“Not the face!!” (Morgan White photo)
Second time, not as much fun as the first time.
Friday Harbor, a legitimate state title contender, exacted a bit of revenge on the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad Friday afternoon.
Winning 6-0 on their home pitch, the Wolverines earned a split in the season series while making the playoff chase a bit tougher for the Wolves.
“That team was amazing,” said Coupeville coach Robert Wood, who then went to contemplate the mysteries of the soccer world while enjoying a long ferry ride home.
The loss drops CHS to 1-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-6 overall, with four games left on the schedule.
Coupeville has three straight conference tilts at home coming up, with Providence Classical Christian (Oct. 18), Lopez Island (Oct. 22), and La Conner (Oct. 25) all visiting Whidbey.
The Wolves wrap the regular season with a trip to Orcas Island Oct. 27 to square off with the defending 2B/1B state champs.
Five of the nine schools playing boys soccer in the NWL make the district playoffs, joined by four teams from District 2.
Friday’s loss ultimately means more than the first time Friday Harbor and Coupeville met, when the Wolves won 3-1 at Mickey Clark Field.
For complicated scheduling reasons, that first game was against a league foe, but not counted as a league game.
Friday’s loss, however, is reflected in the conference standings.
Grant Steller holds off a pesky Wolverine. (Morgan White photo)
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