Coupeville Sports

Cael Wilson and Coupeville play two half-games Saturday in a bid to claim a district playoff berth. (Morgan White photo)

Three teams enter, one goes home happy.

Having forged a three-way tie for the fifth, and final, boys soccer playoff berth from the Northwest 2B/1B League, Coupeville, Lopez Island, and Providence Classical Christian will decide matters on the pitch.

The three teams meet Saturday at Oak Harbor’s Wildcat Memorial Stadium, with action beginning at noon.

Admission is free.

Having ignored my idea of having the teams chug eggnog on a moving ferry, with the last man standing “the winner,” the format for Saturday is:

**There will be a pregame coin flip to determine which teams are A, B, and C.

**If all heads or all tails, team reps flip coins again until an odd one out.

**Odd one out is team A.

**Order of games: A vs. B, B vs. C, A vs. C.

**Games consist of two 20-minute halves with a five-minute halftime.

**No sudden death overtime — straight to penalty kicks if game tied.

**If one team finishes 2-0, they claim the playoff berth. If all three teams finish 1-1, there will be a redraw to decide teams A, B, and C, followed by penalty kick shootouts.

Saturday’s winner, as the #5 playoff seed from District 1, advances to host Summit Atlas, the #4 seed from District 2 in a loser-out playoff game Monday, Oct. 31.

If it’s Coupeville, the Halloween night rumble would most likely be back at Oak Harbor’s stadium.

Monday’s winner hits the road after that, advancing to play Mount Vernon Christian, District 1’s #3 seed, in a loser-out, winner-to-state game either Nov. 1 or 2.