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Malachi Somes crashes to the hoop. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The hunt begins again.

Coupeville High School boys’ basketball kicks off its 109th season — and ninth under current coach Brad Sherman — with a home game Tuesday night against next-door neighbor South Whidbey.

That clash, set for a 7:00 tip, is a non-conference affair, and is the beginning of a four-game homestand for the Wolves, as they seek their third trip to the state tourney in the last five years.

CHS fell short of advancing to the big dance last year, after punching its ticket in 2022 and 2024, but hope burns eternal.

“We always have the goal of competing at the top of our league and district and earning one of the allocations to state out of our bi-district in February,” Sherman said.

“That opportunity is something we are all going to work hard for over the next few months.”

While the Wolves lost a pack of quality seniors to graduation, they return five of the 11 players who scored last season, including senior guard Chase Anderson, who topped the team with 339 points.

The First-Team All-Conference selection is a “dynamic athlete who does a lot for us,” Sherman said.

Anderson will have help, with fellow seniors Camden Glover (115 points as a junior) and Malachi Somes also back, plus the welcome addition of senior Aiden O’Neill, who played varsity as a sophomore before missing his junior campaign due to an injury.

The trio has impressed their coach, who remains the #9 scorer in program history.

Aiden is a strong shooter,” Sherman said. “Love his quiet leadership and presence on our team.

“With Cam, he’s really tough around the rim, (but) can (also) step out and hit from the outside,” he added.

Malachi came on strong last year as one of our best defenders and put in a lot of work this off-season.”

Aiden O’Neill (left) and Camden Glover are aiming for strong senior seasons.

Rounding out the roster will be a promising group of guys, including two — junior Davin Houston and senior Easton Green — who scored their first varsity points as swing players last season.

They’ll be joined by Mahkai Myles, Liam Blas, Sage Arends, and Riley Lawless, who all make the jump from JV.

“We are excited about what each guy brings to the table,” Sherman said.

With the core 10 set, depth will be added by using some swing players as the season progresses. Whichever unit is on the floor, Wolf coaches will go into action with a good deal of confidence.

“It’s a great group of guys that knows how to work,” Sherman said. “It’s also a group that’s grown up together, and they know how to have fun together away from the basketball court. That’s important.

“I think the toughness and the tenacity they play with is one of the things that really sets them apart and we’re excited to see them get after it.”

Brad Sherman will likely live in the gym for the next several months.

As he and his assistants have built their program into a consistent contender, Sherman has always preached approaching the game in the right way.

“First and foremost, we want to be a team that lives our pillars and values, serves our community well, and commits to a standard of excellence on and off the basketball court,” he said.

“That’s the ultimate goal.”

As in any season, the plan is to build as the games play out and finish strong.

“Basketball seasons require constant improvement,” Sherman said. “Lots of areas we need to keep focusing on each week.

“Our aim is to seek the small improvements, one day at a time, so that down the stretch we are playing our best basketball,” he added.

“We want to just keep growing as coaches and players, as leaders, as people, and giving it all we’ve got every time we step on the court.”

The seven-team Northwest 2B/1B League offers no easy games, and Coupeville has a diverse non-conference schedule which includes a two-game holiday trip to Eastern Washington.

Regardless of the name on the front of the opposing uniforms, Sherman wants his players to bring their A-game each night.

“We just need to be ready and prepared for every game, no matter who it is.”

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Riley Lawless is a First-Team All-League player on both sides of the line. (Parker Hammons photo)

He fought until the final play, the final yard, every time, and was rewarded for it.

Coupeville High School senior Chase Anderson was named an All-Conference First-Team selection at three positions, honored by Northwest 2B/1B League football coaches as a quarterback, kicker, and linebacker.

He was also nominated for the All-State game, with final rosters for that contest to be named at a later date.

Joining Anderson as a First-Team All-League player were seniors Camden Glover (Defensive Line) and Malachi Somes (Defensive Back) and juniors Davin Houston (Defensive Back) and Riley Lawless (Offensive Line and Defensive Line).

Houston also received Honorable Mention for his work at receiver, as did sophomore running back Liam Blas.

Chase Anderson fought through injuries to shine at multiple positions this fall. (Jackie Saia photo)

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Chase Anderson earned Offensive MVP honors. (Julie Wheat photos)

That’s a wrap.

The Coupeville High School fall sports banquet season reached the finish line Tuesday, as Wolf football became the sixth, and final, team to honor its athletes.

Head coach Bennett Richter tabbed Chase Anderson as his Offensive MVP, while Davin Houston was named Defensive MVP.

Other awards went to Aiden O’Neill (Most Inspirational), Riley Lawless (I.H.O.P. Lineman of the Year), and Liam Blas (Way of the Wolf), while the duo of Aaron DiDonna and Aiden Tingley were honored as Scout Team Players of the Year.

Seniors Marquette Cunningham, Jayme Carranza, Malachi Somes, Camden Glover, Anderson, and O’Neill all received Four Year Awards as well.

Aiden O’Neill received the Most Inspirational Award.

 

Varsity letter winners:

Chase Anderson
Liam Blas
Khyren Calhoun
Jayme Carranza
Nathan Coxsey
Marquette Cunningham
Aaron DiDonna
Deacon Frost
Camden Glover
Chance Hart
Richmond Hobson
Davin Houston
Jaxson Jadwin
Khanor Jump
Riley Lawless
Brayden Murphy
Brody Murphy
Aiden O’Neill
Nikolas Rogers
Gabe Smith
Jackson Sollars
Malachi Somes
Josh Stockdale
Kion Tellery
Aiden Tingley
Ira Volpentesta
Ayden Warren
Jackson Waterbury
Jonah Weyl

 

Participation certificate:

Keegan Ramos-Kalwies

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Chase Anderson heads off in pursuit of buckets. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Chase is once again on the chase.

With the start of a new high school boys’ basketball season approaching, the stat keepers are once again firing up their pens and pencils.

Coupeville has been active on the hardwood since 1917, and I’ve managed to document 428 players who’ve scored in a varsity game.

With many old-school scorebooks lost to time (or still buried in someone’s barn or attic), the numbers aren’t complete, and likely never will be. But we get closer and closer, while making sure to record what’s going down in the present.

Which brings us back to Chase Anderson, who sits at #36 all-time with 599 points heading into his senior season.

Now, reasonably, he’s a longshot to get all the way to #1, needing 707 more points to slip past Logan Downes, with the CHS single season record of 644 by Jeff Stone having stood untouched since 1970.

But never say never.

Anderson is one of six active players on the list, though others will likely join them as the 2025-2026 season plays out.

So, sharpen that pencil and let the nets bounce.

 

CHS boys’ basketball
(1917-2025)
*Active players in bold*:

 

Logan Downes – 1305
Jeff Stone – 1137
Mike Bagby – 1137
Randy Keefe – 1088
Mike Criscoula – 1031
Jeff Rhubottom – 1012
Bill Riley – 934
Pete Petrov – 917
Brad Sherman – 874
Denny Clark – 869

Arik Garthwaite – 867
Bill Jarrell – 855
Hunter Smith – 847
Corey Cross – 811
Hawthorne Wolfe – 800
Jack Elzinga – 770
Barry Brown – 769
Hunter Hammer – 755
Steve Whitney – 730
Dan Nieder – 729

Tom Sahli – 719 (**MISSING SEASON**)
Chris Good – 688
Gavin Keohane – 677
Virgil Roehl – 674
Foster Faris – 668
Pat Bennett – 659
Wade Ellsworth – 659
Jason McFadyen – 654
Rich Morris – 637
Kramer O’Keefe – 636

Wiley Hesselgrave – 632
John O’Grady – 611
Greg White – 604
Denny Zylstra – 602
Joe Whitney – 601
Chase Anderson – 599
Brian Miller – 597
Mike Syreen – 594
Gabe McMurray – 592
Pat Clark – 583

Randy Duggan – 552
Roy Marti – 551
Jim Syreen – 550
Marc Bissett – 549
Gary Hammons – 533
Jerry Zylstra – 527
Brad Miller – 526
Gary Faris – 524
JJ Marti – 520
Cody Peters – 518

David Lortz – 502
Jason Bagby – 499
Xavier Murdy – 482
Pat O’Grady – 472
Harold Buckner – 469
Sean Dillon – 469
Frank Marti – 462
Alex Murdy – 448
Del O’Shell – 440
Tony Ford – 432

Caleb Powell – 421
Mason Grove – 414
Ben Biskovich – 407
Casey Clark – 407
Nick Sellgren – 406
Cole White – 405
Blaine Ghormley – 393
Tom Logan – 385
James Smith – 382
Don Cook – 377

Chad Gale – 373
Mike Millenbach – 373
JD Wilcox – 373
Ty Blouin – 369
Caesar Kortuem – 369
Ray Harvey – 368
Pat Brown – 355
Dick Smith – 352
Ethan Spark – 352
Glenn Losey – 350

Timm Orsborn – 345
Robin Larson – 342
Byron Fellstrom – 340
Kevin Faris – 339
Michael Vaughan – 337
Jim Yake – 331
Aaron Trumbull – 330
Brad Brown – 328
Charlie Tessaro – 328
Utz Conard – 326

Ian Smith – 324
David Ford – 323
Bob Rea – 320
Chris Marti – 319
Gabe Wynn – 316
Nick Streubel – 314
Ben Hayes – 306
Allen Black – 305
Noah Roehl – 301
Blake Day – 299

Noel Criscoula – 298
John Beasley – 293
Risen Johnson – 291
Brian Fakkema – 290
Matt Frost – 290
Hurlee Bronec – 288
Mike Mallo – 282
Keith Jameson – 277
Terry Roberts – 277
Kit Manzanares – 275

Boom Phomvongkoth – 275
Zepher Loesch – 274
Alex Evans – 272
Aaron Curtin – 271
Tyler King – 270
Joe Tessaro – 270
Eric Hopkins – 265
Harvey Wainio – 265
Rick Keefe – 259
Troy Blouin – 256

Sean Callahan – 256
Greg Fellstrom – 248
Richard Hammons – 248
Casey Larson – 247
Don Schreiber – 247
Brandon Huff – 245
Grady Rickner – 245
Brad Haslam – 235
Sean Toomey-Stout – 235
Geoff Hageman – 227

Curt Youderian – 226
Hunter Bronec – 223
Rich Vaughan – 219
Ed Wood – 219
Joel Walstad – 217
Richard Cook – 216
Ryan Keefe – 214
Nick Guay – 213
Jordan Ford – 210
Andrew Mouw – 204

Vance Huffman – 203
Tim Quenzer – 202
Alan Hancock – 198
Shawn Ryan – 197
Mitch Aparicio – 195
John Engstrom – 195
Trevor Tucker – 194
Roy Mattox – 191
Dale Sherman – 188
Scott Stuurmans – 188

Ryan Blouin – 185
Pat Millenbach – 181
Jack Porter – 180
Caleb Meyer – 179
Wayne Hardie – 178
Chris Cox – 177
Evan Tingstad – 177
Jerry VandWerfhorst – 177
Anthony Bergeron – 176
Mike Ankney – 173

Ron Naddy – 172
Dale Libbey – 169
Roger Sherman – 168
Tim Walstad – 168
Randy Blindauer – 166
Mark Bepler – 165
Chad Brookhouse – 163
Jered Brown – 156
Monty Moore – 155
Geoff Wacker – 154

Bill Baas – 153
Ulrik Wells – 152
Jim Faris – 151
Steve Konek – 149
Gavin O’Keefe – 149
Ryan McManigle – 148
Ryan Griggs – 147
Hugh Abell – 145
George Libbey – 142
Sandy Roberts – 134

Craig Anderson – 132
Scott Franzen – 129
Ben Etzell – 127
Gavin Knoblich – 126
Len Buckner – 125
Brian Shank – 125
Joey Lippo – 121
Jessie Smith – 119
Scott McGraw – 116
Christian Townsdin – 116

Camden Glover muscles his way to the hoop.

Camden Glover – 115
Mitch Pelroy – 115
Taylor Ebersole – 114
Eric Taylor – 112
Jim Casey – 111
Jacobi Pilgrim – 111
Jonathan Valenzuela – 110
Brian Barr – 108
Joe Donellon – 101
Jason McManigle – 101

Bryan Hamilton – 99
Brian Knoll – 98
Morgan Payne – 96
Christian Lyness – 95
Koa Davison – 94
Ted Weber – 91
Hunter Downes – 89
James Meek – 89
Dan Miller – 89
Landon Roberts – 88

Steve Bissett – 87
Andrew Cashen – 87
Carson Risner – 86
John Sinema – 86
Nick Morris – 83
Dominic Coffman – 81
Logan Martin – 81
Roy Armstrong – 80
Cameron Toomey-Stout – 80
Caleb Valko – 78

Ross Buckner – 77
Matt Shank – 77
JJ Johnson – 76
Duane Score – 76
Quinten Farmer – 75
Matt Ortega – 75
Mike Ellsworth – 74
Don Spangler – 72
John Zimmerman – 72
Joe Bruzas – 71

Jason Fisher – 71
Tony Prosser – 70
Les Jacobson – 69
Tom Conard – 68
Dean Grasser – 68
Matt Bepler – 67
Zack Swerdfeger – 66
Ron Lanphere – 65
Sage Downes – 64
Ben Hancock – 63

Randy Stone – 63
Mike Brown – 62
Jason McDavid – 62
Jeremy Staples – 62
Brian Hageman – 61
Erik King – 61
David Davis – 60
Tom Mueller – 59
Brandy Ambrose – 58
Sam Kieth – 58

Steve Smith – 58
Martin Walsh – 58
Matt Helm – 57
Dennis Terrell – 57
Drew Chan – 56
DeAndre Mitchell – 56
Daniel Olson – 56
Ellis Schultz – 56
Dave Stoddard – 56
CJ Smith – 54

Larry Zylstra – 54
Asa Owensby – 52
Marc Aparicio – 51
Chris Chan – 51
Joe Kelley – 51
Marvin Darst – 50
Troy Hurlburt – 49
Stanley Bruzas – 48
Dalton Engle – 48
Jerry Helm – 48

Dalton Martin – 47
Eddie Fasolo – 45
Doug Speers – 45
Banky Fisher – 44
Keith Dunnagan – 42
Zane Oldenstadt – 42
Gaylord Stidham – 41
Erick Harada – 40
James Jorgensen – 40
Nevin Miranda – 40

Jeff Thomas – 40
John Wyatt – 40
John Moskeland – 39
Danny Bonacci – 36
Chuck Ruthford – 36
Charlie Toth – 36
Jim Marti – 35
Zeb Williams – 35
Robert Cushen – 34
Dante Mitchell – 34

Sid Mudgett – 34
Johnny Porter – 34
Dave Brandt – 33
Ryan Kelley – 33
Brian Roundy – 32
Richard Barber – 31
Joe Libbey – 31
Ray Cook – 29
Tim Leese – 29
Ralph Lindsay – 29

Kyle Rockwell – 29
Rick Marti – 28
Toby Martinez – 28
Daniel McDonald – 28
Joe Rojas – 28
Todd Smith – 28
Scott Sollars – 28
Richard Benson – 27
Mike Duke – 27
John Holmes – 26

Lewis Berry – 25
Mark Short – 25
Tim Youderian – 25
Jared Helmstadter – 24
Trent Diamanti – 23
Trevor Mueller – 22
Dan Schleiffers – 22
Malachi Somes – 22
William Davidson – 21
Jay Roberts – 21

Dustin Van Velkinburgh – 21
Matt Douglas – 20
Jordan Emerson – 20
Dane Lucero – 20
Dean Strom – 20
Scott Fisher – 19
Scott Losey – 19
Bud Merryman – 19
Matt Petrich – 19
Jason Raymond – 19

Rob Blouin – 18
Rick Keith – 18
Marvin Mitchell – 18
Guy Walker – 18
Gary Boyke – 17
Jim Keith – 17
Jean Lund-Olsen – 17
Cedric McIntosh – 17
TJ Rickner – 17
Rick Frieze – 16

Frank Nelson – 16
Chad Nixon – 16
Josh Wilsey – 16
Steven Cope – 15
Eric Dyer – 15
Mike Lester – 15
Brad Rogers – 15
Henry Edwards – 14
Todd Brown – 13
DJ Kim – 13

LaVerne Arnold – 12
Mike Eaton – 12
Guy George – 12
Kole Kellison – 12
Glen Lanphere – 12
Desmond Bell – 11
Bill Hamilton – 11
Howard Libbey – 11
Ken Pickard – 11
Jon Roberts – 11

Chris Squires – 11
Ben Winkes – 11
Jermiah Copeland – 10
Ron Edwards – 10
Travis Hooker – 10
Mikey Robinett – 10
Daniel Graham – 9
Kyle King – 9
Bruce Seiger – 9
Jimmy Sullivan – 9

Fred Wyatt – 9
Erik Anderson – 8
Dave Bowers – 8
Rob Fasolo – 8
Kraig Gordon – 8
Cody Roberts – 8
Robert Shafer – 8
Dave Wells – 8
Charlie Cook – 7
Bobby Engle – 7

Brian Folkestad – 7
Wayne Hesselgrave – 7
Aiden O’Neill – 7
Ed Cook – 6
Tucker Hall – 6
Chuck Hardee – 6
Kevin King – 6
Robert Kirkwood – 6
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – 6
George Smith – 6

Nic Anthony – 5
Ariah Bepler – 5
Scott Davidson – 5
JD Myers – 5
Timothy Nitta – 5
Nate Steele – 5
Ron Zylstra – 5
Andrew Bird – 4
Bill Boze – 4
Miles Davidson – 4

Ralph Engle – 4
Jason Legat – 4
Morgan Roehl – 4
Rusty Bailey – 3
Luke Currier – 3
Davin Houston – 3
Frank Mueller – 3
Tracy Wilson – 3
Teo Benson – 2
Norm Enders – 2

Carson Field – 2
Easton Green – 2
Chris Locke – 2
Jeremy McCormick – 2
Rich McCormick – 2
Fred Meadors – 2
Denny Moss – 2
Tony Sherman – 2
Marion Sill – 2
Stephen Stietenroth – 2

Robbie Wanamaker – 2
Paul Baher – 1
Bill Engle – 1
Robert Engle – 1
Bob Franzen – 1
Meryl Gordon – 1
Oscar Liquidano – 1
Raleigh Sherman – 1

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Liam Blas roared in for his second touchdown of the season Friday night. (Parker Hammons photo)

It’s been almost an even split this season.

Through eight games, Coupeville High School football has tallied 20 touchdowns, with 11 of those coming from seniors and nine from underclassmen.

Chase Anderson and Aiden O’Neill rep the Class of 2026, with the other four guys to have paydirt either being sophomores (Liam Blas, Nathan Coxsey) or juniors (Davin Houston, Josh Stockdale).

Where things currently stand in the season-long scoring chase:

 

Touchdowns:

Chase Anderson – 9
Davin Houston – 5
Liam Blas – 2
Aiden O’Neill – 2
Nathan Coxsey – 1
Josh Stockdale – 1

 

PATs:

Anderson – 14

 

Conversions:

Houston – 1

 

Points:

Anderson – 68
Houston – 32
Blas – 12
O’Neill – 12
Coxsey – 6
Stockdale – 6

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