
Johnny Porter, who celebrates his 16th birthday today along with twin brother Jack, is third on the team in rushing yards. (Jackie Saia photo)
Teamwork makes the dream work.
The Coupeville High School football squad is off to a red-hot 4-1 start, with its only loss to an undefeated team from a larger classification.
How have the Wolves gotten there? Largely by sharing the load.
Seven guys have scored, while nine have snagged a reception and 10 have carried the ball on the ground.
The numbers are even bigger on defense, with 19 different Wolves having recorded a tackle.
While Coupeville’s players are sharing, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a chance some individual records might fall this season.
Barring a ballistic second-half performance, several of the program’s single season marks seem pretty safe.
Ian Barron (1,753 rushing yards and 16 rushing TDs), Hunter Smith (916 receiving yards), Joe Kelley (142 tackles), and Nick Streubel (10 sacks) aren’t likely to lose their spots on the big board.
You can probably add Ian Smith’s 1,848 passing yards to that list as well, though current QB Logan Downes, with 713 yards and counting, is not out of the race just yet.
The three single season records most in range belong to Joel Walstad (18 passing TDs), Hunter Smith (11 receiving TDs) and the duo of Smith and Dan Nieder (7 interceptions).
Downes has flung nine scoring strikes, twice hitting on three in the same game, while also making off with three picks on defense.
Joining him on the hunt is Tim Ursu, who has hauled in five TDs through the air.
With four regular season tilts left to play, and the very real chance Coupeville will earn at least one playoff game, there’s plenty of opportunity for the Wolves to put some new names on the record board.
A look at stats through five games:
OFFENSE:
Passing:
Logan Downes — 56-100 for 713 yards with 9 TDs
Chase Anderson — 4-8 for 31 yards with 1 TD
Receiving:
Tim Ursu — 20 receptions for 212 yards
Daylon Houston — 11-189
Scott Hilborn — 14-164
Dominic Coffman — 5-83
Hunter Bronec — 4-48
Aiden O’Neill — 1-25
Johnny Porter — 1-14
Cameron Breaux — 1-5
Marquette Cunningham — 1-(-3)
Rushing:
Coffman — 55 carries for 396 yards
Hilborn — 35-283
Jo. Porter — 18-107
Ursu — 11-31
O’Neill — 5-17
Jack Porter — 1-8
Anderson — 2-6
Alexander Stinnett — 2-5
Downes — 14-3
Devinion Hill — 1-1
Total Yards (Rush/Pass/Rec):
Downes — 716
Coffman — 479
Hilborn — 447
Ursu — 243
Houston — 189
Jo. Porter — 121
Hun. Bronec — 48
O’Neill — 42
Anderson — 37
Ja. Porter — 8
Breaux — 5
Stinnett — 5
Hill — 1
All-Purpose Yards (Rush/Rec/KR/PR/IR):
Hilborn — 538
Coffman — 479
Ursu — 464
Houston — 360
Jo. Porter — 121
O’Neill — 49
Hun. Bronec — 48
Downes — 28
Ja. Porter — 8
Anderson — 6
Breaux — 5
Stinnett — 5
Hill — 1
Pancake blocks:
William Davidson — 1
Zane Oldenstadt — 1
Touchdowns:
Hilborn — 8
Ursu — 8
Coffman — 4
Houston — 2
Jo. Porter — 2
Downes — 1
O’Neill — 1
PATs:
Houston — 11
Anderson — 10
Field Goals:
Houston — 1
Points:
Hilborn — 48
Ursu — 48
Houston — 26
Coffman — 24
Jo. Porter — 12
Anderson — 10
Downes — 6
O’Neill — 6
DEFENSE:
Tackles:
Hilborn — 48
Ursu — 40
Kevin Partida — 37
Coffman — 30
Peyton Caveness — 25
Jonathan Valenzuela — 25
Davidson — 20
Downes — 15
Josh Upchurch — 14
Mikey Robinett — 13
Houston — 9
Kai Wong — 8
Marcelo Gebhard — 5
Oldenstadt — 5
O’Neill — 5
Hurlee Bronec — 2
Coen Killian — 2
Anderson — 1
Ja. Porter – 1
Tackles For Loss:
Hilborn — 8
Valenzuela — 5
Upchurch — 3
Ursu — 3
Caveness — 2
Coffman — 2
Robinett — 2
Partida — 1
Interceptions:
Downes — 3
Hilborn — 1
Fumble recoveries:
Caveness — 2
Coffman — 2
Hilborn — 1
Partida — 1
Upchurch — 1
Ursu — 1
Valenzuela — 1
Sacks:
Coffman — 2
Hilborn — 1
Robinett — 1
Upchurch — 1
Valenzuela — 1
QB Hurries:
Coffman — 4
Davidson — 4
Oldenstadt — 3
Hilborn — 2
Robinett — 1
Wong — 1
SPECIAL TEAMS:
Punts:
Downes — 6-218
Kickoff returns:
Houston — 4-171
Ursu — 3-120
Hilborn — 2-88
O’Neill — 1-7
Punt returns:
Ursu — 5-101
Hilborn — 1-3
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