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Coleby Fleming

Fleming brings down a runner during his middle school gridiron days.

With a new high school football season ahead of us, let’s take a look at some of the young men who will play for Coupeville High School for the first time this fall.

This is not Coleby Fleming’s first rodeo.

While the Coupeville High School sophomore didn’t play football last year, he has four years of experience and is following in the footsteps of a brother who once starred for the Wolves.

That older brother, Bryce, was a top receiving threat during his time at CHS and is now in the Army, but his impact on Coleby can still be seen.

“My brother has made me a tougher kid,” Fleming said. “I thank him for everything and I look up to him.”

Add in the support he gets from his parents (“my mom and dad are always here for me, and it’s nice”), his proper choice of a favorite NFL team (Fleming is a proud member of Steeler Nation), and the toughness he’s gathered from commercial fishing, and he’s a well-rounded young athlete.

Bryce’s example led him to the gridiron in the start.

“I decided to start playing cause it just seemed like something fun and I seen my brother playing it and was like I should try this,” Fleming said. “When playing football I enjoy the big adrenaline rush.

“The feeling of making tackles, and completing the play is the best.”

After some thought he picks his wheels as his top asset (“I got speed, I guess,” he said with a laugh), while wanting to work on the complete game.

“I need to work on catching and learning how to work around players on the field,” Fleming said. “My goals for this season are to catch as many balls and get as many yards as I can.

“Just to be better in general.”

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