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Earlier in the day, Zane Bundy (center) was relatively restrained. Once the Friday Night Lights went on, out came the dance moves, however. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

So, you wake up Saturday morning, with a bit of a football hangover and you wonder, what’s going on?

Now that the rush and the buzz and the lights and the hype of Homecoming is gone, a person can take a moment to collect their thoughts and mull over what we learned in Coupeville’s 47-14 loss to Granite Falls.

So, did you know:

A) Korbin Korzan had a much better game than he thought. At least according to the Everett Herald, which continued its decades-long tradition of screwing up when trying to report on Coupeville High School games.

The Herald’s on-line account claims Korzan threw for two touchdown passes last night. Which is interesting, since Josh Bayne took all the snaps at quarterback, and while Bayne did throw a touchdown pass to Bryce Fleming, the other Wolf score came via the feet of Jake Tumblin.

Which is not to knock Korzan, who played a nice defensive game and got in on several big stops with his skills as a tackler.

No, this is a knock on the Herald, which used to change Taya Boonstra’s name to Boonscara and Bessie Walstad’s name to Walstud on a regular basis. I’m just shocked they spelled Korzan right.

B) The Granite Falls cheerleaders are smarter than the football players they cheer on.

It’s true. All eight Tiger cheerleaders carry a GPA of 3.0 or better, with five of the eight being at 3.5 or higher. Miranda Meier is the brains of the operation, with a flawless 4.0. By contrast, only four of 39 football players can boast a 3.5, though Mathew Hamilton, the sophomore running back who blasted Coupeville for three long touchdown runs, has so much speed that his 3.0 GPA will just be a bonus when college scouts come calling.

C) They may have lost on the field, but the Wolves are smarter than the Granite Falls players, as well.

Junior linebacker Jared Dickson boasted the only 4.0 on the field last night, while seven other Wolves (Brett Arnold, Josh Bayne, Ben Haight, Carson Risner, Danny Savalza, Alex Schmakeit, Daniel Thornley) carry a 3.5 or better. So replay the game in the classroom and prepare to bow down, Tigers!

D) Once a cheerleader, always a cheerleader. Back in town, taking a break from her studies as a freshman at the University of Washington, former Wolf great Taya Boonstra sparked an audience vs. cheerleaders show-down set to the lyrics of “How loose is your goose?”

The current cheerleaders brought their A-game, but Boonstra proved “old” pros are not to be trifled with.

E) Freshman Zane Bundy can dance and is shameless when it comes to playing to the crowd.

The older classes had impressive floats (“Star Wars,” “Avatar” and “The Jetsons”) but it was the freshman float, with Bundy and sidekick bringing in the noise and the funk that sent the audience into hysterics. CHS, you have your very own Justin Bieber.

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