Zane Bundy, taking a header earlier this season, had two goals and four assists Thursday. (John Fisken photos)
Andre Avila (left) tallied his first varsity goal in the 10-1 win.
Circle Apr. 30 on your calendar.
That’s when the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad hosts Chimacum, and, if recent history is any indication, it will offer local fans a chance to blast their vuvuzela horns non-stop.
If that’s still a thing..
Oh, it’s not?
Well, it should be.
Facing off with the Cowboys Thursday in Chimacum, the Wolves kept their streak alive, raining down double digits in goals every time the programs have played.
This time out, it finished 10-1 (with Chimacum chipping in with two own goals), after Coupeville scored 11 and 13 last year.
The victory, the fourth in the last five games for the suddenly-surging Wolves, lifts them to 1-1 in 1A Olympic play, 4-5-1 overall.
It slides them into a second-place tie with Port Townsend (also exactly 1-1, 4-5-1), a game off of defending league champs Klahowya (2-0, 9-1-1), which travels to Whidbey Tuesday, Apr. 26.
Chimacum (0-2, 1-8), as you might expect, is firmly in the cellar.
While the two own goals by the Cowboys would have been enough for a narrow Coupeville win, the Wolves decided to help things along by raining down a parade of their own scores, as well.
Abraham Leyva punched in three, giving him 17 on the season.
That breaks the single-season scoring record of 14 goals he set just a year ago, and keeps an amazing streak going.
Leyva has found the back of the net in all 10 games this season.
He got plenty of help from running mate Zane Bundy, who did a bit of everything.
Bundy tallied two goals, doubling his season output to four, and also rang up a season-high four assists.
Coupeville’s other scores came from William Nelson and Ethan Spark, who both connected for the third time this year, and senior Andre Avila, who notched his first varsity goal.
Nelson had two assists, while Leyva, Avila and Cody Menges each set up a score.
The rout gave Coupeville a chance to try out some new looks, which always makes a coach happy.
“Was a good win for us, and gave us a chance to play a number of JV players in a varsity game, since there was no JV game,” said Coupeville coach Kyle Nelson. “Great experience for our younger players, who stepped in and did a great job.”
