMS coach Reese Cernick. “They played very well together. Good passing, good rhythm, good control.”

With just a 1-0 lead, the win was in doubt until the final moments, but that’s where Coupeville’s defense rose to the moment.

Wolf goaltender William Davidson, AKA “Mr. Freeze,” was a beast in the net, knocking down shots and refusing to let Granite get even a sniff of a goal.

His defenders came up big, as well, with Preston Epp deflecting what could have been the tying goal late in stoppage time.

Granite Falls got one truly final shot at an equalizer with about 10 seconds to play, but the Wolves stacked their own box and successfully fended off a desperation corner kick.

As a bus full of madly-celebrating Wolves tore through the back streets of Granite Falls, their coach relaxed and enjoyed the landmark win.

“Everyone pulled their weight today,” Cernick said. “I am very proud of them.”