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Our computer overlords favor us!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on October 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Zane Oldenstadt and Co. have gained the favor of our computer overlords. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Rung by rung, we climb the ladder.

Fresh off a 48-6 drubbing of 2A Bellingham, the Coupeville High School football team jumps from #7 to #6 in the latest 2B overview from Evans Rankings.

Stats hound Matt Evans feeds his data into Newman, a diabolical computer likely bent on world domination, and it spits out its opinion every week.

After making a debut at #10 two weeks ago, the Wolves, who are 5-1, have climbed each week.

Coupeville’s next-door neighbor, 1A South Whidbey — the only team the Wolves have lost to this season — are ranked #8 among 1A schools.

And how does this compare to the RPI rankings compiled by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, which are “official?”

The WIAA has Coupeville at #8 in 2B and South Whidbey at #7 in 1A.

Personally, I prefer Newman, my favorite computer overlord.

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Ranking gods bestow honor on Wolves

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Grady Rickner crashes to the hoop during 2B Coupeville’s thunking of 3A Oak Harbor. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The gym is quiet, but the rankers are hard at work.

Even with Coupeville High School’s basketball teams on a holiday break, the Wolves can still make a splash on the internet.

Case in point – the undefeated CHS boys hoops squad landing at #6 among all 2B schools when Evans Rankings dropped its first set of numbers Sunday afternoon.

The Wolves (5-0) trail Okanogan (5-0), Chief Leschi (6-0), Ilwaco (7-0), Lake Roosevelt (6-0), and Rainier (6-1) at the moment, with 75% of the regular season yet to be played.

Coupeville’s Northwest 2B/1B League rivals La Conner (3-3) and Friday Harbor (2-4) sit at #35 and #48 on the 2B chart, out of 53 ranked teams.

NWL rivals Mount Vernon Christian (6-1), Orcas Island (2-4), Darrington (3-3), and Concrete (0-6) are at #9, #27, #37, and #49, respectively, among ranked teams playing 1B ball.

Evans Rankings, which is far superior to MaxPreps and the WIAA when it comes to ranking teams, is the work of Matthew Evans.

He’s a former writer and editor whose work has appeared in Rant Sports, Stoppage Time Soccer, and VAVEL USA.

To see the complete boys hoops rankings, pop over to:

Washington Prep Boys Basketball Rankings through 12/25/2021

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Just win, baby!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on September 22, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Cameron Toomey-Stout (John Fisken photos)

  Cameron Toomey-Stout wants to know how to make the computers love Coupeville a tad bit more. (John Fisken photos)

Joel Walstad

Joel Walstad has the answer. “Just win, baby!”

Rankings, what are they good for?

Well, starting arguments. That’s a given.

Coming off a 48-24 drubbing of Chimacum (in which they led 41-0 at the half), the Coupeville High School football squad jumped back up 13 slots when “Debbie,” the sometimes-evil, sometimes-friendly computer at ScoreCzar.org, issued her latest rankings.

The Wolves (2-1 overall, 1-0 in Olympic League play) are now ranked #26 in 1A, with this Friday’s foe, Port Townsend, coming in at #10.

Defending state champ Freeman is locked in at #1.

Coupeville’s fellow league mates, Klahowya and Chimacum, come in at #34 and #46. Island rival South Whidbey is at #39.

The only point of contention (and it’s a small one) is that four teams with losing records (#19 Kings, #21 Medical Lake, #22 Stevenson and #24 Deer Park) are ranked ahead of CHS.

“Debbie” generally feels losing to a “good” team is better than beating a “bad” one when she spits out rankings.

I would argue that winning, over whatever teams you play, trumps all, since that’s sort of the point of organized sports.

But, again, not that big of a deal. Even at 1-2, King’s is surely dangerous, as always.

What’s slightly more ridiculous are the rankings at MaxPreps.com.

Not where Coupeville is placed, as they are at #31, but that two teams that are 0-3 are AHEAD of the Wolves.

I give you #19 Connell (outscored 124-17 this season) and #24 La Center (blasted 113-3), ladies and gentlemen. And I say, give me a freakin’ break.

Any time where losing big to “quality” teams is more highly valued than WINNING — La Salle (Union) Gap is merely 3-0 but ranked four slots BEHIND Connell — gets my dander up.

But I’m an idiot, not a computer, so what do I know?

To see the complete rankings, hop over to:

http://www.scoreczar.org/classifications/4-high-school-football-wa1a

http://www.maxpreps.com/rankings/football/1/division/wa/T0IxtCu7S06CMuq9iEkSZA/division-1a.htm

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