Logan Downes rolls out. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
“We will be better next week.”
Coupeville High School football coach Marcus Carr was already looking ahead as he and his young team headed home after absorbing a 21-0 loss Saturday night in La Conner.
The defeat, coming a week after the Wolves won in a clash on Whidbey between these same two teams, evens both squad’s records at 1-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play.
For Coupeville, next up is a road trip Saturday, April 24 to play a non-conference tilt against Lummi Nation.
The Blackhawks are 2-0 after knocking off Concrete 16-12 and pounding Darrington 38-24.
Once Coupeville makes it through that road rumble, they’re projected to have some time off before wrapping the pandemic-shortened season at home May 8 against Concrete.
A possible non-league matchup with 1B powerhouse Neah Bay, which was projected for either April 30 or May 1, now seems unlikely to happen.
When discussing the La Conner rematch, Carr was ready to move on and focus on the next challenge, simply saying “We are young in some areas and still learning.”
Saturday was a busy day on Whidbey Island, as I watched three events play out a mile from my home — girls soccer, JV and varsity volleyball — so I wasn’t anywhere near La Conner.
And, unfortunately, if the game was streamed, it’s not popping up anywhere online at this moment.
Which is a long way to getting around to saying I don’t know much about how things played out.
If more surfaces, I’ll pop back in and update this story.
Until then, enjoy a collection of photos from last week’s game.
Coupeville dogpiles a La Conner runner.
Waiting for the action to unfold.
Brett Casey charges into action.
Dakota Eck hits the gap.
Ben Smith (6) and Tim Ursu (1) team up to bring a Brave runner down.
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