Aidan Wilson notched two goals Tuesday, sparking Coupeville to a big win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
He’s fast, and he’s deadly.
Speedy senior Aidan Wilson slammed home two unassisted goals Tuesday, propelling the Coupeville High School boys soccer squad to a key victory on its home pitch.
Nipping visiting Providence Classical Christian 2-1 at Mickey Clark Field, the Wolves made a strong statement as they battle for a playoff berth.
Now 2-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-6 overall, Coupeville has three regular season games left on the schedule.
The Wolves host Lopez Island Oct. 22 and La Conner Oct. 22, before island-hopping Oct. 27 for a showdown with defending 2B/1B state champ Orcas Island.
CHS entered play Tuesday vying with PCC for the fifth, and final, playoff berth from the NWL, and made sure to claim the advantage.
“Really well-played game by both teams,” said Coupeville coach Robert Wood. “Aggressive but fair; quality movement and ideas; good build up and strong attacks.
“Wolves finally realize that if you play the game like you practice the game then good things happen.”
Wilson notched both of his goals by using his track and field speed to outrun the PCC defenders.
“Both goals for Aidan, unassisted, because he thinks it’s OK to run with the ball 60 yards and not include anyone else in the fun,” Wood said with a smile.
The scores give Wilson a team-best eight tallies on the season and push the Wolf senior’s prep career total to 11 goals.
That ties him with Zane Bundy for #6 all-time in program history, trailing just Abraham Leyva (45), Derek Leyva (38), Arama Leyva (29), William Nelson (20), and Ethan Spark (17).
Saturday’s home rumble with Lopez kicks off at 1:30 PM and is free to the public.
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Excellent showing from all the Wolves tonight – their passing was top notch. I experienced Aidan’s goals as definitely assisted by some solid lead-up passing with Preston Epp & Cole White, backed up by consistent play set-ups from Cameron Epp, Matthew Ward & Reiley Aracely. Heck, the whole team was just really dependable tonight. Way to go, boys!