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Don’t bow down, Cow Town!!

Posted in Football, tagged 1A Olympic League, all the marbles, CHS Wolves, football, Joel Walstad, Klahowya on October 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Joel Walstad is the #3 passer in 1A and he’s healthy again. (John Fisken photos)

Wiley Hesselgrave, here cradling the ball after a reception, has been a two-way terror for the Wolves.

How many marbles? All the marbles.

The Coupeville High School football season comes down to this — one 48-minute bout on its home turf.

Coming off of three straight road games, the Wolves (4-3 overall, 3-2 in Olympic League play) host Klahowya (3-4, 3-2) tonight for Homecoming.

The town’s annual parade is at 2 PM, starting at the school and heading down Main Street to Front Street.

Kickoff is at 5:30 and the rules are simple.

Win and you’re in the playoffs. Lose and you’re not.

Barring an upset of epic proportions, Port Townsend (5-2, 4-1) will blow out Chimacum (0-7, 0-5) tonight and claim the first football title awarded in the new four-team league.

That leaves the Wolves and Eagles playing for the second playoff berth, which would send them on the road to play the #1 team from the Nisqually League (likely Cascade Christian) Nov. 7 or 8.

Win or lose, Coupeville will wrap its regular season Oct. 31 with a non-conference game at Concrete.

While the Wolves were rolled 49-6 the first time they faced Klahowya this season, there are multiple reasons to believe they can gain some revenge tonight.

First, they’ve shown they can drop a beat-down on a big-time opponent when everything is clicking.

Unlike Klahowya, Coupeville was the lone Olympic League team to take down Port Townsend this season.

The Eagles were drubbed in both of their match-ups with the Redhawks, while the Wolves stepped up and knocked PTHS down hard the first time the schools faced.

Second, CHS is healthier than it has been in awhile.

Quarterback Joel Walstad, the #3 passer in 1A, has recovered from a hip pointer that made it hard for him to plant when throwing.

Carson Risner, Oscar Liquidano, Aaron Wright? All playing. Lathom Kelley (hand injury) is expected to be the only starter out.

Third, emotion.

It’s Homecoming and Coupeville will also honor former player Adam Garcia, murdered at 21 last week, prior to the game.

Fourth, the Wolves need to prove the computers wrong again.

ScoreCzar.org has Klahowya pulling out a 29-20 win. But the computers picked Port Townsend the first time around, and Coupeville shocked the world.

Fifth, Josh Bayne is running wild, currently the #2 rusher in 1A and #6 in all classifications, with 1,038 yards (he’s topped Jake Tumblin, who snagged 1,016 last season).

Awesome Joshsome is ready to erupt.

And last, and certainly not least, this is our town, our night.

Seven seniors (Wright, Risner, Isaac Vargas, Liquidano, Walstad, Bayne and Matt Shank) have a chance to exit as immortals.

Cow Town doesn’t bow down. Not tonight, not ever.

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“We will all meet again”

Posted in Football, In memory, tagged Adam Garcia, CHS Wolves, Danny Savalza, football, Rhiannon Ellsworth on October 22, 2014| Leave a Comment »

CHS athletes and classmates (l to r) Mitch Pelroy, Rhiannon Ellsworth and Adam Garcia enjoy a moment together. (Photo courtesy Rhiannon Ellsworth)

CHS athletes and classmates (l to r) Mitch Pelroy, Rhiannon Ellsworth and Adam Garcia enjoy a happy moment together. (Photo courtesy Rhiannon Ellsworth)

He will not be forgotten.

Taken away from friends and family after a tragic murder in Oak Harbor, former Coupeville High School football player Adam Garcia will live on in their memories and through his beautiful young daughter.

The thoughts of some that knew him, in their own words:

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Rhiannon Ellsworth:

Adam was always good at football; that’s how I officially met him, I was on his football team.

He never really liked the fact that there was girls on the team but he was still nice and helped me when I needed it.

He didn’t have to know you or even like you very much, he’d still want you to have a good time.

He was rare; he could hang with the meanest crowd, but still have time to be good to people.

Adam welcomed me into his home and to his life at one point back then; I would have never thought a loving and good man like him would go so young.

He will be forever missed by family and friends, but we will all meet again … just not yet.

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Danny Savalza:

Adam was a great friend, teammate, young man and father.

On the gridiron we were both running backs. He worked hard and ran harder.

Off the field he always had your back, no matter what the circumstance or situation.

Always would greet me with a smile and a handshake.

Rest In Paradise Adam Garcia, you will be greatly missed and never forgotten.

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Tony Maggio:

Your coaches are heartbroken Adam Garcia.

Seems like yesterday we were talking about your baby, and how hard it was being a teenage father, but you were overcoming.

I will miss his smile.

Pray for his mother, and that whoever murdered him is caught.

RIP 33.

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Korbin Korzan:

That was a great year. Had so much fun playing along side this big guy.

Rest easy Adam, love you bro.

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Bobbie Massengale:

I give my deepest condolences to the family.

I remember his smile and kindness to others when I had the opportunity to watch him when I was the lunch lady up at the cafeteria.

I also remember the games I have watched; my daughter happened to be one of his teammates.

He was a good kid and I will always remember this sweet young lad.

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Aaron Nell:

Going to miss you brother.

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Charlie Toth:

Rest peacefully. You have obviously left a positive mark on the world in your much-too-short life.

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If it’s Monday, you must have stats!!

Posted in Football, tagged CHS Wolves, football, Joel Walstad, Josh Bayne, Stats, Wiley Hesselgrave on October 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Sophomore Mitchell Carroll is starting to move up the stats charts both as a receiver and a tackler. (John Fisken photos)

Wolf QB Joel Walstad (upper right) has thrown for 1,000+ yards in his first season as a starter.

When he’s not busy moonlighting as a volleyball cheerleader, Josh Bayne is among the state’s best 1A players.

Change is in the air.

Coming off a huge 57-14 romp over Chimacum, the stat sheet for the Coupeville High School football squad is in flux once again.

Several younger players such as Chance Kleinfelter, Mitchell Carroll and Cameron Toomey-Stout got a chance to slap their names on the board, while big guns such as Josh Bayne and Joel Walstad padded their already-impressive stats.

As the Wolves prepare for a Homecoming showdown with Klahowya (5:30 PM Friday) that will decide which of the two schools goes to the playoffs, take a moment to marinate in all the statty goodness.

Offense:

Passing:

Joel Walstad 79 completions for 1,054 yards (#3 in 1A) with 10 TDs and 9 INTs
CJ Smith 9-99 with 1/1
Josh Bayne 1-43

Receiving:

Bayne 26 receptions for 343 yards (#6 in 1A)
Ryan Griggs 22-328 (#8 in 1A)
C. Smith 17-242
Wiley Hesselgrave 10-157
Jacob Martin 9-66
Mitchell Carroll 3-27
Lathom Kelley 4-21
Cameron Toomey-Stout 1-12
Gabe Wynn 1-0

Rushing:

Bayne 105 carries for 1,038 yards (#2 in 1A, #6 in all classifications)
Hesselgrave 33-286
Kelley 21-242
Martin 40-212
Walstad 15-26
Mitchell Losey 7-25
Chance Kleinfelter 1-14
C. Smith 4-12

Kickoff/punt returns:

Bayne 8 returns for 174 yards
Hesselgrave 9-146
Kelley 5-83
Losey 1-10
Toomey-Stout 1-8
Wynn 1-0

Total yards:

Bayne 1,424 (#3 in 1A)
Walstad 1,080 (#7 in 1A)
Hesselgrave 443
C. Smith 353
Griggs 328
Martin 278
Kelley 263
Carroll 27
Losey 25
Kleinfelter 14
Toomey-Stout 12

Touchdowns:

Bayne 14 (#2 in 1A, #8 in all classifications)
Hesselgrave 4
Kelley 4
Walstad 4
Griggs 2
Kleinfelter 1
C. Smith 1

Defense:

Tackles:

Bayne (68) 56 solo, 12 assists (#5 in 1A)
Hesselgrave (41) 34-7
Aaron Wright (33) 23-10
Matt Shank (31) 27-4
Kelley (26) 14-12
Oscar Liquidano (25) 21-4
Martin (21) 15-6
Wynn (13) 13-0
Griggs (12) 9-3
Hunter Smith (11) 11-0
Isaac Vargas (11) 8-3
C. Smith (8) 6-2
Brenden Gilbert (7) 7-0
Losey (7) 5-2
Dominic Dausey (6) 6-0
Walstad (6) 5-1
Josh Lord (6) 4-2
Mitchell Carroll (4) 3-1
James Vidoni (2) 1-1
Kleinfelter (1) 1-0
Jake Lord (1) 1-0
Carson Risner (1) 1-0

Sacks:

Bayne 2
Hesselgrave 2
Shank 2
JR Pendergrass 1
Wright 1

Interceptions:

Bayne 4 (#4 in 1A)
C. Smith 2
H. Smith 1

Fumble recoveries:

Bayne 3
Vargas 2
Dausey 1
Hesselgrave 1
Kelley 1
Martin 1
H. Smith 1
Walstad 1
Wright 1
Wynn 1

Blocked kicks:

Shank 1

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Pelroy power fuels big win!!

Posted in Football, tagged football, Mitch Pelroy, Montana Western, NAIA, Sam Rutherford on October 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Mitch Pelroy, taking his game (and his hair) to a higher level. (Kirsten Pelroy photo)

Home, sweet home.

After being bounced two weeks in a row on the road, the Montana Western football team came back to Dillon Saturday and rediscovered its winning touch.

The squad, which includes Coupeville High School grad Mitch Pelroy — who made an impact on both sides of the ball — rallied for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull off a 34-28 victory over Eastern Oregon.

Sam Rutherford blasted in from two yards out with just under three minutes to play to cap the comeback, then the Bulldog defense held off a last-ditch Oregon rally.

The win lifted Montana Western, an NAIA school, to 3-5 on the season, 3-4 in the Frontier Conference.

The Bulldogs are now 3-1 at home this season and 0-4 on the road.

They’ll have a chance to avenge their only home loss of the season, a 37-30 double overtime defeat to Rocky Mountain College, next Saturday, Oct. 25, when they travel to Billings.

Two of their final three games are on the road.

Pelroy didn’t have a ton of chances Saturday, but used his time on the field well.

He returned a kickoff 13 yards and recorded a tackle from his position in the defensive backfield.

For the season, the former Wolf star leads the Bulldogs in kickoff (14 for 356 yards) and punt returns (4-56). He has 12 tackles and two assists while playing in all eight of his team’s games.

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Kelley tastes sweet revenge!!

Posted in Football, tagged football, Gavin St Onge, Matthew Kelley, Oak Harbor Youth Football, South Whidbey on October 19, 2014| 1 Comment »

Football has taken Matthew Kelley from Coupeville to South Whidbey to Anacortes to Oak Harbor. (Pat Kelley photo)

South Whidbey is going to remember Matthew Kelley.

After three successful seasons playing youth football with the Falcons (a combined 26-5 record and two championship games), the Coupeville resident played last year for Anacortes, helping the Seahawks to a 6-2 mark.

This year, he’s back on the Island, playing for Oak Harbor after complaints from South Whidbey parents caused a change in the rules that prevents Whidbey kids from playing off-Island.

When he returned, Kelley chose the Wildcats over the Falcons (his two choices, as Coupeville doesn’t field a youth football team).

Saturday he met back up with South Whidbey, which has won just one game in the past two non-Kelley seasons.

It wasn’t a great reunion for the Falcons.

With Kelley hauling in 140 yards worth of passes, and drilling Falcon runners while on defense, Oak Harbor romped to a 36-0 win to run its record to 8-0.

The Wildcats will carry a #1 seed into the playoffs when they host Burlington Oct. 25.

With Cameron Asinsin lobbing balls his way, Kelley snatched a 60-yard touchdown, then tacked on receptions of 55, 20 and five yards.

He was brought down just shy of two additional touchdowns by a close friend, South Whidbey’s Kobe Balora.

Both wins were shortlived for the Falcons, however, as they surrendered scores shortly thereafter.

Kelley had double digits in tackles, while recording three sacks, stripping the ball to force a fumble and getting an assist on a safety.

He is joined on the ‘Cat squad by fellow Coupeville resident Gavin St Onge, who is a two-way terror as a lineman.

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