Sophomore Connor McCormick, seen here earlier in the season, moved up from JV and played a chunk of the second half in goal Wednesday. (John Fisken photo)
A bump in the road.
A really big, extremely rocky bump that possibly throws out your whole transmission.
That’s what the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad hit Wednesday night as it kicked off the second half of the season.
Missing four varsity players (two to injury, two to academic ineligibility), a very-thin Wolf team suffered their worst loss of the season, by far.
Falling 10-1 at Cedarcrest, Coupeville dropped below .500 for the first time this season.
Now 4-5 overall, 3-5 in Cascade Conference play, the Wolves have seven games left to make a charge for a playoff spot. King’s and South Whidbey tied 1-1 Wednesday, helping keep the race for the two 1A postseason berths fairly tight.
The Falcons are 5-2-1 in league play, while King’s is 4-3-1. Of the three 1A schools in the 1A/2A league, the top two teams advance to the playoffs.
Coupeville will have a chance to surge forward Friday, when it travels to South Whidbey looking for a season sweep of its Island rivals. CHS won the first battle 2-1 Mar. 28.
The Wolves may be down even more players, though, as sophomore Zane Bundy, who punched in his team’s only goal against Cedarcrest, may have a concussion.
Bundy tallied his fifth score of the season off of an assist from Abraham Leyva.
Leyva knocked in a goal of his own late in the game, but what would have been his eighth score of the year was waved off when the refs whistled Coupeville for being off-sides.
Seven Cedarcrest players found the back of the net, with the trio of Chris Cole, Austin Paxman and Nikolas Reierson hitting for two goals apiece.
“There were some stretches where we played quite well,” said Coupeville coach Kyle Nelson. “Unfortunately, there were some times where we let down.
“They were a quality opponent who were playing very well on their home field,” he added. “We will regroup and get ready for the next game.”
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