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Gridiron giants tackle awards night!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , , on November 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Gabe Wynn (John Fisken photo)

Sophomore Gabe Wynn earned Coupeville’s Mr. Hustle Award for his Energizer Rabbit-style play. (John Fisken photos)

Wiley Hesselgrave, destroyer of souls. (John Fisken photo)

Wiley Hesselgrave, destroyer of souls and the team’s Defensive MVP.

"Hi. We're gonna roll up about 500 yards on you. That work? It does? Nice."

   Wolf linemen Aaron Wright (76) and Matt Shank (64) greet the guys they will later rough up.

Eight Coupeville High School football players took home team awards Friday at their season-ending banquet, but my money is on Gabe Wynn as the fastest of the honorees to reach the stage.

If not, the Wolf sophomore might need to give back his hardware honoring him as Mr. Hustle.

Other CHS players who rambled, perhaps a little slower, to get their awards included seniors Josh Bayne and Joel Walstad, who shared the Offensive MVP and junior Wiley Hesselgrave, who nabbed Defensive MVP.

Senior linemen Matt Shank (Coaches Award), Aaron Wright (Offensive Lineman of the Year) and Oscar Liquidano (Defensive Lineman of the Year) were joined by freshman defensive back Hunter Smith (Most Improved) in rounding out the winners.

Letter winners:

Josh Bayne
Mitchell Carroll
Jose Castro
Tyler Cermak
Dominic Dausey
Hunter Downes
Brenden Gilbert
Ryan Griggs
Wiley Hesselgrave
Lathom Kelley
Chance Kleinfelter
Oscar Liquidano
Jake Lord
Josh Lord
Mitchell Losey
Jacob Martin
JR Pendergrass
Clay Reilly
Carson Risner
Matt Shank
CJ Smith
Hunter Smith
Cameron Toomey-Stout
Isaac Vargas
James Vidoni
Joel Walstad
Julian Welling
Aaron Wright
Gabe Wynn

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How do you spell Bayne? M-V-P!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , , on November 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Josh Bayne (John Fisken photos)

Josh Bayne (John Fisken photos)

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Oscar Liquidano mans the line.

It took almost a decade in the last league, but just one semester in the new one.

Coming on the heels of Ben Etzell being named the baseball MVP of the 1A/2A Cascade Conference in the spring — the only time a Coupeville High School player took home that league’s top honor in any sport — Josh Bayne reached the top of the mountain in his new home.

Bayne, who led all 1A players in the state in rushing yards (1,528), touchdowns (25) and interceptions (6), was selected as the first football MVP in the new 1A Olympic League.

While Port Townsend (5-1 in conference) claimed the league title, there was little doubt that Coupeville’s two-way terror would claim top individual honors. Any other choice might have incited a riot.

In addition to the numbers above, Bayne also caught 31 passes for 460 yards, made 11 kickoff/punt returns for 224 yards and compiled 2,281 all-purpose yards. The one time he took a pitch and dropped back to pass, he completed a 43-yard bomb.

On defense he racked up 91 tackles (77 solo, 14 assists), which put him #3 in 1A, while recovering four fumbles and garnering two sacks to go with his picks.

Bayne wasn’t the only Wolf to be honored when coaches met, with four other CHS gridiron giants being tabbed for First-Team honors.

Senior Aaron Wright was honored for his work on the offensive line, while seniors Matt Shank and Oscar Liquidano were picked as defensive lineman. Junior Wiley Hesselgrave earned his spot as a linebacker.

Senior quarterback Joel Walstad and freshman defensive back Hunter Smith earned Honorable Mention status.

Smith was the only 9th grader in the league to be honored.

The complete award list:

MVP — Josh Bayne, sr., RB, Coupeville

Offensive MVP — David Sua, jr., RB, Port Townsend

Defensive MVP — Gabriel Wallis, so., LB, Klahowya

Coaching staff of the year — Port Townsend

Sportsmanship — Coupeville

First Team Offense:

QB — Jeff Seton, sr., Port Townsend
RB — Konner Langholff, sr., Klahowya
RB — Wesley Walker, jr., Port Townsend
WR — Casey Sargent, sr., Klahowya
WR — Tanner Zuber, sr., Klahowya
TE — Connor Schnuit, sr., Klahowya
OL — David Hoglund, jr., Port Townsend
OL — Zach Parcher, sr., Port Townsend
OL — Brady Whetsel, sr., Klahowya
OL — Aaron Wright, sr., Coupeville
OL — Luke Flanigan, sr., Port Townsend

First Team Defense:

DL — Oscar Liquidano, sr., Coupeville
DL — Liam Anderson, sr., Port Townsend
DL — Matt Shank, sr., Coupeville
LB — Wiley Hesselgrave, jr., Coupeville
LB — Keegan Khile, jr., Port Townsend
LB — Austin Gruenhagen, sr., Klahowya
LB — Zach Wilson, sr., Port Townsend
DB — Dylan Zuber, so., Klahowya
DB — Drew Yackulic, jr., Chimacum
DB — Austin Sargent, sr., Klahowya
DB — Jacob Ralls, jr., Port Townsend

Honorable mention:

Chimacum — Trevon Noel, sr., OL

Coupeville — Joel Walstad, sr., QB; Hunter Smith, fr., DB

Klahowya — George Harris, jr., QB; Maric Taylor, sr., OL; Eli Everson, sr., DL

Port Townsend — Cameron Constantine, sr., WR

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Josh Bayne, you da man!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , , on November 13, 2014| Leave a Comment »

When the Bayne Train starts rollin,' would-be tacklers start flinchin'. (John Fisken photos)

“Get outta my way! I got burgers to cook after I score!!” (John Fisken photo)

They can’t spell his name right, but they did recognize his talent.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association picked Coupeville High School senior football sensation Josh Bayne as its 1A male athlete of the week for Week 10 of the fall season.

Bayne, who is identified as “Jos” on the WIAA’s official web site, was honored for his play in the Wolves 55-38 crunching of Bellevue Christian Nov. 7.

He scored six touchdowns against the Vikings — bringing his season total to 25 — rambling for 311 yards on the ground.

Bayne also caught two touchdown passes, recorded seven tackles, picked off a pass and recovered a fumble.

How complete was his domination?

Late in the game, it was rumored he was cooking hamburgers for the Coupeville Booster Club between plays, then sprinting back on the field just in time to take the hand-off.

The WIAA picks one male and one female athlete from each of the state’s classifications (4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, 2B, 1B) to honor each week.

Other winners for Week 10 included Aaron Roe of Jackson, who won the 4A state cross country title and Taylor Vadset of North Kitsap, who scored a pair of goals in a district girls’ soccer playoff win that lifted her team into the 2A state tourney.

To see all the winners and bask in the glow of “Jos,” pop over to:

http://wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=961

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Time to blow up a poll, people!!

Posted in Football, Polls, tagged , , , , on November 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Vote for Josh Bayne! He would vote for you!! (John Fisken photo)

Vote for Josh Bayne! He would vote for you!! (John Fisken photo)

OK, we’re going to need to work fast, and smart.

Northwest Elite Index has posted a poll to pick the best football performance from Week 10 of the high school season, and we’ve got a little over 14 hours to blow up their poll and bring victory to Cow Town.

Our guy, Coupeville High School senior Josh Bayne, is in third place in the three-man slug-fest, but he’s just a vote or two off of second place and first place is not out of sight.

The voting ends at noon Wednesday and the poll claims you can only vote once every 24 hours. BUT, I did find that I could vote once in Firefox, then slip over to Internet Explorer and get another vote in.

Just sayin…

And sure, there’s no trophy to go with this victory. Just the sweet, sweet satisfaction of spankin’ the big boy schools, in this case represented by Eastlake and Charles Wright Academy.

I mean, come on, are we going to just bow down to some private school fancy lad and let them have the honor without a fight? This is a fight for public school supremacy.

Spread the word! Vote (and maybe vote again). Roar, Wolf Nation, roar!!

http://www.northwesteliteindex.com/2014/11/09/vote-washingtons-week-ten-elite-performance/

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The Bayne Train is rollin’!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , , on November 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »

When the Bayne Train starts rollin,' would-be tacklers start flinchin'. (John Fisken photos)

When Josh Bayne, AKA “The Bayne Train,” starts rollin,’ would-be tacklers start flinchin’. (John Fisken photos)

Did Kathy Bayne give birth to the 2014 1A state player of the year? I vote yes.

Did Kathy Bayne give birth to the 1A state football player of the year? I vote yes.

Kacie Kiel knows.

Kacie Kiel (center) has a message for the voters.

Hear me out for a second.

I’m going to make the case that when the Associated Press voters pick the All-State football teams that Cow Town should not only be represented for the second straight year, but that we should be in consideration for the top spot.

Coupeville High School senior lineman Nick “The Big Hurt” Streubel was tabbed as a Second Team All-State player in 2013.

In 2014, Wolf senior Josh Bayne, a two-way terror who dominates the stat categories like a beast, should be in the discussion for the 1A Player of the Year.

Boom, baby!

Awesome Joshsome won’t get a chance to be seen by the big city writers when the state championship game is played in the Tacoma Dome, but that shouldn’t detract a bit from his resume.

He picked up the Wolves and carried them to a 5-5 record, the best mark by a CHS squad since 2005.

And the stats? Oh lord, the stats.

As of Sunday, Nov. 9, MaxPreps.com has Bayne #1 in three separate categories in 1A — rushing yards, touchdowns and interceptions.

He’s also third in tackles and fourth in total yards (trailing only three quarterbacks, who picked up a lot of their yards from their receivers doing the work after the catch.)

His body of work:

Passing: 1 of 1 for 43 yards. So, perfection.

Rushing: 143 carries for 1,528 yards. #1 in 1A.

Receiving: 31 catches for 460 yards. #12 in 1A.

Kickoff/punt returns: 11 returns for 224 yards, after which teams refused to kick his way for most of the season.

Total yards: 2,031. #4 in 1A.

All-Purpose yards: 2,281.

Touchdowns: 25. #1 in 1A. 15 rushing, 10 receiving. Twice scored six in a game this year.

Tackles: 91. 77 solo, 14 assists. #3 in 1A.

Sacks: 2 (while playing in the defensive backfield).

Interceptions: 6. Tied for #1 in 1A.

Fumble recoveries: 4.

The testimonial: “Josh had one tackle on a receiver, folded him in half like a cheap hooker who was punched in the gut by her pimp. He had to sit out for awhile and wait for his liver to start working again” — CHS stat keeper Chris Tumblin.

I have seen no better player at the 1A level this year. I can find few other 1A players who have the stats on both sides of the ball to match Bayne.

He doesn’t play for King’s. Or Freeman. Or Cascade Christian. Or any of the big name schools.

Though, if he did, how much bigger would his stats be? How much more of a slam dunk choice would he be?

Instead, he went out and repped the red and black of the town he grew up in, playing on a team with little depth and not much recent glory, and he shone.

As brightly as anyone to play high school football at his level in the state this season.

Pay attention, voters. Look deeper. Make the right call.

Josh Bayne for 1A Player of the Year. It’s a simple choice, and it’s the right one.

 

Feel like spreading this message to some of the bigger names in prep sports coverage? Send this story by email to:

Sandy Ringer/Seattle Times — sringer@seattletimes.com

David Krueger/Everett Herald — dkrueger@heraldnet.com

Scott Spruill/Yakima Herald — sspruill@yakimaherald.com

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