Cameron Toomey-Stout (11) climbs the stairway to football heaven. (John Fisken photos)
Football coaches never really retire. Orson Christensen (left) and Tony Maggio, still drawing up plays even while on sabbatical.
Wolf QB Shane Losey comes out chuckin’.
The scoreboard didn’t tell the entire story.
While the Coupeville High School JV football squad may have fallen 24-0 to visiting South Whidbey Tuesday, there were more positives than negatives.
“Game was closer than you think,” said CHS coach Ryan King. “Overall, these young kids played so well and they fought till the very end. Scoreboard may say differently, but who cares.
“Watching these young guys play through pain, play tired, pretty much give it their all, that’s a win for me,” he added. “What I saw tonight was the future of this program and as they keep putting in the work and we get things clicking, the future is very bright.”
While the Wolves didn’t crack the end zone, their offense did move the ball fairly consistently, with freshman quarterback Shane Losey hooking up with receivers Cameron Toomey-Stout, Tavian Woolett and Jake Hoagland for big plays.
Providing balance, freshman Chris Battaglia “ran the ball really well.”
On the defensive side, the Wolves brought pressure from all sides, especially after halftime.
“Man, I can’t even tell you how proud I am of their defense,” King said. “To never give up and to hold them scoreless the whole second half and to come up with huge stops.”
Woolett and Hoagland picked off passes, Ethan Marx “came up huge for us and made some great plays” and the Wolf linebackers were strong all game.
That unit includes Battaglia, Losey, Teo Keilwitz and Jacob Smith, who exited the game with a possible broken hand.
King also praised his d-line unit of Tyler McCalmont, Ryan Labrador, Matt Stevens, Axel Partida, Jake Pease, Josh Robinson and James Vidoni.
“They really brought the pressure,” King said. “I can’t say who had the best game cause they all did.”
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