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Leyva’s magic toe stays hot!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , on April 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Seth Campbell (John Fisken photo)

  Sophomore defender Seth Campbell battles for a ball in an earlier season game. (John Fisken photo)

Abraham Leyva is fighting hard for a league scoring title.

The Coupeville High School sophomore launched his seventh goal of the season into the back of the net Monday night in Everett, punching a penalty kick past a flailing goaltender.

Unfortunately for the Wolves, Leyva’s score was their only one of the evening, and they fell 5-1 to host King’s.

The loss dropped Coupeville to 4-4 overall, 3-4 in Cascade Conference play at the halfway point of the season.

The Wolves sit one game behind King’s (4-3 in league) and two back of South Whidbey (5-2) in the chase for the two 1A playoff spots the league has to offer.

The Knights proved to be a tough match-up for Coupeville, CHS coach Kyle Nelson said.

“We got beat by a strong King’s team. The strong physical play wore us down,” he said.

Leyva broke off a spectacular run on the goal and was fouled in the penalty box, setting up his penalty kick.

King’s countered with a hat trick off the toe of Ryan Fransen to put the game away. That gave Fransen eight goals on the season, sliding him past Leyva for the league lead.

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Leyva lights up the scoreboard!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on April 13, 2014| Leave a Comment »

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Abraham Leyva (21), makin’ the magic happen. (John Fisken photos)

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Zane Bundy does the electric slide.

Zane Bundy

 Leyva, Bundy (7), Jason Knoll (9), Sean Donley (24) and Cameron Boyd (10)  celebrate a goal in the rain.

Abraham Leyva has the magic touch.

The Coupeville High School sophomore is currently tied for the Cascade Conference boys’ soccer scoring lead with a pair of Archbishop Thomas Murphy players.

Leyva has punched in six goals for the Wolves (4-3 overall, 3-3 in league play), which leaves him in a dead-heat with ATM scorers Christian Thode and Brady Henderson for the scoring title.

And he’s getting help, as fellow CHS sophomore Zane Bundy has found the back of the net four times, tying him with South Whidbey’s Jeff Meier and King’s Forrest Perry for third on the scoring chart.

Eight players have scored four or more times, with a pair of players from King’s — Taylor Moe and Ryan Fransen — having tallied five apiece to tie for second.

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“Sweet victory!!”

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on April 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »

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Aaron Wright and the lads won big Friday night. (John Fisken photo)

Josh Datin was called up to varsity action Friday and helped with a 4-1 win over Granite Falls. (John Fisken photos)

Josh Datin was called up to varsity action and played solid defense in the victory.

The goals came back.

A game after suffering its first shutout of the season, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer team rediscovered its shooting touch and peppered visiting Granite Falls Friday night.

With Abraham Leyva scoring twice, the Wolves pounded the winless Tigers 4-1 to clinch a better record than the squad had last season — and they still have more than half the regular season left to play.

Now 4-3 overall, 3-3 in Cascade Conference play, CHS moved into a tie with King’s for the second 1A playoff spot out of the 1A/2A league. The Knights are 4-4, 3-3 after losing 4-2 to Cedarcrest Friday.

Coupeville travels to Everett to play the first of two match-ups against King’s Tuesday, April 15, the start of four straight games on the road.

Included in that span is a rematch with South Whidbey (6-2, 4-2), which holds a slim edge among 1A teams, despite a 1-0 loss to Archbishop Thomas Murphy Friday.

Coupeville won the first meeting of the Whidbey rivals this season.

Two of the three 1A schools in the eight team league qualify for the postseason.

With the win Friday, the Wolves assured themselves that, even with nine games left on the schedule, they will finish better than the 2013 squad, which went 3-14.

Coupeville did it, as they have all season, with an electrifying offense that caused soccer mom Janine Bundy to declare “Sweet victory! It was fun!!!”

Her son, sophomore sensation Zane Bundy, bounced back from a recent lung infection to break open the scoring a mere 45 seconds into play. It was his fourth goal of the year.

After that, the goals came fast and furious, with senior Sean Donley punching in his second of the season and Leyva hitting twice to run his team-leading total to six.

Joel Walstad got the win in goal for the Wolves, who also gave playing time to two JV hustlers.

Ryan Freeman and Josh Datin made the transition and both had an impact, with Freeman pushing hard on offense and Datin scrappin’ on D.

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Turks denied!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on April 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Keegan Korteum (18) and Gunnar Langvold (red headband) battle for CHS earlier this season. (John Fisken photo)

  Keegan Korteum (18) and Gunnar Langvold (red headband) battle for CHS earlier this season. (John Fisken photo)

The goals keep coming, and so do the wins.

Unlike last season, in which a scoring freeze sent the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer team to an 0-11 start, this year the Wolves have scored in each of their first five games.

It happened again Friday night, as Abraham Leyva and Sean Donley punched in goals and CHS romped to a 2-1 win in overtime against visiting Sultan.

The victory improved the Wolves to 3-2 overall (tying their win total from a season ago, when they finished 3-14) and 2-2 in Cascade Conference play.

With three 1A schools fighting for two playoff berths, the win left Coupeville tied with King’s (3-3, 2-2) for the second slot. South Whidbey (5-1) is 3-1 in league play, but their only loss came at the hands of the Wolves.

Both goals Friday were set up by sophomore Zane Bundy, with Leyva’s score lifting the sophomore out of a tie with Bundy and back into the team scoring lead with four goals.

The game-winner in OT was the first time Donley, a senior captain, had found the back of the net this season.

Junior Joel Walstad got the win in goal, backed by a gritty defense anchored by senior Brett Arnold.

The Wolves have an interesting week ahead of them, traveling to first-place Archbishop Thomas Murphy (5-0, 4-0) Tuesday, then hosting last-place Granite Falls (0-5, 0-4) Friday.

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Leyva nets another one!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on April 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Tanner Kircher suffered a concussion and cruised clavicle in Tuesday's loss. (John Fisken photos)

Tanner Kircher suffered a concussion and bruised clavicle in Tuesday’s loss. (John Fisken photos)

Sean Donley set up Abraham Leyva's third goal of the season.

Sean Donley set up Abraham Leyva’s third goal of the season.

It’s a battle between buddies.

Coupeville High School sophomore soccer stars Abraham Leyva and Zane Bundy are vying for the team lead in scoring this season, with each young gun having netted three goals in the first four games.

Running mates up front for the Wolves, the duo have played select soccer together and are clicking as a two-headed threat for Kyle Nelson’s squad.

Tuesday, it was Leyva’s turn, as he found the back of the net during a physical game in Lakewood.

With the host Cougars ganging up on Bundy, who had scored in three straight games, Lakewood was able to hold off Coupeville, however, eking out a 2-1 victory.

The loss dropped the Wolves to 2-2 overall, 1-2 in the Cascade Conference. Both of Coupeville’s losses have been one-goal affairs.

CHS played without midfielders Cameron Boyd, who had his tooth broken off by a knee in the previous game, and Jason Knoll, who has a hurt ankle.

The Wolves also lost a third player, when sophomore defender Tanner Kircher left the game and had to make a visit to a local hospital after suffering a concussion and a bruised clavicle.

Even without key players, Coupeville took Lakewood almost to the wire.

A defense headed up seniors Brett Arnold and Jared Dickson shut down the Cougars for huge chunks of game time, only to have Lakewood senior Randy Anaya slip in the eventual game-winner in the game’s final moments.

It was Anaya’s second goal of the night.

Leyva’s goal was set up by Sean Donley, who notched an an assist.

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