Coupeville Sports

What time is it? Time to be 2-0 after a big road win. (Bailey Thule photos)

Mother Nature brought the fury, while Coupeville High School’s gridiron squad brought the thunder.

Chase Anderson accounted for three touchdowns and freshman Liam Blas knocked down a pass in the end zone on the game’s final play Saturday, propelling the Wolves to a big road win.

Holding off host Klahowya 19-14 in a contest which was halted a half hour by lightning, CHS improves to a pristine 2-0 on the season.

Both wins have come against 1A schools, and the 2B Wolves will try and make it three straight against bigger schools when they host Granite Falls next Saturday, Sept. 21.

Coupeville and Klahowya are former conference rivals, from a time when both teams lived in the 1A Olympic League.

Back then the Eagles held a pretty solid advantage on the Wolves when it came to gridiron action, but current CHS coach Bennett Richter has led his squad to non-conference wins in two of the last three meetings between the schools.

Saturday, the Wolves jumped out to a 19-0 lead in Silverdale, with Anderson bolting for two scores and connecting with Johnny Porter on a screen pass which went for a touchdown.

Anderson has racked up five rushing TD’s across the first two games of the season, with Porter moving into a tie with Marquette Cunningham for second on the team with two scores.

Showing a fair amount of gumption, Klahowya tightened things up in the second half, scoring twice and getting the ball back in the game’s waning moments.

But Coupeville’s defense stood tall, keeping the Eagles out of the end zone and capping things with their fab frosh coming up huge.

“Liam had another big play at the end to swat down the ball with no time on the clock,” Richter said. “Defense played well, offense did enough to win the game.”

Jack Porter and Coupeville’s defense have played inspired ball.

Coupeville has already matched its win total from last season and is looking for more as it heads into a showdown with Granite Falls, which also sits at 2-0 after wins over East Jefferson and Sultan.

Key to unseating the Tigers will be maintaining the same fire the Wolves have brought to the field each game.

“Our boys showed a lot of heart,” Richter said. “We are looking forward to getting back on the field to continue to improve and clean up some of these early year mistakes.

“But for today, we will enjoy the win!” he added.

“Love this town, love this team!”

Bobby Carr (left) and Bennet Richter have the Wolves rolling.