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Scott Hilborn sits atop the stat sheet in several categories. (Brenn Sugatan photos)

A touchdown here, a collection of tackles there.

The stat sheet is a living, breathing thing for the Coupeville High School football team as the season plays out.

Seniors generally lead the way, but players from every class, all the way down to the fab frosh, appear in our weekly totals.

With the Wolves busy preparing for Friday night’s home showdown with Sultan (7 PM kickoff), here’s an up to the moment look at all the numbers as provided by CHS coaches.

Freshmen Chase Anderson (14) and Aiden O’Neill are already having an impact for the Wolves.

 

OFFENSE:

Passing:

Logan Downes — 26-47 for 291 yards with 4 TDs

 

Receiving:

Dominic Coffman — 3 receptions for 85 yards
Tim Ursu — 11-68
Daylon Houston — 5-67
Scott Hilborn — 4-55
Hunter Bronec — 1-9

 

Rushing:

Hilborn — 20 carries for 182 yards
Coffman — 23-113
Johnny Porter — 7-48
Ursu — 7-22
Aiden O’Neill — 2-14
Jack Porter — 1-8
Downes — 12-(-3)

 

Total Yards (Rush/Pass/Rec):

Downes — 288
Hilborn — 237
Coffman — 198
Ursu — 90
Houston — 67
Jo. Porter — 48
O’Neill — 14
Bronec — 9
Ja. Porter — 8

 

All-Purpose Yards (Rush/Rec/KR/PR/IR):

Hilborn — 237
Ursu — 223
Coffman — 198
Houston — 188
Jo. Porter — 48
Downes — 22
O’Neill — 21
Bronec — 9
Ja. Porter — 8

 

Touchdowns:

Hilborn — 3
Ursu — 3
Coffman — 1
Downes — 1
Houston — 1
Jo. Porter — 1

 

PATs:

Houston — 9

 

Points:

Hilborn — 18
Ursu — 18
Houston — 15
Coffman — 6
Downes — 6
Jo. Porter — 6

 

DEFENSE:

Tackles:

Hilborn — 22
Coffman — 17
Kevin Partida — 16
Peyton Caveness — 15
William Davidson — 14
Ursu — 14
Houston — 8
Downes — 7
O’Neill — 5
Kai Wong — 5
Zane Oldenstadt — 4
Marcelo Gebhard — 3
Josh Upchurch — 3
Chase Anderson — 1

 

Interceptions:

Downes — 2
Hilborn — 1

 

Fumble recoveries:

Coffman — 1

 

SPECIAL TEAMS:

Kickoff returns:

Houston — 2-121
Ursu — 3-120
O’Neill — 1-7

 

Punt returns:

Ursu — 1-13

Katie Marti finds her inner Zen. (Delanie Lewis photo)

The kids are all right, when it comes to operating cameras.

Under the direction of Coupeville High School yearbook advisor Jackie Saia, a platoon of click-happy students has been out and about snapping photos at sports events this fall.

The pics seen above and below capture some of the work of three of those young Wolves — Helen Strelow, Brenn Sugatan, and Delanie Lewis — as well as their mentor.

We look forward to seeing what else … develops … as they continue to hone their craft.

Jage Drake gets pumped up before kickoff. (Brenn Sugatan photo)

High kicks and high energy. (Helen Strelow photo)

CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith is in mid-season “posing for photos” form. (Jackie Saia photo)

Peyton Caveness auditions for a shampoo ad. (Helen Strelow photo)

David Somes has had enough of your intrusive cameras. He said, good day! (Delanie Lewis photo)

Brynn Parker unleashes the full fury of her foot. (Jackie Saia photo)

Wolf freshman Ezra Boilek ponders if one day he might grow a beard as magnificent as the one rocked by grizzled gridiron guru Bennett Richter. (Brenn Sugatan photo)

“Come back for more cheers, and more pics!” (Helen Strelow photo)

Lathom Kelley’s jersey, and the prairie where he spent many a day. (Bennett Richter photo)

Wolf Nation is embracing one of its families.

Coupeville High School coaches, administrators, athletes, students, teachers, and fans will unite this Friday, Sept. 16 to honor Lathom Kelley and his family at halftime of a football game with Sultan.

Lathom, who graduated with the CHS Class of 2016, is believed to have died after a kayak accident Saturday between Guemes Island and Jack Island.

A search involving multiple police and fire departments and the U.S. Coast Guard recovered the kayak and an oar, which were stuck under the water’s surface in a kelp bed.

Lathom’s backpack was separately recovered, and it was confirmed he had not been wearing a life jacket.

A local diver with experience in operating in kelp braved the strong currents and high tide to lead a two-day search but a body has not been recovered.

After consultation with Lathom’s family, Coupeville High School Athletic Director Willie Smith issued the following statement Wednesday morning:

 

As you all know, CSD lost one of our own last weekend.

For those of you that didn’t know Lathom, he was one of those students that tested every ounce of one’s patience with his, at once crazy and limit-pushing behavior and in the next moment his positive and embracing behavior.

His father, Lincoln, worked for our district in the maintenance department for many years and was also part of our high school track program, coaching with Randy King for many years.

Brandon, his brother, also graduated from CHS and was an amazingly positive and quiet leader in his own right while at CHS.

Our football team (along with Ryan King, a former CMS/CHS coach), upon hearing of Lathom’s passing, immediately reached out to their coach with the idea of honoring Lathom with a presentation of his jersey, number #44, to his parents and family at halftime of our home game this Friday night.

They will also be wearing a #44 sticker on their helmets the remainder of the season in his honor.

The Kelleys are overwhelmed with this gesture by our football team, and it would go a long way in helping them deal with this unbelievable loss if we had a full showing of support for them at the game. 

Please join us this Friday at 7:00 PM as we come together and wrap a grieving family in the arms of our Wolf family. 

Lathom Kelley poses with parents Lincoln and Shawna, during Senior Night football festivities in 2015. (Gabe Wynn photo)

Coupeville’s varsity spikers played strongly Tuesday night but were nipped at Bothell. (Delanie Lewis photo)

They left it all on the floor.

Playing their second road match in as many nights, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad opened like champs.

Unfortunately, the Wolves couldn’t hold off a late charge by host Cedar Park Christian-Bothell, eventually falling just short in a torrid five-set thriller.

The 20-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-12, 15-11 non-conference loss drops Coupeville to 1-2.

The Wolves continue their road trip, but with a twist, as they head to Yakima for Friday’s SunDome Volleyball Festival.

Tuesday’s titanic tilt against a former league rival from back when Coupeville was a 1A school was a tale of two halves.

The Wolves, now a 2B franchise, were torrid early, only to lose the spark before being able to put the match on ice.

“Pretty tough one tonight, being on the other side of a reverse sweep,” said Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore.

“We played lights out in the first two sets, serving tough and attacking really well,” he added.

“In the third our errors began to fuel their fire and we got tentative on the attack which then allowed their offense to get rolling.”

Up two sets and leading 20-16 in the third, the Wolves were on the cusp of a major win.

But then the Eagles soared, and Coupeville, while not buckling, also could not put the finishing touches on a win.

“Our girls never gave in and battled, but having given them the momentum, we couldn’t put the ball down,” Whitmore said.

Maddie Georges flicks a pass to hard-hitting Jill Prince. (Jackie Saia photo)

As he bumped across the darkened back roads of America in a school bus on the long trek home, Coupeville’s spiker guru was able to pick out highlights which bode well for the future.

“Alita (Blouin) was something else tonight – defensively she was all over the place and covered so much area in serve receive,” Whitmore said. “A lot of fun to watch.

“Grey (Peabody) got up on so many attacks tonight, always available on Maddie’s (Georges) sets,” he added.

“And Ryanne (Knoblich) had a great all-around game; she had a ton of receptions, strings of serves, kills and only one error, all the while racking in 17 digs.”

 

Tuesday stats:

Alita Blouin — 1 kill, 30 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Mia Farris — 4 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces
Maddie Georges — 1 kill, 14 digs, 22 assists, 10 aces
Taygin Jump — 7 digs
Ryanne Knoblich — 6 kills, 17 digs, 4 aces, 1 block assist
Grey Peabody — 9 kills, 1 dig
Jill Prince — 7 kills, 2 digs, 1 block assist
Lyla Stuurmans — 2 kills, 8 digs, 1 ace

Feisty Eagles nip Wolf JV

Wolf freshman Carly Burt enters the action. (Delanie Lewis photos)

Life moves pretty fast.

It was that way back in Ferris Bueller’s day, and it still holds true for high school sports teams.

Coming off of a big rivalry win Monday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball team experienced a quick reversal of fortune, falling in three sets Tuesday at Bothell.

The 26-24, 19-25, 15-5 non-conference loss to Cedar Park Christian drops the young Wolves to 2-1 on the season.

“It was definitely a 180 from last night. We got a win on Monday, and we got a lesson tonight,” said Coupeville coach Ashley Menges.

“Playing back-to-back on the road is always hard, but sometimes you just have to do what’s given to you.”

The Wolves hung tough in the opening set, bounced back to claim the middle set, but ran out of steam at the end.

“I think we let a lot of outside issues affect our game tonight which is never fun,” Menges said.

“Communication and cohesion were our biggest problems, and our mental game was challenged tonight.

“It was our first test this season, where the third set decided win or lose, and I think it was good to be tested that early into the season, but it’s definitely something we’re all going to work on.”

 

Tuesday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 1 dig
Carly Burt — 1 dig
Teagan Calkins — 6 kills, 1 dig
Jada Heaton — 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Issabel Johnson — 5 digs, 1 ace
Katie Marti — 1 kill, 14 assists, 2 aces
Chloe Marzocca — 1 kill, 4 aces
Madison McMillan — 4 kills, 12 digs, 3 aces
Grier Mooney — 3 digs, 3 aces
Aby Wood — 2 kills

Aby Wood sends a volleyball back where it came from.